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Agencies unite to secure future of Macetown road

· December 8, 2025

Source: Herenga ā Nuku – the Outdoor Access Commission The Outdoor Access Commission will be one of several organisations to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Arrowtown, marking a major...

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Team effort to refresh Great Barrier’s huts before summer

· December 8, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 December 2025 Over six days, sixteen Backcountry Trust volunteers worked alongside DOC volunteers and staff, with support from Dulux and Skywork Helicopters, to paint...

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Breakthrough Export Deal Signals New Era for Strong Wool

· December 8, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is marking a significant commercial milestone, with New Zealand’s strong wool sector securing its first export order for innovative wool particle technology. Rural Communities...

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Slower speeds rolling out around Taranaki schools

· December 8, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency This means that during pick-up and drop-off times, speed limits outside these schools will have variable speed limits installed. Speeds for schools on state highways...

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Black Caps call in more reinforcements

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Kristian Clarke of New Zealand Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Northern Districts pace bowler Kristian Clarke has joined the Black Caps squad ahead of this week’s second...

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Scrutiny Week in review: Politics vs oversight

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins Parliament’s final weeks of the year began with Scrutiny Week, and while bellicose exchanges dominated headlines, much examination took place in relatively calmer hearings....

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Who knew what and when in the Jevon McSkimming saga?

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Both Chris Hipkins and Mark Mitchell have denied Andrew Coster’s claims. RNZ A lot has happened since the Independent Police Conduct Authority released a scathing 135-page...

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Surprise kiwi pukupuku population grows

· December 8, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 December 2025 Announced in July, the rediscovery of kiwi pukupuku in the wild on mainland New Zealand shocked and delighted conservationists and mana whenua...

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Police make arrest after man shot in Papakura

· December 8, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged a man over a firearms incident in Papakura in the early hours of Saturday morning. Enquiries began after a man sustained a gunshot...

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Heat alert for Hastings as 34C day looms

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Hastings is under heat alert, set to reach 34 degrees. RNZ/Alexa Cook Hastings is set to hit 34 degrees today as the region swelters under a...

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Gorse fire flares again up in North Canterbury

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon About 45 firefighters and two helicopters are battling a gorse fire near the Waimakariri River in North Canterbury. Crews were called to...

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When buying cheaper puts child safety in danger

· December 8, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Parents have been alarmed after a variety of sand products for children were recalled, over asbestos fears. Supplied How to shop for your kids this Christmas,...

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Police quickly apprehend teens after aggravated robbery

· December 8, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Two teenagers have been arrested after an aggravated robbery outside a Mt Wellington petrol station overnight. Police were called to the petrol station on Mt Wellington...