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Update: Serious incident Onehunga
Source: New Zealand Police Auckland City Police are continuing to make progress in investigating a firearms incident in Onehunga on Friday morning. Detective Senior Sergeant Matt Bunce says a vehicle...
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Hornet tracking technology proving effective
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Advanced radio tracking technology is successfully hunting down yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) and their nests in Auckland, boosting the fight against the insect pest,...
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New iron treatment proposed for people who have experienced low phosphate levels
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is asking for feedback on a proposal to fund a new iron treatment, ferric derisomaltose (Monofer), in hospitals from 1 March 2026. Ferric derisomaltose (Monofer) is an...
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Key concession decision provides certainty for Milford tourism
Source: New Zealand Government Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has confirmed a decision to grant a long-term concession for the operation of key visitor infrastructure at Milford Sound Piopiotahi. The next...
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Update on work happening at SH2 Waioweka Gorge
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Crews began clearing slip material at both ends of the SH2 Waioweka Gorge over the weekend, with 2 significant slips now been declared safe for...
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Economy – How important are global market shocks for explaining NZGB-swap spreads? – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 20 January 2026 – We have published an Analytical Note: How important are global market shocks for explaining NZGB-swap spreads? This Note documents historical developments...
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Fire Safety – Fire restrictions eased in Hawke’s Bay
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Rain and cooler temperatures have eased the fire risk in parts of Hawke’s Bay, which has enabled Fire and Emergency New Zealand to reduce restrictions...
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Luxon speech devoid of policy or vision
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi president Sandra Grey is calling out the National Party leader for failing to address the concerns of working people at a time when a...
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Counties Manukau urgent care service now operating 24/7
Source: New Zealand Government South and East Aucklanders can now access urgent care at any time, with the Counties Manukau after-hours service now operating 24 hours a day, seven days...
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Ihaia Road, Ōpunake closed following incident overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Ihaia Road, Ōpunake is closed following an incident overnight. At around 10:15pm, Police were notified that a person had been seriously assaulted. They were transported to...
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Australia-New Zealand – New Zealand firefighters deploy to Victoria
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has sent 22 firefighters to Victoria today, following a formal request from Emergency Management Victoria. The contingent consists of 20...
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Fatality after water-related death, Hahei
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a water-related incident in Hahei this afternoon. At around 3.15pm, Police were alerted to a man in need of assistance in...
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Expect extra traffic on highways south of Gisborne
Source: New Zealand Police Police are warning motorists to plan ahead and expect delays, due to the closure of State Highway 2 through Waioeka Gorge. There is a significant increase...
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Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality says Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past...
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Investigation ongoing into pedestrian’s death in Haruru Falls
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Superintendent Matt Srhoj, Northland District Commander: An investigation is continuing into the circumstances around the death of a pedestrian in Haruru Falls at...
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Energy Initiatives – Politicians go head-to-head on New Zealand’s energy future at Electrify Queenstown 2026
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown, New Zealand (19 January 2026) Award-winning summit Electrify Queenstown will return in May 2026 with a power-packed programme combining political debate, high-profile...
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How a wrong turn led to 3 weeks lost in bush + statement from Graham Garnett’s family
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue Disoriented by heavy cloud and with weather conditions closing in, one wrong turn was all it...
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New Zealand and Kiribati enhance partnership
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and Kiribati have enhanced their Pacific partnership, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Kiribati Vice President Dr Teuea Toatu announced in Tarawa today. “Our two...
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Weather News – Relentless Heavy Rain and Strong Winds – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 19th – Friday 23rd January Yellow Heavy Rain Watch for Northland Yellow Heavy Rain Watches for Auckland (north of the Harbour Bridge), Great Barrier...
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TE MAURI DIALOGUE: Kiribati – New Zealand Statement of Partnership
Source: New Zealand Government [Statement was signed in Kiribati on 19 January 2026 by New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Kiribati Vice President Honourable Dr. Teuea Toatu.]...
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Road blocked, SH 2, Wairoa
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2, Waiora, is currently blocked following a crash this morning. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has overturned, around 10.40am....
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Property Market – Does property double in a decade? Not in the last cycle, new data from realestate.co.nz shows
Source: RealEstate.co.nz National average asking price increased by 55.1% in past 10 years Auckland’s average asking price increases only 23.5% The regions take the cake for delivering the biggest returns...
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Stats NZ updates material hardship measure for child poverty statistics – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Stats NZ updates material hardship measure for child poverty statistics – news story 16 January 2026 Stats NZ has changed how we measure material hardship to ensure...
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Price index methods – updates for the December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ methods paper
Source: Statistics New Zealand Price index methods – updates for the December 2025 quarter – methods paper 16 January 2026 This page summarises methodological updates for Stats NZ’s price indexes...
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Annual food prices increase 4.0 percent – Selected price indexes: December 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual food prices increase 4.0 percent – news story 16 January 2026 Food prices increased 4.0 percent in the 12 months to December 2025, following a 4.4...
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Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter – information release 15 January 2026 Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025...
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Walking into Happiness! Embracing nature one step at a time
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 19 January 2026 The Hauraki DOC team’s new ‘Walking into Happiness!’ initiative encourages people to take up the challenge to walk a selection of tracks...