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Police assisting at Waiuku College fire
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services responded to reports of a minor fire at Waiuku College earlier today. At about 11.45am, Police responded to a report of two...
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Release: Auckland needs second harbour crossing
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Labour supports Minister Chris Bishop’s call for input on the second Waitematā Harbour crossing. “Auckland needs this project, it has needed it for at least...
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Business – Australasian real estate giant Raine & Horne turns up the volume in NZ
Source: Raine & Horne Real estate super brand goes all in on a nationwide radio blitz through Newstalk ZB and its NZME stablemates to reach collectively 1.86 million Kiwis weekly....
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It costs nothing to be kind
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Officers who stumbled across a man in need have helped get him back on track after a chance encounter. Just before 2am, the Police...
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Appointments – New CEO Heather Campbell to lead Save the Children New Zealand
Source: Save the Children Longstanding international development leader and former Asia Deputy Regional Director for Save the Children International, Heather Campbell, has been appointed as the new CEO of Save the...
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Finance – Federated Farmers says Reserve Bank’s capital rules bleeding farmers dry
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling for the Reserve Bank to drop overly conservative and growth-restricting banking capital rules that are costing farmers a fortune. “These rules are among the...
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Animal Welfare – Three greyhounds dead in one week – video captures harrowing final moments – SAFE
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is calling for urgent government action to enforce the closure of greyhound racing following the deaths of two more greyhounds this week. On March 13 at...
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Consumer NZ sets out vision for New Zealand consumers for 2025
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ calls for stronger protections for New Zealanders ahead of World Consumer Rights Day. Recent research by the consumer watchdog indicates that New Zealanders are struggling...
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Serious crash, SH5, Rangitaiki
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on SH5, Rangitaiki. Police were called about 11.30am. Initial indications are there have...
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Speech: Barbara Edmonds’ speech to NZ Investment Summit 2025
Source: New Zealand Labour Party And what role you can play in helping us to address some of the biggest challenges we face, while also creating new opportunities for business...
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Release: Labour does not support PPPs for prisons
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Labour does not support the private ownership of core infrastructure like schools, hospitals and prisons, which will only see worse outcomes for Kiwis. “Despite all...
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Food prices increase 2.4 percent annually – Stats NZ media and information release: Selected price indexes: February 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Food prices increase 2.4 percent annually – 14 March 2025 – Food prices increased 2.4 percent in the 12 months to February 2025, following a 2.3...
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Selected price indexes: February 2025 – exclusion of rental data
Source: Statistics New Zealand Selected price indexes: February 2025 – exclusion of rental data – 13 March 2025 The February 2025 SPI release due out tomorrow, 14 March 2025, will...
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Government Plans – PPPs pose risks to New Zealand workers – PSA
Source: PSA The PSA is warning that Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) will lead to New Zealand workers losing their jobs, being paid lower wages and having conditions reduced and poorer quality,...
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Greenpeace – Luxon’s mining obsession drives away second offshore wind investor
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on the Government to restore confidence to offshore wind investors by cancelling the fast track process for seabed mining, after it was revealed today that another...
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Arts – NZSA 2025 CompleteMS Programme
Source: NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that’s ready to take to the next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction, non-fiction… Apply...
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Finance Sector – Otago retains top spot in ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard – ASB
Source: ASB Otago top of the leaderboard for second quarter runningThe South Island secures top four places through an uptick in tourism, strong rise in construction and increased consumer confidenceEconomic...
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Fire Safety – Outdoor fires now banned in all of Auckland and Northland
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited season for Auckland, Waitematā and Counties Manukau Districts from 8am Friday 14 March, until further notice....
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Employment – PSA takes legal action against councils to end pay discrimination against library workers – PSA
Source: PSA Library workers are taking their long-overdue pay equity claim to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) today, almost six years after the claim was first lodged. The PSA lodged the...
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Dunedin Futures report should be a wake-up call
Source: Green Party The newly released report on the South Dunedin Future Programme must be a wake-up call for our Government. “Climate delay is the new denial. Failure to act...
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Council for International Development 40th Anniversary Dinner
Source: New Zealand Governor General E nga rau rangatira mā, e huihui mai nei I tenei wa, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically...
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Council invites feedback on bus options and consent fees
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Chair Craig Pauling said some big decisions were made in the Long-Term Plan last year, and its important people know that most of that work...
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Outdoor fires now banned in all of Auckland
Source: Auckland Council Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited season for Auckland, Waitematā and Counties Manukau Districts from 8am Friday 14 March, until further notice. Northland and...
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Auckland overnight motorway closures 16 – 21 March 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available...
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Spotlight on SH14: Works update
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 14 is benefiting from a range of essential projects to improve safety, road quality, and serviceability this maintenance season, with various works completed,...
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Great white shark makes cameo appearance
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 13 March 2025 DOC staff and researchers from Sea Through Science were carrying out a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) survey in Tamatea/Dusky Sound in February...
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Streamlining identity verification online
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government is making it easier for businesses to verify the identity of their staff and customers by...