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Name Release: Fatal Crash, Upper Queen Street
Friday, 5 July 2024, 7:11 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that occurred on Upper Queen Street on Sunday night. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 7pm on 30 June, near the intersection with Ian McKinnon Drive. One person died following the incident. ... More >>
$300k In Misallocated Funds Returned To Martinborough
Friday, 5 July 2024, 6:27 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
The amendment to the Pain Farm accounts will not result in any additional charge to ratepayers. More >>
Minister Pushes Ahead With Woodend Bypass, Toll Considered
Friday, 5 July 2024, 6:01 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has instructed Waka Kotahi to get on with building the Woodend Bypass. More >>
Have You Seen Ben? Police Appeal For Information To Locate Missing Wairarapa Man
Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for information to locate 56-year-old Ben Fox, also known as Sam, who has been reported missing since Wednesday. Ben was last seen at his Masterton home, Wednesday morning, and his vehicle has since been located on Mangatere Valley ... More >>
Police Remain Visible At Hibiscus Coast Transport Hub
Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Troublemakers on the Hibiscus Coast, beware. Police will continue to have a significant presence around the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station heading into the school holiday period. Senior Sergeant Roger Small, Waitematā North’s Area Prevention Manager, says Police ... More >>
SH1 Onewa Road Closed (southbound) Due To Crash
Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:09 pm | NZTA
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising motorists that State Highway 1 (SH1) is closed southbound after Onewa Road, including the off-ramp due to a crash. The off-ramp is still in use, with traffic being diverted via the bus lane. People ... More >>
Concern Over Drink Driving During Peak Hour
Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are troubled by a truck's travel across the Auckland motorway network, after its driver was found to be more than seven times the legal alcohol limit. On Thursday around 3.15pm, Police received a report of a truck struggling to stay in its lane ... More >>
Road Reopen: Ongaonga Road, Waipawa - Eastern
Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Ongaonga Road has reopened following an earlier crash. One person has been transported to hospital in a critical condition. Police would like to thank motorists for their patience. More >>
Police Curb ‘Outrageous Riding Behaviour’
Friday, 5 July 2024, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Police
Police’s message is clear: If you ride your dirt or off-road bike where you shouldn’t and/or in an anti-social manner, you can expect that we will do everything in our power to firstly identify you and then take appropriate enforcement action which ... More >>
Pair Sought Following House Fire, Mangakino
Friday, 5 July 2024, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate two people who set a Mangakino house alight on Monday 24 June. Around 1am, the pair have started a fire at the back door of a home on Korari Crescent in Mangakino. This has caused ... More >>
Police Release CCTV Images In Pakuranga Bus Assault Investigation
Friday, 5 July 2024, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Police
Police investigating an assault on a bus in Pakuranga last week are releasing CCTV images of a woman we would like to speak to. The CCTV footage shows a woman, dressed all in black and carrying a suitcase, who Police are treating as a person of interest. ... More >>
Missing Person Located, Thames
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Police
The man reported missing in the Thames area has been located safe and well. More >>
Serious Crash On SH1 City-bound, Near Onewa Road - Waitematā
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are in attendance at a serious crash on the Northern Motorway, State Highway 1, near the Onewa Road off-ramp. The crash, between a van and a truck, has occurred at around 3.30pm in south-bound lanes just after the off-ramp. The van driver has ... More >>
After more than 30 years, Three's evening bulletin bows out
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:45 pm | RNZ
The world was emerging from the gloss-driven excesses of the 1980s when a bold newcomer to NZ's media landscape first went to air. More >>
Have You Seen Allen?
