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Fruit fly in Auckland – situation update 5 January 2025
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries The biosecurity response to the find of a single male Oriental fruit fly in Papatoetoe is making good progress with extra traps in place, stepped...
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Waikato traffic impacted by two crashes
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Waikato motorists are asked to be aware of two crashes which are impacting traffic. The first was a crash involving two cars at the...
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Incident involving Police car, Maungatapere
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Attributable to Northland District Commander, Superintendent Matt Srhoj: At around 8.40 pm on Saturday 4 January Police were in attendance at a single vehicle...
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Housing Market – Home value decline in December sums up 2024 – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic Property values in Aotearoa New Zealand fell -0.2% in December, marking the ninth drop in the past 10 months, according to CoreLogic’s hedonic Home Value Index (HVI). The...
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Auckland fruit fly investigation – controls on produce movements now in place
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand has now placed legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe, says Biosecurity New Zealand Commissioner North Mike Inglis....
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GAZA: New Year begins with more children killed by Israeli airstrikes – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Israeli airstrikes have killed about 80 people, including an estimated 38 children [1] in Gaza in the first few days of the new year, Save the Children...
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Remutaka Hill closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Remutaka Hill/SH2 is closed following a crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported to emergency services at 11:30am. One person has been seriously injured, and...
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Police appeal for information following suspicious Tikipunga fire
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer: Whangārei Police are appealing for information following a suspicious fire at a Tikipunga property on...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Riversdale Drive, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Riversdale Drive in New Plymouth on 24 December 2024....
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Activist News – HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND COMMUNITY GATHER FOR SILENT VIGIL IN SOLIDARITY WITH KAMAL ADWAN HOSPITAL
Source: Auckland healthcare workers Auckland healthcare workers, along with members of the local community, gathered for a silent vigil in solidarity with the victims of the recent attack on Kamal...
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Acknowledgements – IHC recognises long-term disability issues stalwart Dame Tariana Turia
Source: IHC IHC New Zealand would like to recognise and honour the life and work of former MP Dame Tariana Turia who died today. Dame Tariana led the Disability Issues...
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Weather News – Cool and Wet Start to 2025, with Glimpses of Sunshine in Between – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Friday 3 – Monday 6 January – The wet and cool start to 2025 is forecast to continue this weekend for many parts of Aotearoa New...
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Activist News – “Sanction Israel for genocide” – nationwide protests continue in 2025 – PSNA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa While the stench of decaying morality hangs over the coalition government and its MPs after 15 months of complicity with genocide, nationwide protests against...
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Activist News – Silent Vigil Took Place Outside Auckland Hospital: Hands Off Kamal Adwan Hospital – Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyya
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Members of Auckland’s Palestinian community, human rights advocates, and concerned citizens gathered for a silent vigil outside Auckland Hospital to demand an end to the...
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He poroporoaki ki a Kahurangi Tariana Turia
Source: New Zealand Government Uia te pō, rangahaua te pō, whakamāramatia mai he aha tō tango, he aha tō kāwhaki? Whitirere ki te ao, tirotiro kau au, kei hea taku...
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Biosecurity New Zealand investigating and boosting trapping after Auckland fruit fly find
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries A biosecurity operation is under way and extra field teams are today in Papatoetoe, Auckland, after the find of a single male Oriental fruit fly...
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Appeal for information following anti-social road activity
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police would like to speak to any witnesses following an anti-social road user event in Levin earlier this week. At around 3:15pm on Wednesday...
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Southern Motorway closed following crash, Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 1/Southern Motorway, Dunedin is currently closed between the Quarry Road Bridge and Saddle Hill Overpass due to a crash. The single vehicle...
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New qualification a step forward for diabetes care
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says people with diabetes and other painful conditions will benefit from a significant new qualification to boost training in foot care. ...
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Holiday road toll significantly lower than last year
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are pleased that there have been far fewer road deaths for the 2024/2025 holiday period compared to last year. The holiday period road...
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Fatal Crash, Ihumatao Road, Māngere
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person has died following a single vehicle crash on Ihumatao Road, Māngere yesterday 2 January. Emergency services responded at around 5.36pm, but the...
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Name release – workplace fatality, Selwyn
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now name the man who died in an incident at a Glasseys Road, Southbridge address on 21 December 2024. He was Craig...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Morrison Road, Pukekawa
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now name the man who died in a crash on Morrison Road, Pukekawa on 15 December. He was Anthony Nelson Botica, aged...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Pah Hill Road, Wellsford
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now name the man who died in a crash on Pah Hill Road, Wellsford on 24 December. He was Derek Te Iwi...
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Name release, fatal crash, Balclutha
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died in a single-vehicle crash in Balclutha, Friday 20 December....
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Name release: Fatal crash, Karaka Road, Karaka
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now name the woman who died in a crash on Karaka Road, Karaka on 18 December. She was Susanti Halim, aged 36...
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Fatal Crash, Havelock North
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Havelock North overnight. Police were called about 10pm to Foster Lane after a report of...