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Libraries caught up in asbestos play sand scare

· November 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Educational Colours Rainbow Sand has been recalled. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Thames Coromandel District Council hopes to be able to say soon when two of...

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Ban On Harmful Puberty Blockers Protects Children

· November 19, 2025

Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 19 November 2025 Family First NZ is applauding the government’s decision to end the use of GnRHa hormones (usually referred to as ‘puberty blockers’) for...

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Ferry solution saves New Zealand $3.2b

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon. Thank you, Lachie, for the introduction.  And thanks to CentrePort for having us here. We selected this site as it was the scene of...

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Pumped up Metallica fans descend on Auckland

· November 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Die-hard Metallica fans have been queuing in the rain for hours before Wednesday night’s sold-out concert at Eden Park in Auckland even starts. The city and...

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Zero households in Emergency housing in Rotorua

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has officially ended the use of Contracted Emergency Housing (CEH) motels in Rotorua, taking the number of households in CEH from its peak of...

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Methodology Report 2024/25: New Zealand Health Survey

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 19 November 2025 This methodology report details the procedures and protocols followed to ensure the New Zealand Health Survey produces the high-quality...

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Police halt duo’s crime spree

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police A crime wave gripping a small Waikato town over the past month has been solved, following a spate of burglaries and an arson. Two young people...

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Radius hails occupancy rates as net profit triples

· November 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Kzenon Radius’s net profit has more than tripled in line with expectations. The aged residential care provider made $6.3 million in the six months ended September...