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Construction starting on new SH35 Hikuwai Bridge
Source: New Zealand Government Improving the resilience of State Highway 35 (SH35) between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay in Tairāwhiti is shifting up a gear with construction starting this month...
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House Fire, Bucklands Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB: Emergency Services are attending a house fire on Murvale Drive this morning. At around 2.30am...
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Shaping the Future of Hybrid Office Spaces in Singapore with Raw Design Consultants
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 October 2025 – The rise of hybrid work is reshaping how offices in Singapore are imagined and used. Beyond desks...
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Rockfall resilience works planned near Murchison
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work is about to begin to make two key Top of the South transport links safer for the public and more resistant to slips and...
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Culvert repairs, replacements and road rebuilds the ‘final push’ on SH2 at Devil’s Elbow
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency As State Highway 2 recovery work nears completion in and around Devil’s Elbow, a stretch of the road will close overnight later this year for...
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New bridge reconnects popular Glenorchy trail
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 October 2025 A new 42 m suspension bridge across the Routeburn River is now open, reconnecting the popular Lake Sylvan Track after the previous...
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Greenpeace – International organisations condemn ‘no additional warming’ approach as NZ methane target decision looms
Source: Greenpeace A coalition of nearly 100 international organisations, including Greenpeace, have launched an open letter to governments calling for binding targets to cut industrial agricultural emissions and condemning the controversial ‘no additional...
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Universities – Climate leadership falling short in New Zealand – UoA study
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) New Zealand leaders favour small incremental changes in response to escalating climate impacts rather than the bold changes needed to make a real difference, according to research...
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More charges follow traffic stop
Source: New Zealand Police Police have laid further firearms charges against a man after a sawn-off shotgun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. The Henderson Beat Team...
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Fatal house fire, Mahora
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Hastings. Emergency services were called to Tamatea Street in Mahora around 2:40pm today. The formal...
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State Highway summer maintenance underway in the top of the South Island
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The road works season is underway in the top of the South Island, and drivers can expect to see contractors hard at work at multiple...
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Weather News – A week of changeable weather; snow and cool temperatures in the south – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 29th September – Thursday 2nd October: • Short-lived rainbands move across the country throughout the week.• Clear skies on Tuesday for much...
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Oxfam reacts to NZ government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa At the United Nations over the weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced that New Zealand will not recognise Palestinian statehood. Oxfam Aotearoa Executive Director Jason Myers said,...
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Earthquake-prone building system refocused
Source: New Zealand Government The earthquake-prone building system will be refocused to reduce repair costs and reinvigorate communities, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “While well intentioned, the current...
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Firearms found, four arrested following Whanganui search warrant
Source: New Zealand Police Multiple firearms were found hidden at a Puriri Street property when Whanganui police teams executed a search warrant last week. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Carey Priest...
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Man arrested after serious incident at Wadestown property
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been arrested in Wadestown this afternoon, after he allegedly entered a property and threatened the occupants with a weapon. Police were called about...
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Govt funding for trans-Tasman space projects
Source: New Zealand Government Three innovative trans-Tasman space projects designed to enhance maritime awareness, improve agricultural planning and secure satellite communications have secured up to $5.3 million in government funding....
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New Zealand National Statement to the UN General Assembly – ‘Leadership, Global Affairs & the United Nations’
Source: New Zealand Government Madam President Twelve months ago, when delivering New Zealand’s national statement, we said that never has it been more apparent just how much political leadership is...
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NZ to maintain approach to recognition of Palestine
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand will not be recognising the State of Palestine at this time, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced at the UN General Assembly in New York...
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Raumanga arson: Police seek sightings of vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Northland Police investigating a suspicious fire are now seeking information about a vehicle seen in the area. Police were called to the address on Raumanga Valley...
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Police response to Loafers Lodge verdict
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Today’s verdict brings an outcome to what has been an extremely challenging and difficult investigation. Police are pleased with...
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International Law – Israeli attacks kill Oxfam partner colleague, destroy clinics in Gaza
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Oxfam is deeply appalled and mourns the killing of Tasneem, 27, and her two children, Sham (5), and Suleiman (3), in an Israeli airstrike on 20 September. Tasneem...
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Save the Children – Adventurers to complete 4,500+km ‘Alpine Odyssey’ across Aotearoa New Zealand this weekend
Source: Save the Children Twenty-five fields skied and more than 4500km cycled or hiked across Aotearoa New Zealand over 95 days, adventurers Huw Kingston and Laurence Mote will complete their Alpine...
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Police release further detail about search for Phillips family
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now reveal further details about the assets and resources deployed during the search for Tom Phillips and his children. In mid-December 2021 Phillips and...
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Pair of burglars caught in the act
Source: New Zealand Police An eagle-eyed neighbour who spotted suspicious activity at the property next door has aided in the arrest of two burglars in Hillpark overnight. Just after 2am...
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Information sought in ongoing investigation, Raumanga
Source: New Zealand Police Northland Police are appealing for information about suspicious activity in an ongoing investigation into a fire at a Raumanga property on Wednesday. Police were called to...
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First Responders – Large vegetation fires in Canterbury last week caused by strong winds that fanned embers from burn piles
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking the public to be vigilant after embers from burn piles caused large vegetation fires last week. Fire...