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Source: Break Free From Plastic On August 9, 2026, the Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution Julio Cordano shared an informal reference document titled “Aid to...
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is asking for feedback on a proposed group standard for treated seed. Broadly, treated seed is seed that has been treated...
Source: Network4 Four of New Zealand’s largest Primary Health Organisations are calling on political parties to back a bipartisan 10-year strategy for primary care, saying that repeated policy changes are...
Source: WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand New polling has found overwhelming public support (82%) for a law requiring governments to consider the long-term impacts of their decisions on future generations when...
Source: New Zealand Police Police have laid a raft of charges against a man who allegedly rammed a Police vehicle twice early this morning. A white ute first came to...
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking information from members of the public following a fatal crash on State Highway 1 on 25 July. The single-vehicle crash, near the East...
Source: New Zealand Government Electricity network costs are driving most of the increases in New Zealanders’ power bills and the sector needs to help make power more affordable, Energy Minister...
Source: New Zealand Police Hastings Police continue to appeal for information after a 47-year-old man has been charged in relation to seven alleged arson incidents this weekend. On Saturday 15...
Source: New Zealand Police A 54-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to steal copper cable from the rail corridor, damaging the safety signals system. At about 4am on Friday...
Source: PSA – Officials briefing to Health Minister spells out strategy to slow hiring – Evidence of patient care being compromised laid bare by health workers A briefing from Health NZ to the...
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes the summary report on Pharmac’s progress against his 2025/26 Letter of Expectations. “What we are doing is working. We’ve transformed...
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is backing a project to transform the blackcurrant sector into a global leader in premium, science-backed and high-value health ingredients, says Agriculture Minister Todd...
Source: New Zealand Government The first tranche of investment through the Government’s Housing Flexible Fund is delivering more than 820 new social and affordable homes in areas where they are...
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...
Source: Workers First Union Retail workers in understaffed stores are more than twice as likely to have experienced a safety incident as those in well-staffed stores, a major new survey...
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE has launched a major new campaign calling for an end to factory farming in Aotearoa, backed by a public petition and a nationwide advertising campaign...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries We have had no further detections of H5 bird flu [since the one announced on 15 July]. H5 bird flu confirmed in New Zealand...
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries We have staff on the ground over the weekend carrying out checks in some areas of Wellington’s south coast and Wairarapa. We have had...