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Night closures next week for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Night closures, 6-10 April: One week of night closures begin this Sunday on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. The route is set to be closed...
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Freeing the great outdoors from health and safety scope creep
Source: New Zealand Government Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden is announcing further changes to health and safety, as part of the ACT-National Coalition commitment to reform health...
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Local News – Pātaka opens vibrant new season – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council The autumn season of exhibitions opened at Pātaka over the weekend with three new exhibitions that will run through to 6 July. Lovers & Castaways takes the...
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Energy efficiency will help homes, businesses temper electricity bill shocks starting today
Source: Ecobulb Homes and businesses must relook at energy efficiency as a way to minimise electricity bill shocks from April 1, an energy efficiency expert says. “Power prices are headed...
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Business groups call for publication of council voting records – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ As councils consider their spending and rates decisions for the coming year, and as October’s local authority elections draw closer, business groups are calling for greater transparency on how...
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MYANMAR CHILD ACCOUNT: ‘It was terrifying’ – Children prepare to spend Myanmar New Year festival in shelters following earthquake – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children YANGON/BANGKOK, 31 March 2025 – On the morning that Myanmar’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, 16-year-old student Yoon May- was having lunch at home in Mandalay and contemplating having...
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Local News – Bothamley Park wastewater pipes upgrade completed – Porirua City Council
Source: Porirua City Council More than 3km of ageing wastewater pipes in Bothamley Park have been replaced with larger, more resilient pipes in a project that started in December 2022. These...
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Health and Energy – Rising power costs puts health at risk
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation With a hike in power prices and cooler nights on the way, energy poverty is about to become more widespread in New Zealand. Energy poverty – where...
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Health – Hāpai Te Hauora Launches “That’s Us” Campaign for World Smokefree May
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Today, Hāpai Te Hauora launched the “That’s Us” campaign, calling on all New Zealanders who smoke to sign up and take the first step toward quitting this...
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Serious crash, SH73, Sheffield
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash in Sheffield that has closed State Highway 73, West Coast Road. The crash involves...
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If it Pleases the Gods
Source: ACT Party The Haps Last week Free Press extolled the Government’s RMA reforms. We thanked ACT and Simon Court for resource management law based on property rights. We think we understated...
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Privacy News – March 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner This issue includes a note that the Biometric Code consultation has now closed, and that the final version of the Code will likely be published mid-2025. It...
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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and...
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Next steps to improve flood resilience for the Wairau community
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council is looking to progress a comprehensive flood resilience (blue-green) network to significantly reduce flood risks across the Wairau catchment in Auckland’s North Shore. A proposed...
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Home removal goes sky-high
Source: Auckland Council Removing a couple of storm-damaged homes sounds like a bread and butter task for an experienced home relocation company, but two homes in Blockhouse Bay had more...
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Opera in the Strand returns to Strand Arcade
Source: Auckland Council [embedded content] It’s New Zealand Music Month in May and people will flood into midtown’s streets, lanes and public spaces, further cementing our place in the world...
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Record whio duckling count on Taranaki Maunga
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 01 April 2025 Recent monitoring of eight rivers on Taranaki Maunga saw 106 whio ducklings counted, up from 89 in the survey completed last year. Further...
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Māori economic growth plan aimed at boosting jobs and incomes
Source: New Zealand Government Tōia mai te waka, ki te urunga te waka, ki te moenga te waka, ki te takotoranga i takoto ai te waka! Creating jobs and boosting...
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Police investigating Roseneath deaths
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Police are making enquiries after two people were located deceased in a residential address in Roseneath overnight....
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Federated Farmers welcome health and safety reset
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says health and safety changes announced by the Government today mark the start of a long overdue reform and are a step in the right direction....
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Release: Govt health and safety changes put workers at risk
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Changes to New Zealand’s health and safety laws will strip back key protections for small businesses and put working Kiwis at greater risk. “New Zealand...
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Going for growth: cutting health & safety red tape
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will boost economic growth by reforming health and safety laws to lessen the cost and burden of compliance on low-risk businesses, Workplace Relations and...
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Update: Vehicle sought in relation to investigation, Miramar
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating a homicide and aggravated burglary in Miramar are appealing for information from the public regarding a...
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SH11, Haruru reopens
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A stretch of Puketona Road / State Highway 11, closed due to an earlier fatal crash, has now reopened. Police acknowledge the public’s understanding...
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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and safety...
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Health and safety reforms allow small business to focus on what matters most
Source: Business Central Changes to health and safety laws announced today will allow small businesses to focus on the most critical risks, says Business Central CEO Simon Arcus. “Safety is essential...
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Research – Democracy at risk – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Democracy at risk Recent research commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation raises serious concern for social cohesion in Aotearoa. This research is not alone, with...