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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Jane Searle has been appointed Children’s Commissioner, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has announced. Ms Searle has served as the chief executive of charity...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police The Halswell Junction Road roundabout is now operating with limited lanes available, while emergency services staff continue to work at the scene. Motorists are still encouraged...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are advised to delay travel due to heavy snow fall and black ice forming across Central Otago. Areas experiencing severe weather are Ōmakau, Ida Valley,...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Taupō Area Investigations Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Yardley: A man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A new Women’s Health Hub designed to make it easier for women across New Zealand to find trusted health information has been launched today by Minister...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Waikato West Area Commander, Inspector Andrew Mortimore: Police are reminding the public of the dangers of walking along the Waikato Expressway. Around 7.10pm yesterday...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police The northbound lane of the Waihola Highway/State Highway 1 in Waihola, Clutha, is blocked after a logging truck slipped off the road this morning. Police were...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police The Halswell Junction Road roundabout, near the Christchurch Southern Motorway, in Hornby is closed following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the two-vehicle...
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· July 8, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 July 2026 Mohua are native forest birds with a distinctive bright yellow head and breast. They were virtually wiped out in the 1990s in...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Household labour force survey estimated working-age population: June 2026 quarter – information release 1 July 2026 The household labour force survey estimated working-age population table shows the...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Employment indicators: May 2026 – information release 29 June 2026 Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual number of home consents up 19 percent – news story 2 July 2026 There were 39,737 new homes consented in New Zealand in the year...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2026 quarter – information release 2 July 2026 We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Dwelling and household estimates: June 2026 quarter – information release 7 July 2026 National dwelling and household estimates are used for many purposes including planning, policy formation,...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for sightings of Saxzin Steedman, who has been reported missing from Dargaville. Saxzin, 22, was last seen leaving Cranley Street on Tuesday 30...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Utilities Disputes More than 27,000 New Zealanders contacted Utilities Disputes last year for help with electricity, gas, water and telecommunications issues, as complaints reached record levels. Utilities Disputes’ 2025/26 Annual...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government New data on New Zealand’s tertiary education system shows growth in qualification completions across the sector, says Penny Simmonds, Minister for Tertiary Education The latest Ministry...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Growing seasonal produce Supported by teachers and whānau, students have revitalised a greenhouse and now grow seasonal produce for cooking classes. Surplus produce is donated...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: ChildFund New Zealand Disaster has become a cycle that children living in the world’s largest refugee camps cannot escape,” says ChildFund CEO Josie Pagani. Just weeks after a devastating fire...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Save the Children More than 5,500 children are among the 11,000 people newly displaced in the wake of escalating violence in and around the city of El Obeid in North...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First says Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1 must be paused before it becomes a bureaucratic death sentence for farmers and growers across the...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand First Introduction Good afternoon and thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to be here today. New Zealand First started our campaign for...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First has today announced that we will be campaigning to change the electoral law to ensure that only citizens have the right to vote....
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First is announcing today that Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the Waitaki Electorate at the general election. Laws has spent...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand First Introduction Good afternoon and thank you for being here today. First, thank you to Stuart Nash New Zealand First candidate for Napier, and Taine Randell New...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A dodgy driver has landed himself a court date after failing to stop for Police in Whangārei overnight. At about 1.30am, an officer spotted a vehicle...
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· July 7, 2026
Source: Opportunity Party > By Qiulae Wong To support communities well, leaders need to listen well first. The Disability Support Services (DSS) Bill is frustrating the resource-stretched community it...