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Police responding to incident, Flat Bush
Source: New Zealand Police Police are responding to an incident in Flat Bush this morning. Just after 9.30am, officers were at a property in Chapel Road conducting enquiries when a...
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Update on fatal fire, Bucklands Beach
Source: New Zealand Police An investigation continues into a fatal fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB, says the Police investigation...
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Gisborne homicide update + name release
Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in a position to name the victim of a homicide in Gisborne on Monday. He was Bill Pine Maangi, aged 36, of Te...
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Police seek public help with suspicious fires near Wanaka
Source: New Zealand Police Wanaka Police investigating suspicious fires are appealing for help from the public for information and video footage around the area. Police were called to reports of...
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Advocacy: Oxfam – Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Statement by independent groups Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating humanitarian crisis...
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Investigation continues into fatal house fire in Bucklands Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm two people have died following a house fire in Bucklands Beach in the early hours of this morning. An investigation is now underway...
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State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill resealed before Christmas
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Daytime and nighttime closures are planned for State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill next month, as the state highway summer maintenance season continues at the top...
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Police seek vehicle of interest following Raumanga arson
Source: New Zealand Police Northland Police investigating a suspicious fire in Raumanga last week are appealing to the public for information about a vehicle seen in the area. Police were...
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Chubb Insurance: Adverse Weather Sparks a Surge in Travel Insurance Policy Purchases
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 October 2025 – In 2025, Hong Kong has already issued 51 rainstorm warnings, including four top-tier black rainstorm...
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Weather News – A Wet Swirling System for the Week’s End – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 2nd – Monday 6th October – It is no surprise that in the middle of spring we’ve got active, quick moving weather on the cards....
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Kaipara Moana Remediation and DOC agreement encourages more environmental action for waterways
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 02 October 2025 Source: Kaipara Moana Remediation Kaipara Moana Remediation Pou Tātaki Justine Daw says her team is welcoming the agreement as another significant collaboration to...
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Construction starting on new SH35 Hikuwai Bridge
Source: New Zealand Government Improving the resilience of State Highway 35 (SH35) between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay in Tairāwhiti is shifting up a gear with construction starting this month...
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House Fire, Bucklands Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB: Emergency Services are attending a house fire on Murvale Drive this morning. At around 2.30am...
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Shaping the Future of Hybrid Office Spaces in Singapore with Raw Design Consultants
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 October 2025 – The rise of hybrid work is reshaping how offices in Singapore are imagined and used. Beyond desks...
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Rockfall resilience works planned near Murchison
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work is about to begin to make two key Top of the South transport links safer for the public and more resistant to slips and...
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Culvert repairs, replacements and road rebuilds the ‘final push’ on SH2 at Devil’s Elbow
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency As State Highway 2 recovery work nears completion in and around Devil’s Elbow, a stretch of the road will close overnight later this year for...
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New bridge reconnects popular Glenorchy trail
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 October 2025 A new 42 m suspension bridge across the Routeburn River is now open, reconnecting the popular Lake Sylvan Track after the previous...
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Greenpeace – International organisations condemn ‘no additional warming’ approach as NZ methane target decision looms
Source: Greenpeace A coalition of nearly 100 international organisations, including Greenpeace, have launched an open letter to governments calling for binding targets to cut industrial agricultural emissions and condemning the controversial ‘no additional...
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Universities – Climate leadership falling short in New Zealand – UoA study
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) New Zealand leaders favour small incremental changes in response to escalating climate impacts rather than the bold changes needed to make a real difference, according to research...
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More charges follow traffic stop
Source: New Zealand Police Police have laid further firearms charges against a man after a sawn-off shotgun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. The Henderson Beat Team...
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Fatal house fire, Mahora
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Hastings. Emergency services were called to Tamatea Street in Mahora around 2:40pm today. The formal...
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State Highway summer maintenance underway in the top of the South Island
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The road works season is underway in the top of the South Island, and drivers can expect to see contractors hard at work at multiple...
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Weather News – A week of changeable weather; snow and cool temperatures in the south – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 29th September – Thursday 2nd October: • Short-lived rainbands move across the country throughout the week.• Clear skies on Tuesday for much...
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Oxfam reacts to NZ government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa At the United Nations over the weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced that New Zealand will not recognise Palestinian statehood. Oxfam Aotearoa Executive Director Jason Myers said,...
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Earthquake-prone building system refocused
Source: New Zealand Government The earthquake-prone building system will be refocused to reduce repair costs and reinvigorate communities, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “While well intentioned, the current...
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Firearms found, four arrested following Whanganui search warrant
Source: New Zealand Police Multiple firearms were found hidden at a Puriri Street property when Whanganui police teams executed a search warrant last week. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Carey Priest...
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Man arrested after serious incident at Wadestown property
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been arrested in Wadestown this afternoon, after he allegedly entered a property and threatened the occupants with a weapon. Police were called about...