Proposed animal products notices about specified meat for export with official assurance, and official assessors

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Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Why we are consulting The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reviewing New Zealand’s inspection and examination requirements associated with exported meat from cattle (including bobby calves), sheep (including lambs and adult sheep), goats, and deer. The goal of the revision is to ensure these requirements remain effective while … Read more

Aim to eliminate pests from Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  11 November 2025 Led by Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP), on behalf of Te Manahuna Aoraki Project (TMAP), the pest removal combines aerial 1080 application, ground-based traps, bait stations and remote-reporting technology to remove every individual pest from the area. This work marks a major step toward protecting one of New … Read more

Woman critically hurt in apparent Christchurch shooting

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police and ambulance were called Shortland Street, Wainoni, on Monday night. Google Maps A woman has been critically injured by what police say appeared to be a shooting in Wainoni in Christchurch. Police and ambulance were called to a property in Shortland Street about 8.45pm on Monday. … Read more

‘A legacy at least as great as McCahon’ – Tattoo icon Roger Ingerton’s designs live on

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Source: Radio New Zealand The new owner of the country’s oldest tattoo studio is working to honour the legacy of the shop’s late founder – the late Roger Ingerton. Roger Ingerton opened Roger’s Tatooart in Wellington’s Cuba Street in 1977 – and worked from the premises until he retired in 2009. The studio had received … Read more

‘Tawdry, silly argument’: Winston Peters criticises asset sales, says government has not fixed economy

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Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says getting rid of assets will not fix the economy. RNZ / Mark Papalii NZ First leader Winston Peters has savaged National’s suggestion of asset sales as a “tawdry silly argument”, which he says it is falling back on after having failed to fix the economy fast enough. Prime … Read more

The T20 of rowing a ‘hell of the lot of fun’ for legend Emma Twigg

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Source: Radio New Zealand Emma Twigg. Steve McArthur / www.photosport.nz Rowing legend Emma Twigg still loves having oars in her hands and is not about to give up as “you’re a long time retired”. Twigg added a World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals title to her illustrious career in Turkey on Monday. The 38-year-old is one … Read more

Temuera Morrison digs deep in his latest TV project

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Source: Radio New Zealand Temuera Morrison didn’t need time to think when he was asked to front Earth Oven, a new TV show by his friend and long-time collaborator film director Michael Jonathan. “I said oh gee I love hāngī, that’s a great idea, put me in,” Morrison told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. Morrison is … Read more

Police investigating after woman shot in Christchurch

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Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating after a woman suffered what appears to be a serious gunshot wound in Wainoni, Christchurch. Police and ambulance were called to a Shortland Street property about 8:45pm last night, and on arrival found the woman in critical condition. A scene guard has remained in place overnight, and enquiries … Read more

Wellington Hospitals Foundation celebrates 20 years of impact

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Source: CCDHB When serious illness or injury strikes, nothing matters more than knowing our loved ones will receive the best possible hospital care. November marks the 20 year anniversary for Wellington Hospitals Foundation as the official charity partner for Health New Zealand, proudly supporting the region’s public hospitals across Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley. Founded in … Read more

Police acknowledge year since Kapiti man reported missing

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Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Acting Detective Sergeant Nicholas Mead: Police investigating the disappearance of Kapiti man Graham Russell Smith are still hopeful that he can be returned to his loved ones. Monday 10 November marked the one-year anniversary of the 77-year-old having gone missing. Graham was reported missing while walking in the area … Read more

‘Well-liked’ former publican dies in ‘preventable’ fall at crowded Taranaki Base Hospital ED

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Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner says the risk of catastrophic events happening at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department remains high. Google Maps * This story has been updated to correct the staffing levels at the time of the fall in ED. A coroner has warned that five years after the death of a “sociable” … Read more

Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa’s largest protest movement

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Source: Radio New Zealand Scenes from Day 3 of Hikoi mō Te Tiriti in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly One year ago, a dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua marked the beginning of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti – a nationwide march opposing the Treaty Principles Bill and government policies impacting Māori. Organisers framed … Read more

Hopes a vast fire at Tongariro won’t turn the tourists away

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Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park fire is leaving the surrounding sky covered in hazy smoke Supplied In Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out a massive blaze, so their summer incomes don’t get burnt with the regions vegetation. Rain carries the hopes of a region, as it comes to … Read more

List of products, businesses on Consumer NZ’s anti-awards

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Source: Radio New Zealand Among its winners were Pams plasters, which did not stick for as long as they needed to. 123RF A lack of understanding from consumers and a lack of enforcement from regulators could be combining to give shoppers a raw deal, Consumer NZ says. It has released the results of its latest … Read more

