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Detour for Greymouth drivers next Wednesday – overnight
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 19 February 2025 2:58 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Greymouth’s High St (SH6) will be closed between Shakespeare St and Morice St next...
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NZers didn’t need this much pain to reduce OCR
Source: Green Party Today’s OCR cut will fail to soothe the long-term pain Christopher Luxon’s Government is inflicting upon our communities. “Luxon’s Government had options to cool demand in the...
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UPDATE: Crash closes State Highway 6 near Murchison (SH6 is now OPEN)
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 19 February 2025 2:29 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi UPDATE: 2:25 pm:The crash site has been cleared and State Highway 6 has reopened...
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UPDATE: Wellington drivers, expect delays following crash in the Terrace Tunnel (Tunnel now fully OPEN)
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 19 February 2025 2:11 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi UPDATE: 2:10 pmThe Terrace Tunnel is now open in both directions. NZTA/Waka Kotahi and...
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Government must keep cutting to keep interest rate relief coming
Source: ACT Party The Government must keep cutting to keep the interest rate relief coming, says ACT Leader David Seymour in response to a 0.5 point cut in the Official...
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Growing economy good for jobs and opportunities
Source: New Zealand Government The Reserve Bank’s positive outlook indicates the economy is growing and people can look forward to more jobs and opportunities, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The...
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Finance – ASB lowers variable rates for personal, business and rural customers
Source: ASB ASB is dropping variable interest rates across personal, business and rural lending by 0.50%, passing on today’s Official Cash Rate (OCR) cut in full. ASB’s Executive General Manager...
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Health Crisis – New crisis working group a sign of desperation by Health Minister – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s setting up of a crisis health working group won’t help a failing health system unless increased investment is urgently made. The so-called health assurance unit will operate...
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Real change boosts farmer confidence, but Paris commitments still cause concern
Source: ACT Party ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron is welcoming Federated Farmers’ latest Farm Confidence Survey, which shows farmer confidence has jumped to a 10-year high, but says there is...
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Students get up close with Bugatti classics at EIT | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 46 seconds ago Aspiring automotive professionals at EIT had a unique opportunity to witness history in motion as three Bugatti classics made their...
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Ahuwhenua Trophy award finalists
Source: New Zealand Government Agriculture Minister, Todd McClay and Minister for Māori Development, Tama Potaka today congratulated the finalists for this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy, celebrating excellence in Māori sheep and beef farming. ...
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Watercare cements foundation for Wellsford Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
Source: Auckland Council Watercare has finished cementing the concrete foundations and plinths to support the state-of-the-art upgrades at the Wellsford Wastewater Treatment Plant. Made from reinforced concrete, the nine plinths...
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Fund to better recognise and support survivors
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is continuing to respond to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care by establishing a fund to honour those who died in...
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Health – Patients, clinicians to pay price for Te Whatu Ora digital services cuts – RACS
Source: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Te Whare Piki Ora o Māhutonga – the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) – says proposed cuts to Te Whatu Ora’s digital...
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Health and Business – The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Partners with Tribal to Transform Learner Management
Source: Tribal Group Wellington, February 5, 2025 – Tribal Group, a leading provider of education technology, is delighted to announce its partnership with The Royal New Zealand College of General...
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Dairy Sector – Fonterra provides update on Consumer divestment process
Source: Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today provided an update on the process to divest its global Consumer business and integrated businesses Fonterra Oceania and Sri Lanka. Fonterra...
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Stats NZ information release: Business price indexes: December 2024 quarter
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business price indexes: December 2024 quarter – 19 February 2025 – Business price indexes (BPI) includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI),...
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Rural News – Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Farmer confidence has risen to its highest level in over a decade, rebounding from record lows in recent years. Federated Farmers’ latest Farm Confidence Survey shows falling interest...
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Finance Sector – Comments on RBNZ interest rate decision from Leigh Hodgetts, country manager, Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ)
Source: Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) RBNZ interest rate decision – “If as expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduces the official cash rate,...
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Safety improvements for busy SH5 intersection
Source: New Zealand Government A busy intersection on SH5 will be made safer with the construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of SH28/Harwoods Road, as we deliver on...
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Serious crash in Hunua
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are attending a serious crash in Hunua. At around 9am, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Paparimu and Hunua roads. One person...
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The challenge of gene editing a plant (NT)
Source: Plant and Food New Zealand – Press Release/Statement: Headline: The challenge of gene editing a plant (NT) Gene editing is a new technology with the potential to breed new...
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Serious crash in Pukekohe
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are attending a serious crash in Pukekohe this morning. The crash occurred at around 9.15am, involving a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection...
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Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway wire barrier maintenance underway
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work to ensure the continued safety of wire rope barriers on State Highway 1 Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway got underway this week....
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REMINDER: Planned overnight maintenance closures for State Highway 2, Remutaka Hill next week
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The first planned night closures of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill for 2025 begin this coming Sunday. The route will be closed for planned maintenance...
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Unexplained death, Puketaha, Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) An investigation is under way into the death of a person, who was found following a car fire at Puketaha overnight. Emergency services were...
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Have your say on proposed updates to Cemetery and Crematoria Bylaw
Source: Auckland Council You can now have your say on proposed updates to Auckland Council’s Cemetery and Crematoria Bylaw. These changes follow a statutory review of the bylaw and will...