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NZ sends 43 more firefighters to Canada
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says Fire and Emergency New Zealand is deploying an additional 43-person taskforce to Manitoba, Canada on Sunday 13 July...
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Speech to Quarry NZ 2025 Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon, everyone! It’s great to be back at the Quarry NZ conference for another year, standing before an industry that builds New Zealand from the...
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Kumeū serious crash: Name release
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now formally release the name of the young person who died in a crash near Kumeū on 27 June. He was Elliot Ellis New,...
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Health – ProCare welcomes Pharmac’s move to improve access to asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives
Source: ProCare ProCare welcomes Pharmac’s announcement to improve access to some asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August. The changes represent a significant step forward in supporting equitable, patient-centred...
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Health Employment – Hospital nurses to take nationwide strike action – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation More than 36,000 Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted to strike for 24-hours after Health NZ failed to address...
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Police appeal for information following vehicle break-ins in Rolleston
Source: New Zealand Police Rolleston Police investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in the community are appealing for information from the public. Senior Constable Matt Barraclough says Police are aware...
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Arts – Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 – A $10,000 Opportunity for Writers
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record,...
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Advocacy – PSNA condemns the New Zealand government’s silence over US sanctions against United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network has just demanded that the government speak out against the US sanctions imposed on United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Albanese released a...
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Have you seen Tamiya?
Source: New Zealand Police Waitematā Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a North Shore teenager who has been reported missing. Tamiya, 15, was last seen in the...
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Be safe on top of the South roads
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency With weather warnings for the top of the South Island escalated, local drivers are being urged to keep a close eye on road and weather...
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Accommodation support for Tasman and Nelson
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s Temporary Accommodation Service has been activated today to support people affected by severe weather in the Tasman and Nelson Region, Associate Housing Minister Tama...
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Road closed, SH3, Mapara
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 3, north of Pukenui Road, Mapara, is closed following a serious crash. At around 11:30am emergency services received reports of a two-vehicle crash. The...
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Guidance boosts safety with transport trailers
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 11 July 2025 New guidance is plugging a critical gap for businesses which use transport trailers to shift heavy machinery, thanks to an agreement overseen by...
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Three feral cats in one photo – monitoring shows predators aplenty on Rakiura
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Striking remote camera images show introduced predators are abundant on Rakiura/Stewart Island, and they need to be urgently controlled this winter to protect pukunui/southern New...
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Road Transport Workforce Report released
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand The report explores how the demographic makeup of New Zealand’s road freight industry evolved between 2013 and 2023, drawing from previously unreleased census data....
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Weather News – MetService issues Red Warning for the Tasman District
Source: MetService Covering period of Friday 11 July – At 9:59am MetService escalated the severe weather warnings in the Tasman District to a Red Warning for Heavy Rain, in consultation with...
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Arts – New work by talented writers win NZSA manuscript assessments
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announce the...
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Health and Employment – Mental health worker numbers don’t tell full story of service under stress and strain – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s trumpeting of a rise in numbers of mental health and addiction service workers contrasts the everyday experiences of PSA members at the frontline. The Minister for Mental...
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Update – search for missing Whanganui man
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to search for missing Whanganui man Kahu Gill. Kahu, aged 20, was last seen on Friday 27 June. A car matching the description...
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand specialist teams in Nelson to support community
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has deployed an eight-person specialist water rescue team from Christchurch to Nelson in advance of more heavy rain warnings. Director...
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Body recovered in search for missing diver
Source: New Zealand Police Search crews looking for a missing diver have located a body near Paratutae Island. Formal identification has yet to take place, but it is believed to...
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Campus redevelopment marks new chapter for EIT Hawke’s Bay
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 25 seconds ago A limestone mauri stone that survived Cyclone Gabrielle has been placed at the heart of EIT’s Hawke’s Bay campus in Taradale, marking...
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Education Events – School boards conference opens in Christchurch
Source: Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa (NZSTA) More than 700 school board members, education leaders and sector experts are converging on Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre this weekend for the...
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Mechanical fail lands driver in Court
Source: New Zealand Police A driver who attempted to evade Police in a stolen vehicle will now face court. At about 3.35am, a Police unit observed a stolen Honda Fit...
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UNICEF – 70 per cent of children in Ukraine lack access to basic goods and services as material deprivation soars
Source: UNICEF Urgent investment in critical services and systems for children is vital to protecting and building the country’s future. Around 70 per cent of children in Ukraine – or...
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Security – Banking Ombudsman Scheme welcomes establishment of the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance
Source: Banking Ombudsman Scheme The Banking Ombudsman Scheme welcomes the announcement of the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance, recognising it as a significant and timely step toward a more coordinated and proactive...
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Fatal crash, Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Kaitaia overnight. Emergency services were called to the crash on Allen Bell Drive at around 2.10am....