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Source: Radio New Zealand All the affected homes and businesses are located on Kāeo’s main street, which is also State Highway 10. RNZ/Peter de Graaf For the first time in its history, the national water authority has taken control of a private supply and ordered the local council to operate it. The move comes after … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Two different strains of VRE have been identified on one ward at Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon An antibiotic-resistant superbug with two confirmed separate outbreaks at Christchurch Hospital causes one in 10 people to become sick, an infectious diseases researcher says. Health New Zealand has stepped up precautions after new … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister says the coalition will not ease up on criminals just because costs are rising. RNZ / Reece Baker Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declared the soaring prison population to be a “good thing”, characterising it as the price of restoring law and order He also conceded the government … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand B416 chief executive Nicole Green speaking at the handover of a petition calling for a ban on social media for under-16 year old. RNZ/Giles Dexter The Education Minister is promising regulatory change to address social media harm, as a petition calling for a minimum age of 16 for social media access … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The government announced a number of new secondary school subjects were coming earlier this year. RNZ Sending teenagers to polytech for the day will be a central part of the government’s secondary school overhaul. Education Minister Erica Stanford told the Vocational Education and Training Research Forum in Wellington the Trades Academy … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier has had an outstanding season on the DP World Tour. GIUSEPPE CACACE Four leading Kiwi golfers have announced they’ll play in the New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort in February. World-class talents Daniel Hillier and Kazuma Kobori, PGA Tour Champions star Steven Alker, and Ben Campbell, who has come … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents fear a citywide downgrade of all street surfaces. 123rf Chipseal is cheap seal – that was the message to council, as Pāpāmoa residents continued their campaign against chipseal road resurfacing. After an RNZ story last week, Tauranga City Council acknowledged residents’ concerns, which included changing some streets from asphalt to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder. Gurjit Singh was found dead on the lawn of his home in January last year after being stabbed more than 40 times. A 35-year-old man, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the home where the children died. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Police have confirmed they are now treating the fatal incident in Sanson on Saturday – where three children and their father died – as a homicide. Police are continuing to comb through the scene of a house fire in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown Lakes District Council property and infrastructure general manager Tony Avery said the situation was unfortunate. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Otago Regional Council is investigating a series of failures at Wanaka’s wastewater treatment plant. Queenstown Lakes District Council says heavy rain hit last month while the Project Pure Wastewater Treatment Plant … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody on nine separate driving related charges. The charges come in the wake of two bystanders being injured after a car lost control on State Highway 5, near Maraeroa Road, Mamaku on 11 November. Reports made to Police at around 10:30pm that … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rescued Kitchen products. The Pantry / Rescued Kitchen / Instagram University of Auckland students and a food upcycling company have turned old loaves of bread back into flour and then back into homestyle baking. While the flour is a product of Rescued Kitchen, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering senior lecturer … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, a brand under the Merlin Entertainments Group, is thrilled to announce the forthcoming addition of the world’s first wax figure of the beloved actor Jung Hae In. MTHK Jung Hae In Sitting Announcement Last year, Jung … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation that will allow skilled plumbers and drainlayers to sign off on their own work has passed its first reading in Parliament, alongside a second Bill aimed at raising standards and improving accountability for building professionals. “The Government is cutting red tape in the building consent system to make it easier … Read more
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – As Japan transitions into a super-aged society, the demand for long-term care and assistive technologies is growing rapidly. Therefore, Taiwan’s smart assistive device SME, Netown Corporation, has partnered with 9 Taiwanese manufacturers, software developers, and service providers to establish the「台湾ケアテック連盟」(English name: … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Jomon Perumayan Joseph was caught with a stun gun on the dashboard of his Uber vehicle. NZME A Supreme Court decision to reject Uber’s appeal against an Employment Court decision that found four of its drivers were employees, not contractors, may raise tricky tax questions, one tax expert says. Deloitte tax … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival (HKFW x SMUF) 2025 concluded November 7, following a dynamic week of activities that began with a two-day main conference held November 3 and 4. The event brought together government officials, regulators, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A petition containing 90,000 signatures is presented to Parliament. RNZ / Giles Dexter A petition calling for the government to urgently fix the health system – which organisers estimate is New Zealand’s longest petition ever – has been delivered to Parliament. Unfurled across Parliament’s lawn, the petition stretched down the steps, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An ordinary annual insect survey has uncovered an extraordinary grasshopper. Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori said she could not believe her eyes, as colleagues called her over to see a deep pink grasshopper near Lake Takapō. Schori was taking part in the annual grasshopper survey in the Mackenzie Basin, when … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin High Court. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Slain Dunedin man Gurjit Singh planned to install security cameras, after discovering his garage door was open weeks before his death, a friend says. Singh was found dead on the lawn of his home in January last year, stabbed more than 40 times. A … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Moeaia Tuai’ is on trial in the High Court at Auckland. Gill Bonnett A carpenter says he never saw an alleged slavery victim work at three lodges or a campground. Suli Tuilolo has been giving evidence at Moeaia Tuai’s trial at the High Court at Auckland. Tuai, 63, has pleaded not … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 November 2025 MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Coromandel in response to two weather systems currently bearing down on New Zealand – one of which will move in over Coromandel and other parts of the North Island tonight. That weather system, swooping down from the Pacific … Read more
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: He tono kia rongo, kia kōrero tahi, kia whakatika – A call for listening, dialogue, and action Tēnā koe Minister, On behalf of the Howick and Pakuranga Principals’ Association (HPPA), representing primary school leaders across Tāmaki Makaurau’s eastern suburbs, we write to express our collective concern regarding the current … Read more
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) The families of 85 Cook Islanders who served in the local military but missed out on their medals due to being discharged prior to the end of the Second World War, are now able to apply for these medals. The Cook Islands Local Defence Force (CILDF) was formed in … Read more
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses deep concern regarding the UN Security Council’s vote on the United States–backed resolution endorsing President Trump’s proposed “Gaza Plan.” While framed as a pathway toward stability, the resolution in its current form poses significant risks to Palestinian sovereignty, self-determination, and long-term justice. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart has withdrawn all its sand-based products. (File photo) Supplied / MBIE A parent fielding concerns from others after testing found asbestos in a range of coloured play sand says they feel like nobody is giving them clear advice on what to do with sand in their homes. Several schools and … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The Hong Kong International Communications Electronic Chamber (HKICEC), jointly initiated by industry leaders, was officially established on 13 November, 2025. The inaugural ceremony and banquet were held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (New Wing), marking a new … Read more