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New Zealanders’ 30% fuel bill increase laid bare
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New data from the country’s biggest bank shows the impact of the start of the fuel price rise on New Zealanders’ spending....
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Interislander expects hours-long delays over by the weekend
Source: Radio New Zealand The Interislander website showed delays of up to three hours and 45 minutes for ferries departing during daylight hours. KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and...
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How safety gear, crush protection and emergency beacons can make all the difference
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 2 April 2026 This safety alert covers the importance of having communication devices on hand when doing work alone. What happened? A worker in the agricultural...
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Putting safety measures in place can reduce the risk of serious injury in forestry
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 2 April 2026 This safety alert is a reminder to manage the risks around light utility vehicles on the job. What happened? A forestry worker was...
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Rain with a chance of charges
Source: New Zealand Police An offender who fled Northland Police in a stolen vehicle was located drenched, defiant and in possession of methamphetamine yesterday. At around 1pm, an officer in...
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Two arrested after possible sighting of a firearm in Glenfield, schools’ lockdown lifted
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been arrested following an incident that earlier prompted Auckland’s Glenfield Mall and surrounding schools into lockdown. Police said they...
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Employee takes police vehicle camping despite being booked for search and rescue exercise
Source: Radio New Zealand The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) released a summary of a police investigation it oversaw on Thursday. RNZ / REECE BAKER A police employee misused a...
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Union win for home support workers – but mileage increase still falls short – PSA
Source: PSA A temporary increase in the mileage allowance for home support workers is a welcome response to the fuel crisis but more is needed. Health Minister Simeon Brown announced today...
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EV ‘fomo’ drives sales to their highest level in years amid fuel crisis, dealer says
Source: Radio New Zealand Salespeople were finding they had to “slow people down” in some cases, a dealer says. (File photo) Electric vehicle “fomo” (fear of missing out) has helped...
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KiwiRail urged to implement automatic stops for trains that run red lights after near-miss
Source: Radio New Zealand A KiwiRail freight train (file photo). Katy Gosset/RNZ An investigation into a near miss after a train driver ran through multiple stop signals while using his...
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Road tolls: Driving from Auckland to Northland and back could cost drivers $14.20
Source: Radio New Zealand The newest section of motorway between Auckland and Northland, which opened in 2023, connects Pūhoi to Warkworth. The next stage will continue to Te Hana, north...
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Section of central Auckland road blocked following car fire
Source: Radio New Zealand A section of a central Auckland street has been blocked after a car caught fire. The blaze in a hatchback vehicle happened outside the ferry terminal...
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Man who fell overboard from the Interislander ‘extremely unlikely’ to have survived, police say
Source: Radio New Zealand CCTV camera footage from the ferry confirmed the man went into the water just after 11pm – about two hours after the ship departed Picton. Interislander...
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Mevo car sharing service goes into voluntary administration
Source: Radio New Zealand The company had cars in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton and Nelson. Supplied Users of car sharing service Mevo are gutted the company has gone into voluntary administration,...
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Electrical rule change deemed ‘dangerous’ is justified, independent review finds
Source: Radio New Zealand The change was introduced in 2025. (File photo) Supplied / New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association An independent review says a decision to change electrical wiring rules...
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Spinal injury inspires EIT graduate to pursue physiotherapy
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago An EIT graduate who rebuilt his life after a serious spinal injury is one step closer to becoming the physiotherapist he never...
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Karla Epiha sentenced after running over child on pedestrian crossing
Source: Radio New Zealand Karla Epiha was sentenced in Christchurch District Court after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of careless driving causing injury. Anna Sargent / RNZ A woman...
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Man after arrested after pizza aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police A late-night drive-thru run has foiled one offender, after allegedly committing an aggravated robbery at another fast food outlet earlier in the night. Auckland City Police...
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Man to face court after dangerous driving incident
Source: New Zealand Police A dangerous driver is headed to court after he drove on the wrong side of State Highway 1 at excessive speeds before crashing in Auckland overnight....
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One dead after car crashes into hedge in Auckland’s Stanmore Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand Hato Hone St John says it was notified of the incident on Vipond Road, at 10.26am today. RNZ/Nick Monro One person has died after a single...
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Car crashes into hedge in Auckland’s Stanmore Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand Hato Hone St John says it was notified of the incident on Vipond Road, at 10.26am today. RNZ/Nick Monro Emergency services have rushed to a single...
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Ten years of ‘the most New Zealand film ever made’
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Neill has seen iconic New Zealand film Hunt for the Wilderpeople twice. The first time was its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and...
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Fuel disruption brings City Rail Link benefits into sharper focus
Source: Auckland Council The world’s fuel shock is making life challenging at the pump. Conflict in the Middle East and this fuel price pressure, whilst difficult on many fronts, are...
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Trucking firm says fuel bill has increased 110% due to Middle East conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand The trucking and tourism sectors are struggling with rising fuel costs. RNZ / Unsplash A trucking sector veteran says the soaring price of diesel is the...
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Universities – Significant rise in sepsis cases, research finds – Otago
Source: University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke Hospital admissions for sepsis rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and...
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‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs,...
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Linklogis Releases 2025 Annual Results: Total Volume of Processed Supply Chain Assets Exceeds RMB500 Billion, Unveiling the “SC+ Platform”
Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2026 – On March 31, 2026, Linklogis Inc. (09959.HK, “Linklogis”) released its 2025 annual results. During the year,...