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Bill to expand Road User Charges introduced
Source: Radio New Zealand The shift from a system of matching odometer readings to paper labels on the windscreen, towards using subscriptions through private companies. RNZ A bill to make...
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Infratil posts $2 billion first-half revenue
Source: Radio New Zealand Infratil chief executive Jason Boyes. Supplied Infrastructure investor Infratil has reported a strong first-half net profit, with revenue up more than a third to $2 billion....
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New IP rules to boost research commercialisation
Source: New Zealand Government A new national intellectual property (IP) policy will give New Zealand researchers more control over their inventions and greater opportunities to turn world-class ideas into commercial...
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Tongariro National Park fire pānui #2
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 13 November 2025 Further good news from the fire ground: no new fire activity was identified yesterday by ground crews and drone surveys. With more...
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Road blocked, Culverden Road/SH7, Culverden
Source: New Zealand Police Culverden Road/State Highway 7, Culverden, Hurunui, is blocked due to a serious crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, between Long Plantation Road...
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Modernising road funding
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill to Parliament, taking the next step towards a fairer, simpler, and more modern transport funding system....
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Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tom Furley Some schools are defying the government’s removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations. Their boards have published public statements affirming their commitment...
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Record number of New Zealanders leave country, visits from Australia surge
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ New figures show Australian visitor arrivals surged over the past year – while migration data shows a record number of New Zealanders leaving. Stats NZ...
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Schools, early learning centres urged to stop using asbestos-contaminated sand
Source: Radio New Zealand Educational Colours Rainbow Sand has been recalled. Supplied / Product Safety NZ The Ministry of Education has alerted schools and early learning centres to stop using...
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Paid firefighters call off latest strike
Source: Radio New Zealand The union said members will not strike for an hour on Friday as planned. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Paid firefighters have called off their latest strike,...
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Government accepts banking recommendations
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has accepted or partially accepted all the recommendations made by the Finance and Expenditure Committee’s inquiry into banking competition. The inquiry examined the state...
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Fifty-five new police for the frontline
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron Cameron Leslie MNZM congratulated the 55 graduating constables from Wing 389 this morning. Families...
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Former financial advisor David McEwen pleads guilty to criminal charges
Source: Radio New Zealand David McEwen is due to be sentenced on 14 January. Screenshot / YouTube Former Auckland financial advisor David McEwen has pleaded guilty to all charges for...
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Ombudsman warns customers not to falsify flood insurance claims
Source: Radio New Zealand The ombudsman said it’s important to know the consequences of making a false statement on an insurance claim. 123rf The insurance ombudsman is urging customers not...
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Liam Lawson to give Kiwi fans a thrill ride
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. Javier Jimenez / PHOTOSPORT New Zealand motorsport fans have a chance to sit alongside Formula 1 star Liam Lawson on...
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David Seymour blames teacher strikes for drop in school attendance in last week of term
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour says strikes in the final week of Term 3 prompted many to begin their holidays early. RNZ / Mark Papalii Associate Education Minister David...
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Teenager charged, more arrests likely after fire at old Palmerston North pub The Fitz
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene on the night of 30 October. Supplied/ Mike Dixon An 18-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged with arson, following a large...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Rotorua
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the person who died in the two-vehicle crash on Te Ngae Road, Rotorua, on Thursday 6 November. She was...
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Tide turns in battle against Lake Wānaka weeds
Source: New Zealand Government A more than two-decade-long campaign to reclaim Lake Wānaka from an invasive aquatic weed has reached a major victory, with 40 kilometres of shoreline now successfully...
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First sod turned on Hawke’s Bay Expressway
Source: New Zealand Government Construction has begun on the State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway – one of the first new Roads of National Significance to reach the main works...
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Tunnel Beach walk reopened for summer
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 13 November 2025 The iconic Tunnel Beach walk reopens on Friday 14 November, having been closed since October 2024, after a heavy weather event caused...
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Universities – Rethinking happiness in the hybrid workplace – UoA
Source: University of Auckland Have you ever misinterpreted a colleague’s tone on a Teams chat? Or wondered what Mike meant by his face-without-a-mouth emoji in response to your carefully worded...
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World Kindness Day and Palestine – NZPF
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand (NZPF) World Kindness Day, observed every year on 13 November, is a global reminder that kindness is a universal language, one that transcends borders,...
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Black Caps eye T20 series win against big-hitting Windies
Source: Radio New Zealand © Copyright Andrew Cornaga 2020 / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd Black Caps v West Indies – fifth T20 First ball: 1.15pm University Oval, Dunedin Live blog...
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Erin Routliffe-Gaby Dabrowski split a business decision, but ‘I’ll have a friend for life’
Source: Radio New Zealand Erin Routliffe of New Zealand celebrates with partner Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada after winning the 2025 US Open doubles title. MATTHEW STOCKMAN / AFP Their partnership...
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How a violent, possessive stalker became a killer: The story of Nathan Boulter
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter appearing in court in 2011. NZPA / David Rowland Thirteen years after being sentenced to kidnapping his ex-partner, holding her hostage for 38 hours...
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One-tonne Peace Bell stolen from Henderson’s Japanese Garden
Source: Radio New Zealand A group of Japanese junior high school students from Kakogawa City ringing the Peace Bell in 2023. Auckland Council / supplied An Auckland local board chair...