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· November 5, 2025
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand is asking Aucklanders to remain vigilant for yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) on the North Shore. “We’ve had a fantastic response so...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The advent of vaping slowed progress on reducing smoking, especially for Māori and Pacific teens. The rise of vaping in Aotearoa, New Zealand may be...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Crown has settled 14 years of negotiations with Ngāti Paoa following legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Treaty for Waitangi Negotiations Paul Goldsmith...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: University of Otago Aotearoa’s progress in reducing smoking has slowed for Māori, Pacific and European adolescents, and vaping could be the reason, according to research published today in The...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: EMA The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says the slight rise in unemployment to 5.3% for the September quarter is disappointing but not unexpected and reflects the ongoing fragility in...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: NZCTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to act in response to new data released by Stats NZ today which shows unemployment has reached a...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government More services, made possible thanks to increased funding achieved under this government, have had a positive impact on the lives of high support needs young people...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand is making progress in the fight against anti-microbial resistance, with sales of veterinary and horticultural antibiotics falling for the seventh consecutive year,...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The collapse of after-hours and emergency care in Upper Hutt is a warning sign for the rest of New Zealand unless the underlying problems...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government People in Marlborough no longer need to make the long journey to Nelson for dialysis, with the opening of the region’s new dialysis unit in Blenheim,...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The state highway summer maintenance season is picking up the pace in the top of the South Island, and road users can expect to see...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 28-Harwoods Road will be closed for approximately 5 weeks while work continues on a roundabout at the SH28/State Highway 5 intersection east of...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 5 November 2025 – “Financial stability risks remain higher than in recent years”, says Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby in releasing the Financial Stability Report...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey has today announced the government is delivering more frontline workers and establishing new services for people in need of a...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation to protect productive farmland by limiting farm-to-forest conversions is now in place, marking a campaign promise fulfilled, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay says. The...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) says the findings from an official inquiry on the Manahau barge grounding obtained by media show the vessel...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has released an investigative report showing Eden Park planning restrictions could be costing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue with hundreds of...
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· November 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police continuing to investigate the shooting incident at Pukehinau Flats in Brooklyn, Wellington, on Sunday afternoon are appealing to anyone with further information to come forward....
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· November 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has released a new Assessment Framework for Carbon Removals, alongside a range of improvements to New Zealand’s climate change legislation. “The...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: Save the Children Children are being killed, maimed, sexually assaulted and abducted in record numbers in conflict zones, with a new Save the Children report revealing a 30% jump in verified grave...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Minister of Health’s failure to appoint a nurse to the new Primary Care Advisory Group is an insult to nurses, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: NZ Principals Federation As they grapple with major curriculum changes and changes to the Teaching Council, school principals woke this morning to learn that the Minister plans to remove all...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) Reaction from Cindy Baxter, chair, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, reaction to the government’s announced plans to change the Fast Track Approvals Act. “This is...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: NZ Principals Federation The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand is the independent professional body for schoolteachers, and like all other professional bodies such as the Medical Association or Law...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: Quality Valuation (QV) Dunedin City property owners will soon receive new three-yearly rating valuations by post. Updated valuations have been prepared for all 57,395 properties in the district by...
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· November 4, 2025
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The large vegetation fire at Darfield is now contained. The fire started just before 10am and destroyed three structures. It was contained around 12.45pm, with...