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Fairer, fit-for-purpose Arms Act to improve public safety
Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to repeal and replace the Arms Act 1983 with a new law that’s fairer, fit for purpose, and improves the safety of New...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #13
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Drones with thermal imaging equipment have begun checking the flanks of the Tongariro National Park fireground for hotspots. Fire and Emergency’s specialist drone crew completed...
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Police acknowledge IPCA report into justified non-fatal shooting
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledges the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority into a non-fatal shooting in west Auckland during September 2023. On 27 September 2023, Police received...
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Temuera Morrison digs deep in his latest TV project
Source: Radio New Zealand Temuera Morrison didn’t need time to think when he was asked to front Earth Oven, a new TV show by his friend and long-time collaborator film...
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Hopes a vast fire at Tongariro won’t turn the tourists away
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park fire is leaving the surrounding sky covered in hazy smoke Supplied In Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out...
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Fires crews start ‘grunt work’ at Tongariro park
Source: Radio New Zealand Favourable conditions on Monday meant the fire appeared to be extinguished. Fire and Emergency NZ Fire and Emergency crews in Tongariro National Park will be back...
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Tongariro fire: Threatened species in area ‘so unique, sacred and spectacular’
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park is home to a range of threatened plants, butterflies and moths. Supplied / Max Rayner The Department of Conservation (DOC) says Tongariro...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Timing of emergency mobile alert explained
Source: Radio New Zealand Images of those who died in relation to the cyclone are on display in the courtroom. RNZ / Alexa Cook The man in charge of the...
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Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakaari/White Island eruption in December 2019 from a helicopter. WARNING: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was...
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Tongariro fire: Tourists helicoptered out as ash fell from sky
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourist describes ash falling from the sky before he was helicoptered from hut He was then evacuated from Whakapapa Residents in affected area can return home,...
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MEXC’s Risk Control, Anti-Fraud, and Asset Freeze Measures: Building the Security Firewall for Crypto Users, an In-Depth Analysis
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – In the 2025 crypto market, security has become the core battleground for exchange competition. According...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Delay in emergency mobile alert explained
Source: Radio New Zealand Images of those who died in relation to the cyclone are on display in the courtroom. RNZ / Alexa Cook The man in charge of the...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #12
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand A Fire and Emergency observation flight this afternoon has found no visible signs of fire following today’s rainfall. District Commander Nigel Dravitzki says the rain...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #11
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Conditions on the fireground in the Tongariro National Park have improved significantly today. Fire and Emergency District Commander Nigel Dravitzki says that steady rain and...
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Tongariro fire: Respiratory health warning for people living, travelling nearby
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Kiwis living with a respiratory condition near the Tongariro National Park fire are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to the smoke....
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In pictures: The devastating impacts the Tongariro National Park wildfire has had on our landscape
Source: Radio New Zealand A huge wildfire in Tongariro National Park is expected to have significant impacts on biodiversity. The large fire on the Central Plateau broke out on Saturday...
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Te Pāti Māori purge fails to end the party war
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Analysis: As the Iwi Chairs Forum fought fruitlessly to keep Te Pāti Māori together last...
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Smoke warning as Tongariro fire grows
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters continue to battle the Tongariro National Park wildfire. Fire and Emergency People living near the Tongariro National Park fire are being warned to take extra...
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Live: Tongariro National Park wildfire spreads to nearly 3000 hectares
Source: Radio New Zealand A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The blaze has burned...
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Parts of Tongariro National Park reduced to ash in huge blaze, Lodge owner says
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of a lodge near Tongariro National Park, says areas of the land have been reduced to ash by a raging wildfire spreading more than...
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Weather News – A warm, wet, and thundery start to the week – MetService
Source: MetService A warm, wet, and thundery start to the week – Covering period of Monday 10 – Thursday 13 November. – Summer-like temperatures today (Monday) – Possible thunderstorms this afternoon...
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One person critically injured in fiery crash with milk tanker on Canterbury’s State Highway 73
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has been critically injured in fiery crash between a milk tanker and ute that closed a state highway in Canterbury....
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Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds
Source: Radio New Zealand The impact of drought in Hurunui in North Canterbury. Supplied / Dan Hodgen The ebbs and flows of farming are expected to be exacerbated by future...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Update #10
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Conditions are misty in the Tongariro National Park this morning, which has helped limit the growth of the fire overnight. All aircraft are grounded because...
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Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve Evans is a man who just loves old wood and just can’t bear the thought of seeing it end up in landfill or being chucked...
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Wattie’s NZ taking fewer tomatoes, corn, beetroot until demand increases
Source: Radio New Zealand Wattie’s New Zealand is cutting down on local produced crops, including tomatoes, corn and beetroot. pixabay Wattie’s New Zealand is further reducing fruit and vegetable crops...
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Falling trees kill sheep, cut power on Wairarapa farms
Source: Radio New Zealand Fallen trees at the side of the road in Riversdale in Wairarapa on Thursday. RNZ / Mark Papalii Many rural communities are clearing away fallen trees,...