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Blocked, Old Taupō Road, Waikato

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police are at the scene of a vehicle stuck in flood waters just north of Tokoroa, on Old Taupō Road between Wiltsdown and Matanuku Roads. The...

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New Zealand secures major shipbuilder for new ferries

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government, through its procuring company Ferry Holdings Limited has secured Guangzhou Shipyard International as the builder of two new ferries, Rail Minister Winston Peters confirmed...

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ANDPAD Launches English Web Version for Global Users

· October 14, 2025

Source: Media Outreach TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 October 2025 – ANDPAD Inc. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takeo Inada; “ANDPAD”), which operates the eponymous cloud-based...

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Serious crash, Geraldine-Fairlie Highway, Middle Valley

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police The Geraldine-Fairlie Highway is closed following a serious crash. Emergency services were advised around 11:25am that at least two vehicles were involved in a crash at...

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Simpler science funding to drive innovation

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Better access to a new, more efficient science funding system will make it easier for researchers to focus on delivering results that matter for New Zealand,...

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Economy – NZ Reserve Bank to ease LVR restrictions

· October 14, 2025

Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 14 October 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand intends to ease mortgage loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions from 1 December 2025. “Over the past...

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Plan to ease home lending restrictions welcomed

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s intention to relax restrictions on lending, making it easier for first home buyers to get started. “Home...

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Research aims to solve mystery cuckoo movements

· October 14, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  14 October 2025 Classified as nationally vulnerable, koekoeā are the larger and rarer of two cuckoo species found in New Zealand, with a distinctive long...

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Name release – sudden death, Mount Taranaki

· October 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died on Mount Taranaki on 30 September. He was Vladimir Levchenko, 69, of Gulf Harbour, Auckland....