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Arrest following Te Kamo stabbing
Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged one person following a serious stabbing at a gathering in Te Kamo last week. Whangārei Police were called to a Forest View Road...
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Appeal for information following alleged copper theft, Tawa
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating an alleged copper theft in Wellington last week are seeking the public’s assistance. Between 6am and 7am on Friday 3 July, Police were notified...
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Auckland Council appoints independent reviewer for Heart of the City
Source: Auckland Council Cassandra Crowley has been appointed by Auckland Council as an Independent Reviewer and Governance Observer to support Heart of the City through the process of restoring a...
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NZ to explore joining Fiji-Australia defence alliance
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand will engage with Australia and Fiji on the possibility of joining the Ocean of Peace Alliance, the Government has announced. “Fiji and Australia this...
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Putting money back in the till for food businesses
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is removing costs for thousands of food businesses by launching another free online food safety course, says Minister for Food Safety Andrew Hoggard. “Food...
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Warrant to arrest: Rogan Hare-Huru
Source: New Zealand Police Police are working to locate Rogan Hare-Huru, who has a warrant for his arrest and is actively avoiding Police. The 30-year-old wanted by Police for a...
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Crypto ATMs to get guardrails, not the guillotine
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will not proceed with a blanket legislative ban on crypto ATMs, instead taking a targeted and proportionate approach to reducing the criminal misuse of...
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Matariki and Puanga: The Māori New Year
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Matariki and Puanga are stars that sit in the night sky together to signal the start of the Māori new year for different iwi. The...
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Police urge drivers to reflect on safe choices this Matariki weekend
Source: New Zealand Police As New Zealanders come together to celebrate Matariki, Police are urging everyone travelling this long weekend to reflect on the choices they make behind the wheel....
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NZFirst Announces Next Tranche of Candidates
Source: New Zealand First NZFirst Announces Next Tranche of Candidates New Zealand First is today announcing our next set of confirmed candidates to stand in the general election. This latest...
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Faster access to FASD support
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is investing $9 million, the single biggest investment ever made in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), to establish community-based hubs in Rotorua/Kawerau, Hawke’s Bay...
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Manufacturing growth surges to five-year high
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s manufacturing sector has posted its strongest month of growth in nearly five years, with new data showing activity surging to its highest level since July...
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Appeal for information after vessel stolen from commercial premises, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the reported theft of a vessel from Ahuriri are seeking the public’s assistance. Sometime between 7pm and 8pm on Thursday 18 June and, the...
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Police call for assistance in search for missing woman Natalie, Golden Bay
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Nelson Search and Rescue Incident Controller, Senior Constable Jonathan Fris: Police searching for Natalie, who was reported missing from Pōhara, Golden Bay earlier this...
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Drugs and firearms park drivers in the dock
Source: New Zealand Police Police have seized a concoction of drugs, cash and a firearm following separate traffic stops in Auckland overnight. The first driver signalled Police interest as his...
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Transport plan more pipe dream than pipeline
Source: Green Party The Government’s Major Transport Projects Pipeline, released today, shows billions of dollars of mega-roads still unfunded with no timeframe for when many will ever be built. “After...
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Save the Children – Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Source: Save the Children Four Palestinian children have reportedly been killed and several injured by Israeli forces over the past six days, including a 10 year old in a tent in Gaza today,...
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Politics – Taking solar subsidies from gas fund is “senseless” – GasNZ
Source: GasNZ GasNZ says Labour’s solar policy released today undermines its benefits by pulling the subsidy from National’s $200m Gas Security Fund. Jeffrey Clarke, chief executive of GasNZ, says it...
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Speeding on the southern: Drivers charged overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Two drivers face charges after being detected travelling at excessive speeds on Auckland’s Southern Motorway overnight. At around 10.35pm, an Auckland Motorways unit detected a Nissan...
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Risk of serious injury when assembling structural steel at ground level
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 9 July 2026 This safety alert covers the importance of carrying out risk assessments and identifying instability risks before assembling structural steel beams on the ground....
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Business – AI Adoption Surges Among SMEs, but Businesses Risk Falling Behind on Workforce Readiness, EMA Survey Finds
Source: EMA More than eight in 10 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are already using artificial intelligence (AI), but many are not yet preparing their people, leaders and workplaces for the...
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Fish and Game – Sea-Run Salmon Closure Threshold – 2026 Rangitata Count Clears the Mark
Source: Fish and Game NZ The threshold level at which CSI Fish & Game would recommend to the Minister a closure of the region’s sea-run salmon fishery has been defined....
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Human Rights – New podcast marks 40 years since the law that decriminalised homosexual activity between men in New Zealand
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Rights & Realities: Remembering 1986 launches today, drawing on first-hand accounts of the 1985-86 campaign that changed New Zealand law. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights...
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Gisborne Crisis Recovery Café opens
Source: New Zealand Government Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey today officially opened Gisborne’s new Crisis Recovery Café. “From today, people will be able to go to the café and talk...
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Cannabis bust in Ngāruawāhia
Source: New Zealand Police Police seized approximately 150 cannabis plants at an address in Ngāruawāhia yesterday. The search warrant in Ngāruawāhia located a cultivation operation and found cannabis plants at various stages of growth. Detective...
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Transport pipeline provides certainty
Source: New Zealand Government Transport Minister Chris Bishop is welcoming the publication of NZTA’s Major Transport Projects Pipeline, setting out the phasing for projects including the Roads of National Significance...
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New members appointed to EECA Board
Source: New Zealand Government A new Chair and three new board members have been appointed to the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) Board, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says. Wayne...