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Weather News – A Mosaic of Severe Weather – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 17 – Thursday 20 March – A mosaic of Severe Weather Warnings and Watches cover the South Island, highlighting strong winds and heavy rain...
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Animal Welfare – Five animals killed; demand for rodeo ban intensifies – SAFE
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is reinforcing its call for a ban on rodeo following the death of a bull at the Waimarino rodeo on Saturday 15 March. At the same...
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Union Name Change – Our union’s new name: ‘FIRST Union’ Becomes ‘Workers First Union’
Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union is pleased to announce that the union has now formally changed its name from ‘FIRST Union’ to ‘Workers First Union’ (or ‘Workers First’, for short)...
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Brace yourself – Windy weather ahead for Wellington drivers
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 17 March 2025 10:25 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Wellington drivers will need to take extra care on the region’s roads with wind...
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Plan ahead for upcoming works on SH1 north of Auckland
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Motorists traveling on State Highway 1 (SH1) north of Auckland are advised to plan ahead, with lane and road closures scheduled between Sunday 16 and...
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Take care, pay attention: Fire alongside SH1 Brynderwyn Hills
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 14 March 2025 5:07 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is currently fighting a scrub fire next to...
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Rebuilding SH1 at Whakapara
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) contractors will begin rebuilding a section of State Highway 1 near Puhipuhi Rd, Whakapara, from next week. From Wednesday...
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NZ & India launch Comprehensive FTA negotiations
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay today announced New Zealand and India have formally launched negotiations on a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. Mr...
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Fatal crash following fleeing driver incident, Penrose
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Inspector Peter Raynes of Tāmaki Makaurau Police: One person has died, and two others have been critically injured, after a driver...
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ACT in the engine room behind new infrastructure projects
Source: ACT Party ACT MP and former civil engineer Simon Court is welcoming the suite of projects announced at the Investment Summit set to capitalise on new and improved private...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: New Zealand – open to the world
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. I’m Todd McCay, Minster of Agriculture, Forestry, Trade, the first minister for Investment – or Foreign Direct Investment, as well as associate minister...
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Update: Stretch of SH1 southbound from Foxton temporarily closing for sealing work
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Next week’s planned southbound closure of a stretch of State Highway 1 near Foxton will now take place the following week (Monday 24 to Friday...
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Community support key to early finish for SH2 renewal in Waipawa
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work to rebuild State Highway 2 through Waipawa in Central Hawke’s Bay has been completed earlier than scheduled following a raft of maintenance. The work...
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Fire alongside SH1 Whangārei, consider alternate routes
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 14 March 2025 2:56 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is currently working with emergency services to respond...
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AT completes massive Ahuroa Road slip repairs in Pūhoi
Source: Auckland Council Rodney’s most comprehensive and costly flood recovery road repair is complete after 20 months of construction. Ahuroa Road in Pūhoi was severely damaged in early 2023 with...
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Clearing the traffic on Onewa Road
Source: Auckland Council Onewa Road, one of the busiest routes in Auckland, has become a model of productivity with over 30,000 vehicles moving an estimated 100,000 people each day. But...
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Release: Auckland needs second harbour crossing
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Labour supports Minister Chris Bishop’s call for input on the second Waitematā Harbour crossing. “Auckland needs this project, it has needed it for at least...
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Consumer NZ sets out vision for New Zealand consumers for 2025
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ calls for stronger protections for New Zealanders ahead of World Consumer Rights Day. Recent research by the consumer watchdog indicates that New Zealanders are struggling...
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Speech: Barbara Edmonds’ speech to NZ Investment Summit 2025
Source: New Zealand Labour Party And what role you can play in helping us to address some of the biggest challenges we face, while also creating new opportunities for business...
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Council invites feedback on bus options and consent fees
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Chair Craig Pauling said some big decisions were made in the Long-Term Plan last year, and its important people know that most of that work...
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Auckland overnight motorway closures 16 – 21 March 2025
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available...
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Spotlight on SH14: Works update
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 14 is benefiting from a range of essential projects to improve safety, road quality, and serviceability this maintenance season, with various works completed,...
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Streamlining identity verification online
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government is making it easier for businesses to verify the identity of their staff and customers by...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Growth sectors on offer
Source: New Zealand Government Global investors, worth a combined $6 trillion, at the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland were today told New Zealand will be saying yes to investment, by...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Tolling concessions could help deliver more roads sooner
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is exploring toll concessions as a tool for delivering important new roads faster and more efficiently, with an initial focus on six potential opportunities,...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Waitematā Harbour Crossing
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has laid out next steps in New Zealand’s road toward building another crossing for Waitematā Harbour.“The existing Auckland Harbour Bridge is one of the...
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LFC and adidas reunite with new multi-year partnership
Source: Media Outreach LIVERPOOL, UK – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 March 2025 – Liverpool Football Club and adidas have agreed a new multi-year partnership that will see the sportswear...