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Arts – Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers
Source: CLNZ | NZSA Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono...
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Events – Snap rally Sunday in defence of public services PSA
Source: PSA Snap rally Sunday in defence of public services What: Snap rally to oppose Government cuts and support public service workers When: 12-12.30pm, Sunday 24 May Where: Te Papa forecourt, Wellington Workers and...
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Emergency! New pre-Budget report highlights 5 reasons NZ’s ambulance service is heading for breaking point
Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union and CICTAR* are today launching “Emergency! Saving New Zealand’s Ambulance Services” – a major new report arguing that New Zealand’s partly charity-funded ambulance system...
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Update: House fire, Onehunga
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Acting Detective Inspector Greg Brand, Auckland City CIB: Police can confirm one person has sadly died following a house fire in Onehunga this...
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World Vision – URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED TO PROTECT CHILDREN AS EBOLA TAKES HOLD IN DRC
Source: World Vision World Vision warns that children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are at grave risk as a new strain of Ebola sweeps the nation. Last week the...
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Events – Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace announce a March for Peace
Source: Greenpeace Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace have announced a joint March for Peace, calling on New Zealanders to gather at Aotea Square on 20 June 2026. The hīkoi will demand that...
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Pre-Budget Emergency! report launched – tackling the “time bomb” in our ambulance services – Workers First Union
Source: Workers First Union WHAT: Workers First Union and CICTAR– are launching a new research paper this Friday 22 May: Emergency! Saving New Zealand’s Ambulance Services. To view a copy of the...
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Analysis – Farcical 5 minute select committee submissions on India NZ FTA; Labour must say no
Source: Professor Emeritus Jane Kelsey “The New Zealand India Free Trade Agreement has been a political stunt from start to finish”, says Professor Emeritus Jane Kelsey, who has over 40...
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New Year Honours recipients recognised – Fire and Emergency NZ
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel from across New Zealand have been presented with New Year Royal Honours by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Dame...
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Human Rights Commission – Definitions of Woman and Man legislation not necessary, risks further harm to Rainbow people
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission All people have the right to a life of dignity and freedom from discrimination. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission says...
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Charter schools cost taxpayers less than state schools
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour welcomes figures released today which show that charter schools are cheaper to open than the same sized state schools. New figures...
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Road blocked, SH 1 / Tirau Road, Waipa
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 / Tirau Road, near Karapiro Road, is currently blocked while Police respond to an incident. Police were called to the incident around 10.20am....
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New Zealand workers’ right to strike backed by world’s top court
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes yesterday’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirming that the right to strike is...
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Warrant to arrest: Bodi McKee
Source: New Zealand Police Police are working to locate Bodi Mckee, who has a warrant for his arrest and is wanted by Police. McKee, 32, is wanted by Police for...
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Update: Lower Hutt homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington Field Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Jamie Woods: Wellington Police investigating the death of Nathaniel Sturmey in Lower Hutt last month are asking for...
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Auckland City Police investigating threatening emails
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, Auckland City CIB: Police are aware of a number of threatening emails sent to various locations across Auckland this...
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State Highway 2 / Western Hutt Road blocked
Source: New Zealand Police The Western Hutt Road is blocked in northbound lanes following a crash. Police were notified of the crash about 10.45am. The crash, involving a vehicle and...
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Boosting ambulance services across New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government More ambulance crews, upgraded technology, and stronger frontline support will strengthen ambulance services across New Zealand, enabling quick and effective responses to emergencies, Health Minister Simeon...
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Stewart Island/Rakiura solar project underway
Source: New Zealand Government Construction has begun on a major solar energy project on Stewart Island/Rakiura that will reduce the island’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and cut power prices, Regional...
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Work on Second Ashburton bridge underway
Source: New Zealand Government Construction of the long-awaited second Ashburton Bridge has begun, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and South Island Minister James Meager have announced. “A second crossing over the...
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Package to support small businesses announced
Source: New Zealand Government Small businesses will get practical support to strengthen performance and seize growth opportunities, with a new Government-backed training initiative announced today at the New Zealand Chamber...
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Projects selected to improve accessibility
Source: New Zealand Government Programmes aimed at addressing access issues for disabled people in street navigation, reading, housing and sports education through technology will soon get a boost, Disability Issues...
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House fire, Onehunga
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are attending a house fire on Trafalgar Street, Onehunga this morning. At around 7.20am, Police received reports of a house well involved in fire. ...
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Senior gang member arrested as Police seize meth, cash in Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police A senior figure of Christchurch’s King Cobra chapter is among six people arrested by Police in an operation targeting the flow of Class A drugs into...
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Total exports reach $8.6 billion in April 2026 – Overseas merchandise trade: April 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Total exports reach $8.6 billion in April 2026 – news story 21 May 2026 New Zealand’s total exports were valued at $8.6 billion in April 2026, an...
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Employment Disputes – Migrant bus drivers to protest at Britomart over “unfair” immigration policy – WORKERS FIRST UNION
Source: Workers First Union WHAT: Migrant bus drivers in Auckland will be protesting at Britomart Square on Friday afternoon, seeking support from the public for the Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG)...
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Local News – New construction and demolition waste processing facility for Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council Today a long-awaited construction and demolition processing facility was officially opened in Porirua. The facility will help to divert resources from landfill and seed the development of...