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Buggin’ Brilliant at Mist of Life
Source: Auckland Council It’s not every day a TV icon and one of Aotearoa’s most loved scientist personalities turns your local park into a lab – but that’s exactly what...
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Transport – Transporting New Zealand welcomes opening of Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight organisation Transporting New Zealand says this Saturday’s official opening of the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway is great news for...
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New Consumer NZ test reveals danger of unregulated online plumbing products
Source: Master Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Master Plumbers’ concerns that cheap online plumbing products will not comply with new regulations to make drinking water safer have proven justified. A recent test...
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Greenpeace activists disrupt industrial fishing operation ahead of UN Ocean Conference
Source: Greenpeace PACIFIC OCEAN, Friday, 6 June 2025 – Greenpeace activists have disrupted an industrial longlining fishing operation in the South Pacific Ocean, seizing almost 20 kilometers of fishing gear and...
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Northland News – CityLink, BusLink fares to increase from August
Source: Northland Regional Council Prices will increase across Northland’s public transport network from Friday 01 August with authorities saying they have been left with little choice in the matter. Northland Regional...
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Tech Security – Tax assessment period a prime time for scams, expert warns
Source: Botica Butler Raudon Partners & Passion PR Inland Revenue (IR) has begun issuing income tax assessments to New Zealanders, kicking off the annual cycle of tax refunds and chasing...
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Man charged with murder of Jayde Gilbert
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson: A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Hamilton woman Jayde Gilbert. Jayde, aged 30,...
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New food safety booklet features science-backed tips to avoid food poisoning
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Whether you’re making family dinner, heating up leftovers, packing lunch for the kids, or having friends over for a barbecue, New Zealand Food Safety...
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Decisions on Christchurch intensification plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop, has today released his decisions on 17 recommendations referred to him by Christchurch City Council on its Intensification Planning...
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Woman seriously hurt in hit-and-run incident
Source: New Zealand Police Police are working to locate the driver of a red ute involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman seriously injured in Rotorua last night....
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Fatal house fire, Waitara
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Debra Gower: One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Browne Street, Waitara this morning. Emergency...
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Serious crash: SH1, Kaikōura
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 is closed at Peketā, Kaikoura, following a crash involving a truck and pedestrian. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Inland Kaikōura...
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More snow coming, watch out on the roads!
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging motorists not to get caught out as more snow is forecast across the South Island leading...
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Milestone in protection of Franz Josef from floods
Source: New Zealand Government A major step in protecting Franz Josef township on the West Coast has been officially completed. Stage 1 of the Franz Josef Flood Protection Scheme, a...
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Southern Police warn motorists to take care on roads
Source: New Zealand Police Southern Police are asking motorists to drive to the conditions and take extreme care today with black ice forming on Southland roads and snow incoming later...
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Bringing ENT care closer to home in Northland
Source: New Zealand Government A new mobile ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist clinic has been launched in Northland, bringing high-quality specialist care directly to local communities, Health Minister Simeon...
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Canterbury’s regional council moving forward in the face of change
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council “The changes being made by central government will impact the way local and regional governments operate, and how natural resources are managed under the RMA...
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Property Market – Regional resilience but weaker main centres in May – Cotality
Source: Cotality Property values in Aotearoa New Zealand edged down by -0.1% in May and remain -1.6% below a year ago. The latest slight fall in values on the Cotality...
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NZ’s firefighters demonstrate life-saving extraction skills in Feilding
Source: United Fire Brigades’ Association Tragically, 2025 has already seen 147 fatal road crashes on NZ roads, which trending higher than this time last year – and who is first on...
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Choose Clean Water: Changes to Fish & Game continue Coalition’s handover of power to polluters
Source: Choose Clean Water – Tom Kay Changes announced to Fish & Game this morning are another move in the Coalition Government’s handover of power to intensive farming and other...
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Climate – Fifth-Warmest Autumn on Record Brings Wet Weather to the South Island – Seasonal Climate Summary – NIWA
Source: NIWA Autumn 2025 was New Zealand’s fifth-warmest on record, with nationwide average temperatures above the long-term seasonal average for almost all the country, according to NIWA’s latest seasonal climate summary. ...
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Youth Take Root: A Rocha Aotearoa environmental organisations aim to plant 1,500 trees to support World Vision 40 Hour Challenge
Source: World Vision AUCKLAND / CHRISTCHURCH, NZ – A Rocha Aotearoa is undertaking a massive tree planting drive in Auckland and Christchurch on Saturday, 14 June to seed more than 1,500...
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PSA – Petition launched to save Rauaroha – Segar House psychotherapy service
Source: PSA The PSA is launching a petition today in partnership with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists in support of continued funding for a specialist mental health facility serving patients...
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Local News – New library for Cannons Creek gets go-ahead – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council A new library to be built in Cannons Creek in Porirua in the next two years is being hailed by the Mayor and city councillors as a...
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Federated Farmers – Fish & Game advocacy function under review
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says proposed changes to Fish & Game are a step in the right direction, but concerns remain about the organisation’s ability to engage in highly political...
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Climate – Warm May Caps Off a Sunny Autumn for Much of New Zealand – NIWA – New Zealand Climate Summary: May 2025
Source: NIWA Last month brought warmer-than-average temperatures to most of the country, marking it as New Zealand’s 10th-warmest May on record, according to NIWA’s latest climate summary for May 2025. Inland...
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Energy Sector – Past Policy Choices Coming Home to Roost
Source: Energy Resources Aotearoa For yet another year, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) data published today shows that estimates for New Zealand’s gas reserves are rapidly declining. There...