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Crash causing delays – State Highway 2 Kaitoke
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 3 April 2025 2:02 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Drivers travelling between Upper Hutt and Wairarapa need to be prepared for delays as...
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Gaza – About 130 children born daily in Gaza amid total siege on aid and goods – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children GAZA, 2 April 2025 – About 130 children are being born daily in Gaza as Israeli authorities’ total siege on supplies enters its second month, putting mothers and...
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Rule of Two for faster access to medicines
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming Cabinet’s decision to enable medicines to be approved in less than 30 days if the product has approval from...
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Workplace – Better guidance a good idea, but must be backed up by investment in WorkSafe
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Message: Improved guidance to help companies better understand the risks in workplaces and how best to mitigate them is a welcome step, says the...
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Night closure ahead for Hawke’s Bay Expressway this Sunday 6 April
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will be closing overnight this Sunday for wire rope barrier repairs. SH2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will...
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Transport – Truck dashcams capture some hair-raising impatient driving
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Transporting New Zealand has shared dashcam footage from members showing some hair-raising near-misses, and says that impatient driving is endangering...
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Two separate crashes causing delays in Napier
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are advising motorists in Napier to expect significant delays, as emergency services respond to two separate crashes in Napier. The first crash involved...
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Delays, Northern Motorway, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Motorists heading from North Canterbury into Christchurch should expect delays following three separate crashes on the Northern Motorway. There are no reports of serious...
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Serious crash: Old North Road, Waimauku
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are responding to a serious crash on Old North Road in Waimauku this morning. A two-vehicle crash was reported at 6.28am. Initial indications...
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Man arrested following incident in Epuni, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Wellington District Commander, Superintendent Corrie Parnell One person has been taken into custody following an earlier incident in Epuni, Lower Hutt. At...
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Government seeks to simplify Fringe Benefit Tax rules
Source: New Zealand Government Inland Revenue is launching public consultation on proposals to make the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) rules easier and to reduce compliance costs for taxpayers, Revenue Minister Simon...
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Milestone for SH35 communities with Hikuwai Bridge No.1 replacement
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work has started this week on enabling (early) works at the site of a permanent replacement for Hikuwai Bridge No.1, north of Tolaga Bay. A...
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Police catch up with wanted man
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A wanted man with more than 20 warrants for his arrest has been taken into custody following a fleeing driver incident across Auckland this...
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Fatal crash, Sheffield
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) One person has died after the earlier crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on SH73, Sheffield. Diversions remain in place while the Serious...
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Night closures next week for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Night closures, 6-10 April: One week of night closures begin this Sunday on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. The route is set to be closed...
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MYANMAR CHILD ACCOUNT: ‘It was terrifying’ – Children prepare to spend Myanmar New Year festival in shelters following earthquake – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children YANGON/BANGKOK, 31 March 2025 – On the morning that Myanmar’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, 16-year-old student Yoon May- was having lunch at home in Mandalay and contemplating having...
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Serious crash, SH73, Sheffield
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash in Sheffield that has closed State Highway 73, West Coast Road. The crash involves...
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Next steps to improve flood resilience for the Wairau community
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council is looking to progress a comprehensive flood resilience (blue-green) network to significantly reduce flood risks across the Wairau catchment in Auckland’s North Shore. A proposed...
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Home removal goes sky-high
Source: Auckland Council Removing a couple of storm-damaged homes sounds like a bread and butter task for an experienced home relocation company, but two homes in Blockhouse Bay had more...
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Update: Vehicle sought in relation to investigation, Miramar
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating a homicide and aggravated burglary in Miramar are appealing for information from the public regarding a...
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Transporting New Zealand welcomes ferry certainty but warns of risks
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the detail provided by Minister for Rail Winston Peters in today’s procurement update about Cook Strait ferries. “It is positive that...
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Fatal crash: SH11, Haruru
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A section of State Highway 11 near Haruru has been closed due to a fatal crash. Police are in attendance at the crash involving...
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Cooks Strait Ferries – Port Marlborough welcomes government announcement on new ferry decision
Source: Port Marlborough Port Marlborough is pleased to acknowledge the Government’s announcement today with the news that cabinet has confirmed the plan for two new rail ferries to enter service in...
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State Highway 2, Waikino closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 2, Waikino is curerntly closed while emergency services respond to a crash. The two-vehicle crash happened near School Road, and was reported...
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Taupō gets revved up for Supercars
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Motorsport fans heading to the 2025 ITM Taupō Super 440 event next month should plan ahead and be prepared for heavy traffic on the roads...
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Police strike lucky chord to locate four firearms
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have located four guns inside a guitar case in Ōrākei following a call to Police. At about 2.10pm yesterday, Police received a report...
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Police strike lucky cord to locate four firearms
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have located four guns inside a guitar case in Ōrākei following a call to Police. At about 2.10pm yesterday, Police received a report...