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SH73 Candy’s Bend resilience project getting underway
Source: New Zealand Government A major resilience project on State Highway 73 (SH73) at Candys Bend between Christchurch and the West Coast is getting underway to repair a damaged...
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Northcote’s new community hub awarded Green Star Design rating
Source: Auckland Council Great news for Northcote! The new community hub has been awarded a 6-Star Green Star Design rating and As-Built v1.1 Certified Design Rating – the highest possible...
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Investment strengthens resilience for two Tākitimu marae
Source: New Zealand Government Two Hawke’s Bay marae damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle will be rebuilt in safer locations following a $27.6 million Government investment, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says. Through the Whenua Māori and Marae Pathway, the Government has approved $11.54 million for Petāne Marae and $16.06 million for Tangoio Marae to relocate and rebuild after both sites were severely affected by...
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Fuel crisis ‘no longer a short-term situation’ for airlines
Source: Radio New Zealand The fuel price crisis “is no longer a short-term situation” for airlines while the government is promising to hold oil companies accountable. The Board of Airline...
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‘Squeeze across the whole country’: Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up
Source: Radio New Zealand Some households are facing new, higher water bills in the coming financial year as a shake-up to water services gets underway. Councils are investing nearly $48...
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‘Clear as mud’: The changes to how emergency rescues are being done
Source: Radio New Zealand A cliff rescue in Northland in January. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Rescuers in Auckland were in the middle of asking for a helicopter to fly them...
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Ford hybrid owners ‘could ask for compensation’
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Owners of Ford plug-in hybrid vehicles that currently cannot be fully charged should ask for a refund or compensation if the problem is...
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Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water
Source: Radio New Zealand A live feed of the data captured by the UWAI Robotics underwater drone. RNZ / Samantha Gee At the top of the South Island, in the...
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Far North councillors vote to expand controversial Māori liaison committee
Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania faces possibly the first ever media standup at the council chambers in Kaikohe. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Far North councillors...
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Typhoon Sinlaku weakening but still lashing Guam and Northern Marianas
Source: Radio New Zealand Online interactive weather platform Zoom Earth shows satellite image of Typhoon Sinlaku tracking away from the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday evening. 15 April 2026 Zoom...
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Transporting New Zealand calls for urgent repairs on Tiniroto Road, Gisborne
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is calling for Gisborne District Council to urgently repair Tiniroto Road between Gisborne and Wairoa, warning its deteriorating...
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Fire Safety – Fire ban lifted in parts of Otago
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Otago Central, Naseby and Lakes zones into a restricted fire season as of 8am on Wednesday 15...
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Auckland celebrates an air quality ‘victory lap’
Source: Auckland Council Aucklanders have good reason to take a deep breath; the region’s air quality has improved steadily over the past two decades, with scientists reporting encouraging progress in...
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Waikato community rallies to gift new home to healthcare worker after house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand A Waikato community is coming together to support long-serving healthcare worker Billie Gillet-Kati, whose home was destroyed in a 2021 fire. Supplied / Te Kōhao Health...
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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’
Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having unelected iwi representatives on the council’s Māori liaison committee. NZME Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having...
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DFIQ Media Hong Kong and WPP Media Hong Kong are the first in APAC to advance privacy-safe, data-driven retail media powered by Open Intelligence
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2026 – DFIQ Media Hong Kong, the retail media arm of leading Asian retailer, DFI Retail Group,...
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NRL: NZ Warriors veterans Kurt Capewell, Mitch Barnett, Charnze Nicoll-Kllokstad near return against Gold Coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Kurt Capewell has been missing with a calf injury since round two. Andrew Cornaga/p NRL: NZ Warriors v Gold Coast Titans Kickoff 5pm, Saturday, 18 April...
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Slip blocks road in Muriwai, West Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Auckland Council says geotechnical assessments are underway at the site of a slip in Muriwai, west of Auckland. Fire...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest hears about deaths of Ivy Collins, Susane Caccioppoli
Source: Radio New Zealand Coroner Erin Woolley is investigating the deaths of 19 people who died in 2023 as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods....
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‘You have to learn by our mistakes’: Warning from Australia over black market tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand A seasoned Australian homicide detective says New Zealand can soften the blow of fire bombed shops and violent organised crime seen in Australia, if black market...
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FENZ at scene of Muriwai landslide
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fire and Emergency (FENZ) are at the scene of a landslide in Muriwai – a coastal settlement west of...
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New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Department of Conservation New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – the black-headed tara iti/fairy tern – has had a boost in numbers, according to the...
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Firm building emergency network onto its fourth CEO this year
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. boscorelli Leadership churn has been occurring at the top of a $1.6 billion public safety project, with Tait Systems about to get its fourth...
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Watch: Storm chaser captures Cyclone Vaianu’s ferocity
Source: Radio New Zealand As some residents were facing evacuations in the Bay of Plenty during Cyclone Vaianu, one man was racing towards it. Matthew Davison has been chasing storms...
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Crusaders’ horses scratched from Te Kaha Stadium
Source: Radio New Zealand The Crusaders horses during the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Fijian Drua at the last game at Apollo Projects Stadium. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz...
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Property Market – First home buyers strong, investors middling, movers still cautious
Source: Cotality First home buyers are still very keen The latest figures show that first home buyers’ (FHBs) share of property purchases in the first three months of the year...
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Fire Safety – Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone moves to open fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone will move into an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 14 April, until further notice. An open fire season means you...