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Q&A: What is a blue-green network?
Source: Auckland Council A blue-green network is a system of waterways (blue) and parks (green) that give stormwater space to flow and help reduce flooding where people live. After severe...
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Enhanced urgent care service for Napier
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will invest in an enhanced overnight urgent care service for the Napier community as part of our focus on ensuring access to timely, quality...
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Release: Kiwis still struggling as economy stumbles along
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Kiwis aren’t feeling any better off despite figures showing a very slight growth in GDP in the December quarter. “Let’s not pretend this means life...
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Recession ends – Economic challenges remain
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Figures released by Statistics New Zealand today showed that the economy grew by 0.7% ending the very deep recession seen over the past...
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Finance Analysis – Red, black, red, and now back in black. We are crawling out of recession – Jarrod Kerr Kiwibank
Source: Kiwibank – Analysis by Jarrod Kerr My odds are stacked, I’ll go back to black – Amy Winehouse Red, black, red, and now back in black. We are crawling...
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Rock on – Beach Hop 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The journey to Whangamatā for Beach Hop this year should be smooth cruising with the majority of road maintenance works completed in the Coromandel. The...
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Environment – NZ dairy linked to deforestation inside Attenborough orangutan documentary wildlife reserve – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa says that New Zealand dairy has been linked to deforestation inside the wildlife reserve featured in David Attenborough’s orangutan documentary, Secret Lives of Orangutans. The organisation says...
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Banking and Finance – Further drops to ASB’s fixed mortgage rates
Source: ASB ASB has today reduced several of its fixed home lending rates by up to 20 basis points, marking the bank’s fifth fixed rate mortgage drop in 2025. ASB...
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Finance – ‘Rate wars’ could see borrowers go long again – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic As more new and existing borrowers begin to benefit from lower mortgage rates following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) cutting cycle, market turnover levels and property...
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InternetNZ – Desire for flexibility remains amid fall in number of remote workers
Source: InternetNZ Nearly half of New Zealanders who have the option to work from home would like to do so more, however the actual number of people working remotely is decreasing....
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Planning Auckland’s cemetery needs for future generations
Source: Auckland Council Cemeteries are special and sacred places to honour and reflect on loved ones who have passed. Auckland Council takes pride in providing cemetery services across Tāmaki Makaurau...
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International Anti-Money Laundering rule changes support government reforms
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has welcomed changes to international anti-money laundering standards which closely align with the Government’s reforms. “The Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) last...
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Missing Belmont boy located
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are pleased to advise that a teenage boy, reported missing from Belmont, has been located. He is safe and is being taken home....
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Arrests made in Operation Sove – Stokes Valley murder and arson
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Hutt Valley Police have arrested three men in connection to the murder of a man in his 80s...
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Opening of the new Canterbury Coastguard building
Source: New Zealand Governor General E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou...
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Greens call for compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, a 77-year-old kaumātua on hunger strike at the Spring Hill Corrections Facility, after visiting him...
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6 creative community galleries to check out
Source: Auckland Council If Auckland was an artwork, it would be a vast tapestry woven with the colourful threads of the many cultures that make up its diverse population. There...
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Stand Up for Palestine: A Call to Action Against Israels Treacherous Attack
Source: Te Pati Maori At 2.30am local time, Israel launched a treacherous attack on Gaza killing more than 300 defenceless civilians while they slept. Many of them were children. This...
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Procurement underway for Northland Corridor Section 1, Ara Tūhono – Warkworth to Te Hana
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is inviting interested parties to express their interest in delivering the first section of the Northland Corridor Ara Tūhono...
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Help us locate Ryan
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are seeking the community’s assistance in locating Ryan, who has been reported missing. The 16-year-old has left his Belmont home on the North...
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Miramar incident: Injured man dies in hospital
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: A man who was found critically injured on a roadside in Miramar, Wellington has died in hospital this...
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Climate and Science – Extreme atmospheric rivers could double in future climate – NIWA
Source: NIWA New Zealand could face twice as many of the most extreme atmospheric rivers by the end of the century, according to new research by the National Institute of Water...
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Herpetologists hop to it
Source: Auckland Council As World Frog Day leaps into our calendars (20 March), Auckland Council’s Environmental Services team is taking the opportunity to shine a spotlight on one of New...
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NZ economy: Wheels turning – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the March quarter shows signs of economic improvement – even as New Zealand continues to face significant issues at home and abroad. BusinessNZ Director...
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People Against Prisons Aotearoa Statement – Prison guards hospitalise 77 year-old parolee – PAPA
Source: People Against Prisons Aotearoa STATEMENT – People Against Prisons Aotearoa condemns the beating of 77 year-old Dean Wickliffe by prison guards at Waikato’s Spring Hill Corrections Facility. Wickliffe was...
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Release: Still no certainty for disability communities
Source: New Zealand Labour Party One year on from the Government’s abrupt and callous changes to disability funding, the community still has no idea what the future holds. “Disabled people,...
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Sneezeweed: a tiny hero of Kawau Island
Source: Auckland Council If you’ve ever wandered through the tracks and paths of Kawau Island, you may have come across a small, unassuming herb with delicate daisy-like flowers; it’s called...