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Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde House building costs are rising at their fastest rate in two‑and‑a‑half years as the recovery in the residential construction sector accelerates. Cotality, formerly known as CoreLogic, released its latest Cordell Construction Cost Index, which shows residential building costs rose 1 percent in the three months to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF The speed limit on State Highway 3, just north of Hāwera, will be lowered to 60km/h from Thursday. The reduction from 80km/h will be along a one kilometre stretch of road, from north of Kerry Lane to north of Fantham Street. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin’s southern motorway was closed at Burnside after a digger fell off a truck. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The Southern Motorway at Burnside in Dunedin is blocked after a digger came off a truck this morning. Police were called to the crash on SH1 south of Morningside Road about 10.40am on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The broken glass is on the corner of Springleigh Ave and Jerram Street. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins A teenager has been charged with assault after a party in Auckland’s Mt Albert which left four people injured, as police continue to seek others involved. A local resident told RNZ hundreds of people … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Two men are due in court today for separate instances relating to attempts to steal fuel, following prompt calls from members of the public. Around 4am today Police received a call from someone reporting they had just seen a person attempting to siphon petrol from their vehicle in Sockburn, Christchurch. Officers … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland man has failed in his bid to stop Kāinga Ora removing him from his mother’s home because he claimed it was Māori land. The case was decided on the papers by Kaiwhakawa (Judge) Te Kani Williams at the Māori Land Court of New Zealand, Taitokerau District. Jonathan Albert filed … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ White Ferns celebrate. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The bar has been raised in women’s cricket and the White Ferns are confident they can meet the challenge. New Zealand will defend their T20 World Cup title in England later this year in what coach Ben Sawyer believes will be a significant … Read more
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown, New Zealand (8 April 2026) – Party leaders will go head-to-head on New Zealand’s energy future at Electrify Queenstown next month, in a rare cross-party debate during an election year. Labour leader Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, the Green Party’s Chlöe Swarbrick, and The Opportunity Party’s Qiulae Wong, … Read more
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 8 April 2026 WorkSafe New Zealand has uncovered forged diesel‑tank certificates in use and is urging businesses to verify that their documentation is the real deal, in order to keep safe. Between February 2017 and September 2023, Philip Mansfield turned legitimate certificates into convincing‑looking fakes using the names of real certifiers. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The FMA says it has seen a significant increase in ads, fake news articles and fake investment platform websites linked to scams which use prominent figures to entice consumers to invest in fake trading platforms. 123RF The Financial Markets Authority is warning consumers about an increasing number of scams using fake … Read more
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Tackling poverty is the single most important thing New Zealand can do to reduce the number of people with dementia, says University of Auckland’s Dr Etuini Ma’u. Modelling in Ma’u’s latest research shows if everyone lived in the same wealthy environments as the top 20 percent of New Zealanders, … Read more
Source: Manukau Institute of Technology & Unitec 8 April 2026 – An Indian-origin researcher is gaining national recognition in New Zealand’s rapidly evolving technology sector, after graduating with a Master of Applied Technologies from Unitec in Auckland on 1 April 2026. Manochitra Loganathan, who moved from Tamil Nadu, India in 2024, is being recognised for … Read more
Source: Peace Action Wellington Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 – “The Foreign Minister Winston Peters has failed to call out the genocidal threats of the US and Israeli governments against the 90 million people of Iran as he meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Peters’ silence in the face of imminent war crimes is … Read more
Source: Fossil Fuel Treaty APRIL 8, 2025 – As Pacific nations scramble to secure fuel supplies amid the Iran war – with Fiji hiking petrol prices by 20%, Tuvalu sending government workers home and the Marshall Islands declaring a 90-day economic emergency — ministers from across the region are convening in Vanuatu to do something about … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 April 2026 Easter is often seen as the traditional start of the hunting season, and this year the long weekend coincided with The Roar – when stags become vocal and aggressive in search of breeding opportunities. The two authorities have various responsibilities to manage hunting and hunters – for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The tropical cyclone’s possible path over New Zealand. Niwa Weather screenshot Forecasters are warning that Cyclone Vaianu is increasingly likely to hit the country this weekend. MetService says the incoming Tropical Cyclone Vaianu could bring life-threatening winds to the North Island on Sunday. Meterologist Alanna Burrows says the cyclone – currently … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis isn’t impressed with Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran’s civilisation. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Finance Minister says she’s “alarmed” at “unprecedented” rhetoric by the US President Donald Trump, while the Foreign Minister says concern would occur if “people keep on heightening the effect of a comment … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A boil water notice was issued for parts of Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings on Tuesday. RNZ / Calvin Samuel A boil water notice for some Auckland suburbs has been lifted and is now safe to use as normal, Watercare says. The notice was issued on Tuesday for … Read more
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 8 April 2026. Based on my reading of the latest upscaling of US rhetoric, one of the military options being considered by the Israeli-American axis is the nuclear option. Refer Trump says a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if deal isn’t reached, One News, 8 April 2026. Keith Rankin, trained as … Read more
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a new fungicide seed treatment to control disease on potatoes. The New Zealand potato industry is valued at approximately $1 billion annually, according to Potatoes New Zealand. Syngenta Crop Protection Limited applied to introduce Vibrance Premium, a fungicide containing 40 g/L sedaxane and 50 g/L … Read more
Source: Northland Regional Council Applications for Northland Regional Council’s Tū i te ora Scholarships have opened, with recipients set to receive financial support and paid work experience at council next summer. Four scholarships are available, each includes $5000 to assist with study costs, plus paid full-time work experience with NRC from mid-November 2026 to mid-February 2027. … Read more
Source: PHARMAC When a medicine is no longer under patent, suppliers can sell a generic, often less expensive, version of that medicine. Once a year, we invite suppliers to bid to be the main suppliers of medicines that are no longer under patent. Depending on which supplier’s bid is successful, the funded brand of medicine … Read more
Source: Anti War Aotearoa (AWA) Awa spokesperson today issued condemnation of recent statements made by US President Donald Trump, calling his threats against the civilian population of Iran “alarming, irresponsible, and incompatible with the basic norms of political discourse.” Trump’s social media post threatened that “A whole civilisation will die tonight,” which has been widely … Read more
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand will move the Muriwhenua zone of Te Tai Tokerau Northland District into a restricted fire season from 8am, Wednesday 8 April, until further notice. The change applies to Ahipara, Awanui, the Karikari Peninsula, and the Aupouri Peninsula up to Cape Reinga. All offshore islands remain … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis isn’t impressed with Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran’s civilisation. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Finance Minister says she’s “alarmed” at “unprecedented” rhetoric by the US President Donald Trump, while the Foreign Minister says concern would occur if “people keep on heightening the effect of a comment … Read more
Source: Aged Care Association Recently, I received an email from a woman trying to help her mother navigate the aged care system. She is highly educated, with multiple post-graduate qualifications. Yet she told me she still couldn’t work out what on earth was going on. Her request was simple: “Plain language please.” It’s hard to argue … Read more
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation A new fund named in honour of a young Northland woman who died from a devastating lung disease at 24 will help support families affected by bronchiectasis. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ has established the Esther-Jordan Muriwai Ahuru Fund after formally absorbing the Bronchiectasis Foundation last month. The fund will … Read more