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Homicide investigation launched in Greymouth
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to West Coast Area Commander: Inspector Jacqui Corner, A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Greymouth. On Tuesday 30...
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Police seek public help with suspicious fires near Wanaka
Source: New Zealand Police Wanaka Police investigating suspicious fires are appealing for help from the public for information and video footage around the area. Police were called to reports of...
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Three in custody following operation to locate burglars
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police have arrested three 14-year-old youths as a result of an operation to target suspects of a string of commercial burglaries across the city. In...
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Tourism and hospitality career pathways for job seekers
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Social Development Louise Upston says the opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) in Auckland represents an important opportunity for job seekers....
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Convention centre boosts job seeker opportunities
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Social Development Louise Upston says the build and opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland continue to represent important opportunities for...
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Advocacy – New Zealand government urged to demand Israel release humanitarian boats to Gaza – PSNA
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) PSNA is calling for the New Zealand government to demand Israel release the activists kidnapped from the global flotilla in international waters and...
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Advocacy – Global Sumud Flotilla Amnesty International Statement
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Amnesty International STATEMENT 02 October 2025 – In response to reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained peaceful protestors, including three...
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Advocacy: Oxfam – Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Statement by independent groups Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating humanitarian crisis...
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Advocacy – Protest Israel’s attack on humanitarian flotilla to Gaza – 5pm Bridge of Remembrance TODAY Oct 2
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Protest Israel’s attack on humanitarian flotilla to Gaza – 5pm Bridge of Remembrance TODAY Oct 2. Four New Zealanders are on this group of...
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Defence News – Auckland school’s Services Academy sparks NZ Army career for electrician
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) As a teenager, Lance Corporal Elia Fata didn’t really know what career he wanted to take up, but getting involved in Onehunga High School’s...
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Investigation continues into fatal house fire in Bucklands Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm two people have died following a house fire in Bucklands Beach in the early hours of this morning. An investigation is now underway...
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State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill resealed before Christmas
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Daytime and nighttime closures are planned for State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill next month, as the state highway summer maintenance season continues at the top...
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Joint statement – Public Service Commission, NZ Police, Serious Fraud Office cross-agency update on Manurewa Marae enquiries
Source: New Zealand Police In June 2024 NZ Police commenced an investigation into allegations of misuse of Census 2023 data and Covid-19 vaccination information at Manurewa Marae. At the same...
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Police urge road users to drive safe after life-changing crashes
Source: New Zealand Police Road users are urged to drive safe and to the conditions after eight life-changing motorcycle crashes in the Waikato area this past month. Waikato Road Policing...
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Mangroves rescue a reminder to boaties
Source: New Zealand Police A pair of keen fishermen ended up getting rescued from within the mangroves after they ran into trouble in the waters off Kaingaroa yesterday afternoon. Thankfully,...
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Police seek vehicle of interest following Raumanga arson
Source: New Zealand Police Northland Police investigating a suspicious fire in Raumanga last week are appealing to the public for information about a vehicle seen in the area. Police were...
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Seven arrests so far in relation to homicide of Kaea Karauria
Source: New Zealand Police Napier Police have arrested another person while investigating the fatal stabbing of Kaea Karauria in Napier on 11 May. A 17-year-old female has been charged with...
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Warrants executed in St Johns homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to progress enquiries into the homicide investigation into the death of Kyle Whorrall earlier this year. Today, Kyle’s mother is calling for those...
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Teenager remanded in custody after night-time burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police A west Auckland teenager has been arrested following two daring burglaries committed under the cover of darkness. Waitematā West Tactical Crime Unit began investigating burglaries on...
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Information sought following Birkenhead aggravated burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information from the public following an aggravated burglary in Birkenhead yesterday afternoon. At around 1.35pm, it was reported three people entered a...
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Universities – Gene therapy reverses diabetes heart failure – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Scientists have reversed diabetic heart failure with a genetic therapy in mice and in miniature human hearts made from stem cells. Scientists have reversed diabetic...
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Local News – New blueprint for Porirua land use
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City Council formally adopted Porirua’s new District Plan today that will protect Porirua’s environment while also enabling growth in the city. “After years of dedicated work...
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Weather News – A Wet Swirling System for the Week’s End – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 2nd – Monday 6th October – It is no surprise that in the middle of spring we’ve got active, quick moving weather on the cards....
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Animal Welfare – Outrage at government’s proposal to continue with cruel confinement of mother pigs
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is appalled by the associate minister for Animal Welfare Andrew Hoggard’s announcement that the Government plans to continue to allow mother pigs to be confined in...
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Education – New creative study comes to Lower Hutt as Whitireia and WelTec launch Animation, Digital Media and Design and Screen Production in Petone
Source: Whitireia and WelTec Lower Hutt is set to become a hub for creative learning in 2026, with Whitireia and WelTec offering their Animation, Digital Media and Design and Screen Production...
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Advocacy – Open letter to UniSaver Board members 2025 on Palestine
Source: University Workers for Palestine Open letter to UniSaver Board members 2025 from University Workers for Palestine, dated Thursday, October 2, 2025, 10am. Tēnā koutou katoa, University Workers for Palestine...
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Pharmac proposes changes to make it easier to access HIV medicines
Source: PHARMAC New Zealanders living with, or at risk of, HIV could soon benefit from proposed changes to how HIV medicines are funded and supplied. Pharmac is consulting on a...