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State Highway 47, Tongariro closed due to fires
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 47, Tongariro is currently closed between State Highway 48 and Mangatepopo Road due to a number of fires beside the road. Police were notified...
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Firefighters battling multiple blazes at Tongariro National Park
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are battling multiple blazes in Tongariro National Park on Monday. Fire and emergency said three helicopters were responding and three fire...
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Gorse fire flare-up in North Canterbury contained
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Dozens of firefighters battled a a gorse fire near the Waimakariri River in North Canterbury on Monday. The fire near Poyntzs Road...
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Weather News – A warm start to the week – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 8th – Thursday 11th December: Warm, mostly sunny conditions dominate the North Island and eastern South Island Heat Alerts issued for Gisborne and Hastings...
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Greenpeace – Another dead rat banquet for NZ First? Resource Management bills expected tomorrow
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is questioning whether NZ First has acquired a taste for the ACT Party’s dead rats, as the Government prepares to unveil its new Resource Management bills tomorrow. Greenpeace...
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New Zealand Government abandons 71 years of NZDF work for Israel – Peace Action Wellington
Source: Peace Action Wellington Date: Sunday 7 December – The NZ government has abstained from a UN vote to declare Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan illegal – the first...
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Police make arrest after man shot in Papakura
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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Gorse fire flares again up in North Canterbury
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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Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns beaten by Australia in final, All Blacks fifth
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jorja Miller looks to secure the ball for the Black Ferns Sevens. © Alex Ho / World Rugby 2025 The Black Ferns Sevens have...
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Nightmare finish for Liam Lawson in Abu Dhabi as Lando Norris crowned F1 champion
Source: Radio New Zealand British driver Lando Norris celebrates his first Formula One title. GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP McLaren’s Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won...
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Critically endangered wētā thriving as breeding programme numbers surge
Source: Radio New Zealand Mahoenui giant wētā come in two colour morphs – dark brown and a speckled gold. Robin Martin / RNZ A captive-breeding programme that helped bring the...
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One person injured after Waikawa housefire, north of Picton
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ also attended a fire in a paddock and along a hedge-line in Broomfield, near Amberley. RNZ / Rob Dixon One person has been injured in...
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Road closed, SH26, Tirohia, Hauraki
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 26, Tirohia, Hauraki, is currently blocked, between Quarry Road and Cadman Road, due to a car fire this afternoon. Police were called with a...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit lower South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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Christchurch house, shed fire across two properties now under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have brought a fire at a Christchurch house and neighbouring shed under control. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are mopping up, after a shed fire...
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K. Wah Group Donates Additional HK$12.07 Million for Tai Po Recovery
Source: Media Outreach Chairman Mr. Francis Lui Urges Public to Turn Compassion into Action and Vote 7 December HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 December 2025 –...
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Person hospitalised after Queenstown house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand About 20 firefighters are tackling a house fire in central Queenstown on Saturday morning. The fire on Hallenstein Street was reported shortly after 7am. Fire and...
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Country Life:Tangihau Angus’ record-breaking bulls
Source: Radio New Zealand Tangihau Angus hopes these yearling bulls might set another record come next year’s sale. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Dean McHardy might just be seeing more...
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The Detail: 2025 in sport
Source: Radio New Zealand This year, NZ sport has been filled with highs and lows. Supplied The country’s biggest sports teams delivered everything from turmoil to triumph in 2025, with...
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Review: Wake Up Dead Man best of the Knives Out series
Source: Radio New Zealand TV murder mysteries like Hercule Poirot, Morse, Midsommer Murders and our own Brokenwood Mysteries have been a regular fixture everywhere for years – everywhere but the...
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MSIG Malaysia Deepens Nationwide Mangrove Conservation Efforts with Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)
Source: Media Outreach Company Marks Over 10,000 Saplings Planted Since 2019; Supports 1,200 New Plantings with School Eco Clubs at Kuala Selangor Nature Park KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach...
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Advocacy – PSNA says sanctions on Israel needed now more than ever
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa – PSNA PSNA is renewing calls to the government for sanctions, as Israel breaches the ceasefire in Gaza, with killing and still preventing essential...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 26 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 26 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 5 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Waimata Gemstone Bay track reinstatement commencing
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 05 December 2025 The construction team will be onsite all week, and then back on 19 January to complete the work. The stairs were extensively...
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Feral cat that decimated a black-fronted tern colony finally caught
Source: Radio New Zealand Feral cat preys on black-fronted tern chicks in December 2024. DOC A feral cat that destroyed a large black-fronted tern colony on Canterbury’s Waiau Toa/Clarence River...
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Dunedin man Andrew Mercer jailed for causing death of partner who fell from moving trailer
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Mercer was sentenced on Friday at the High Court at Dunedin. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The mother of a Dunedin man who died...