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Sick leopard seal sadly put to sleep
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 15 August 2025 The uncommon Antarctic visitor was first seen last Thursday on Taylors Mistake beach and spent most of this week resting on Sumner...
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ASMALLWORLD Launches New Membership Tier and New Global Strategic Airline Partner
Source: Media Outreach ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 15 August 2025 – ASMALLWORLD AG announces the arrival of its Advantage Membership, an exclusive new tier within its membership portfolio,...
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Advocacy – National Day of Action for Palestine – Tomorrow – Saturday 16 August – PSNA
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) In more than 25 centres around the country, New Zealanders will be rallying and marching tomorrow in a National Day of Action for...
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KiwiRail settlement with Hyundai
Source: New Zealand Government KiwiRail and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard have reached a full and final settlement on the cancelled Project iReX ferries, KiwiRail confirmed today. “The net $144 million final...
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Drainage works and road rebuild planned for State Highway 1 at Kuku
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Improvements and road repairs are coming for State Highway 1 between Manakau and Ōhau later this month. Nightworks will be underway south of Kuku East...
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A new approach for road maintenance and night closures on State Highway 58
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A new way of managing road maintenance is about to be trialled on one of Wellington’s key state highways – State Highway 58, between Hutt...
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Burglars caught out on the job
Source: New Zealand Police Two alleged burglars who broke into a vacant restaurant have bitten off more than they could chew after being caught in the act. At about 2.47am,...
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Ngamotu Road closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Ngamotu Road, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua, will be closed for some time following a single vehicle crash that occurred around 5.30am. Indications are that there are serious injuries....
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Update: Fatal Police shooting, Bryndwr, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: A scene examination is ongoing after Police shot two people at a Christchurch address on Wednesday night....
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NZ-AU: U.S. and Australia Support for Nova’s Estelle Project
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Anchorage Alaska, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVA) (ASX: NVA) (FRA: QM3) ) is pleased to provide an...
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Embracing calculated risks while steering clear of the unavoidable: Octa Broker on trading and market dangers
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 August 2025 – Risk is an unavoidable part of our life, present in every decision we make or...
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Serious crash closes Hutt Road
Source: New Zealand Police A serious crash has closed State Highway 2/Hutt Road, just north of the Ngauranga interchange. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 8.30pm. Indications...
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Gentari Breaks Ground on Maryvale Solar & Energy Storage Project
Source: Media Outreach SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 August 2025 – Clean energy solutions provider Gentari yesterday marked the groundbreaking of the Maryvale Solar & Energy Storage...
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RMA reforms to deliver jobs and growth
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s second RMA Amendment Bill has passed into law, bringing in sweeping changes to many of the handbrakes on New Zealanders’ lives, helping to drive...
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Defence News – NZDF and University of Auckland collaborate on low-cost lifesaving locator for people at sea
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) A low-cost floating reflector to enable space-based synthetic aperture radar to detect people lost at sea is being developed by University of Auckland scientists...
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Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Awards finalists announced
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries The Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Award finalists highlight the wide range of great work under way to keep our seafood sector productive and fisheries...
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Tasman Police seek help in identifying victims of couple’s fraud web
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye, Tasman Organised Crime Unit: Police executed a warrant earlier today at a Wanaka address and charged a 28-year-old...
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Insternity Group, Myint Mo Shyan, and MyanLife Partner with KBZ Foundation to Support Mandalay’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction with Modular Building Technology
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 August 2025 – In March of this year, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck the Mandalay region of...
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Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Over 100 organisations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza,...
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Update: Fatal Police shooting, Bryndwr
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: Late last night, Police shot two people following a report of a family harm incident at an...
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Te Poi Road closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Te Poi Road, southeast of Matamata, will be closed for some time following a crash between a truck and a pedestrian. It happened just north of...
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Speech: Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand Conference 2025
Source: New Zealand Government In Government, we’re busy working to grow our economy – and this includes improving competition settings. Today I can provide an update on where things stand...
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Health and Employment – Three Christchurch Hospital wards down tools for two hours over safe staffing – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO members in Theatre, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit and Radiology at Christchurch Hospital embark on a two-hour full strike tomorrow over continued concerns about chronic and ongoing...
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Advocacy – Dental Advocacy Group Calls for Action on Dental Costs to Deal with Cost of Living Pain
Source: Dental for All A group advocating for improved access to dental is calling on the Government to bring dental into the public healthcare system to ease cost of living...
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Energy Sector – Hot water heat pumps are next big thing – but need a push
Source: Chris Mardon Bold action is needed to accelerate New Zealand’s transition to cleaner, more energy-efficient homes and businesses, says energy efficiency expert Dr Chris Mardon. “Two ways are subsidising...
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Health and Education – Five times more Māori nurses needed to reflect population
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Aotearoa New Zealand needs five times more Māori nurses if the workforce is to reflect the Māori population and be able to provide culturally safe health...
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Name release, fatal crash, Ngongotahā Valley
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the person who died in the two-vehicle crash on Dansey Road, Ngongotahā Valley on Wednesday 22 May. She was...