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Fatal fire, Matakana Island
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Dave Marshall: Police can confirm one person has died in a house fire on Matakana Island this morning. Emergency services were...
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Kaikōura to benefit from IVL investment
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will help improve the visitors’ experience to Kaikōura and support future tourism growth through an investment funded by the International Visitor Levy. The $835,000...
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Diagnostics target exceeded as waitlists fall 21 per cent
Source: New Zealand Government Waitlists for scans, colonoscopies, and heart tests have fallen sharply over the past year, with Health New Zealand exceeding the Government’s delivery target for additional procedures...
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PM Edition: Top 10 Business Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 12, 2026 – Full Text
PM Edition: Here are the top 10 business articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 12, 2026 - Full Text
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AM Edition: Top 10 Politics Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 12, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 12, 2026 - Full Text
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Long-serving Te Tai Tokerau reo advocate joins Te Mātāwai Board
Source: Te Mātāwai Te Mātāwai Co-Chairs Mātai Smith and Ruakiri Fairhall welcome Raniera McGrath, (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahu o Torongare) to Te Mātāwai...
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Local indie agency discovers holy grail of advertising
Source: Press Release Service Headline: Local indie agency discovers holy grail of advertising Following a breakthrough discovery, Mad is deploying a master prompt capable of replicating world-class, award-winning print advertising...
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Search continues for missing Ōpōtiki man
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Inspector Phil Gillbanks: Police are continuing to search for missing 52-year-old man Billyjoe Pereniki. Billyjoe was reported missing from his home address in Opape...
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Name release: fatal crash, Invercargill
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Stu Harvey: Police are now able to release the name of the motorcyclist who died after a crash on Clyde Street,...
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Hong Kong: Sentencing of Tiananmen activists a ‘triple tragedy’ and affront to history
Source: Amnesty International 11 September 2026 Responding to the sentencing of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “During most of...
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Sod turned on Whangārei Hospital redevelopment
Source: New Zealand Government Work is officially underway on the Whangārei Hospital redevelopment, with the sod turned today on the site of the new acute services building and 158-bed ward...
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New Child Health Centre and carpark open at Whangārei Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government Whangārei Hospital’s new Child Health Centre was officially opened today, giving children, young people, and their families across Northland a purpose-built home for outpatient and community...
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Money meant for communities spent on more pokies
Source: Hāpai Te Hauora Hāpai Te Hauora says the misuse of up to $28 million in community money by pokie trusts exposes a funding model that allows communities to be...
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Half-baked burglary foiled
Source: New Zealand Police An alleged bakery burglar’s plan failed to rise after he was caught in the act in Northcote yesterday. Just gone 4pm, Waitematā Police received a report...
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Agenda for November 2026 Cancer Treatments (CTAC) meeting
Source: PHARMAC Information on what the Cancer Treatments Advisory Committee (CTAC) will be considering at its upcoming meeting in November 2026. Matters Arising Supplier correspondence for ribociclib for people with...
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Alcohol licenses to use common sense
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour and Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee have today announced the next steps in the implementation of the Ministry for Regulation’s Hospitality Sector...
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Members appointed to Auckland’s new Regional Transport Committee
Source: New Zealand Government Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown have confirmed appointments to the newly established Auckland Regional Transport Committee (ARTC), an important step in strengthening...
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Speech at City Rail Link Official Opening
Source: New Zealand Government Kia ora koutou. Thank you all for joining us here today. Can I acknowledge the Prime Minister, the Minister for Rail, the Mayor of Auckland, my...
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Manufacturing growth spreads across the sector
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s manufacturing sector has now expanded for 14 months in a row, with new data showing growth spreading across more of the industry, Small Business...
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Wider collaboration to preserve backcountry heritage
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is strengthening support for New Zealand’s treasured backcountry hut and track network through the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the...
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Greenpeace – Trawl industry spin exposed as latest data reveals 35 tonne coral bycatch
Source: Greenpeace New fisheries data has reinforced the disastrous impact of commercial trawling, showing New Zealand trawlers reported hauling up more than 35,000kg of protected coral and sponges over a...
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TEU Opposes ACT Party’s racist plan to abolish Waitangi Tribunal
Source: Tertiary Education Union The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) opposes the ACT Party’s recent policy announcement that would disestablish the Waitangi Tribunal. “This is more regression that reeks of MAGA-style...
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The light at the end of a long-awaited tunnel
Source: New Zealand Government [11 September 2026, Te Waihorotiu Station, City Rail Link Official Opening] Good morning. Welcome to the tunnel, and in the words of Johnny Cash: I hear...
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CRL opening puts Auckland on track for the future
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, Ministers, Councillors and iwi have officially opened Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) today, marking a turning point in...
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Investment will divert tonnes of waste from Taupō landfill
Source: New Zealand Government Thousands of tonnes of waste will be diverted from landfill with a $4.7 million upgrade to waste recovery facilities in Taupō, Minister for the Environment Nicola...
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Moratorium on new marine mammal permits
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 11 September 2026 The current 10-year moratorium will expire on September 16, 2026. It does not affect existing permits held by 6 operators in Akaroa...
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NZ First Announces Immigration Reform Policies
Source: New Zealand First New Zealand First has today announced a number of campaign policies that will make sweeping changes to current immigration laws. New Zealand’s immigration system must serve...