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Road blocked, State Highway 50, Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 50, near the Waipawa River bridge, is blocked after a truck has rolled due to wind this afternoon. Police were notified of the single-vehicle...
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Month: October 2025
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OH!SOME Launches Two Special Themed Collections Featuring Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story and Disney’s Zootopia
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 October 2025 – As Toy Story celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, OH!SOME launches an all-new collection inspired by the...
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Education – Schools Face Another Curriculum Crisis – Principals’ Federation
Source: NZ Principals Federation The President of The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), Leanne Otene, is calling for urgent changes to the implementation timeline for the New Zealand English/Mathematics and Statistics...
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Defence News – Hercules lights up Cook Islands Blue Light course
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) For the first time in its more than 10-year history, the Cook Islands Blue Light programme has given its teenage participants a hands-on experience...
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Ombudsman – Another record year for Office of the Ombudsman
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Ombudsman’s office completed more complaints than it received with a record 104 percent clearance rate over the past year. “We completed a total of 8,163...
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Fire and Emergency warns to delay outdoor fires this week
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to delay any outdoor fires they have planned from this week through until the end of Labour...
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Fire in Whangārei Hospital carpark
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a fire in the carpark at Whangārei Hospital. Fire and Emergency NZ are currently leading the response, however Police are present...
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DOC gears up for new marine protections in Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana/Te Moananui-a-Toi
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 October 2025 Kirsty Prior, Operations Manager Marine, says that this summer DOC’s focus is on helping people understand the new rules and boundaries. “We’ve...
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Road blocked, State Highway 1, Kaikōura
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 is currently blocked near the Hapuku River bridge, Kaikōura following a crash this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash at around...
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Environment – EPA welcomes High Court ruling on glyphosate decision
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) welcomes the High Court’s ruling last week that it acted lawfully when deciding not to reassess glyphosate, a commonly used weedkiller. The...
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LADY TUREITI MOXON REJOINS URBAN MĀORI TRUST BOARD
Source: Tapuwae Road Tapuwae Roa has announced today the appointment of Lady Tureiti Moxon to its Board of Directors, a move set to strengthen the Trust’s commitment and service to urban...
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Education – Whitireia and WelTec celebrate 30 years of nursing specialty practice: mental health and addiction
Source: Whitireia and WelTec Graduates, tutors, sector leaders and government representatives came together at Whitireia and WelTec recently to celebrate 30 years of the New Entry to Specialist Practice (NESP) mental...
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Universities – Discovery of new marine sponges a ‘huge surprise’ – VIC
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonA research team exploring marine sponges in Fiordland has found half of the 82 sponge specimens collected during a recent trip are new to...
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NZ-AU: SHEIN launches ‘Tick It Off Fest’ – inspiring Australians to finish what they started in 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global online fashion and lifestyle retailer SHEIN is closing out the year with a spirited reminder that it’s never too...
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Crown facilitator to support Waitaki District Council
Source: New Zealand Government A Crown facilitator will be appointed to assist Waitaki District Council to amend and resubmit its water service delivery plan under Local Water Done Well, Local...
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Cost recovery for MPI Trade Certification
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Background information about MPI Trade Certification The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is consulting on how we recover costs for the new integrated Trade...
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Pūahoaho: updated information about Pharmac’s priority lists September 2025
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac’s Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that we’ve assessed for funding in New Zealand. Proactively releasing this information is...
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Man dies after being hit by falling branch, Mount Victoria
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after being hit by a falling branch on Mount Victoria. At around 9:20am emergency services received reports of a man suffering critical...
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Supporting students with higher & complex needs
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is launching the Expanded New Zealand Curriculum (NZC), a resource that will support around 12,000 students with high and complex additional needs from Term...
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High-sided vehicles urged to take care around Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Police Eastern District Police are urging drivers of high-sided vehicles to consider delaying travel. Emergency services are currently attending a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, Takapau,...
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Court backlog slashed as justice system speeds up
Source: New Zealand Government Courts Minister Nicole McKee is pleased to see faster justice for victims, with the backlog of criminal cases in the District Court falling 20% since April...
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Rare snails get respite from being eaten alive
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 October 2025 The endangered Powelliphanta marchanti snail species, found only in the lower central North Island ranges of Ruahine, Kaweka and Kaimanawa, is in...
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One to appear in court after fatal crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police have summonsed a 19-year-old man to court in relation to a fatal crash on State Highway 3, Te Mapara on 11 July 2025. At around...
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Lane blocked, State Highway 2, Takapau
Source: New Zealand Police One lane is blocked on State Highway 2, Takapau, following a crash this morning. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has tipped...
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Sisters United Academy gives students new options in Term 1 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that Sisters United Academy will open in Term 1 2026 as a charter school. “Every child deserves the...
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E-rudd-icated: Tasman cleared of pest fish
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 October 2025 Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) are an invasive pest fish which threaten our freshwater ecosystems by eating the aquatic plants our native fish species...
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He Taonga te Taiao: the sacred connection to the land
Source: NZ Department of Conservation By Joe Harawira, Pouwhakahaere Our kaupapa ‘Always Be Naturing‘ is a call to all New Zealanders to take action, but what does that mean to...