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Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is sounding the alarm over the nitrate level in Gore’s town supply following the organisation’s drinking water testing event held in the township today. The organisation found the town supply was at approximately 4.8 mg/L nitrate contamination – approaching the level associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Greenpeace spokesperson Will … Read more
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The decision to ban new prescriptions for puberty blockers will hurt young people, the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses (CCYN) Tapuhitia Ngā Mokopuna Mō Apōpō says. Minister of Health Simeon Brown yesterday announced a halt to new prescription of GnRH analogues for young transgender people. CCYN spokesperson Michael Brenndorfer, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tenancy Tribunal warned the landlord multiple times. MBIE A Canterbury landlord, who had been warned multiple times that his property was not up to standard, has been ordered to pay $33,000, remove industrial rubbish and repair holes in the roof and walls of a boarding house in Lyttelton. The Tenancy … Read more
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – Tune Protect Re (“Tune Protect”), a leading Travel & Lifestyle reinsurance subsidiary of Tune Protect Group Berhad, has extended its partnership with Ticket2U, Southeast Asia’s premier ticketing platform, to Indonesia with the launch of Ticket Refund Protection and Sports Personal Accident … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – Kyrah & Song Advisory, an independent communications consultancy, has clinched two accolades at the PRISM Awards 2025: Best Campaign by a Non-Governmental Organisation and Best Use of Storytelling in a Campaign, for its work supporting Peace of Art SG’s record-breaking Barbie runway … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Foodstuffs South Island was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court. 123rf.com Foodstuffs South Island has been fined $39,000 for selling recalled hummus. The dip was recalled in 2023 over the possible presence of salmonella. Foodstuffs South Island was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court, after selling 39 units of the recalled … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Six of 20 staff have been stood down since they were identified in a rapid review of Police information security controls. RNZ / REECE BAKER Criminal investigations have begun into three police staff in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”, RNZ can reveal. RNZ earlier revealed several police staff were under … Read more
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Plans to improve the state highway network in Dunedin are due to be finalised by the end of this year after encouraging and constructive feedback received from the community. Earlier this year, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) sought public views on two separate proposals for state highways through … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Fern Kate Heffernan. PHOTOSPORT Analysis – The Silver Ferns will be able to look back on a season like no other, feeling confident they are on the right path ahead of two big years. An international window that started with the shock suspension of coach Dame Noeline Taurua, came to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The head of Women’s Refuge is disappointed but not at all surprised by the latest data. 123RF Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. There are calls for a public awareness and education campaign about domestic violence, after fresh data has revealed its prevalence around the globe. A new … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Three people have been arrested and charged on a range of drug-related offences following a planned operation in Invercargill. After an intensive investigation into the supply and sale of illicit drugs in the Invercargill area, Southland Police’s Organised Crime Group terminated Operation Mist on 6 and 7 September 2025, preventing “astronomical” … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of Blenheim, New Zealand. 123RF Marlborough District Council are warning residents to be cautious of residual smoke after a Blenheim rubbish treatment plant blaze. Fire crews were called to the Resource Recovery Centre in Wither Road at 2:50pm on Thursday. Over two and a half hours later the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart signage at the Westfield St Lukes mall. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly It’s been revealed Kmart NZ’s sold tens of thousands of pots of potentially asbestos-laced children’s play sand. The retail giant has sold 67,000 units of coloured children’s sand across the four products. That number doesn’t include suspect products sold … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services at the scene. Supplied Police say they believe two incidents – where one man died and another suffered serious injuries – in Waikanae on Wednesday are related. Three men aged 20, 25 and 26 are facing charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a man … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Concerned parents and teachers have been bagging up and delivering children’s play sand which could be contaminated with asbestos to designated council centres. The products had been sold in both New Zealand and Australia and subject to multiple safety recalls. At the Auckland Council asbestos lab in Auckland’s Grafton, Kedgley Intermediate … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation to bring New Zealand’s trusted weather forecasting agencies together has passed its first reading, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti and State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown says. “The Meteorological Services (Acquisition and Policies) Legislation Amendment Bill will enable Earth Sciences New Zealand to formally acquire MetService, bringing … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Lillian Hanly Te Pāti Māori’s youngest MP has broken her silence, following the expulsion of her former colleagues, saying it has felt like “a divorce between two parents.” “My answer to both sides face to face has been that you are all in the wrong.” Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke says she’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The crashed closed part of SH6. RNZ / Patrice Allen A crash south of Hokitika on the West Coast has left eight people injured, four seriously. The multi-vehicle crash happened on State Highway 6 near Donoghues Road in Ross, shortly after 1pm on Thursday. St John says two people in a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Concerned parents and teachers have been bagging up and delivering children’s play sand which could be contaminated with asbestos to designated council centres. The products had been sold in both New Zealand and Australia and subject to multiple safety recalls. At the Auckland Council asbestos lab in Auckland’s Grafton, Kedgley Intermediate … Read more
Source: Media Outreach The partnership with Visa makes the OCBC app the most connected banking app in the region with coverage of 10 digital wallets SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – OCBC customers in Singapore can now transfer money directly from their OCBC bank accounts to eight leading digital wallets across … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington City Council has voted to do a review of the Golden Mile project. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The new Wellington City Council have voted to do a review of the contentious Golden Mile project. Council officers are now predicting the project, which was budgeted to cost $139 million, could cost … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The plane landed safely, Air New Zealand said. RNZ / Dan Cook An engineering issue on a Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Nelson has forced the plane to return to Auckland. Fire and Emergency said they were called to the airport shortly after 3pm on Thursday, after being told … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown Lakes District Council infrastructure general manager Tony Avery. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The Queenstown Lakes District Council has received two abatement notices following a series of failures at Wānaka’s wastewater treatment plant. Heavy rain hit last month while the Project Pure Wastewater Plant was being upgraded and working at reduced … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Feral cats will be added to Predator Free 2050’s hitlist, a sharp change of policy announced by Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. Describing feral cats as “stone cold killers”, Potaka told RNZ they would “join their buddies, stoats, ferrets, weasels – mustelids, rats and possums” on the official list for eradication. The … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Butter prices have been a hot topic of conversation this year. RNZ / screenshots The price of butter fell 7.6 percent at Wednesday’s Global Dairy Auction , but what will this mean for the price consumers are paying at the supermarket? In July, the price of butter had increased about 50 … Read more
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Foodstuffs South Island Limited has been fined $39,000 for selling hummus products that were recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella. The company was today sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on one charge under the Food Act 2014, following a successful prosecution by New Zealand Food Safety, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Kayci Tapine, 27, who has a warrant for her arrest. Police believe someone may have information on her whereabouts. Tapine is known to have connections in the Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, and Waikato regions. Anyone with information is … Read more