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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging sports and community clubs across Hawke’s Bay to be vigilant following a number of burglaries targeting club premises. Since February, Police have investigated...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police An offender who fled Northland Police in a stolen vehicle was located drenched, defiant and in possession of methamphetamine yesterday. At around 1pm, an officer in...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Fast-track approval has been granted for New Zealand’s largest wind farm project. Contact Energy lodged a substantive application for the Southland Windfarm in August 2025. The...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation By Tōrea Scott-Fyfe My first few days working on Maukahuka, I felt out of kilter. I walked confidently into the bush and found everything was...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A member’s bill reforming alcohol laws comes into force at midnight tonight, providing much-needed regulatory relief and clarity for the hospitality sector just in time for...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Home and community support workers will receive a temporary 30 per cent increase to their mileage rates to help offset rising fuel costs, Health Minister Simeon...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: PSA A temporary increase in the mileage allowance for home support workers is a welcome response to the fuel crisis but more is needed. Health Minister Simeon Brown announced today...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ puts these doughy Easter favourites to the test. As Easter approaches – and many of us prepare to scoff chocolate eggs and hot cross buns...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The 12 months from July 2024 to June last year saw the highest number of preventable residential fire deaths in a decade, with 17 people...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Across the Arctic north, reindeer still follow routes that have shaped Sámi life for generations, tying people to land, culture and identity. Now University...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Cotality Property values across Aotearoa New Zealand increased by 0.2% in March, matching the same rise seen in February. While this marks a modest lift, it comes against the...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police is still taking a firm approach to unsafe driving behaviour from travellers going anywhere on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. Over Easter weekend in...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will enter into an agreement to support an additional 90 million litres of storage for diesel at Marsden Point in Northland to boost New...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Waiheke Winegrowers Association Waiheke Island will uncork a new chapter this spring with the launch of Waiheke Island of Wine – October, a month-long celebration of the island’s world-class wine,...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Preventing avoidable harm starts with safe sleep. Hāpai Te Hauora is encouraging whānau and communities across Aotearoa to mark Safe Sleep Day 2026 on Friday 5 June....
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Reporting released today shows the Government’s efforts to reduce youth offending and improve school attendance are making a positive difference in the lives of young Kiwis....
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a Defence & Security Declaration in Rarotonga today, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. “New Zealand and the...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in a group’s actions after toy guns were brandished at members of the public at a night market last night. At around 10.40pm,...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Auckland Council The bi-annual test of the two tsunami sirens at Ōrewa will take place on the last day of daylight saving on Sunday 5 April, 2026, at midday....
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party has released data showing 9000 students across more than 70 schools and pre-schools faced unsafe drinking water in 2025, with water breaching safe Drinking Water Standards at some point during the year. “No child...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Mixed trends in river and lake water quality indicators – news story 1 April 2026 Phosphorus levels showed improving trends but Escherichia coli (E. coli) trends...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – news story 1 April 2026 There were 37,534 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: Green Party Tonight, Green Party MP Kahurangi Carter’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill passed through its first reading. “This common-sense amendment would improve how our copyright laws work...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man appeared in court for two alleged indecent assaults in Lower Hutt. Police would like to...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government It’s a pleasure to be here at the Sprout Summit, surrounded by people who are quite literally designing the future of agrifood, ag‑tech and deep‑tech innovation...
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· April 1, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is backing a shift in science spending to areas that will have the greatest national impact, with a stronger focus on advanced technology, says...