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Two arrested following search warrant in Te Kauwhata
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have been arrested after a search warrant in relation to a number of stolen vehicles in the Te Kauwhata area. Today, Police executed a...
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Name release, fatal crash, Waipa
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now confirm the name of the man who died in a two-vehicle crash on Cambridge Road on 30 June. He was, 44-year-old Sean Peter...
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Teams continue the painstaking search for Roy Arbon
Source: New Zealand Police At 2.39pm on 24 July, roughly two hours after he had been reported missing, Roy Arbon’s phone put him in a wide-open clearing. Just 12 minutes...
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Homicide investigation launched into Westport man’s death
Source: New Zealand Police A person has been charged after the death of a man in Westport. Police were called to a reported altercation at a Palmerston Street motel about...
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Rural News – More funding welcome – but not enough to stop wildings – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says another $3 million for wilding pines control is very welcome – but falls well short of what’s needed. “New Zealand’s iconic landscapes are under threat,...
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CITES reminder for sun-seekers on mid-winter getaways
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 23 June 2025 The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the New Zealand management authority for CITES, the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species. The convention...
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Whale research method confirmed safe
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 June 2025 DOC has received a report of a group of southern right whales/tohorā around the mouth of Otago Harbour. This is an unusual...
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Dead stoat on Stewart Island unexplained
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 22 July 2025 A member of the public walking on the Rakiura Great Walk Track on 12 July reported the dead stoat to DOC, who...
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UPDATE: Top of the South state highways – SH6 Rocks Road to reopen today
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Friday 18 July 3:25pm Emergency works on the bluff above State Highway 6 Rocks Road are almost complete and the route will soon be safe...
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Are you a responsible pet owner?
Source: Auckland Council Whether you’re a cat person or a dog person, fish fanatic or lizard lover, pets can bring great joy and companionship into our lives. But while loving...
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Check out some great low-cost summer accommodation
Source: Auckland Council If you’re dreaming of an affordable summer holiday by the beach that doesn’t involve hours of driving and having to pitch a tent, Auckland Council has a...
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Vector Lights presents: Whale Tales in Lights
Source: Auckland Council Auckland’s Harbour Bridge will, this Friday, be transformed into a spectacular celebration of our marine environment, with an exciting, engaging light and audio story in honour of...
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Wellington Police seize property for non-payment of fines in manner contrary to law
Source: Independent Police Conduct Authority 8 May 2025 The Independent Police Conduct Authority received four complaints concerning Wellington Police officers obtaining a warrant and seizing vehicles for unpaid fines in...
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Custody officer uses unjustified force in Manukau Custody Unit
Source: Independent Police Conduct Authority Custody officer used unjustified force in Manukau Custody Unit 17 April 2025 The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a custody officer used unjustified...
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Horticulture research shared at inaugural China-NZ Joint Symposium
Source: Massey University Research into the science and art of growing plants was shared by Massey staff and postgraduate students as part of the inaugural China-New Zealand Joint Symposium in...
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Joint dairy research facility in Manawatū boosts on-farm research
Source: Massey University Work is close to completion on Massey University’s Dairy 4 Farm, after the university partnered with AgResearch to boost on-farm research capability and facilities in the lower...
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Massey sponsors Secondary School Tough Guy and Gal events
Source: Massey University Physical activity events of any nature provide competitors with the opportunity to test their abilities against others, face a challenge they’ve set themselves, take time out to...
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Decoy helps endemic pūtangitangi through rehab
Source: Massey University The pūtangitangi was transported to Bird Rescue in Whanganui this morning, where he will be housed with three others who are also about to be released. He...
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Grasshoppers show how alpine fauna will be lost as global temperatures rise
Source: Massey University New research indicates anthropogenic climate change will result in a quarter of Aotearoa New Zealand’s alpine grasshopper species becoming extinct. Species that are already endangered and others...
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Research article explores lethal pulsing inside pyroclastic surges
Source: Massey University Concurrent with these experimental findings, pyroclastic surges generated during the Whakaari eruption killed 22 visitors to the island and severely injured another 25, marking it as the...
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Two Massey projects awarded Unlocking Curious Minds funding
Source: Massey University A project looking at ecological restoration approaches in the domain of Tangaroa, and one that seeks to enrich Māori and Pasifika science through Waka Ama, have both...
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Te Rau Karamu Marae wins prestigious Purple Pin in Best Design Awards
Source: Massey University Te Kāhui Toi, under the leadership of Professor Ngātai Taepa and Associate Professor Kura Puke of Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, has been awarded a Purple...
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International Women’s Day – a reminder to recognise and celebrate women’s achievements and plights
Source: Massey University When the role finished, Rhema and her husband moved around New Zealand for different jobs and experiences, but ever since her discovery of leadership studies, she knew...
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Opinion: Whiteness and calls to dialogue with far-right infrastructures of white supremacy
Source: Massey University Whiteness and dialogue The uncritical and celebratory view of dialogue as a human right reflects the whiteness of the mainstream approaches to dialogue, upholding as universal the...
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EIT student awarded prestigious national Māori accounting scholarship | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology July 21, 2025 EIT Bachelor of Accounting student Kārena Williams has been named one of just three recipients of a prestigious national award supporting the...
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EIT to offer early childhood teaching degree in Tairāwhiti | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 minute ago EIT is set to deliver its Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) in Tairāwhiti for the first-time next year, giving local students...
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Northland – New Zealand’s economic powerhouse
Source: New Zealand Government Northland’s economic future is on display with significant developments either underway or on the near horizon, Rail Minister Winston Peters and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones...