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Winter break for the 42 Traverse
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 July 2025 The 42 Traverse, or T42, is a popular multi-use track and off-roading destination in the Tongariro Forest Conservation Area in the Central...
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Appeal for information following fatal crash in Ashburton
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Janine Bowden, Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash on Burnett Street in Ashburton. On Saturday 5...
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Red tape relief making a difference for businesses
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says that small businesses will benefit from upcoming reforms to New Zealand’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws,...
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Rare book collection returns to EIT
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 27 seconds ago After surviving Cyclone Gabrielle and more than two years in chilled, climate-controlled care, a rare and irreplaceable collection of books has returned...
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Road closed, Otara Road, Opotiki
Source: New Zealand Police Otara Road, Opotiki, is closed following a serious crash. At around 7:50am emergency services received reports of the single vehicle crash. Motorists are asked to avoid...
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Missing diver, Whatipū Beach
Source: New Zealand Police A search is underway for a diver who has been reported missing at Whatipū Beach this morning. Police were alerted at about 5.23am and search efforts...
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Fatal crash, Whitiora
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Willoughby Street and Mill Street yesterday afternoon. Police were called to crash involving...
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Man charged with murder following incident in Chartwell, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Daryl Smith, Waikato Field Crime Manager: Police have charged a 20-year-old man with murder following an incident at a house...
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Healthcare – Government must save Tōtara Hospice: NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Coalition Government must provide urgent funding to Totara Hospice to stop it having to cut its services by a quarter from next week, NZNO says....
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Serious incident, Chartwell, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Police have a visible presence as they respond to a serious firearms incident in Chartwell, Hamilton, this evening. At 6.40pm, Police were called to a Bellmont...
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Holiday rental hosts keep every dollar with Bookably’s Pioneer Pass
Source: Press Release Service Auckland, New Zealand — 10 July 2025 Bookably has launched the Pioneer Pass, granting holiday rental hosts a full year of zero booking commission, a free...
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Drugs taken off Waikato streets
Source: New Zealand Police Police have seized a gun, cash and over half a kilogram of cocaine in an operation targeting drug suppliers in Matamata-Piako today. Officers found more than...
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Progress continues at SH7 slip site
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 9 July 2025 1:47 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Crews are making progress on clearance of potentially dangerous rock and other debris from...
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Serious crash, Whitiora
Source: New Zealand Police The intersection of Willoughby Street and Mill Street is closed following a serious crash. At around 3:30pm emergency services received reports of a two-vehicle crash. Motorists...
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Traffic delays southbound at Tristram Ave
Source: New Zealand Police A three-vehicle-collision is causing delays for southbound traffic on SH1 at Tristram Ave. A car towing a caravan is blocking one of two access lanes onto...
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Targeting criminals, not Kiwi businesses
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee today announced further steps in the Government’s overhaul of the AML/CFT regime, strengthening efforts to combat serious financial crime. “This Government...
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OCR steady as she goes
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s responsible fiscal management has supported the Reserve Bank to keep the Official Cash Rate low, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank of...
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Economy – OCR: 3.25% – OCR unchanged – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 9 July 2025 – The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to hold the Official Cash Rate at 3.25 percent. Annual consumers price inflation will...
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Health – Easier access to life-saving asthma inhalers now a reality
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Tens of thousands of New Zealanders living with asthma are set to benefit from long-awaited changes that will make it easier to access essential, lifesaving treatment,...
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Cutting red tape to improve medicines access
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes Pharmac’s decision to improve access to asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August 2025. “For the first time, Pharmac...
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Task Force Green tackles Tasman & Marlborough
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has activated an Enhanced Task Force Green (ETFG) in response to flooding in the Tasman and Marlborough districts. “Enhanced Task Force Green funding builds...
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Pharmac to improve access to asthma inhalers and IUDs from 1 August 2025
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is making changes to improve access to some asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August 2025. “We’re making it easier for people to get the medicines...
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Federated Farmers: Flood-hit farmers need our help
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling on Kiwis to get in behind flood-affected farming families at the top of the South Island, as recovery efforts ramp up and the scale...
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Finance – Comments from Leigh Hodgetts, country manager, Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ)
Source: Comments from Leigh Hodgetts, country manager, Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) Re: RBNZ interest rate decision – “Based on public commentary it does appear that...
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Utilities Disputes | Tautohetohe Whaipainga sorted over 8000 energy consumer complaints in the past year
Source: Utilities Disputes Over 20,000 Kiwis reached out to Utilities Disputes in the last year; and it sorted 8356 energy consumer complaints. “This increase is not necessarily a worrying sign for...
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Property Market – Good news for renters as national rental price falls for another month
Source: Brainchild for RealEstate.co.nz The capital records greatest rental price drop Rental prices in southern regions surge Year-on-year increase in new listings gives renters more choice of healthy homes. The...
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Property Market – NZ residential construction costs edge higher, but pressures remain contained – Cotality
Source: Cotality New Zealand’s residential construction costs rose 0.6% in the June 2025 quarter, according to Cotality’s latest Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) – up from a 0.3% increase in...