Northland Regional Council media brief – 24 November 2025

Source: Northland Regional Council NEW BUSLINK WEBSITE BusLink and CityLink public bus services provided by Northland Regional Council have a refreshed website. The site now incorporates all BusLink services, including CityLink and SchoolLink, providing passenger information that’s easy to navigate, including timetables, fares and the CityLink live tracker. Passengers can also find details of routes across … Read more

FASHION TO RECONNECT: A Tale of Two Style Capitals From today to 25 December

Source: Media Outreach Bringing together the fashion capitals of the East and West, featuring 9 Hong Kong-based and 16 Italian designers and brands FASHION TO RECONNECT Exhibition creates an immersive journey of sustainable aesthetics Establishing Cultural Bridges: Symposium, Roundtable and Seminars to Discuss East-meets-West Exchange Strategies in Creative Industries HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach … Read more

Supporting the health and wellbeing of New Zealand’s farming community

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has renewed its investment in the rural wellbeing programme Farmstrong, Associate Minister for ACC Nicola Grigg has announced. The $2.7 million investment is the first phase of a five-year agreement between ACC and Farmstrong, totalling $6.8 million.    “Agriculture continues to be one of New Zealand’s highest-risk sectors when it … Read more

Weather News – Changeable weather for the final week of spring – MetService

Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 24th – Friday 28th November – Changeable weather for the final week of spring. Key points • After a brief break, warm and muggy conditions return this week• Maximum temperatures swing back to the 20s for most, approaching 30°C in Canterbury• The South Island sees wet and windy weather … Read more

Education – Open Letter from NZ Area Schools Association to Minister of Education

Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education Parliament Buildings Wellington 6011 New Zealand Tēnā koe Minister Stanford Re: Unwavering Commitment of New Zealand Area Schools to Te Tiriti o Waitangi The New Zealand Area Schools Association (NZASA), representing schools across Aotearoa that serve students from Years 0 to 13 and … Read more

Property Values – New rating revaluation shows Whakatāne home values dip by 2% while land values are down 9% – QV

Source: Quotable Value Whakatāne District property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property. The new rating valuations have been prepared for 17,277 properties on behalf of Whakatāne District Council by Quotable Value (QV). They show the total rateable value for the district is … Read more

Worker critically injured at kiwifruit packhouse near Ōpōtiki

Source: Radio New Zealand ST JOHN NZ A worker has been critically injured in a machinery accident at a kiwifruit packhouse near Ōpōtiki. Fire, police, ambulance and a rescue helicopter were at the scene at the Riverlock Packhouse in Ōtara, just outside the town. St John said the patient had been airlifted to Waikato Hospital. … Read more

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Signals Transformative Changes for Real Estate

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 November 2025 – Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has released its The 15th Five-Year Plan — Reshaping China’s Real Estate Market Landscape for the Next Five Years report. It provides an expert interpretation of the communique from the Fourth Plenary … Read more

Primary sector set to benefit from new trans-Tasman agreement

Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries A milestone agreement between New Zealand and Australia will give the region’s primary sector faster and more efficient access to important new agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines. “Today New Zealand Food Safety and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) signed an agreement that will see the 2 … Read more

Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media after NZ First, ACT stoush

Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to media in Auckland. It comes after he was forced to give reassurance the coalition government was “stable” following a public stoush between ACT Party leader David Seymour and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Last week, Peters vowed to repeal the Regulatory Standards Bill … Read more

Body of Te Anihana Pomana found after she went missing leaving Sky City hotel

Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana. Supplied / Police A body has been found in the search for a missing woman in Auckland this weekend. Te Anihana Pomana, also known as Ani Anderson, went missing on 21 August after leaving Sky City hotel in the early hours of the morning. She left all her … Read more

Wildberries collects over 1,600 tons of donated items in partnership with Ecoplatform

Source: Media Outreach MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 November 2025 – Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, announces the results of its ongoing sustainability partnership with eco-tech company Ecoplatform on the three-year anniversary of the initiative’s launch. During this period, customers of the Wildberries online marketplace donated more than four million … Read more

Taiwan Smart Tourism Alliance Expands into Vietnam with Exclusive Taiwan Travel Packages and Cross-Industry Collaboration

Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 November 2025 – With the rapid growth of outbound travel demand from Vietnam, Taiwan’s leading one-stop e-commerce travel service platform, KKday, has united transportation services, tourist attractions, travel experiences, hotel accommodations, and food and restaurant SMEs from across northern, central, and southern Taiwan to … Read more

