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Source: Media Outreach MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 November 2025 – Lee Kum Kee, the global leader in Asian sauces and condiments, joined forces with Chef Vincent Liew, Executive Chef at The Star Sydney, to deliver an inspiring culinary seminar at Le Cordon Bleu’s Moorabbin campus on 20 October. The exclusive event … Read more
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency To help keep young New Zealanders safe, variable speed limits are coming into force outside schools on state highways in Northland and north Auckland, targeting the times when children are most active around our schools. As part of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) School Speed Limit Programme, electronic variable … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Search and rescue teams as well as the dive squad were continuing to look for the missing man. Google Maps A police dive squad is searching for a missing man in a Christchurch lake Police were alerted about 6.50pm on Sunday of a man reported missing in Lake Rua in Harewood. … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 24 November 2025 DOC confirms that weather-related delays on the Milford, Kepler, and Routeburn tracks have been resolved, with Milford Track reopening today, 24 November, and access now restored across all tracks. DOC says early indications show strong interest in the season ahead, with some tracks already close to capacity … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand All three-storey homes, and any alterations costing $100,000 or more, will be required to get a home warranty under indemnity changes under the Building Act. Architects, engineers and other building design professionals will be required to have indemnity insurance, and fines for Licensed Building Practitioners will also be doubled. In August, … Read more
Source: GenPro Recent advertising promoting 12-month prescriptions is creating expectations that are unrealistic, unhelpful, and in many cases not in patients’ best interests, says GenPro Chair Dr Angus Chambers. “These ads imply that everyone will be able to access a 12-month prescription, that it will be simple, and that people will save money,” Dr Chambers … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Applications are now open for the Business Investor Visa, a new immigration pathway designed to attract experienced businesspeople who want to invest in and grow established businesses in New Zealand. “This visa is about bringing practical skills and capital into the economy. We want investors who will roll up their sleeves … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Hoggard. RNZ / Angus Dreaver A decision to allow the continued use of farrowing crates and mating stalls is the straw that broke the camel’s back for animals rights activsts. In the past few months, associate agriculture minister Andrew Hoggard, responsible for animal welfare, has drawn intense criticism from animal … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ashik Ali was sentenced to three years’ jail for manslaughter. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Police wanted a trucker, who was jailed for three years for manslaughter on Thursday, to lose his operating licence years before his dodgy truck rolled backwards, fatally hitting a roadworker. Twice moves were made to take … Read more
Source: Greenpeace “Absolutely unacceptable”. That’s Greenpeace’s reaction to water testing results today which revealed more Canterbury public water supplies are contaminated with nitrate at levels above those associated with reproductive risk. Greenpeace finished its latest round of free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination in Darfield today. The organisation tested more than 110 water samples and … Read more
Source: Kia Manawanui Trust | The Heart of Aotearoa New Zealand Cannabis may be putting hundreds of thousands of Kiwis at far greater risk of serious heart problems, according to new research that has prompted strong warnings from a heart health organisation. A study published in the Heart journal found a 2.5-fold increase in major adverse … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Children with parents in prison are among those who will benefit from early intervention through seven new projects funded by the Social Investment Fund. In this first round of funding, a total of $50 million will go towards programmes reaching more than 1600 children, ranging from newborns through to eighteen-year-olds. Ministers … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Cape Reinga looking south to Tapotupotu and Spirits Bay. RNZ / Lois Williams Police are continuing to search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay, near Cape Reinga. Emergency services were called after report of the man being swept away while fishing in a remote location … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wayne Brown. Jessica Hopkins / RNZ Newly re-elected Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says his second term will be focused on boosting the region’s economic growth, making the CBD more inviting and securing a city deal. And he thinks he has the leverage to get the most for the city out of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Expelled Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says an iwi has called for the party’s President, John tamihere, to step down at a Te Tai Tokerau hui at the weekend. Te Tai Tokerau was calling on Te Pāti Māori to reinstatement their MP Kapa-Kingi, and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand There are hundreds of people who take their life each year, but there are thousands more who contemplate it, get help and recover. But new data released to RNZ’s Nine to Noon shows psychologists and psychiatrists are “leaving in droves”, indicating that there won’t be enough to support the worsening mental … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kiwis celebrate Phoenix Crossland of the Kiwis try (C) during New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga XIII, round 3 of the Pacific Championships at Eden Park. Photosport The Kiwis have been drawn with defending champions Australia for next year’s Rugby League World Cup. They are in a four-team Group A along … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police The search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Tapotupotu Bay, near Cape Reinga, will resume this morning. At about 3.20pm yesterday, emergency services were called following a report of a man who had been swept off the rocks while fishing in the remote location with friends. Detective Sergeant Paul … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Hawkeswood and her son Jack on mother’s day in 2023 Supplied This story discusses suicide. Lisa Hawkeswood said her son Jack lasted three days in the lodge before pleading to live with her because he hated his accommodation. A woman whose adult son was discharged from a mental health unit … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly That came from a hui called for by Te Rūnanga Nui Ā Ngāpuhi where more than 200 people packed into Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe to speak with Kapa-Kingi face-to-face and decide on their response to her and Tākuta Ferris’ expulsion from the party this month. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson of New Zealand RUDY CAREZZEVOLI / AFP Liam Lawson apologised to his team after he squandered valuable F1 points at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. A first-corner clash forced the young Kiwi into the pits and out of the points. Lawson started the race sixth on the grid after … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland councillor Julie Fairey says her fellow councillors who are women – particularly women of colour – often receive more abuse than their male counterparts. ******* Auckland councillor Julie Fairey has become accustomed to abusive comments – but she was still shocked by what she saw on social media after she … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Hawkeswood and her son Jack on mother’s day in 2023 Supplied Lisa Hawkeswood said her son Jack lasted three days in the lodge before pleading to live with her because he hated his accommodation. A woman whose adult son was discharged from a mental health unit into an Auckland boarding … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fulton Hogan workers move the new pipe into place in Robe Street. Supplied Work is underway to replace some of the first water pipes ever installed in New Plymouth after almost a century underground. The district council was replacing about 306 metres of 1930s cast-iron pipes in Robe, Devon and King … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Four firetrucks and 16 crew members tackled the blaze at its peak. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More than a dozen firefighters were called to a large house fire on Auckland’s Waiheke Island overnight. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was called to the fire at a property on Nick Johnstone Drive … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A former soldier who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken rage says the NZ Defence Force (NZDF) failed to get him desperately needed help after a traumatic stint training Ukrainian civilians for war. Jack Wesley says he was a ticking timebomb when he got back from Operation Tieke in the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman shops online from her phone. Unsplash/ Vitaly Gariev What’s being termed ‘dark patterns’ are becoming increasingly prevalent on shopping websites as online businesses scramble for your dollars Subscriptions that are impossible to cancel, hidden fees added at the checkout, and constant offers of discounts in exchange for your personal … Read more