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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government WorkSafe has created a new prequalification template designed to make it easier for construction businesses to be brought on to jobs, which will be especially helpful for smaller contractors, says Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Brooke van Velden. Prequalification is a...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 20 August 2026 This safety alert is a reminder to consider whether asbestos-containing materials (ACM) may be present before carrying out high-pressure water spraying or using...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: Maritime New Zealand Did you know that one of the simplest ways to improve vessel efficiency is choosing the right propeller? For both recreational boaties and commercial operators, the...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First is proposing changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 to incentivise investment in value-added dairy manufacturing in New Zealand, New Zealand First...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Legislative changes will give emergency management authorities the tools they need to keep their communities safe from an increasing number of emergencies, the Minister for Emergency...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Southland Police have a warrant to arrest Lawrence Bennett, following a bail breach. The 50-year-old Invercargill man is wanted in relation to burglary and other charges....
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Rural families, communities and businesses will be better represented by a new work programme to strengthen rural data in New Zealand’s official statistics, Statistics Minister Scott...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute: Senior Sergeant Hamish Keer-Keer Two Canterbury youths had their plans of stealing a distinctive car spiked by police last night. The pair aged 13 and...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Jamie Woods, Field Crime Manager, Wellington Police: Police have arrested two people in relation to the death of Nathaniel Sturmey who died...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A new 16-bed acute mental health and addiction facility has officially opened at Rotorua Hospital, providing people in the Lakes district with faster access to support...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today published a new strategy for getting more out of Auckland’s motorway network, setting out how smarter traffic management, targeted...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand First A politics of grievance can explain yesterday, but it cannot build tomorrow. Today, Māori politics is consumed by grievance, division and theatre. Te Pāti Māori increasingly...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 13 August 2026 Document download Summary of Underpinning Analysis: Health (Offensive Trades Removal) Order 2026 ( pdf, 127.87 KB ) Good law-making:...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 20 Aug 2026 Te Taumutu Rūnanga will be able to advance its plans to restore the wetland area of Muriwai o Whata Coopers Lagoon...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge and accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) in relation to the fatal shooting of Tom Phillips in September 2025. The...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police What do railway crossing bells, a rooftop tent and a wood splitter have in common? They are all items that have been stolen in Hawke’s Bay...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston, Hamilton City Investigations Manager: Police have charged a 21-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a deceased person...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Grove Bush, Southland, 10 August. The two-vehicle crash involved a truck and a car, at...
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· August 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Agricultural sector productivity is set to soar through common-sense reforms to drone regulations, Regulation Minister David Seymour and Associate Transport Minister James Meager have today announced. ...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: Federated Farmers Proposed changes to resource management reform bills will cut much of the excessive, expensive and totally unnecessary red tape involved in farming, Federated Farmers says. “The Government has...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Wallacetown on 21 July. The two-vehicle crash on Riverton/Wallacetown Highway was reported at around 5:20pm....
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking targeted action to provide certainty for farmers and growers in the Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui while we transition to a new planning system,...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Councils will lose the ability to make rules for fishing and fishery resources already managed under the Fisheries Act in changes to legislation going through Parliament,...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making targeted changes to the new planning system to create a more practical system for food and fibre production, RMA Reform Minister Chris...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Achieving competitive urban land markets in new system The government will establish an independent economic umpire to ensure councils achieve competitive urban land markets through the...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Have you seen Sione Maile Tonga? Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Sione Maile Tonga, 28, who has a warrant to arrest and...
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· August 19, 2026
Source: Federated Farmers of New Zealand Farm plans a step in the right direction for farmers Source: Federated Farmers MIL OSI