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· January 8, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The strike date in the original media release was incorrect. Please use the version below. After a wet holiday period for many of us, summer...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 January 2026 We responded with a boat on the water and staff on the ground. The boat has been monitoring the movements of the...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a crash in Kumeroa this afternoon. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash involving motorcycles, at the intersection of Gaisford and...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2, Carterton is closed near Hughes Line following a crash. The single vehicle crash was reported at around 3:40pm, no serious injuries have been...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police The Christchurch Anti-Social Road User (ASRU) team have recently concluded an operation targeting various dangerous driving problem areas around the city. Thirty cars have been identified...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are responding to a crash at the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi roads in Kumeroa. The two-vehicle crash involving motorcycles was reported just before 2:30pm....
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Wairarapa Police have seized more than $4 million of the stupefying drug Fantasy following a tip off from the public. On Monday night, Police located and...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Legal controls on the movement of fruits and vegetables are now in place in Mt Roskill, says Biosecurity New Zealand commissioner north, Mike Inglis. ...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Lawrence Schwalger, 50, who has a warrant for his arrest. Schwalger is wanted in...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Wairarapa to a restricted fire season at 8am on Friday 9 January, until further notice. A restricted...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand 2025 was New Zealand’s 4th-warmest year on record, based on Earth Sciences New Zealand’s seven station series which begins in 1909. Annual temperatures were above average...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: RealEstate.co.nz National average weekly rent drops 2.4% to $626 per week Number of new rental listings climbs almost 20% year-on-year to over 5,000 properties Wellington has 91.5% increase in...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who was found deceased on the beach near Thames Coast Road, Kereta on 24 December. He was...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on a vehicle following an aggravated robbery in Whangārei on Boxing Day. At about 12.20am on 26 December,...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Transport Minister James Meager is calling on Kiwis to do their part to celebrate those who risk their lives to bring people home safely, by...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are hopeful 2026 will see a reduction of harm on the roads, if a pre-Christmas road policing operation is anything to go by. Christchurch Police...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue: The search for missing tramper Graham Garnett, 66, is continuing today, with additional resources being used. A...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died in Wanaka on 5 January. He was 85-year-old David Simmers of Wanaka. Emergency services were...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Waka Ama Karāpiro is set to host the largest event it’s ever seen, the 2026 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals, with 800 more paddlers than last year, being a first...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information following the brazen theft of a boat from a commercial yard in Whangārei on Tuesday 6 January. Thanks to quick action...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following the serious crash on Pine Valley Road, Dairy Flat yesterday. At around 12:50pm emergency services were alerted to the two-vehicle crash....
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· January 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1/Main South Road is closed near Selwyn Lake Road, following a single-vehicle crash about 7.30pm. The crash involved a signal box at the train...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety, Pharmac, and the Ministry of Health are supporting Nestlé in its recall of 5 batches of Alfamino infant formula for...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries A biosecurity operation is under way today in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill following the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are releasing the name of a person that died near the Lady Knox Geyser in Waiotapu on 21 December 2025. The woman was Briar Stockley,...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe: Police are continuing to investigate an unexplained death that occurred in Devonport on New Years Day. The cause of...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Over the past 48 hours police have seen worrying speeds on Manawatū roads. Despite a heavy road policing presence on our roads, Sergeant Ryan Harrison says...