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Sharing when a child is subject to family harm (Family Violence Act)
Source: Privacy Commissioner 21 Nov 2025, 09:00 If you believe a child or young person is in immediate danger, call the Police on 111. This page provides guidance on how...
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Checklist: Deciding whether to share when using Section 66C
Source: Privacy Commissioner Our website uses cookies so we can analyse our site usage and give you the best experience. Click “Accept” if you’re happy with this, or click “More” for...
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Investigations continue after man injured in Henderson
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Simon Walker, Waitematā West Area Commander: Police enquiries are underway after a man was located with serious injuries in Henderson this afternoon....
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Fatal crash, SH 2, Maramarua
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now confirm one person has sadly died following a two-truck collision on State Highway 2, near Maramarua earlier today. Emergency services were called to...
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Update: Pahiatua homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to search for a man wanted in relation to a Pahiatua woman’s death last month. On the afternoon of 15 October, Karen Gilbert-Palmer,...
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Economy Analysis – Time to sit back and watch – Cotality
Source: Cotality, Commentary by Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee delivered the widely expected 0.25% cut to the official cash rate (OCR) today, taking it...
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Education – Hieke Nelson Principals’ Association Opposes Removal of the Requirement for School Boards to Give Effect to Te Tiriti from Education Legislation
Source: NZ Principals Federation The Hieke Nelson Principals’ Association is strongly opposed to the Government’s decision to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi...
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Local News – Final Derek Wootton Memorial Trust funds donated – Porirua City
Source: Porirua City Council The Derek Wootton Memorial Trust is donating its remaining funds in the most fitting fashion. The trust was set up following the death of Porirua police officer...
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Economy – The Co-operative Bank leads market with 4.99% floating home loan rate
Source: The Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank has responded to today’s 0.25% Official Cash Rate (OCR) cut by dropping its floating home loan interest rate to 4.99% – a 0.31% cut...
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Economy – OCR lowered to 2.25% – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Here is the Monetary Policy Statement and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee’s discussions, leading to the decision. Annual consumers price...
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State Highway 1 Transmission Gully/Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata to be closed to southbound traffic this weekend
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Roadworks and traffic plans have been revised, and it is confirmed that State Highway 1 Transmission Gully will be closed to southbound traffic this weekend....
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Global-first new Civil Aviation rule to slash red tape
Source: New Zealand Government A global-first advanced aviation rule will slash red-tape and enable innovators to quickly bring new ideas to market, Space Minister Judith Collins and Associate Transport Minister...
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Positive Reserve Bank outlook heartening
Source: New Zealand Government Kiwi families and businesses will be heartened by the Reserve Bank’s positive outlook for 2026 on the back of another reduction in the Official Cash Rate,...
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Police acknowledge sentence handed down in double homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Hakyung Lee, after she murdered her two young children in 2018. Counties Manukau CIB commenced Operation Curb three years...
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Union calls for workers to ‘Take the Power Back’ with radical employment rethink
Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union is proud to launch its new policy ideas paper, ‘Take the Power Back’, today at the union’s Regional Delegates Conference in Auckland. “’Take the Power...
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Serious crash, SH 2, Maramarua
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 near Maramarua is blocked following a two-truck crash. Police were called to the scene around 11.42am. Two people have sustained serious injuries and...
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Pharmac proposes funding for rare disorder treatment
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is proposing to fund nitisinone for people with the rare disorders – tyrosinemia type 1 and alkaptonuria. Nitisinone is currently funded through Pharmac’s Named Patient Pharmaceutical Assessment...
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Education – NZPF responds to Government’s “groundbreaking” maths results
Source: NZ Principals Federation The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has welcomed the Education Minister’s announcement to expand expert mathematics intervention programmes to all year 7 and 8 students who are...
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Fire Safety – Pause plans for outdoor fires please!
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hot and windy conditions forecast for much of Canterbury, South Canterbury and Otago have prompted Fire and Emergency to warn people of an increased fire...
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Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act amendments introduced to accelerate responsive development
Source: New Zealand Government Today’s introduction of the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Amendment Bill to Parliament marks an important milestone in making it easier for developments to get off the ground...
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Going for Housing Growth: Reforming infrastructure funding
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is progressing its suite of reforms aimed at improving how infrastructure is funded and financed to support housing and urban growth across New Zealand,...
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Legislation – Govt’s Regional Councils proposal raises more questions than it answers – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s proposal to reform local government announced today (Tues 25 Nov) lacks detail and robust analysis of the problem it’s trying to address, the PSA says. The PSA...
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Pause for pakake this summer season
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 November 2025 November marks the beginning of breeding season for pakake/New Zealand sea lions, which means they’ll start becoming more visible along southern coastlines...
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Man charged following Waiuku fire
Source: New Zealand Police A man is due in court today following a large fire at a Waiuku business on Monday night. Police treated the fire as suspicious with a...
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New one-stop shop for supermarket builds
Source: New Zealand Government The Christchurch City Council has been selected to serve as a one-stop consenting authority for large-scale supermarket developments. Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the new service...
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Cheaper electricity for Chatham Islands
Source: New Zealand Government The completion of a $10 million wind turbine project in the Chatham Islands will reduce both local power prices and carbon emissions, Associate Minister for Regional...
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Backing skills for business events sector
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has today announced it is investing in the New Zealand Certificate in Business Events (Level 4) “Te Haeata”, a new industry-led qualification designed to...