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KiwiRail settlement with Hyundai
Source: New Zealand Government KiwiRail and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard have reached a full and final settlement on the cancelled Project iReX ferries, KiwiRail confirmed today. “The net $144 million final...
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Banking and Finance – ASB drops mortgage rates
Source: ASB ASB has today reduced four of its fixed home lending rates, including some of its most popular terms. ASB’s Executive General Manager Personal Banking Adam Boyd says “We’ve...
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Drainage works and road rebuild planned for State Highway 1 at Kuku
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Improvements and road repairs are coming for State Highway 1 between Manakau and Ōhau later this month. Nightworks will be underway south of Kuku East...
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A new approach for road maintenance and night closures on State Highway 58
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A new way of managing road maintenance is about to be trialled on one of Wellington’s key state highways – State Highway 58, between Hutt...
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Burglars caught out on the job
Source: New Zealand Police Two alleged burglars who broke into a vacant restaurant have bitten off more than they could chew after being caught in the act. At about 2.47am,...
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Woman charged in relation to death in Awakeri
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Lew Warner, District Manager Criminal Investigations. A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Awakeri yesterday afternoon....
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Ngamotu Road closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Ngamotu Road, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua, will be closed for some time following a single vehicle crash that occurred around 5.30am. Indications are that there are serious injuries....
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Update: Fatal Police shooting, Bryndwr, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: A scene examination is ongoing after Police shot two people at a Christchurch address on Wednesday night....
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Fatal crash, SH 5, Whakarewarewa
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after a petrol tanker rolled on State Highway 5 near Whakarewarewa around 2 am this morning. The highway remains closed with diversions...
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Pay Equity – More pay equity specialist expertise to be lost in further betrayal on pay equity
Source: PSA The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says the Ministry of Education’s proposal to disestablish its specialised pay equity team is yet another betrayal of women who...
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Serious crash closes Hutt Road
Source: New Zealand Police A serious crash has closed State Highway 2/Hutt Road, just north of the Ngauranga interchange. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 8.30pm. Indications...
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Incident, Manurewa train station
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Inspector Peter Raynes: Police were notified of an incident near Manurewa train station at around 6pm this evening. Emergency services are currently responding. Police...
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Legislation – New RMA Amendment to Speed Up Consenting of Much-Needed New Generation
Source: Energy Resources Aotearoa Energy Resources Aotearoa is celebrating a significant win for New Zealand’s energy sector, with Parliament today passing the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill...
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NZ underscores commitment to Pacific regionalism
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has emphasised New Zealand’s commitment to Pacific regionalism during the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Fiji today. “New Zealand is...
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RMA reforms to deliver jobs and growth
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s second RMA Amendment Bill has passed into law, bringing in sweeping changes to many of the handbrakes on New Zealanders’ lives, helping to drive...
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Legislation – Govt’s justification for last-minute RMA changes appears to directly contradict EU Free Trade Agreement – Choose Clean Water
Source: Tom Kay, Choose Clean Water The Government’s attempt to justify last-minute changes to the Resource Management Act appear to contradict New Zealand’s commitments under our Free Trade Agreement with the...
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Defence News – NZDF and University of Auckland collaborate on low-cost lifesaving locator for people at sea
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) A low-cost floating reflector to enable space-based synthetic aperture radar to detect people lost at sea is being developed by University of Auckland scientists...
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Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Awards finalists announced
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries The Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Award finalists highlight the wide range of great work under way to keep our seafood sector productive and fisheries...
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New research centre boost to Upper Hutt economy
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing in a new Biodiversity Research Centre future-proofing New Zealand’s unique natural history and providing construction jobs right now, Arts, Culture and Heritage...
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Proposals to support rock lobster fishery
Source: New Zealand Government Feedback is being sought on proposals to cut the rock lobster catch on Northland’s east coast to allow the fishery to recover. “Rock lobster, which plays...
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It takes a Villain to catch a villain – new dog team for Fiji
Source: New Zealand Police New Zealand Police is congratulating Fijian Police Officer Corporal Sailasa Kerekere and his dog Villain on their graduation from the Police Dog Training Centre (DTC) in...
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Tasman Police seek help in identifying victims of couple’s fraud web
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye, Tasman Organised Crime Unit: Police executed a warrant earlier today at a Wanaka address and charged a 28-year-old...
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Arrests over Onerahi aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made two arrests over an aggravated robbery in Onerahi on Monday afternoon. Whangārei CIB have been investigating after a woman’s bag was taken from...
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Ruakākā death: Name release
Source: New Zealand Police Police can today release the name of a man who died in Ruakākā on Monday. He was local man, 29-year-old Matthew George Taylor. Matthew leaves behind...
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Weather News – Winter sun before a cloudier, wetter weekend – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 14 – Monday 18 August – MetService is forecasting a mix of weather for the rest of the working week, with showers for some, but...
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Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Over 100 organisations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza,...
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Update: Fatal Police shooting, Bryndwr
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: Late last night, Police shot two people following a report of a family harm incident at an...