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Have you seen Saxzin?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for sightings of Saxzin Steedman, who has been reported missing from Dargaville. Saxzin, 22, was last seen leaving Cranley Street on Tuesday 30...
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Complaints to Utilities Disputes are up by 62% as more Kiwis seek help
Source: Utilities Disputes More than 27,000 New Zealanders contacted Utilities Disputes last year for help with electricity, gas, water and telecommunications issues, as complaints reached record levels. Utilities Disputes’ 2025/26 Annual...
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Qualification completions increase across the tertiary sector
Source: New Zealand Government New data on New Zealand’s tertiary education system shows growth in qualification completions across the sector, says Penny Simmonds, Minister for Tertiary Education The latest Ministry...
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Selwyn students share ideas for a more sustainable future
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Growing seasonal produce Supported by teachers and whānau, students have revitalised a greenhouse and now grow seasonal produce for cooking classes. Surplus produce is donated...
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ChildFund NZ – Fatal floods hit Rohingya refugee camps just weeks after fires
Source: ChildFund New Zealand Disaster has become a cycle that children living in the world’s largest refugee camps cannot escape,” says ChildFund CEO Josie Pagani. Just weeks after a devastating fire...
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Sudan: More than 5,500 children displaced by escalating violence in El Obeid in past two weeks
Source: Save the Children More than 5,500 children are among the 11,000 people newly displaced in the wake of escalating violence in and around the city of El Obeid in North...
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NZ First will not let Waikato farmers be buried by Plan Change 1
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First says Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1 must be paused before it becomes a bureaucratic death sentence for farmers and growers across the...
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Winston Peters – “Continuing to be the Voice of Common Sense”
Source: New Zealand First Introduction Good afternoon and thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to be here today. New Zealand First started our campaign for...
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New Zealand First to Campaign on ‘Citizens Only Voting’
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First has today announced that we will be campaigning to change the electoral law to ensure that only citizens have the right to vote....
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Michael Laws to Stand for NZ First
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First is announcing today that Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the Waitaki Electorate at the general election. Laws has spent...
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Winston Peters – “An Election Like No Other”
Source: New Zealand First Introduction Good afternoon and thank you for being here today. First, thank you to Stuart Nash New Zealand First candidate for Napier, and Taine Randell New...
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Dodgy driver destined for court
Source: New Zealand Police A dodgy driver has landed himself a court date after failing to stop for Police in Whangārei overnight. At about 1.30am, an officer spotted a vehicle...
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Who’s listening to our disability advocates?
Source: Opportunity Party > By Qiulae Wong To support communities well, leaders need to listen well first. The Disability Support Services (DSS) Bill is frustrating the resource-stretched community it...
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Charitable giving tax credit cap
Source: Opportunity Party > Key Details If elected, Opportunity will repeal the cap on donations eligible for the 33% donation tax credit. New Zealand’s charitable sector has real regulatory problems....
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When the bill comes due
Source: Opportunity Party > By Qiulae Wong The spending accusations have been flying this week – National’s dramatic AI-generated movie trailer about Labour’s alleged fiscal hole, Winston basking in the...
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Submission on the ‘Definitions of Woman and Man’ Amendment Bill
Source: Opportunity Party g Opportunity opposes this Bill because it is pointless, unscientific and unworkable – and because it harms New Zealanders. The Bill is pointless and conflicts with existing...
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Opportunity MPs accommodation allowance policy
Source: Opportunity Party ? Opportunity MPs will not use taxpayer-funded allowances to build private property wealth. “Opportunity will hold its MPs to a higher standard of transparency and fairness regarding...
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China Tests Missile in South Pacific – Peace Action Wellington says No missile launches wanted in the Pacific
Source: Peace Action Wellington The Chinese government test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a submarine that landed in the South Pacific Ocean Nuclear-Free Zone. “Peace Action Wellington universally...
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Health and Taxes – Cutting tobacco excise tax wrongfooted, say researchers
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Tinkering with excise tax is foolhardy and would jeopardise public health, say leading tobacco researchers, concerned at Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s move to review the levy....
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First baby born by C-section at new Save the Children hospital in world’s largest refugee camp
Source: Save the Children The first baby born by caesarean section (C-section) was safely delivered at a new Save the Children hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, at a time when global...
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Health Sector – GenPro says patient fees still likely to rise despite Government funding package
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) is warning that some general practices are still likely to increase patient fees this year, despite Government claims...
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First Responders – Driver rescued from floodwaters
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Specialist Water Rescue Teams have rescued a person from a vehicle trapped in floodwaters near Mt Lyford this morning, supported...
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ASB backs Kiwi sport through new NZOC and Athletics New Zealand partnerships
Source: ASB ASB is teaming up with the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Athletics New Zealand to help more Kiwi participate in sport, supporting their progress and performance from grassroots...
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University Research – AI drives experts from online community – UoA study
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The rise of generative AI is causing some expert contributors to leave the online communities they helped build, according to University of Auckland research. When...
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Pepe Stream Bridge works are underway
Source: New Zealand Government Full construction will begin next week on the Pepe Stream Bridge replacement on State Highway 25 (SH25) in the Coromandel, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. Enabling...
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Read all about it – Greymouth library opens
Source: New Zealand Government A new chapter has begun on the West Coast with the opening of Greymouth’s new Library and commercial hub, Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson says....
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Design contract awarded for new Pekatahi Bridge
Source: New Zealand Government Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today that a design contract has been awarded by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to Beca for the two-lane replacement of...