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Police
Allen Leslie Eruera was last seen in the Thames area around 2pm today and has been reported missing. He has a bandage on his head and is believed to be wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt, a green t-shirt, black trackpants and brown shoes. Police have ... More >>
Charges By The Dozens: Police Put Prolific Shoplifters Before Court
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have laid more than 40 charges against three prolific shoplifters allegedly operating across Auckland. Frontline Police in Auckland City caught up with each of the men this week, two of which have since been remanded in custody. Inspector ... More >>
Incident, Sponge Bay Road - Eastern
Friday, 5 July 2024, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and ambulance are responding to an incident on Sponge Bay Road, Gisborne. The public are asked to please avoid the area. More >>
Special Ceremony To Mark The Closure Of The Moerā Library
Friday, 5 July 2024, 1:33 pm | Hutt City Council
A whakamoe whare - a ceremony to lay a building’s mana or spirit to rest until the new whare is ready to be occupied - will be held from 6pm on Sunday 7 July at the Moerā Library, 107 Randwick Cres. More >>
Manapouri Fire: Scene Examination Continues
Friday, 5 July 2024, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm an 11-year-old boy and his mother died after their house caught fire in Manapouri on Thursday. More >>
Registration Now Open For This Year’s Dirty Dog Challenge
Friday, 5 July 2024, 12:23 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council are teaming up again for the sixth annual Dirty Dog Challenge, being held on Saturday 27 July at the Christian Youth Camp in Ngaaruawaahia. More >>
Investigation Into Historical Child Death In Kaikohe Continues
Friday, 5 July 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Police
Northland Police are now speaking to two people of interest in relation to the death of 4-year-old Alestra Kepa-Hati in October 2015. More >>
Bayleys Sheep Dog Trials Raises An Astonishing $30,000 For The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter
Friday, 5 July 2024, 11:52 am | Greenlea Rescue Helicopter
“Today is a good day, but you don’t know what tomorrow might bring. You may need the rescue helicopter” says David in thanks to the rescue helicopter that gave him a second chance at life. More >>
Dawn Ceremony Marks Start Of Coastal Walkway Extension
Friday, 5 July 2024, 11:49 am | NPDC
The planting of a tree this morning marked an exciting milestone for the eagerly awaited Coastal Walkway extension from Waitara to Mangati/Bell Block, which is due to get underway next week. More >>
Second Victim Located Following Manapouri Fire
Friday, 5 July 2024, 10:40 am | New Zealand Police
A specialist search team has located a second person deceased following a house fire on View Street in Manapouri. More >>
Serious Crash, Ongaonga Road, Waipawa - Eastern
Friday, 5 July 2024, 10:13 am | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to reports of a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian on Ongaonga Road, Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay. More >>
A Nose For Trouble
Friday, 5 July 2024, 9:52 am | New Zealand Police
It’s pretty handy to have a nose for trouble - especially when you’re a police officer on a foot patrol. More >>
Closure - Gisborne Park Golf Course
Friday, 5 July 2024, 9:07 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Park Golf Course has been closed due to significant tree damage, posing a high health and safety risk to the public. The closure affects all members of the public, including golfers, dog walkers, and casual visitors. More >>
Students Compete To Design Earthquake-Safe, Sustainable Housing
Friday, 5 July 2024, 9:00 am | Branz
This week, 30 of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top architecture, engineering and construction students competed to design an affordable and sustainable housing development in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch. More >>
No More Free Dumping Whakatāne District
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 7:55 pm | Diane McCarthy - Local Democracy Reporter
Murupara Refuse Transfer Station will start charging fees from January next year. More >>
Lack Of Volcano Monitoring Increases ‘Existential Risk’
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 7:53 pm | Diane McCarthy - Local Democracy Reporter
Whakatāne Mayor Victor Luca says a lack of monitoring of Whakaari-White Island is putting the whole Eastern Bay community at an increased risk in the case of a major eruption. More >>
Dumped Roosters Run Wild Around Whakatāne
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 7:48 pm | Diane McCarthy - Local Democracy Reporter
Dumped roosters are roaming Whakatāne's rural roads, but residents concerned for their welfare say it's hard to get anyone to take responsibility. More >>
Whangārei Mayor: Government’s Housing Push A “Logical Approach”
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 7:44 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
Whangārei is one of 13 New Zealand cities being directed to greater housing growth under the new Government plans - along with Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier-Hastings, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua ... More >>
Fatal Crash: Main South Road, Paroa
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 6:47 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Main South Road, Paroa this afternoon. More >>
Barnardos Aotearoa Celebrates 55 Years Of Supporting More Than Half A Million Tamariki, Rangatahi, And Whānau
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 6:42 pm | Barnados Media Centre
From our humble beginnings at 33 Cape Road, Māngere, Tāmaki Makaurau where we started with a childcare facility, social workers on site, and housing for single mothers and their children, we have grown into a nationwide organisation, providing more ... More >>
Coalition For More Homes Welcomes Housing Minister's Commitment To More Homes
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 6:21 pm | Coalition for More Homes
The Minister's announcement that the Government will force Councils to plan for 30 years of realisable housing growth is a meaningful step towards tackling housing affordability in Auckland. More >>
Police Appeal For Information Following Assault, SH59, Porirua
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for information and dashcam or video footage following an assault on State Highway 59 yesterday, Wednesday 3 July. More >>
What’s Big, Blue And Fluffy? The Newest Addition To Feilding Blue Light – Meet Constable Bluey!
