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Search for missing boatie scaled back
Source: Radio New Zealand Family members raised the alarm on Friday night when the pair failed to return to Pataua South, near Whangārei. NZ Coastguard Police are scaling back the...
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Rare pink grasshopper spotted in Mackenzie basin
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 November 2025 There, sitting on the grey stones in the bright sunshine was a deep pink female robust grasshopper (Sigaus robustus). “I’ve been studying...
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Update: Missing fisherman, Northland
Source: New Zealand Police The search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Pataua South will scaled back, as searching moves into a new phase four days on from...
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Seafood company Sanford’s full-year net profit $63.7 million, more than triple previous year
Source: Radio New Zealand Sanford’s net profit for the year ended September was $63.7 million. Supplied / Sanford Seafood company Sanford has made a record full-year profit driven by the...
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Triathlon: Hayden Wilde puts chaotic race behind him
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde is sure there will be more robust technical involvement in future T100...
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Kaitāia reels at violent death of ‘relentlessly optimistic’ businessman Monty Knight
Source: Radio New Zealand Monty Knight established his own winery, Okahu Estate, just outside Kaitāia. RNZ/Carol Stiles Kaitāia is reeling from the violent death of a man described as “an...
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‘Not meant to be around here’: Auckland native bird hospital seeing more sub-Antarctic species
Source: Radio New Zealand A white-headed petrel doing a water test to check its swimming and water resistance. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A native bird hospital is concerned about the...
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Blue light discos, books, boats and UFOs: The swirly world of Andrew Fagan
Source: Radio New Zealand Most New Zealand music fans of a certain age (ie, 50+) will remember Andrew Fagan as the frontman for legendary 1980s punky popsters The Mockers. Back...
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Annual food prices increase 4.7 percent – Selected price indexes: October 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Annual food prices increase 4.7 percent – news story 17 November 2025 Food prices increased 4.7 percent in the 12 months to October 2025, following a 4.1 percent increase in the...
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Education – South Canterbury Principals’ Association open letter to Minister of Education
Source: NZ Principals Federation Dear Erica Stanford and David Seymour, The South Canterbury Principals’ Association feels compelled to express their grave concern over recent interventions by the government into education...
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Infinity FA Highlights the Critical Role of Competitive Employee Benefits in Retaining Talent Amid Evolving Workplace Expectations
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 November 2025 – The workplace is undergoing a seismic shift as employees’ expectations and priorities continue to evolve. Infinity Financial...
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Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand The Coastguard had also aided in the search. NZ Coastguard The Navy has joined the search for a missing fisherman in Northland. A boat with two...
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Restoration critical for mauri of Moawhitu
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 November 2025 The Pou Taiao of Ngāti Koata, Neil Deans, says Lake Moawhitu was once an important kainga and mahinga kai site and used...
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Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
Source: Radio New Zealand More than half of all students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take a primary industries subject. Supplied/Francis Douglas Memorial College A Taranaki high...
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Search resumes for missing fisherman off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police A search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Pataua South has resumed this morning, with assistance from the Royal New Zealand Navy. Police, including...
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Foot on face photo of Kiwi Geordie Beamish up for award
Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish of Team New Zealand avoids the foot of Jean-Simon Desgagnes of Team Canada Emilee Chinn A photo of Geordie Beamish’s dramatic tumble at the...
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10 things you should know about the enigmatic eels of Aotearoa
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Eels in a stream | : Sarah Wilcox. Sleek, strong and slithery yet secretive about their sex lives. Eels/tuna are the top predators of the...
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Two antibiotic-resistant superbugs found at Christchurch Hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Health NZ has confirmed two separate outbreaks of superbugs at Christchurch Hospital. Two different strains of antibiotic antibiotic-resistant enterococci have...
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Feedback sought on longer-term protection for northern hoiho
Source: New Zealand Government Feedback is being sought on new proposals to reduce risk from commercial fishing to hoiho (yellow eyed penguins), Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “In...
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Further measures to reduce fisheries bycatch of hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin)
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say Following on from the emergency closure of commercial fishing around the Otago Peninsula announced on 16 September 2025, we are consulting...
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How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of ‘adult’ diabetes
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager with type 1 diabetes uses a CGM – a continuous glucose monitoring device. Amelie Benoist / BSIP via AFP A specialist in treating childhood...
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Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’
Source: Radio New Zealand Caulerpa smothers everything from kelp to shell fish. File photo. Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa In the more than four years since exotic caulerpa was first discovered...
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Police renew footage appeals as search for Upper Hutt woman continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart went missing from Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region. Police / Supplied Police are renewing appeals for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search...
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Continued appeal for information on woman missing in Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Annalise Ferguson: Police continue to appeal for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for missing woman Anita Hart in Upper Hutt....
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Second loss for Fiji rugby after defeat to France in Bordeaux
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji was beaten by England last week before being dealt another defeat on Sunday morning against France. AFP / GLYN KIRK France defeated Fiji 34-21 in...
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopens
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 16 November 2025 DOC Central North Island Operations Director Damian Coutts says both DOC and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are confident the track is...
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Search resumes for missing fisherman off Whangārei coast at Pataua South
Source: Radio New Zealand The Coastguard is one of several crews searching for the missing fisherman. NZ Coastguard Search crews are resuming the search for a man believed to be...