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SH1 Central North Island now smoother and safer
Source: New Zealand Government In great news for Kiwi road users, the first season of the country’s most ambitious road maintenance project ever has seen 119 lane kilometres of State...
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Consultation open on changes to emergency management legislation
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is seeking public feedback on options to strengthen New Zealand’s overarching emergency management legislation, Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell announced today. “The...
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Economy – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Five Year Funding Agreement published
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 16 April 2025 – The Minister of Finance has today published the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) Five Year Funding Agreement (FYFA). The FYFA...
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Tuhikaramea Road, Temple View closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Tuhikaramea Road, Temple View is closed following a crash. The single vehicle crash was reported at 10:30am. Initial indications are that there are serious...
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Reserve Bank funding reduction agreed
Source: New Zealand Government The Government and the Reserve Bank board have agreed a funding agreement that will reduce budgeted operating expenses for the bank by about 25 per cent...
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Welcome insights to make hospitality thrive
Source: New Zealand Government Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has welcomed a report from the Restaurant Association and Hospitality New Zealand on steps to support the hospitality sector to...
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Transport and Legislation – Ending ACC discount for safe truck drivers is a backwards move
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight industry group Transporting New Zealand is calling on the Government to reverse its decision to end an ACC levy discount for truck...
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Easter – Watch out for public holiday surcharges on Easter Sunday – Consumer NZ
Source: Consumer NZ Before you head out to celebrate this Easter, Consumer NZ wants to make sure you aren’t stung with Easter Sunday surcharges. Consumer NZ is sharing a timely...
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Transport Sector – NZTA heeds trucking industry advice on Dunedin SH1 improvements
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand is commending NZTA on heeding industry feedback with its latest proposal to not have traffic lights installed at a key intersection...
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Finance and Security – Bank accounts a key tool for reducing ex-prisoner reoffending – FinCap
Source: FinCap New research conducted by Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington finds that taking simple steps to enable ex-prisoners to open bank accounts would assist them in accessing housing, employment,...
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Property Sector – Buyer power dynamics are changing – CoreLogic
In this week’s Pulse, Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson looks at CoreLogic’s Buyer Classification data over the quarter, which showed a slight pullback by first home buyers (FHBs) while mortgaged...
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North Island population passes 4 million while South Island population grows faster – Stats NZ media and information release: Estimated resident population (2023-base): At 30 June 2023
Source: Statistics New Zealand North Island population passes 4 million while South Island population grows faster – 16 April 2025 The population living in the North Island now exceeds 4...
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s population passes 5.3 million people – Stats NZ media and information release: Estimated resident population (2023-base): At 30 June 2023
Source: Statistics New Zealand Aotearoa New Zealand’s population passes 5.3 million people – 16 April 2025 – Aotearoa New Zealand’s estimated resident population was 5,311,100 as at 31 December 2024,...
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Update: State Highway 5 blockage
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police have visited the site of a slip of State Highway 5 near the Mohaka Bridge. Officers have confirmed the northbound lane is partially...
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State Highway 5 near Mohaka Bridge blocked by landslide
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A landslide has blocked State Highway 5, near the Mohaka Bridge. The landslide was reported to Police at 9.35am. This road was being used...
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Crash closes State Highway 2, Tangoio
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 2, Tangoio is closed following a crash. The two-vehicle crash near Tangoio Settlement Road happened just before 9am. Initial indications are that...
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Request for New Zealand to Suspend Entry of Israeli Passport Holders in Solidarity with Palestine
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Open Letter from Palestine Forum of New Zealand to Prime Minister of New Zealand, and, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dear Prime Minister Luxon and...
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OUT NOW ON MĀORI+: Āku Hapa! for reo Māori learners needing a giggle
Source: Eda Tang He reo hapa e taea te whakatika, he reo ngū e kore e taea.You can correct broken language, but you can’t correct language that is not spoken.–...
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Rare Raukawa gecko rediscovered in Auckland remains elusive
Source: Auckland Council The discovery of a rare mainland population of the Raukawa gecko (Woodworthia maculata) in the southern part of the Auckland region has sent ripples of excitement through...
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EPA calls for information on tattoo inks
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information about how tattoo inks are supplied, made and used in New Zealand to help assess whether the current rules...
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Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa has written to Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health again following testing that revealed high levels of nitrate contamination in Ashburton District drinking water. Greenpeace spokesperson Will...
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Respect king shags this breeding season
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 16 April 2025 Source: Department of Conservation and Marlborough District Council “Boaties are not allowed to go within 100 m of king shag colonies under the district’s...
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Government launches regulatory review into telecommunications
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Regulation David Seymour and Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith have today announced that the Ministry for Regulation’s fourth sector review will be into...
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Fiji and New Zealand: an indispensable partnership
Source: New Zealand Government Fiji and New Zealand will work together ever more closely to navigate the challenging strategic environment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Peters says. “New Zealand and Fiji share an...
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Youths arrested following recent Gore burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Seven youth have been arrested following a number of recent burglaries in the Gore area. Between 5pm Monday 7 April and 8am Tuesday 8...
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Release: Food prices further stretching the family budget
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Families already stretched by rising costs will struggle with the news food prices are going up again. “The weekly shop is a challenge for many...
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Media and Education – NZBS puts media teachers in the hot seat
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Media educators visiting The New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) from secondary schools across New Zealand this week might find themselves doing a live cross or designing...