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Update: Mt Wellington death
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing enquiries into a man’s death at a Mt Wellington reserve early this morning. We are continuing to conduct enquiries on behalf of the...
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Men before court in relation to Hamilton homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Darryl Smith: Two men have appeared in Hamilton District Court today charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton CBD...
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State Highway 6 Rocks Road – full closure planned tomorrow for emergency works
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 6 Rocks Road will be closed tomorrow (Thursday 7 August), while contractors carry out emergency work on the slip site. The closure is...
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Health – What are the chances? Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa says you should fool around and find out
Source: Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa “Fool around and find out!” That’s the advice from Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa – but only when it comes to their new online game, ‘Wheel of Fertility’. Available...
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Reality TV helped bring clean water to the Pacific, says ChildFund
Source: ChildFund New Zealand ChildFund New Zealand welcomes the return of Celebrity Treasure Island to TVNZ, after actor and musician JP Foliaki won last year, and donated his winnings to water...
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Transport User-Pays – Privatising Road User Charges risks higher costs for drivers – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s plan to privatise the collection of Road User Charges, at the same time as moving all vehicles on to the system, risks adding to the cost of...
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Govt’s anti-climate policies should be top of hazards list in latest briefing document – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says “Top of the list of hazards should be the Government’s own policies, which are driving us closer to climate disaster. “Ironically, this briefing was...
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Climate – New Zealand Experiences 4th-Warmest July on Record – Monthly Climate Summary July 2025 from Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA)
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand New Zealand has recorded its 4th-warmest July since records began in 1909, according to the Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) latest Monthly Climate Summary. The...
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Employment – Workers paying the price in weak economy – NZCTU
Source: NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi New data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that unemployment has increased to 5.2%, meaning that there are 158,000 people unemployed in New Zealand, and that...
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Transport – Road freight association supports Government steps towards universal road user charges
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Transporting New Zealand has welcomed Transport Minister Chris Bishop’s announcement this morning about modernising the Road User Charges (RUC) system, ahead of...
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Education – New charter schools approved
Source: Charter School Agency New charter schools approved – Two new charter schools – one focusing on Māori education and the other on nature-based learning – will open in term one next...
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Property Market – Students face rising rents despite more properties on offer in university towns
Source: Brainchild PR for RealEstate.co.nz Supply of rental properties has surged in Dunedin City, Wellington City, Palmerston North City and Hamilton City Dunedin City recorded a 12.2% year-on-year average rental...
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Greenpeace – Jones moves to greenlight ocean destruction through reforms
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says moves to weaken ocean protection through dodgy fisheries “reforms” will be met with strong opposition, as Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones announces he wants to proceed...
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Police renew appeals in St Johns homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Investigators are still working on holding all those involved in the violent murder of Kyle Whorrall at an Auckland bus stop to account. Kyle, a 33-year-old...
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Serious crash in Kaikohe
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a serious crash in Kaikohe this afternoon. The two-vehicle crash was reported at around 12.41pm near the intersection of Ōmāpere and...
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NZ assists Samoa in dengue outbreak response
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand will assist Samoa as it grapples with a major dengue outbreak that has so far killed five children. “Samoa and New Zealand have a special...
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Arrest after baby receives injuries in Hutt Valley
Source: New Zealand Police Wellington Police’s Child Protection Team has arrested and charged a 23-year-old man after a young baby was injured in the Hutt Valley. Detective Senior Sergeant Steve...
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Workers paying the price in weak economy
Source: NZCTU New data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that unemployment has increased to 5.2%, meaning that there are 158,000 people unemployed in New Zealand, and that wages are...
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Unemployment lower than forecast
Source: New Zealand Government The latest labour market data showing lower than forecast unemployment has been noted by Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Stats NZ data released today shows the unemployment...
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Dog owner’s blatant rule breaking costs $400
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 06 August 2025 Posted on a public Facebook page, the photos include damning evidence of the woman smiling while holding one of her dogs in...
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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 6 August 2025Provisional data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions increased by 5% in 2024, and have increased by...
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One arrest after New Lynn aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made an arrest following an aggravated robbery at New Lynn Train Station overnight. Police were called to the transport hub at around 11.30pm on...
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Speech to Building Nations 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today at Building Nations 2025. I’d like to thank Nick Leggett and his team at Infrastructure New Zealand...
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Next steps on replacing petrol tax with electronic road user charges
Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to a series of important legislative changes to enable the transition of New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading...
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Education Research – Rethinking How Schools Prepare Students for Work – FFCoVE
Source: Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence A timely report released by the Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (Food and Fibre CoVE) on the back of the...
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Health – 20 years of ProCare scholarships for University of Auckland medical students
Source: ProCare ProCare is proud to mark the 20th anniversary of its scholarship programme supporting Māori and Pacific medical students at the University of Auckland. Since 2003, the ProCare Scholarship...
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Govt Cuts – Govt kept secret cuts to science funding to finance new Applied Tech Institute – PSA
Source: PSA Last month’s announcement on the new Applied Technology Institute failed to reveal that science funds were being cut to finance it. MBIE has now revealed to media that there is no...