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Update on Gore firearms incident
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to investigate a firearms incident in Gore yesterday that left two people injured. Shortly before 8pm Police were called to a house on...
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Draft guidance for self-assessable changes to agricultural chemical and veterinary medicine trade name product registrations
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on new self-assessable changes guidance documents and changes to the existing chemistry and...
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Households ponder future of gas as supply dwindles
Source: Radio New Zealand The rate of gas installations has slowed, as the supply shrinks. 123RF.com Renewables advocates claim it’s “madness” that thousands of new piped gas connections are being...
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GDP announcement expected to show economic rebound
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Numbers out today are likely to show the economy rebounded in the September quarter. Gross domestic product – a broad measure of...
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Households ponder pros, cons of gas against electricity as supply dwindles
Source: Radio New Zealand The rate of gas installations has slowed, as the supply shrinks. 123RF.com Renewables advocates claim it’s “madness” that thousands of new piped gas connections are being...
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Customers jump on fixed terms as rates rise
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ has seen more customers asking about switching from floating rate to a fixed one. RNZ Home loan customers are hustling to fix as rates start...
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Bondi community returning to new normal, after shooting tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand Kazzi Beach Greek displays Israel flags to support the victims, but has had both positive and negative feedback. Charlotte Cook Bondi businesses say they will feel...
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Is Antoine Dupont the best rugby player in the world?
Source: Radio New Zealand Is Antoine Dupont the best player in the world? Former team mate Pita Ahki says yes, having been there for the French halfback’s rise to prominence...
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Lever Style Announces Seventh Acquisition Since IPO, Continuing Group Expansion in the Global Apparel Supply Chain Sector
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – Lever Style Corporation (HKEX: 1346, “Lever Style”), has acquired designated assets from Active Apparel Group...
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FBI tip-off helps authorities foil mass stabbing attack at court, Hastings man jailed
Source: Radio New Zealand A 22-year-old man planned to commit a mass stabbing attack at his sentencing at Napier District Court. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Warning: This story contains content...
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UABBHK 2025 Officially Opens to Public at Oil Street Art Space and East Kowloon Cultural Centre
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – The 2025 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture(Hong Kong) (UABBHK 2025) is...
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Hastings man jailed for planning mass stabbing attack at court after FBI alerts authorities
Source: Radio New Zealand A 22-year-old man planned to commit a mass stabbing attack at his sentencing at Napier District Court. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Warning: This story contains content...
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SUNeVision Launches Third-Year Startup Programme
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. (“SUNeVision”, SEHK: 1686), the largest data centre provider in Hong Kong and...
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Wānaka braces for influx of teenage partygoers on New Year’s Eve
Source: Radio New Zealand Red Frogs national director Raymond Thompson. RNZ/Katie Todd Tens of thousands of teenagers are expected to descend on Wānaka’s lakefront for one of the country’s biggest...
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Hamilton woman who exploited migrant workers sentenced to home detention
Source: Radio New Zealand Sneha Patel either did not pay the employees at all, or at a rate less than the minimum wage for the hours they worked. File photo....
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Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in year: Report
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit by Auckland Council found over 900 people were homeless in Auckland. Nick Monro Isolated, lonely and far from support networks – that’s what people...
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The cost of a Christmas meal: ‘Just turning the barbecue on gets expensive’
Source: Radio New Zealand A roast meat meal for Christmas that would fed roughly 10 people now costs about $200, up from $178 last year. File photo. subbotina/123RF Putting on...
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Member of online extortion group sentenced for threatening mass stabbing and sharing objectionable material
Source: New Zealand Police A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months imprisonment for indecent communications, distributing objectionable material, and threatening to commit a mass stabbing...
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Black Caps bowler Jacob Duffy backs injury-plagued attack against West Indies
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacob Duffy celebrates his five wickets in the second innings against England at Wellington. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Third test: Black Caps v West Indies Bay...
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How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays
Source: Radio New Zealand Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. The division of marketplace products into restrictive gender categories –...
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Puberty Blockers decision puts children back at risk
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 17 December 2025 Family First NZ says that a decision by a judge today in the Wellington High Court to pause the ban on...
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What do new bank rules mean for home loans
Source: Radio New Zealand The Reserve Bank plans to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold against their loans. RNZ / Dom Thomas Changes to bank capital...
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Jevon McSkimming avoids jail sentence over possession of child sexual exploitation material
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming was sentenced to nine months home detention at the Wellington District Court. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has avoided jail...
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Reserve Bank eases capital requirements on banks
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ RBNZ eases capital requirements on banks New settings to reduce bank funding costs overall by about $5 bn RBNZ says settings conservative but closer to...
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KiwiSaver investors should focus on long-term savings: Financial research firm
Source: Radio New Zealand Morningstar said investors should focus on long-term savings goals, rather than seek short-term gains. RNZ / REECE BAKER A leading financial research firm says KiwiSaver investors...
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New racing hub unlocks housing potential
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing in a racecourse transformation in Hawke’s Bay to help free up prime land for homes in Hastings, Racing Minister Winston Peters and...
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CE/0420 [2025] NZPrivCmr3 – Two PAK’nSAVE stores found in breach of Privacy Act
Source: Privacy Commissioner 17 Dec 2025, 11:30 C Park Traders Limited (formerly trading as PAK’nSAVE Clendon) and Hutchinson Bros Limited (trading as PAK’nSAVE Royal Oak) breached IPP5 by not having...