First Responders – Walter Peak fire update #3
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Firefighting operations have ceased for the night at Walter Peak, where a vegetation fire has been burning since this morning. Assistant District Commander Nic...
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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Firefighting operations have ceased for the night at Walter Peak, where a vegetation fire has been burning since this morning. Assistant District Commander Nic...
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Firefighting operations are continuing at Walter Peak, where a large vegetation fire is burning on steep slopes above the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Fire...
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Phil Gillbanks: A body has been recovered this afternoon near Moutohorā Island, north of Whakatāne. Police were called to the area about 1.15pm...
Source: New Zealand Police Police have paused the search for missing 47-year-old Erika Rodrigues Coelho. This difficult decision follows extensive searches of the area since Erika was reported missing on...
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Office of the Ombudsman has published new guidance on official information and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for requesters, agencies and complainants. Chief...
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is disappointed to see the Public Service Association (PSA) and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) file legal...
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has signed a City and Regional Deal with Otago Central Lakes councils, establishing a 10-year partnership to support housing, infrastructure and economic growth in...
Source: New Zealand Government A 30-year strategic plan released today by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will help focus ongoing investment in Queenstown’s transport infrastructure into the right areas, at...
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Murphys Road, Flat Bush at 3.40pm. Initial indications are one person has serious injuries. Murphys Road...
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 13 minutes ago EIT Bachelor of Viticulture and Wine Science student Katelyn Church, EIT CEO Lucy Laitinen and NZME breakfast broadcaster Adam Green. The recent...
Source: New Zealand Police Media are invited to the Recruit Wing 400 (Joe Harawira KSO) graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police Recruit Wing 400. Who: For families and...
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency is responding to a large vegetation fire at Walter Peak station on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Two helicopters with...
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing in new classrooms at Wakatipu High School to address the rapidly growing demand in Queenstown for secondary education, Education Minister Erica Stanford...
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 06 October 2026 Results from a recent DOC survey confirmed the unwelcome presence of freshwater pest algae didymo in Kaipo River, northwest Fiordland. Southland Fish...
Source: New Zealand Police One person has sadly died in hospital following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 29, Tauranga on Saturday. 73-year-old Gaynor Woods of Tauranga died on Monday....
Source: New Zealand Police District: Auckland City Khyber Pass has now reopened following an earlier gas leak. The works that were previously underway are continuing, however the leak has been...
Source: Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand AOTEAROA, NEW ZEALAND – With one week to go until Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 during 12–18 October, the Mental Health Foundation of...
Source: Corban Estate Arts Centre Gallery Spotlight Witipū invites us to reconsider a term that has long been used to describe wāhine Māori who are unwavering, formidable, and unapologetically present....
Source: New Zealand Police Police have located a man after two people entered the Ōtara River mouth and Waioeka River mouth connection in Ōpotiki on Sunday, and urgently appeal for...
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand By the end of September, very strong El Niño conditions were present in the tropical Pacific. Mean sea level air pressure was higher than normal over...
Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation October 6, 2026 The Prostate Cancer Foundation welcomes the National Party’s commitment to establish a prostate cancer screening pilot as an important step towards detecting the...
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington 6 October 2026 Media are invited to attend “The Ocean in a High CO₂ World”, an international science symposium being held in Wellington...
Source: New Zealand Government The Queenstown Cable Car project led by Southern Infrastructure Limited (SIL) has attracted $265 million in private lending through the Government’s Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa,...
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi and New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union The PSA and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union have filed more legal proceedings in...
Source: New Zealand Police Association The New Zealand Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai, will hold its 91st Annual Conference at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, 147 The Terrace, Wellington,...
Source: New Zealand Government A major Waikato transport route will receive government funding for the replacement of a nearly century-old bridge, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Transport Minister Chris...
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are attending a gas main leak in Newmarket. The line was damaged earlier today while earth works were being carried out in the area....