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Source: Auckland Transport Date: 13 June 2025 Major rail upgrades to bring more frequent and reliable services mean no trains will be running from Friday 20 June to Monday 23...

Matariki Weekend rail closure – getting one step closer to CRL

Source: Auckland Transport Date: 13 June 2025 Major rail upgrades to bring more frequent and reliable services mean no trains will be running from Friday 20 June to Monday 23...

Media advisory: Police Media Centre closing at 6pm, Sunday 22 June

Source: New Zealand Police The Police Media Centre will close at 6pm on Sunday 22 June due to staffing constraints. Prior to that time, we will be operating with reduced...

Homicide investigation launched after death in Tūrangi

Source: New Zealand Police A woman has died following an incident in Tūrangi this morning. Emergency services were called to an address on Hinerangi Street at about 6:30am, where the...

Fatal Crash, Millers Flat

Source: New Zealand Police A person has died after a single-vehicle crash on a farm near Millers Flat, Central Otago, overnight. Emergency services were called to the property about 10pm...

Missing man, Kenmure, Dunedin.

Source: New Zealand Police Have you seen Peter? Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate missing Peter, a 77-year-old man. He was last seen in the Kenmure area...

Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages

Source: Oxfam Aotearoa A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter...

India: Stop unlawful deportations and protect Rohingya refugees – Amnesty International

Source: Amnesty International The Indian government must immediately halt all deportations of Rohingya men, women and children, recognize them as refugees and treat them with the dignity and protection they...

SH6/Lightband Road, Hope closed following crash

Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 6/Lightband Road, Hope is closed following a crash. The two-vehicle crash near Clover Road was reported just after 8:30pm. Initial indications are that there...

Matariki – Matariki Message from HM King Charles III

Matariki Message from HM King Charles III Source: New Zealand Government House – for  HM King Charles III E mihi ana ki a Matariki mā Puanga. My wife and I...

State Highway 58, Paremata closed following crash

Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 58/Paremata Road is closed following a crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported just before 7:35pm. One person has been seriously injured. State Highway 58...

Appeal for witnesses following crash, SH60, Mapua

Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police investigating a serious crash on State Highway 60, near Mapua Drive, are seeking witnesses to the incident. At about 2pm on Thursday 19 June,...

NZTA confirms outcome of state highway urban connector speed reviews

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has announced the outcome of speed limit reviews recently completed on 16 ‘urban connector’ sections of state highway. The...

Ōtaki to north of Levin highway project moving forward

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Board has given the green light for the Ōtaki to north of Levin (Ō2NL) highway to proceed to...

Energy Sector – Electricity generators collaborate to help secure New Zealand’s energy future

Source: Energy Resources Aotearoa Energy Resources Aotearoa welcomes today’s announcement from Genesis Energy and other major electricity generators, Mercury, Meridian, and Contact, setting out a proposed long-term agreement to establish a...

National Emergencies – Volunteers crucial to our emergency management system – NEMA

Source: National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)   Emergency management is everyone’s responsibility – and this National Volunteer Week (15-21 June), NEMA is celebrating the people in our communities that put...

Mt Roskill incident resolved safely

Source: New Zealand Police Police have resolved a family harm incident in Mt Roskill safely. One man is in custody after Police spent a lengthy time trying to engage with...

State Highway 60 cleared following crash near Mapua Drive, Tasman

Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise State Highway 60 has reopened in both directions following an earlier crash near Mapua Drive. The two vehicle crash occurred at about 3pm....

Name release: Fatal house fire, Waitara

Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who was found deceased after a house fire in Waitara on Friday 6...

Health and Employment – Theatre nurses in Whangārei to strike – NZNO

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Whatu Ora theatre nurses and health care assistants at Whangārei Hospital who are NZNO members will strike next Tuesday over concerns about chronic and ongoing...

Local News – Aotea Lagoon southern area re-opens – Porirua

Source: Porirua City Council After eight months of work, the south end of Aotea Lagoon in Porirua is open for the public to enjoy. The project to make this popular place...

Man arrested after incident in Tahuna last night

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Ben Norman. Waikato Police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old following a serious, violent incident in Tahuna. At around 7.20pm, Police were...

$414,527 worth of lottery-funded cyclone recovery projects now complete in Waikato

Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in the Waikato are benefitting from over $414,000 in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto...

Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 178 completed cyclone recovery projects – Hawke’s Bay

Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in Hawke’s Bay are benefitting from $4.77 million in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto...

Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 161 completed cyclone recovery projects – Northland

Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in Northland are benefitting from $3.59 million in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto draw...

Israel’s NZ Energy Deals In Spotlight – PSNA congratulates Mercury Energy abandoning contract with Israel’s Ormat Technologies but Contact Energy should follow

Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is congratulating Mercury Energy’s terminating its contract with Israel’s Ormat Technologies to design the Ngatamariki geothermal power station near Taupo....

Greenpeace submits against the Regulatory Standards Bill and its far-right fringe ideas

Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa has today filed its submission opposing the Regulatory Standards Bill and calling for it to be rejected in full. “Dressed up in the language of freedom and...