Biosecurity New Zealand expands hornet search

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Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand is continuing to ramp up its response to yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) detections on Auckland’s North Shore, says Mike Inglis, north commissioner, Biosecurity New Zealand. “We have staff working fulltime on the response, including incursion investigators, laboratory staff, and people working in the field, engaging with … Read more

Te Pāti Māori MPs’ expulsions questioned by law expert, former co-leader

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Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori’s National Council has decided to expel Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris. RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs A former co-leader of Te Pāti Māori has expressed his sadness and disappointment at the expulsion of two of its MPs. Te Pāti Māori’s National Council has decided to expel Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta … Read more

Health and Employment – Coroner warns short staffing creating high risk of catastrophic event

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Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Coroner’s findings into the death of Taranaki man Len Collett put Te Whatu Ora on notice that “consciously deciding” to under-resource the local Emergency Department creates a high risk of “another catastrophic event”, NZNO says. Coroner Ian Telford today released his findings into the death of Leonard (Len) Collett at Taranaki … Read more

BusinessNZ – One year on: Keeping track of small business promises

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Source: BusinessNZ The Government is making good on its promise to cut red tape but BusinessNZ says further action is urgently needed, following a new report on reducing compliance costs for small businesses. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says extensive consultation between the BusinessNZ Network, Government and small businesses in 2024 led to a list of … Read more

‘We’re desperately due’: Trainer Cran Dalgety hopes for first win at Trotting Cup

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Source: Radio New Zealand Cran and Carter Dalgety. SUPPLIED The veteran trainer of a New Zealand Cup front-runner says a maiden win following a string of podium results would serve as a long-awaited milestone. Republican Party, trained by Canterbury’s Cran and Chrissie Dalgety, remained the leading homegrown contender for Tuesday’s 122nd running of the New … Read more

Darfuri diaspora – grief and hope from afar

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Source: Radio New Zealand Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), arrive in the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on 28 October, 2025. AFP Kadambari Raghukumar produces and presents Here Now, RNZ’s weekly series on people from various global backgrounds living in Aotearoa. … Read more

Fires crews start ‘grunt work’ at Tongariro park

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Source: Radio New Zealand Favourable conditions on Monday meant the fire appeared to be extinguished. Fire and Emergency NZ Fire and Emergency crews in Tongariro National Park will be back at the scene of wildfires, hoping for more rain to keep hotspots damp. Favourable conditions on Monday meant the fire appeared to be extinguished. Thermal … Read more

November health strike grows to 16,700

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Source: Radio New Zealand The strike is set for Friday 28 November. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Another 5200 health workers will walk off the job at the end of the month, the public sector union says, bringing the total number on strike to about 16,700. The Public Service Association said more than 3500 mental health nurses and … Read more

Being bilingual delays ageing, but being multilingual is even better – study

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Source: Radio New Zealand The more languages people know, the slower their brains age, a new study reveals. RNZ An international study of more than 80,000 adults shows the more languages people know, the slower their brains age. The analysis of 51 to 90-year-olds from 27 European countries – published in Nature Aging – found … Read more

Short staffing directly led to man’s death from fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED, coroner rules

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Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner says the risk of catastrophic events happening at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department remains high. Google Maps A coroner has warned that five years after the death of a “sociable” and “straight-talking” former publican at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department, the risk of catastrophic events happening there remains high. … Read more

Health Employment – Another 5200 health workers vote to strike on 28 November – PSA

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Source: PSA The workers have voted to strike in support of their claims for a settlement that ensures safe staffing and a pay increase that keeps pace with cost-of-living increases facing these workers and their families. “The votes for strike action highlight the deep frustration health workers are feeling with Te Whatu Ora and the Government, … Read more

Career Practice Hub: Strengthening careers support across New Zealand

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Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 10 November 2025 Last updated 10 November 2025 Print Share The Career Practice Hub brings together trusted tools, insights and strategies to support career practitioners, educators, iwi, communities, employers and agencies involved in education, employment and youth development across Aotearoa New Zealand. The Career Practice Hub brings together trusted … Read more

GBA International Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2025 Opens Grandly “AI and Robotics Fest” Launches Alongside HKPC Drives AI for All and Embodied AI Adoption to Propel Hong Kong into a New Era of New Productive Forces

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Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) today officially opened the “GBA International Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2025,” themed “Empowering Resilient Industries through Embodied AI,” bringing together top experts from the Chinese Mainland, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Hong … Read more