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Union movement stands with public sector workers

· November 13, 2025

Source: NZCTU Affiliate unions of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kamahi have passed a motion of solidarity with public sector workers who are who are fighting...

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Stunning aurora lights up southern skies

· November 13, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand An aurora lit up skies at the southern end of the country overnight. Stargazers took to social media to post their photographs from places like Dunedin,...

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Netball: Silver Ferns ready for tough England side

· November 13, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand England’s Helen Housby shoots during England v Silver Ferns, Netball Nations Cup match in 2024. Alex Whitehead / www.photosport.nz The Silver Ferns will tackle the three-Test...

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DOC, iwi hope to clear up confusion over rāhui

· November 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Iwi say a second decade-long rāhui wasn’t about keeping people out, but reinforcing a focus on restoration. Supplied/DOC A 10-year rāhui following Tongariro’s devastating wildfire is...

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Grid emergency notice sparked by solar storm

· November 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Light green and violet-reddish auroras glow in the night sky in the Oder-Spree district of East Brandenburg. AFP / Patrick Pleul Transpower has issued a grid...

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Tongariro National Park fire pānui

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 The hard work of Fire and Emergency and DOC staff assessing the fireground over the past few days has allowed this transition to occur.   Two DOC fire crews (13 personnel) were...

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Handful remain without power in lower South Island

· November 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand A crushed electricity transformer lies under a tree in Clutha. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Only a handful of people remain without power nearly three weeks after strong winds...

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Man arrested and charged after Palmerston North fire

· November 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson, Manawatu Area Investigations Manager, An 18-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged following a building fire in...

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Tongariro rāhui explained

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 Source:  Department of Conservation and Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro The fires began Saturday 8 November and burned nearly 3,000 hectares, severely impacting the...