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Backyard invention turns into hot property
Source: Radio New Zealand A jerry-rigged backyard invention has turned into sizzling hot property for a retired farmer turned entrepreneur. Alan Dyer has worked out a way to brown sausages...
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UKRAINE: Children anxious, fearful after 4000 hours of air raid alarms in four years of war
Source: Save the Children Children in Ukraine have endured an average of about 4,000 hours of air raid alarms – equivalent to over 5.5 months of constant alerts – since the...
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Greenpeace – Govt announces critical mineral ‘slush fund’ as TTR flees the fast track
Source: Greenpeace Today, as seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) withdrew from their failing Fast Track bid, the NZ government has announced a $80 million dollar ‘critical minerals slush fund.’ Greenpeace is questioning if...
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Defence News – NZDF air and maritime assets combine for successful search and rescue operation south of Tonga
Source: New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force has combined its maritime and air assets to conduct a search and rescue operation for two men drifting in a...
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Environment – Seabed mining company TTR gives up on the Fast Track process – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) have today issued their formal response to the Fast Track Expert Panel’s draft decision, in it, they say they will not propose any changes to conditions. There...
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Law and Health – Momentum for change on HIV criminalisation
Source: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa A study of people living with HIV has revealed that despite advances in HIV treatment, criminalisation continues to create uncertainty and distress, with 60% of people living...
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Appointments – eG Innovations Launches New Zealand Operations, Appoints Joanne Bowey as Country Manager
Source: eG Innovations Auckland, New Zealand – 19th Feb, 2026 eG Innovations, a global provider of digital experience monitoring and full-stack observability solutions, today announced the launch of its operations in...
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Local News – Have your say on the future of Spicer Landfill – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council Consents to operate Spicer Landfill are set to expire in 2030 so the way we dispose of rubbish in Porirua has to change. Consultation on four options...
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Fonterra farmers approve divestment capital return scheme
Source: Fonterra Following today’s virtual Special Meeting, Fonterra can confirm that its farmer shareholders have approved the scheme of arrangement for the capital return that’s expected from the sale of its...
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Government ‘listened to Aucklanders’ by weakening housing intensification rules, Character Coalition says
Source: Radio New Zealand The government agreeing to lower the maximum number of houses in Auckland shows they have been listening to Aucklanders, a heritage group says. Cabinet agreed to...
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Firefighters at scene of reported chemical leak at Levin industrial site
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are at the scene of a reported chemical leak at an industrial site in...
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Overseas experts flown in to assess damage at Moa Point wastewater treatment plant
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water was leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Experts are being flown in from Australia to help assess...
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Confidential Wellington council documents found in sold desk should have been destroyed, review finds
Source: Radio New Zealand In September last year a stash of more than 200 papers were found in a locked cupboard within a mayoral desk that was bought from Wellington’s...
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A tragedy avoided
Source: New Zealand Police Being prepared almost certainly saved a rock fisherman’s life at Piha. Police were contacted at 7.43am on Wednesday by a fisherman advising one of his companions...
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Calls for tougher penalties to stop roaming, aggressive dogs
Source: Radio New Zealand A pack of roaming dogs in bush near Paihia in the Bay of Islands. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Further calls have been made for more...
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How a tiny fish could lead to treatment for a painful, chronic condition
Source: Radio New Zealand In this living zebrafish larva, the lymphatic vessels are fluorescently labelled red, while blood vessels are green, allowing scientists to visualise vessel growth. SUPPLIED The larva...
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Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags on
Source: Radio New Zealand Boxing gloves supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of Boxing New Zealand as the sport grapples with complaints...
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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Gloriavale overseeing shepherd Howard Temple. The Press/Kai Schwoerer The lawyer for convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple claims jailing the 85-year-old was...
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Bill paves way for MCERT
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced legislation to Parliament to establish the new Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), a key step in delivering its ambitious...
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Economy – OCR decision dates and Financial Stability Report dates to February 2028 – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 19 February 2026 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will increase the number of scheduled monetary policy decisions from 7 to 8 per year,...
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Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole forms
Source: Radio New Zealand Thames Coromandel District Council is urgently asking people not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area around where the stream discharges until further notice....
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Te Huia service extension welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government The New Zealand Transport Agency’s decision to extend the Waikato-Auckland passenger rail service Te Huia is welcomed, Rail Minister Winston Peters says. “Te Huia came into...
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Labour MP Kieran McAnulty ordered to leave the House after challenging Speaker
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour MP Kieran McAnulty was ordered to leave the House during a tense session that included many challenges...
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Hamilton-to-Auckland train Te Huia trial extended to June 2027
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Huia was launched in April 2021 for a five-year trial which was due to end in June 2026, but has now been extended by a...
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Public engagement on civil and political rights
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Justice Headline: Public engagement on civil and political rights The Government wants to hear from the public and civil society organisations before 19 March 2026...
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Environment comes last as Government abolishes dedicated ministry
Source: Green Party The Green Party is condemning the Government’s decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment. “This is failure by a Minister who has turned her back on the...
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Tourists through new pathway triple in two months
Source: New Zealand Government A new travel option that enables eligible Chinese and Pacific visitors to cross the ditch to New Zealand visa free is bringing in a considerable boost...