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Man missing in water, Wairere Falls
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) The search is ongoing for a man who went missing in water near Wairere Falls, northeast of Matamata, this morning. A person walking the...
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Operation Kereru puts the brakes on anti-social road users
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Hutt Valley Area Commander, Inspector Wade Jennings: Hutt Valley and Kapiti-Mana Police have pulled the handbrake on a gathering of anti-social road...
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Missing person located, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) The 16-year-old girl subject to an amber alert in New Plymouth overnight has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the...
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Body located in Dunedin believed to be woman reported missing
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can confirm the body of a woman has been found in the search for a 75-year-old reported missing in the Dunedin area on...
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Fatal crash, Mill Road, Haumoana
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person has died following a serious crash in Haumoana this morning. Police were called to Mill Road following a crash between a car...
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Road closed, Mill Road, Haumoana
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Mill Road in Haumoana is closed following a serious crash this morning. Emergency services were called to a crash between a car and a...
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New Zealand Police team up with Z Energy, NZTA and ACC to remind Kiwis to drive safe this Easter
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) New Zealand Police, in partnership with Z Energy (Z), New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and ACC, are urging drivers to be safe on our...
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Witnesses sought to fatal crash, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a cyclist died following a crash in New Plymouth last week. Emergency services were called...
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Freyberg Road/State Highway 12 closed, Ruawai
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Freyberg Road/State Highway 12 is closed between Jellicoe Road and Hodgson Road following a crash. The single-vehicle crash was reported just after 2pm. Initial...
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Moutere Highway closed, detours in place
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Moutere Highway is closed between George Harvey Road and Neudorf Road, while a truck involved in an earlier crash is removed. No others vehicles...
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Fire Safety – Open fire season starts for Thames-Coromandel, Waikato Northern
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Waikato Northern and Thames-Coromandel Districts back to an open fire season from 8am, Friday 18 April, until further...
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Fire Safety – Most of Northland now in open fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has moved most of Te Tai Tokerau Northland District back to an open fire season from 12am this morning, Friday...
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Health – Auckland theatre nurses strike over unpaid overtime claim – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora nurses who are members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa (NZNO) are striking over...
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Woman missing in Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police making inquiries to locate a woman missing in Dunedin are seeking help from the public. Heather was last seen at her home in...
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Kiwis caught flat-footed by Easter booze rules challenged to speak up
Source: ACT Party Kiwis caught flat-footed this weekend by patronising rules around alcohol should make a submission on legislation currently being considered by Parliament’s Justice Committee, says ACT MP Cameron Luxton. “This...
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Fonterra – Update on the Consumer divestment
Source: Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today provided an update in relation to the divestment process for its global Consumer business and integrated businesses Fonterra Oceania and Sri Lanka....
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Government takes fight against poverty to people in poverty – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group New figures from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show the Government thinks it can sanction its way out of poverty, and in doing so, has completely...
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EMA – Give physios authority to sign-off return to work, saving millions in ACC claims
Source: EMA The EMA supports calls on the government by Physiotherapy New Zealand (PNZ) to allow physiotherapists to sign-off medical certificates. Currently, under ACC legislation, only GPs and nurse practitioners can...
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Health – Proposed change to asthma inhaler access could save lives – Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Asthma sufferers can breathe a sigh of relief, with potential changes on the way to make it easier to access lifesaving treatment. Today, Pharmac announced it...
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Banking and Security – Impersonation scam targeting investors amid market volatility – ASB
Source: ASB ASB is warning Kiwi to be alert for an impersonation and investment scam currently doing the rounds, which promises too-good-to-be-true investment opportunities and falsely claiming to represent...
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Update to 2023 Census methodology paper
Source: Statistics New Zealand Update to 2023 Census methodology paper – 17 April 2025 – Stats NZ has today updated the following 2023 Census methodology paper: The paper explains the...
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Seventy-six new police officers en route to districts
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron Don Mann congratulated the 76 graduating constables from Wing 383 today. Also attending...
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Backing community-led biodiversity protection
Source: New Zealand Government A $9.2 million investment into community-led biodiversity protection will benefit the environment and sustainable tourism, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. The Department of Conservation – Te...
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Release: Boot camps blog post fails to provide clarity
Source: New Zealand Labour Party After stonewalling requests for information on boot camps, the Government has now offered up a blog post right before Easter weekend rather than provide clarity...
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Release: Inflation rises and families feel the squeeze
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Inflation is rising again and it’s landing hardest on families already stretched thin. “For the second time this week, families already stretched by rising costs...
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Inflation data confirms real terms minimum wage cut
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned for low-income workers given new data released by Stats NZ that shows inflation was 2.5% for...
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Aotearoa’s biodiversity boost: $9.2 m awarded to protect threatened nature
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 17 April 2025 The DOC Community Fund (DOCCF) is a contestable Crown fund, open to community groups and private landowners to support community-led conservation projects on...