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Kiwi skipper dies in sailing accident on round-the-world trip
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyall Babington was intending to sail Mollie around the world. UK Government A New Zealand skipper died after being pulled into a faulty winch in the...
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New licensing criteria will improve quality and affordability of ECE
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced the completion of the ECE licensing criteria reform. “Families need access to affordable and quality early learning services....
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Thirty-two more dairy farms for Canterbury; some grain growers go for milk
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows being milked in a dairy shed in Taranaki RNZ/Sally Round Canterbury grows most of the country’s wheat, barley and oat crops. But persistently low wheat...
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BusinessNZ – Industry initiative consults on corporate PPA template, aimed at boosting knowledge and new renewable generation
Source: BusinessNZ An industry-funded initiative that kicked off earlier this year is requesting market feedback on a proposed template for corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), prepared for use in New Zealand’s...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency statement says strike action compromises public safety
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says people must be extra careful with fire safety as the New Zealand Professional Firefighters’...
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Creating a thriving Auckland city centre
Source: New Zealand Government Families, workers, visitors and businesses will benefit from a new action plan to ensure Auckland’s city centre is a safe, welcoming, and vibrant place, Auckland Minister...
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Early analysis shows huge potential of red tape cutting
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Regulation David Seymour says early analysis shows huge economic benefits from cutting red tape, many times larger than the cost to the taxpayer of...
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New Zealand to increase support for PACER Plus
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and Australia have announced an additional package of support for PACER Plus – the Pacific region’s most modern framework for rules-based trade. “We have...
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Carrington development agreements to deliver hundreds of homes
Source: New Zealand Government The Government and iwi of Waiohua-Tāmaki have signed development agreements for at least 628 homes in Auckland, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “These homes will contribute...
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Government finance statistics (general government): Year ended June 2025 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Government finance statistics (general government): Year ended June 2025 – information release 27 November 2025 Government finance statistics (general government) gives an economic representation of New Zealand’s...
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Annual balance sheets: 2024 (provisional) – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual balance sheets: 2024 (provisional) – information release 27 November 2025 Annual balance sheets provide estimates of assets, liabilities, and net worth held by New Zealand institutional...
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Retail activity increases by 1.9 percent – Retail trade survey: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Retail activity increases by 1.9 percent – news story 27 November 2025 The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand increased by $472 million (1.9 percent)...
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Hong Kong high-rise fire: Similar renovations at Kiwi’s apartment building
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents check clothing donated for them after a major fire swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong’s Tai...
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Why New Zealand failed to reach its Smokefree 2025 target
Source: Radio New Zealand “If you match a tobacco cigarette in a joint in terms of the same size and smoked in the same way, cannabis results in five times...
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‘There’s nothing we opposed’: Board responds to outrage over Eden Park events
Source: Radio New Zealand Six60 perform the first concert at Eden Park. Supplied/Six60 Albert-Eden Local Board’s chairperson says they’re are not opposed to more events at Eden Park after being...
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Major boost to stem cell transplant services
Source: New Zealand Government A significant expansion of stem cell transplant services will help patients access critical, life-saving treatments without delay, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Every New Zealander deserves...
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Advocate rejects MPs claims schools were pressured to reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews Campaigners have rejected statements from the...
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‘Hidden’ workforce shortages in hospitals add to frontline pressures
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ Painfully slow recruitment processes within public hospitals are masking the true scale of the dire workforce shortages in the health system, frontline workers...
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Why convicted drug smuggler Karel Šroubek still hasn’t been deported
Source: Radio New Zealand Karel Šroubek does not want to be deported back to the Czech Republic. (File photo) Carmen Bird Photography Šroubek, also known as Jan Antolik, is still...
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Labour gathers for AGM as it shifts into campaign mode
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he’s confident his party has changed enough since the 2023 election...
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Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Justice Committee has recommended the Electoral Amendment Bill be passed by majority, but suggested some amendments. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Parliament’s Justice Committee has released...
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Principals stunned no tally kept of schools testing positive for asbestos from coloured play sand
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest coloured sand products to be recalled over asbestos fears. Supplied The lack of a full and proper tally of how many schools are testing...
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Smokefree choking
Source: Radio New Zealand “If you match a tobacco cigarette in a joint in terms of the same size and smoked in the same way, cannabis results in five times...
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17,000 healthworkers strike for the second time in a month
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters in the ‘mega strike’ in Hamilton, October 2025. Libby Kirkby-McLeod / RNZ Mental health and public health nurses, allied health workers and policy staff will...
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Erebus victim’s daughter furious memorial will be in Christchurch instead of Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand The koru on the tail of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 at the site of the Mount Erebus crash. Colin Monteith / Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial...
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US-ASEAN Business Council Urges Regional Alignment to Advance Southeast Asia’s Circular Economy
Source: Media Outreach JOHOR, MALAYSIA & JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 November 2025 – To accelerate Southeast Asia’s transition to a circular economy, the US-ASEAN Business Council...
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Christmas Dining 2025 at InterContinental Singapore introduces a delightful lineup of festive buffets, events, and menus
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 November 2025 – The festive season in Singapore is marked by an extensive collection of gastronomic experiences at InterContinental Singapore....