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Serious crash, SH 39, Tihiroa
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has blocked Ormsby Road, State Highway 39. The crash involves three cars and a truck...
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Awards – RBNZ takes out two wins in this year’s Central Banking awards
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 21 March 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua is proud to have been named as the winner of...
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Survey Underway to Protect Hector’s Dolphins in Otago
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 21 March 2025 Scientists have had favourable weather conditions and good success in locating dolphins, allowing them to gather valuable data that will help improve conservation...
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Police renew appeal for information about missing man Stephen Ryan
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are renewing the appeal for anyone with information about missing man Stephen Ryan, as the two-year anniversary of his disappearance approaches. Manawatū Police...
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Health – The Australian & New Zealand Fragility Fracture Registry (ANZFFR) has released its second annual report
Source: Australian & New Zealand Fragility Fracture Registry Annual Report 2025 Summary • Over 20,000 New Zealanders suffer a fragility fracture – that is, a fracture after a low-impact injury...
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Wellington Queer Community to hold Hīkoi to Defend Trans Teens’ Access to Puberty Blockers
Source: Queer Endurance Queer community organisations and protest groups intend to hold a Hīkoi from Waitangi Park to Parliament Lawn on Sunday, 23 March. The march is to be part...
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GDP increases 0.7 percent in the December 2024 quarter – Stats NZ media and information release: Gross domestic product: December 2024 quarter
Source: Statistics New Zealand GDP increases 0.7 percent in the December 2024 quarter – 20 March 2025 – New Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7 percent in the December...
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Employment – PSA takes probation officer pay equity claim to the Employment Relations Authority
Source: PSA The pay equity claim for probation officers has gone to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), four years after it was first lodged. The PSA lodged its claim with the...
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Activist News – PSNA wants government MPs to speak out on Gaza attacks, since Foreign Minister won’t
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is asking MPs from National, ACT and NZ First to individually speak out to condemn Israel for ditching the...
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Mining – Awards celebrate women in mining and quarrying
Source: Straterra / AQA / MinEx A water management engineer and an alluvial gold assistant mine manager, both from the South Island’s West Coast; a Waihi principal metallurgist; and a health...
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Awards – Northland engineer wins Outdoor Access Champion Award
Source: Herenga ā Nuku – the Outdoor Access Commission Steve Gwilliam, a dedicated advocate for cycling in Tai Tokerau, will receive an Outdoor Access Champion Award this month. Herenga ā Nuku...
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Weather News – Settled weekend for most, but heavy rain for Wairoa District and Southern Gisborne – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 20th – Monday 24th March – MetService is forecasting settled weather to end the week. However, there is one exception: the Wairoa District and southern...
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Animal Welfare – Community effort needed to raise vaccination rates against canine parvovirus
Source: NZ Veterinary Association The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) is urging the public to spread the word about the importance of parvovirus vaccinations with their family, friends,...
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Northland News – New Sirens Tested in Northland’s Six-Monthly Tsunami Siren Test
Source: Northland Regional Council Northland’s six-monthly tsunami siren test will take place at the end of daylight saving on Sunday, 6 April. This year marks the first test of the newly...
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Government Cuts – More damaging cuts to Defence civilian workforce shows hypocrisy of Govt promise – PSA
Source: PSA – Net reduction of 374 civilian roles proposed More deep cuts proposed for NZDF’s civilian workforce lay bare the hypocrisy of the Government’s promise to lift defence spending. NZDF...
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Universities – Government stuck in the past with ‘Relationship and Sex Education Guidelines’ – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Pacific scholars say scrapping the 2020 Relationship and Sex Education Guidelines (RSE) will hinder rangatahi from safely navigating adolescence. Pacific scholars across Aotearoa say the...
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Culture – Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Share Their Story in New Exhibition at Auckland Museum
Source: Auckland Museum Ko Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi te wakaMāhuhu-ki-te-rangi is the ancestral canoe Ko Maungakiekie te maungaMaungakiekie is the mountain Ko Waitematā te moanaWaitematā is the ocean Ko Ngāti Whātua te iwiNgāti...
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Sport – RISER athletes continue to dominate their sporting disciplines – AJ Hackett Bungy NZ
Source: AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand Young Queenstown action sports athletes continue to claim some of the top national and international spots in their respective sporting disciplines this season. Promising...
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Telco Sector – 5G to drive New Zealand mobile service revenue growth during 2024-2029, forecasts GlobalData
Source: GlobalData New Zealand’s mobile services revenue is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% from $1.5 billion in 2024 to $1.8 billion in 2029,...
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Release: National at sea over Defence jobs
Source: New Zealand Labour Party National is looking to cut hundreds of jobs at New Zealand’s Defence Force, while at the same time it talks up plans to increase focus...
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Update: Search for Geoffrey Kelly
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Taumaranui Police have located a body in the rural Hikumutu area this afternoon in the search for a missing man. Today, Police and a...
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World’s largest turtle inspires international research
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 20 March 2025 Sarah Dwyer of the DOC Aotea Operations Team and Sierra Fullmer, Research Project Technician for Upwell Turtles, ready to monitor leatherback turtles, the...
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Update: Search for missing woman Penelope
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Dunedin Police have conducted a number of searches in Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula area for 65-year-old Penelope, known as Penny, who was last...
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Three arrested over complaints at Manukau supermarket
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police have made three arrests over complaints about alleged behaviour of some external security contractors at Pak N Save Manukau. These complaints included allegations...
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EIT Tairāwhiti Valedictorian honours community behind her success | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 3 minutes ago EIT Tairāwhiti’s 2025 Valedictorian, Heather Glover (Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti), never expected to be in the spotlight. The 30-year-old recently completed her...
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Release: National standards returning by stealth
Source: New Zealand Labour Party It’s been revealed that the Government is secretly trying to bring back a ‘one-size fits all’ standardised test – a decision that has shocked school...
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Name release – Homicide, Whangārei
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a homicide in Whangārei on 15 March. He...