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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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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· October 21, 2025
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...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the woman who died after a fatal crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough on 14 October. She was Phuong Thi Loan...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves, Auckland City CIB: Further charges have been laid following Operation Beverly, the investigation into alleged historical sexual offending...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Maria, 29 and Rumetati, 28. Both were last seen entering the Hākarimata Summit Track at 4:30pm yesterday and...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Moutere Highway, between Maisey and Old Coach Road, is closed following a fire. Police received report of the fire around 12.40am today. One person was treated...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: Quality Valuation (QV) New Zealand’s residential construction costs have risen around 61% since 2015, compared with a 33% rise in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) — highlighting how building...
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· October 21, 2025
Source: PSA PSA members at ACC have voted overwhelmingly to strike this Thursday, joining more than 100,000 other workers protesting the Government’s under funding of public sector services. More than 1200...
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· October 21, 2025
Annual inflation at 3.0 percent in September 2025 – news story 20 October 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand’s consumers price index (CPI) increased 3.0 percent in the 12 months to the September...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Combined funding of nearly $1.2 billion will see the Government’s Roads of National Significance programme move to the next phase of development, Transport Minister Chris Bishop...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury has launched its first major independent brand campaign since 2020, marking a confident step toward full independence in 2026. Titled ‘Get Set’,...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: ASB ASB has today reduced six of its fixed home lending rates, including a market-leading 18-month term. ASB’s Executive General Manager Personal Banking Adam Boyd says “These rate reductions...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand is welcoming progress on the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) Programme, but says that a bipartisan commitment is needed to avoid...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: Ecobulb Consumers are responding to soaring electricity prices by turning to modern energy-efficient technologies, says energy efficiency expert Dr Chris Mardon, Managing Director of Christchurch-based company Ecobulb. According to...
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· October 20, 2025
Source: PSA The Public Service Association is backing Labour’s Future Fund plan, saying it will protect state-owned assets from privatisation and ensure the wealth they generate stays in New Zealand for...