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Slip blocks southbound lane of SH 1, Brynderwyn
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are responding to a report of a slip on State Highway 1, Brynderwyn. The slip – between State Highway 12 and Artillery Road...
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Crash causing delays, Southern Motorway, southbound, near Highbrook
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services were called about 6.35pm to a single-vehicle crash on the Southern Motorway, southbound, near Highbrook. Three people are reported to have moderate...
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Mautohe Cathedral Cove reopens – visitors urged to exercise caution
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 19 April 2025 Assessments show walking access can be reopened but visitors need to be prepared, says DOC Operations Manager Nick Kelly. “High tides and storm...
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Homicide: Saint Johns, Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves. A man has died after being assaulted in Saint Johns, Auckland, overnight. Emergency services were called to...
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Police appealing for information following crash in Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Senior Constable Brett Main Police are appealing for information after the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in Wellington left...
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Fatal incident, Kononi
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Location: One person has died after an incident involving a tractor on private property in Kononi, Clutha, this afternoon. Police were called about 2.20pm....
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Man missing in water, Wairere Falls
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) The search is ongoing for a man who went missing in water near Wairere Falls, northeast of Matamata, this morning. A person walking the...
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Operation Kereru puts the brakes on anti-social road users
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Hutt Valley Area Commander, Inspector Wade Jennings: Hutt Valley and Kapiti-Mana Police have pulled the handbrake on a gathering of anti-social road...
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Missing person located, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) The 16-year-old girl subject to an amber alert in New Plymouth overnight has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the...
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Body located in Dunedin believed to be woman reported missing
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can confirm the body of a woman has been found in the search for a 75-year-old reported missing in the Dunedin area on...
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Fatal crash, Mill Road, Haumoana
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person has died following a serious crash in Haumoana this morning. Police were called to Mill Road following a crash between a car...
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Road closed, Mill Road, Haumoana
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Mill Road in Haumoana is closed following a serious crash this morning. Emergency services were called to a crash between a car and a...
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New Zealand Police team up with Z Energy, NZTA and ACC to remind Kiwis to drive safe this Easter
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) New Zealand Police, in partnership with Z Energy (Z), New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and ACC, are urging drivers to be safe on our...
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Witnesses sought to fatal crash, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a cyclist died following a crash in New Plymouth last week. Emergency services were called...
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Freyberg Road/State Highway 12 closed, Ruawai
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Freyberg Road/State Highway 12 is closed between Jellicoe Road and Hodgson Road following a crash. The single-vehicle crash was reported just after 2pm. Initial...
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Moutere Highway closed, detours in place
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Moutere Highway is closed between George Harvey Road and Neudorf Road, while a truck involved in an earlier crash is removed. No others vehicles...
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Fire Safety – Open fire season starts for Thames-Coromandel, Waikato Northern
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Waikato Northern and Thames-Coromandel Districts back to an open fire season from 8am, Friday 18 April, until further...
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Fire Safety – Most of Northland now in open fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has moved most of Te Tai Tokerau Northland District back to an open fire season from 12am this morning, Friday...
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Health – Auckland theatre nurses strike over unpaid overtime claim – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora nurses who are members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa (NZNO) are striking over...
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Woman missing in Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police making inquiries to locate a woman missing in Dunedin are seeking help from the public. Heather was last seen at her home in...
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Kiwis caught flat-footed by Easter booze rules challenged to speak up
Source: ACT Party Kiwis caught flat-footed this weekend by patronising rules around alcohol should make a submission on legislation currently being considered by Parliament’s Justice Committee, says ACT MP Cameron Luxton. “This...
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Fonterra – Update on the Consumer divestment
Source: Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today provided an update in relation to the divestment process for its global Consumer business and integrated businesses Fonterra Oceania and Sri Lanka....
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Government takes fight against poverty to people in poverty – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group New figures from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show the Government thinks it can sanction its way out of poverty, and in doing so, has completely...
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EMA – Give physios authority to sign-off return to work, saving millions in ACC claims
Source: EMA The EMA supports calls on the government by Physiotherapy New Zealand (PNZ) to allow physiotherapists to sign-off medical certificates. Currently, under ACC legislation, only GPs and nurse practitioners can...
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Health – Proposed change to asthma inhaler access could save lives – Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Asthma sufferers can breathe a sigh of relief, with potential changes on the way to make it easier to access lifesaving treatment. Today, Pharmac announced it...
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Banking and Security – Impersonation scam targeting investors amid market volatility – ASB
Source: ASB ASB is warning Kiwi to be alert for an impersonation and investment scam currently doing the rounds, which promises too-good-to-be-true investment opportunities and falsely claiming to represent...
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Update to 2023 Census methodology paper
Source: Statistics New Zealand Update to 2023 Census methodology paper – 17 April 2025 – Stats NZ has today updated the following 2023 Census methodology paper: The paper explains the...