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Consumer NZ – Who makes New Zealand’s tastiest hot cross bun?
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ puts these doughy Easter favourites to the test. As Easter approaches – and many of us prepare to scoff chocolate eggs and hot cross buns...
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Fire Safety – Daylight saving is ending – do you have smoke alarms where you sleep?
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The 12 months from July 2024 to June last year saw the highest number of preventable residential fire deaths in a decade, with 17 people...
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Universities – Sámi governance in focus for Indigenous scholar – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Across the Arctic north, reindeer still follow routes that have shaped Sámi life for generations, tying people to land, culture and identity. Now University...
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Property Market – Property values not feeling war effects … for now
Source: Cotality Property values across Aotearoa New Zealand increased by 0.2% in March, matching the same rise seen in February. While this marks a modest lift, it comes against the...
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Plan your trip – keep safe on the road this Easter
Source: New Zealand Police Police is still taking a firm approach to unsafe driving behaviour from travellers going anywhere on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. Over Easter weekend in...
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Government supports additional diesel storage
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will enter into an agreement to support an additional 90 million litres of storage for diesel at Marsden Point in Northland to boost New...
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Culture and Events – Waiheke Launches “Island of Wine” – A Month-Long Celebration This October
Source: Waiheke Winegrowers Association Waiheke Island will uncork a new chapter this spring with the launch of Waiheke Island of Wine – October, a month-long celebration of the island’s world-class wine,...
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Health – Safe Sleep Day 2026 Announced: Friday 5 June
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Preventing avoidable harm starts with safe sleep. Hāpai Te Hauora is encouraging whānau and communities across Aotearoa to mark Safe Sleep Day 2026 on Friday 5 June....
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Reduced youth offending, improved school attendance welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government Reporting released today shows the Government’s efforts to reduce youth offending and improve school attendance are making a positive difference in the lives of young Kiwis....
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PM refreshes ministerial team
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges...
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New Zealand and Cook Islands sign Defence & Security Declaration
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a Defence & Security Declaration in Rarotonga today, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. “New Zealand and the...
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Fake guns, real consequences
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in a group’s actions after toy guns were brandished at members of the public at a night market last night. At around 10.40pm,...
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Tsunami siren testing at Ōrewa on Sunday 5 April
Source: Auckland Council The bi-annual test of the two tsunami sirens at Ōrewa will take place on the last day of daylight saving on Sunday 5 April, 2026, at midday....
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9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school last year
Source: Green Party The Green Party has released data showing 9000 students across more than 70 schools and pre-schools faced unsafe drinking water in 2025, with water breaching safe Drinking Water Standards at some point during the year. “No child...
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Mixed trends in river and lake water quality indicators – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Mixed trends in river and lake water quality indicators – news story 1 April 2026 Phosphorus levels showed improving trends but Escherichia coli (E. coli) trends...
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Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – Building consents issued: February 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – news story 1 April 2026 There were 37,534 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year...
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Bill to protect artists against outdated copyright laws passes first reading
Source: Green Party Tonight, Green Party MP Kahurangi Carter’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill passed through its first reading. “This common-sense amendment would improve how our copyright laws work...
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Appeal for information relating to indecent assaults, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man appeared in court for two alleged indecent assaults in Lower Hutt. Police would like to...
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Speech to Sprout Summit on prioritisation in New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system
Source: New Zealand Government It’s a pleasure to be here at the Sprout Summit, surrounded by people who are quite literally designing the future of agrifood, ag‑tech and deep‑tech innovation...
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Science funding to focus on national impact
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is backing a shift in science spending to areas that will have the greatest national impact, with a stronger focus on advanced technology, says...
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Have you seen James?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding 15-year-old James, who has been reported missing from the Alfriston area. James was last seen on Everlea Place...
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Record number of Wairoa EIT students travel to Tairāwhiti campus
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago A daily bus service connecting Wairoa students to EIT’s Tairāwhiti campus is carrying record numbers this semester. Wairoa Regional Learning Centre Co-ordinator...
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EIT students tackle Tough Kid Challenge
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago EIT health and sport science students helped more than 3,000 Hawke’s Bay tamariki tackle the Mitre 10 Tough Kid Challenge last week....
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Have you seen Rui Lian?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Rui Lian, 74, who has been reported missing from Balmoral. Rui Lian, who was last seen on Balmoral...
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Police seeking safe return of stolen asbestos
Source: New Zealand Police Police is sending a strong warning to anyone who may be in possession of a hazardous substance stolen during a burglary. Anyone opening up the bagged...
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EIT study opens door to viticulture career in Australia
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago After struggling to break into viticulture, Dylan Martin enrolled at EIT to get his foot in the door and is now set...
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Promise to son leads mother to honours degree in te reo Māori at EIT
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago Laureen Kelly (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) enrolled at EIT to keep her son from quitting his Māori studies and to learn the...