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Kakī release crucial to species’ survival
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 August 2025 Kakī are one of New Zealand’s rarest native wading birds and a taonga species for Ngāi Tahu. Conservation efforts over the past...
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UPDATE: State Highway 6 Rocks Road – getting ready for more bad weather (SH6 Rocks Road OPEN)
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 29 July 2:20pm State Highway 6 Rocks Road has reopened following a weather closure earlier today. Sea conditions meant the route remained closed slightly longer...
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UPDATE: SH1B Telephone Road rail crossing to reopen next week (NOW REOPEN)
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 30 July SH1B Telephone Road rail crossing is now open. 25 July The rail crossing on State Highway 1B Telephone Road, east of Hamilton, is...
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Name release, fatal crash, Manakau
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a crash on SH1, Manakau on 22 July. He was David John Janssens, 72,...
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Aotea Square incident resolved
Source: New Zealand Police Police have stood cordons down at Aotea Square, after a bag was found unattended earlier this morning. The Police Specialist Search Group has examined the bag...
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Exercise New Zealand Warns of Hidden Dangers Behind Weight loss Drugs
Source: Exercise New Zealand As New Zealand joins a growing number of countries offering GLP-1 weight loss injections (such as Ozempic and Wegovy), Exercise New Zealand is urging Kiwis and...
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Climate – Extreme rainfall in New Zealand from future cyclones could rise by up to 35% – Earth Sciences
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand Rain from tropical cyclones to increase under warmer climate New high-resolution modelling predicts that rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming. Earth Sciences...
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Energy Supplies – Gas crisis will cost NZ jobs and industry – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ says urgent and coordinated action is needed to avoid what gas users describe as a ‘devastating’ disruption to New Zealand jobs, services and manufacturing. Chief Executive Katherine Rich...
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GAZA: 100 children starved to death: A needless tragedy that should shame the world – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza [1] since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands long overdue...
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Property Market – Home ownership dream remains alive despite gloomy survey results – (FAMNZ)
Source: Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) New Zealanders are being urged not to abandon their dreams of home ownership, despite a survey* revealing 72 percent of...
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Business – Industrial gas users almost out of options
Source: EMA A lack of available gas supply will force price increases and some very tough decisions across multiple business sectors as today’s release of the Industrial and Consumers Gas Survey...
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Advocacy – International Youth Day Highlights the Resilience and Hope of Palestinian Youth
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand On the occasion of International Youth Day, organizations and advocates worldwide unite to celebrate Palestinian youth. Despite the ongoing challenges of conflict, limited resources,...
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Lane blocked, SH35, Ōpōtiki
Source: New Zealand Police One lane is closed after a truck has rolled on State Highway 35, Ōpōtiki. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at around 9:50am,...
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Police in attendance at Aotea Square
Source: New Zealand Police Police are currently attending Aotea Square in central Auckland after a bag was left unattended. Building security staff at nearby Aotea Centre reported the incident to...
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More protection for Marlborough Sounds blue cod
Source: New Zealand Government A longer seasonal closure for blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds will reduce pressure on the fishery and help support its sustainability, Oceans and Fisheries Minister...
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Serious Crash, Lincoln Road – Henderson
Source: New Zealand Police One person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road, Henderson around 11.30pm last night. The Serious Crash Unit attended,...
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Name release, fatal crash Tokoroa
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Tokoroa on 27 June. He was 55-year-old Julian Rameka, of Tokoroa....
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Serious crash – Southern Motorway
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on the Southern Motorway, near the Te Irirangi on-ramp. The single-vehicle crash was reported to Police at 7.50am....
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Road blocked due to slip, Eastern Hutt Road, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Eastern Hutt Road is blocked in both directions after a large slip between Stokes Valley Road and Reynolds Bach Drive. Diversions are being put in place....
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New $3m focus on partnerships to improve youth outcomes
Source: New Zealand Government A new $3 million fund to support outcomes-focused programmes will significantly enhance our ability to improve the lives of at-risk young New Zealanders, Minister for Youth...
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Name release – Fatal crash, Onehunga
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now formally release the name of the woman who died after being hit by a bus on Lower Municipal Street, Onehunga on 4 August....
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Energy Sector – Gas market crisis: Industry warns of ‘devastating consequences’ ahead
Source: BusinessNZ New data confirms that New Zealand’s industrial gas market is in crisis, with immediate action required to save jobs, services and manufacturing in New Zealand. Businesses large and small...
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Speech to Medical Technology Association of New Zealand – Innovation matters: fixing blockers to private sector gains in health
Source: New Zealand Government Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. This Government’s approach to health starts from a simple belief: every New Zealander deserves...
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Advocacy – Government delay on recognising Palestinian state weak and deeply embarrassing – PSNA
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The government decision to delay till September considering whether to recognise a Palestinian state is weak and deeply embarrassing. Recognising a Palestinian...
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Renewable Energy – Offshore Wind Developer JERA Nex bp Launched
Source: JERA Nex bp 11 August 2025 – Parkwind, the company looking to develop a large-scale wind farm off the coast of South Taranaki, is now part of one of...
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Advisory: ACC workers to continue strike action tomorrow – PSA
Source: PSA Tomorrow morning, PSA members at ACC will picket in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin as part of strike action. This is the second strike in as many months at...
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Assistance sought in finding “callous” sea lion killers
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 11 August 2025 DOC Southern South Island Operations Director Aaron Fleming says the killing of the three highly endangered New Zealand pakake is the latest...