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· December 18, 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual food prices increase 4.4 percent – news story 16 December 2025 Food prices increased 4.4 percent in the 12 months to November 2025, following a 4.7...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a vehicle rolling on a rural property in Piarere, near Tīrau. Emergency services were called to the scene around 5:15pm. WorkSafe...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police A team tackling retail crime across Hawke’s Bay has arrested two people for significant theft. On Tuesday 16 December a vehicle pulled into a loading bay...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the ill-gained proceeds of a criminal’s drug-selling activities across the North Island have this week seized expensive vehicles, cash, guns, drugs and thousands of...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Seventy-seven new hats flew into the air as wing 391, the final graduating police wing of 2025, celebrated the end of their initial training from the...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown has announced the appointment of two new Crown directors, one to the Airways Board and another to the Kiwi Group Capital...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the murder of 37-year-old Teishallia Te Paea in Camberley in October are hoping an offender profile released today will help identify them. Emergency services...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police After several weeks of training, two front line Patrol Dog teams and two Detector Dog teams celebrated today at a ceremony formally recognising their graduation to...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The next stage of the State Highway summer maintenance programme will be underway at the Ngauranga Interchange and the Ngauranga Gorge next month. Contractors will...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after an incident involving a commercial mower in Te Kouma, Coromandel today. Emergency services were called to the scene on Te Kouma...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Cyclists and pedestrians in Whakatāne are set to benefit from a safer and more comfortable crossing on the State Highway 30 (SH30) Landing Road Bridge,...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Hutt Valley Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that left a person with critical injuries. At around 5am on Wednesday 10 December, Police received...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police supporting the Coroner investigation into the death of Connor Scott McKenzie are issuing a statement on behalf of the family. They ask media to respect...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook are not believed to be alive, after search teams found evidence they had been caught a large ice avalanche. The...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government A second substantial Auckland quarry project has gained Fast-track approval to expand operations, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources Minister Shane Jones says. Kings Quarry Limited...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The first major mining project, Waihi North, has gained consent today to expand operations until 2043 through the Fast-track process, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Gerard Bouterey, Field Crime Manager, Central District CIB: Police continuing to search for a man in relation to the double homicide...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Another busy year of construction on Hawke’s Bay state highways means Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work in the region edges closer to completion, helping to keep...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 December 2025 It’s a further blow to the species which is already at risk of becoming threatened due to a declining population. The attacks...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a unique art piece stolen during a burglary in west Auckland. The Waitematā West Tactical...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The $200 million Gas Security Fund will open on 12 January 2026 to expressions of interest to help increase the availability of natural gas in New...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford welcomes the successful conclusion of pay negotiations to renew the Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement. “Area schools principals play an integral role...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Five leading AI concepts have been shortlisted to establish a world-class national platform for artificial intelligence research, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti announced...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Police Commissioner Richard Chambers: I am very pleased to announce Superintendent Jeanette Park (Eastern District Commander), Superintendent Corrie Parnell (Wellington District Commander) and...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 December 2025 Charlie, who was a long-term resident of the Department of Conservation’s Te Anau Bird Sanctuary after being hit by a car, was...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: NZCTU New GDP data released today from Statistics New Zealand showed that the economy flatlined over the past six months, and overall, the economy is still smaller than it...
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· December 18, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay has announced the appointment of Nathan Guy as New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy...