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Youth targeted by Social Investment Fund
Source: New Zealand Government Children with parents in prison are among those who will benefit from early intervention through seven new projects funded by the Social Investment Fund. In this...
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Seach for missing fisherman, Tapotupotu Bay
Source: New Zealand Police The search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Tapotupotu Bay, near Cape Reinga, will resume this morning. At about 3.20pm yesterday, emergency services were...
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Luxon Govt Two Year Anniversary: Greenpeace releases updated timeline of War on Nature
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says a comprehensive timeline of the anti-environmental actions of the Luxon Government highlights the shocking extent of the coalition’s war on nature. Next week marks the second anniversary of the...
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Greenpeace – Council-supplied tank water in Waimate District at reproductive risk levels
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling for an end to intensive dairy expansion, after outrageous revelations that tank water supplied to Glenavy residents by the district council is contaminated with nitrate at...
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New CT scanner boosting output at Kenepuru Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government The new Photon Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) scanner at Kenepuru Hospital, which opened last month, is already delivering significant benefits for patients in Porirua and the...
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Fatal crash, Manuka Street, Matamata
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after being struck by a vehicle on a driveway in Matamata this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a property on Manuka...
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Update: Name release, fatal house fire incident, Sanson
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham Police are now in a position to officially release the names of those who died in Sanson...
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Serious crash, Manuka Street, Matamata
Source: New Zealand Police Police are in attendance of a serious crash in Matamata this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a crash involving a car and a pedestrian at...
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Save the Children – Largest aid delivery by NGO since March reaches Sudan with 40 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies
Source: Save the Children A cargo plane carrying 40 metric tonnes of medical supplies landed in Port Sudan this week, with essential drugs, medical equipment and therapeutic food to treat children...
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Crash, Northern Motorway, Kaiapoi
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a crash that has blocked the southbound lane of the Christchurch Northern Motorway this morning near Lineside Road. The...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Tokerau Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Police can release the name of the teenager killed after a crash on a Far North Beach a week ago. The crash involving a 4WD vehicle...
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Meat exports reach $10 billion in the year ended October 2025 – Overseas merchandise trade: October 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Meat exports reach $10 billion in the year ended October 2025 – news story 21 November 2025 New Zealand’s total meat exports were valued at $10 billon in the year ended...
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Man to appear in court after baby receives injuries
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Wescott: A man has been arrested and charged following unexplained injuries to a baby in Hutt Valley. Yesterday at around...
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Wanted to arrest: Dean Shedden
Source: New Zealand Police Police is seeking the whereabouts of Dean Shedden, who is wanted to arrest. A warrant has now been issued for the 56-year-old’s arrest for beaching bail...
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Police investigation saves tourist’s 11th hour dilemma
Source: New Zealand Police It was smiles, not tears, at the departure gate as a Police reunited a German tourist with his stolen belongings. A car break-in earlier this week...
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Exporters to benefit from CPTPP’s growing membership and new links to the EU and ASEAN
Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has welcomed progress towards Costa Rica joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Melbourne today. Ministers will...
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Health – ProCare announces winners of 2025 Quality Awards
Source: ProCare Leading healthcare provider, ProCare has announced the winners of its 2025 Quality Awards, celebrating excellence across its Network of 140 general practices and approximately 700,000 patients across Tāmaki...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 17 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 21 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Workers First Union – Kmart should not expect workers to handle asbestos kiddie-sand recall
Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union is calling for Kmart to urgently and proactively engage professional waste services and advise all customers publicly that they should not bring returns of...
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Health – Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Toi Mata Hauora (ASMS) condemns the decision from Minister of Health Simeon Brown to ban new prescriptions of...
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Health – ProCare celebrates 30 years at AGM and welcomes new Board Members
Source: ProCare Leading healthcare provider ProCare brought together shareholders, Board members, and its Network last night to celebrate incoming and outgoing Directors and mark the organisation’s 30-year anniversary. Alister Lawrence,...
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Northland News – Passion for rangatahi and te taiao drives Ngāti Rēhia’s climate action success
Source: Northland Regional Council Ngāti Rēhia’s commitment to environmental stewardship, rangatahi empowerment and revitalising mātauranga Māori has earned them recognition at a prestigious business awards event. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia...
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand extends consultation deadline
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is extending the closing date for its consultation on organisation-wide structure change. The consultation will now close on 10 December...
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Leaders vow for bold Indigenous-led action as the world’s largest Indigenous education forum comes to an end
Source: Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Awa, Ngai Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto “The answers are within us.” Dr Verna Kirkness, the founder of the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE), delivered this...
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Education – Open Letter to Ministers of Education from South Otago Principals’ Association
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: Ministers of Education Parliament Buildings Wellington Dear Erica Stanford and David Seymour The South Otago Principals Association is very concerned about the recent interventions...
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Health – Lung transplant survivor to tackle Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge one year after surgery
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation She couldn’t blow out the candles on her 50th birthday cake. Now, with a stranger’s lungs in her chest, Kath Cross is gearing up to ride...
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Advocacy – Public Response from Palestine Forum of New Zealand – Regarding the Statement by Mataara Mai on the Planned Meeting at Te Kuirau Marae
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Tēnā koutou katoa, Palestine Forum of New Zealand stands alongside Mataara Mai and all those who have raised deep concern about the planned gathering...