Road blocked, Shenandoah Highway, SH65

Source: New Zealand Police Shenandoah Highway, State Highway 65, is blocked following a two-vehicle crash, reported to emergency services at around 2:30pm. Motorists should expect delays. Two people have serious injuries, and one person has moderate injures. Two people are also reported to have minor injuries. ENDS Issued by the Police Media Centre. MIL OSI

Hope Bypass community drop-in sessions about to begin

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency With the announcement that design is starting on the Hope Bypass, those wanting to know more about the project can do so soon. From 27 to 29 November, NZTA/Waka Kotahi will hold community drop-in sessions so that people can find out more about the proposed Road of National Significance (RoNS) … Read more

Kelmarna Community Farm celebrates 40 years with new book

Source: Radio New Zealand Adrian Roche with a barro load of ‘black gold’ Kelmarna’s organic compost. RNZ Ross McNaughton Along the short path to Kelmarna community farm visitors are transported from suburbia to a rural oasis. The 4 and a half acre block of land is nestled between the affluent Auckland suburbs of Ponsonby and … Read more

Waikato pig farm faces record $437k fine for discharging effluent to land, water

Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] A Waikato pig farm has been fined $437,000 for persistent discharges of raw piggery effluent into the environment, including sewage tanks overflowing into waterways. Rawhiti Environmental Park was convicted on eight charges in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday under the Resource Management Act. The 810-hectare piggery near Te … Read more

Two rescued after plane’s water landing

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been rescued after their plane landed in the water at the Bay of Islands this morning. Police said they received a mayday call at around 10.10am that a light plane had landed in the bay. A private boat picked up the two people on … Read more

Milford Great Walk reopens after track damaged by avalanches

Source: Radio New Zealand Milford Great Walk. Supplied / Department of Conservation The Milford Track is open to the public again, with Department of Conservation staff finally able to get in and restore damaged tracks. Wild weather triggered multiple opening date changes in the last month, with large avalanches damaging the track and covering some … Read more

Body found in search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana

Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana. Supplied / Police Police say a body has been found in the search for Te Anihana Pomana, who has been missing since August. Te Anihana Pomana, also known as Ani Anderson, went missing on 21 August after leaving Sky City hotel in the early hours of the morning. … Read more

No charges to be laid following burn pile that sparked large Kaikōura fires

Source: Radio New Zealand The fires spread over an area of almost 200 hectares. RNZ / Nate McKinnon No charges will be laid against the owner of a burn pile that sparked large fires and destroyed four homes in Kaikōura last month. Fire and Emergency says the fires were caused by embers from the burn … Read more

Rise in temperatures and unsettled showers expected for most of the country this week

Source: Radio New Zealand Airmass and wind forecast for Friday 28 November in the North Island. MetService Warm and muggy conditions are making a comeback this week as maximum temperatures swing back to the 20s for most and approaching 30°C in some areas. MetService has forecasted a series of weather systems to move through, two … Read more

Another coloured sand product recalled over asbestos concerns

Source: Radio New Zealand The latest coloured sand products to be recalled over asbestos fears. Supplied A rainbow sand art toy sold at various discount stores nation-wide is the latest coloured sand product to be recalled over concerns about asbestos. MBIE confirmed this afternoon that the product was being recalled because some samples had tested … Read more

Update in search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana

Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, Auckland Central Area Investigations Manager: Police are making enquiries after a body was found in the search for Te Anihana Pomana on Saturday. At around 7.43pm Police were notified a body was located in dense bush in the Pukekohe area. Formal identification is … Read more

Body found in search for man missing at Christchurch lake

Source: Radio New Zealand Search and rescue teams have found the body of a man believed to be missing. Google Maps Police have found a body they believe to be a man who went missing in the water at a Christchurch lake. Search and rescue teams had been searching the area at Lake Rua in … Read more

Mt Eden Prison under significant pressure at time of pepper spray death, staffer says

Source: Radio New Zealand Caleb Moefa’auo. RNZ/Felix Walton Mt Eden prison was under significant pressure at the time Caleb Moefa’auo died in custody, a court has heard. Caleb Moefa’auo, 26, died in 2022 after suffering a cardiac arrest shortly after being pepper-sprayed by an officer. Phase two of the inquest into his death began in … Read more

Body located, Lake Rua

Source: New Zealand Police Police have located a body in Lake Rua this afternoon, believed to be the man that went missing in the water last night. The surrounding area remains closed to the public. A formal identification process will take place, and the death will be referred to the Coroner. ENDS Issued by Police … Read more