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Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth barrier works next week
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Overnight wire rope barrier maintenance will take place on the Pūhoi on- and off-ramps at the southern end of the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to...
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Speech to the BusinessNZ Health Forum
Source: New Zealand Government Check against delivery. Kia ora koutou. Thank you, Phil, for the opportunity to speak to you today to the Business NZ Health Forum. Since my appointment as Health Minister,...
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Road Closed, SH1, Kaihiku
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway One/Moa Hill Road, near Kaihiku is closed following an earlier crash. Police were alerted to the two-vehicle crash at around 11am. One...
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RIF support for West Coast projects
Source: New Zealand Government A total of $15.3 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will go towards upgrading Hokitika Airport and key port facilities at Greymouth and Westport, Regional Development...
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Greenpeace seamounts expedition sets off to uncover secrets of the deep
Source: Greenpeace A Greenpeace expedition to survey seamounts and other deep sea habitats has set off this week. With two specialist marine scientists on board, Greenpeace is aiming to use remotely...
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Environment – Have your say on biological controls to combat noxious weed – EPA
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) wants people’s views on an application to release two biological control agents to combat Darwin’s barberry, an invasive weed. Environment Canterbury has...
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Stunning botanical gift for Aucklanders, forever
Source: Auckland Council In an extraordinary act of generosity, Auckland philanthropist Rosemary Platt has gifted 5.63 hectares (approximately 14 acres) of ecologically significant land to the people of Tāmaki Makaurau....
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Strategic Approach to Immunisation in New Zealand 2025–2030
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Immunisation is a highly successful public health intervention. It safeguards individuals, whānau and communities against a range of potentially devastating diseases, and is a...
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Things to do in Tāmaki Makaurau this Autumn
Source: Auckland Council Autumn is here, but there’s still a few more days before the golden weather is set to end, and the good news is you don’t have to...
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Free kidney disease checks at Auckland’s Pasifika Festival this Weekend
Source: Kidney Health New Zealand Kidney Health New Zealand will be providing free testing for kidney disease at the Pasifika Festival this Saturday and Sunday at Auckland’s Western Springs. National...
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Animal Welfare – SAFE: Animal cruelty has no place in national sports awards
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is calling for rodeo riders to be excluded as contenders from all future rounds of the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards, saying the inclusion of rodeo...
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Health and Politics – Hey Minister, how about saving 700 lives?
Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand The Health Minister has allocated many millions of dollars in recent days for primary healthcare and bowel cancer, which is very welcome, but...
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Two are no match for Delta as they land in court
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributed to Inspector Phil Weaver, Whanganui-Ruapehu Area Prevention Manager Two men are before the courts after Delta sniffed them out in two separate incidents....
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Man charged with drug offending and weapon possession in Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A 47-year-old man is before the courts after a report was made by a Hamilton CBD business. At around 3.30pm yesterday, the Hamilton Neighbourhood...
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Investment scam: Aucklander guilty of money laundering
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A man has been found guilty of money laundering almost $2 million obtained from two Kiwi victims of a term deposit scam. This week,...
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Update over appeal into ongoing investigation
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have had a positive response from the public over an appeal released on 6 March as part of an ongoing investigation. The appeal...
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Hunters urged to be extra sure this Roar
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) With the main deer hunting season – the Roar – about to go into full swing, New Zealand’s firearms regulator is reminding hunters everywhere...
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NZ-AU: IREN February 2025 Monthly Update
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (together with its subsidiaries, “IREN” or “the Company”), today published its monthly update for February 2025....
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Media – KIWI FILM TINĀ OPENS OVER $1M, STRIKING A COLLECTIVE CHORD ACROSS AOTEAROA
Source: New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand’s latest cinematic success, Tinā (Tih-NAH), has taken the country by storm, surpassing $1 million in its opening weekend. The film is currently No. 1...
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Development – Rotorua retirement village granted COVID fast-track consent – EPA
Source: Environmental Protection Authority An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for the Summerset retirement village in Fairy Springs, Rotorua. Summerset Villages (Rotorua) Limited applied for resource consent...
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Events – Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga – Community Events in Hokitika
Source: Heritage New Zealand Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga invites West Coasters to two special events on Saturday, 15 March 2025-a chance to connect with local heritage, share stories and memories,...
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First Responders – Waipoua River fire update #9
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving from active firefighting to monitoring the fire in Waipoua Forest, which began last Wednesday and forced the evacuation...
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Reform – Retirement Villages Act changes gain momentum – Minister applauded
Source: Retirement Villages’ Residents’ Council The Retirement Villages’ Residents’ Council today congratulated Minister Tama Potaka for expediting regulatory and legislative changes to the Retirement Villages Act. The Minister wrote to the...
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Employment Issues – PSA Oranga Tamariki social workers, supervisors, care and protection workers, to strike tomorrow
Source: PSA Around 2,800 PSA members at Oranga Tamariki will strike from 3pm to 5pm tomorrow (Friday 7 March), as part of ongoing action against an insulting pay offer and unsafe...
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Health and Govt Cuts – Nurses call for bowel screening changes to be reversed
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Government changes to bowel screening eligibility will leave more Māori and Pacific people at risk of dying at a younger age from bowel cancer, New Zealand...
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No frills Teaching Council needed
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) The Teaching Council has opened consultation this week on a proposal to increase practising certificate renewal fees from $464 to $501 for the next...
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Cyanobacteria health warning placed on Lake Rotokaeo
Source: Waikato District Health Board A health warning has been issued today by National Public Health Service (NPHS), advising people to avoid recreational water activity at Lake Rotokaeo, due to...