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DOC awards $9.2 million to boost community-led conservation

· August 19, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government Conservation Minister Tama Potaka today announced $9.2 million of Department of Conservation Community Fund (DOCCF) funding will go to 20 community groups delivering conservation projects across...

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Walls go up – classrooms calm down

· August 19, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing a further $31.3 million to create calmer, less disruptive learning spaces in more than 600 classrooms at nearly 90 schools, Education Minister...

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Prints point to perpetrators

· August 19, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police A couple allegedly responsible for a string of offending at central Auckland supermarkets have been arrested after fingerprints pointed Police in their direction. Late last week,...

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Government clarifies climate change tort law

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government Businesses will now have certainty around their climate change obligations with legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation...

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Fatal crash, Peka Peka

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a crash in Peka Peka tonight. The single vehicle crash on Pawtawa Road was reported just after 7pm. The sole occupant...

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State Highway 1, Hurunui closed following crash

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, Hundalee remains closed following an earlier crash. The two-vehicle crash near the intersection with Claverley Road was reported at around 3:15pm. Two people...

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Court fines clampdown shifts into overdrive

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s initiative to clamp or seize cars from people not paying court  fines is shifting into overdrive with a nationwide operation taking place tomorrow, Justice Minister...

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Shellfish biotoxin warning for Marlborough Sounds

· August 18, 2026

Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Tennyson Inlet and Fitzroy Bay areas...

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Serious crash, Hastings

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 51, Awatoto is currently closed following a crash. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a motorbike just south of Waitangi Road was reported...

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Appeal for information following crash, Timaru:

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a crash earlier today in Timaru are seeking information from the public.  At around 11:40am today (18 August) Police were called to a collision...

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Appeal for information following assault, Christchurch

· August 18, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police investigating a reported assault on Saturday 8 August are seeking the public’s assistance.  The assault was reported to Police at around 1:20am and occurred...