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Eight callouts impacted by firefighter strike
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) were striking on Friday for an hour. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Fire and Emergency says it received...
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Police investigation saves tourist’s 11th hour dilemma
Source: New Zealand Police It was smiles, not tears, at the departure gate as a Police reunited a German tourist with his stolen belongings. A car break-in earlier this week...
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Iconic Paraparaumu Beach back on PGA Tour of Australasia itinerary
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi caddy Steve Williams holds the umbrella for Tiger Woods during the 2002 NZ Golf Open at Paraparaumu Beach. PHOTOSPORT The famed Paraparaumu Beach golf course...
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Katikati schools, medical centre lockdown lifted after police catch wanted person
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has been arrested in Katikati after the search for them sent multiple schools and a medical centre into lockdown. Police...
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Exporters to benefit from CPTPP’s growing membership and new links to the EU and ASEAN
Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has welcomed progress towards Costa Rica joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Melbourne today. Ministers will...
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Health – ProCare announces winners of 2025 Quality Awards
Source: ProCare Leading healthcare provider, ProCare has announced the winners of its 2025 Quality Awards, celebrating excellence across its Network of 140 general practices and approximately 700,000 patients across Tāmaki...
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Cop turned aviation boss Chris de Wattignar quits following scathing IPCA McSkimming report
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris de Wattignar. NZ Police A former senior leader at police has quit his role at the Civil Aviation Authority following the police watchdog’s scathing report...
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‘Wear bright colours’: Funeral to be held for chidlren killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied Details of the funeral for the three children who died in a house fire in...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 17 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 21 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Workers First Union – Kmart should not expect workers to handle asbestos kiddie-sand recall
Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union is calling for Kmart to urgently and proactively engage professional waste services and advise all customers publicly that they should not bring returns of...
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Health – Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Toi Mata Hauora (ASMS) condemns the decision from Minister of Health Simeon Brown to ban new prescriptions of...
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Health – ProCare celebrates 30 years at AGM and welcomes new Board Members
Source: ProCare Leading healthcare provider ProCare brought together shareholders, Board members, and its Network last night to celebrate incoming and outgoing Directors and mark the organisation’s 30-year anniversary. Alister Lawrence,...
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Northland News – Passion for rangatahi and te taiao drives Ngāti Rēhia’s climate action success
Source: Northland Regional Council Ngāti Rēhia’s commitment to environmental stewardship, rangatahi empowerment and revitalising mātauranga Māori has earned them recognition at a prestigious business awards event. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia...
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand extends consultation deadline
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is extending the closing date for its consultation on organisation-wide structure change. The consultation will now close on 10 December...
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Leaders vow for bold Indigenous-led action as the world’s largest Indigenous education forum comes to an end
Source: Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Awa, Ngai Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto “The answers are within us.” Dr Verna Kirkness, the founder of the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE), delivered this...
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Education – Open Letter to Ministers of Education from South Otago Principals’ Association
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: Ministers of Education Parliament Buildings Wellington Dear Erica Stanford and David Seymour The South Otago Principals Association is very concerned about the recent interventions...
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Health – Lung transplant survivor to tackle Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge one year after surgery
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation She couldn’t blow out the candles on her 50th birthday cake. Now, with a stranger’s lungs in her chest, Kath Cross is gearing up to ride...
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Taiwan Medical Textile Alliance Expands into Thailand’s Healthcare Market with Innovative Functional Fabrics
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 November 2025 – Amid global market shifts and intensifying competition, Taiwan’s leading functional and smart textiles expert, Asiatic Fiber...
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Advocacy – Public Response from Palestine Forum of New Zealand – Regarding the Statement by Mataara Mai on the Planned Meeting at Te Kuirau Marae
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Tēnā koutou katoa, Palestine Forum of New Zealand stands alongside Mataara Mai and all those who have raised deep concern about the planned gathering...
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Māori ethnic population nears one million
Source: Radio New Zealand Projections indicate the Māori population is likely to cross the million mark in 2033. RNZ Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa,...
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New farrowing crates rules at piggeries progress, amid undercover footage release
Source: Radio New Zealand Warning: Readers may find these images distressing Animal welfare activists, public submitters and the associate agriculture minister are still at odds around the use of farrowing...
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xTool Launches “Make It Here” Initiative to Fuel a European Renaissance of Making
Source: Media Outreach BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 November 2025 – xTool, a global leader in desktop laser cutters and smart fabrication tools, today launched its “Make...
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One in hospital after rescue at Bethells Beach, Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Henga – Bethells Beach. 123rf A person has been hospitalised after getting into trouble in the waters at Auckland’s Bethells Beach this afternoon. Surf Life...
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Person critically injured in three-vehicle crash on busy Auckland road
Source: Radio New Zealand Traffic in the area is heavy. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson One person has been critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on a busy Auckland...
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The Ashes cricket live: Australia v England first test, day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. Follow all the action as...
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Jetstar flights to ban use of portable power banks on all flights, Air New Zealand looking into it
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Jetstar has confirmed the use of portable power banks on all of its New Zealand flights will be banned from 15 December,...
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Kāpiti Coast man jailed for nine years for possessing ‘some of the worst content known’
Source: Radio New Zealand The main was sentenced at the Wellington District Court on Friday. (File photo) RNZ / Richard Tindiller A Kāpiti Coast man has been jailed for possessing...