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 5:51 pm | New Zealand Police
“The initiative behind Constable Bluey was to create another positive way to engage with young kids and for it to be a memorable moment,” says Allan. More >>
Gender And Sexuality Big Topics At Club Kahukura
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 5:48 pm | Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura
Club Kahukura is a free course run through Fraser High Continuing Education. And it definitely is an education, as well as a chance to meet other people who are doing the same kind of self development. It’s for adults over the age of 18. More >>
Local Democracy Under Threat: Councillors’ Free Speech In Question
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 5:38 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union continues to be aware of councils with censorial attitudes. Just within the past month we’ve been notified of four councils failing to uphold free speech. This is an issue we have followed for several years. More >>
Update: House Fire – Manapouri
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm that one person has died following a fire at a property in View Street, Manapouri, reported at around 3.40am today. More >>
Next Stage Of Wānaka Lakefront Plans To Enhance Active Travel Connections And Improve Safety
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 5:06 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Work is set to begin on Stage Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan (WLDP) this month, which will see improvements made to safety and existing active travel connections on the lakefront between Wānaka’s marina and yacht club. More >>
Serious Crash, Main South Road, Paroa - Tasman
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Main South Road, Paroa is closed following a serious crash. Police were alerted to the crash, involving a vehicle and a motorbike, just before 4pm. Initial indications are that there are serious injuries. Diversions are in place at Clough Road and Rutherglen ... More >>
Groundbreaking Tourism Project To Kick Of In Queenstown Lakes
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:53 pm | Destination Queenstown
The Destination Southern Lakes (DSL) Board, responsible for governance of the region’s destination management plan, has announced that Griffith University has been appointed to lead this project. More >>
Huntly Search Warrant Leads To Cannabis Discovery
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Waikato Police have executed a search warrant at an industrial warehouse in central Huntly today, uncovering a large-scale cannabis grow operation. More >>
Masterton Police Appeal For Witnesses / Footage Related To Serious Assault
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Police
Masterton Police are appealing for information from the public following a serious, unprovoked assault in the town. More >>
Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan Mirrors Nationwide Challenges
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:12 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has adopted its 2024-34 Long-Term Plan, which seeks to weigh up delivering the essential work residents value, everyday costs being met by everyday revenue, and keeping rates as low as possible given the significant financial challenges. More >>
Carterton Councillor Numbers: Status Quo The Way To Go?
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:07 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
Carterton District Council is seeking status quo in its proposal to maintain eight ‘at large’ councillors and a mayor for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections. More >>
New Harbourmaster Vessel To Increase Safety For Eastern Bay Of Plenty Boaties
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:05 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An addition to Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster fleet is already in action, following a karakia (blessing) at the Whakatāne Wharf yesterday (subs: 3 July). More >>
New Kerbside Recycling Targets 17,000 Homes Across Whanganui
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:05 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
Whanganui’s new kerbside recycling service is rolling out this week as the district council works to get more than 17,000 homes on board. More >>
Slow Progress On Golf Course Access
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:00 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
The Hurunui District Council will help the Amberley Beach Golf Club to apply for a resource consent from Environment Canterbury to construct a road through a wetland. More >>
Herbert Road, Masterton Reopen - Wellington
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Police
Herbert Road, Masterton has reopened following an earlier Police operation. We wish to thank everybody for their patience and understanding. More >>
Local Kids See Playground Ideas Comes To Life In New Design
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:57 pm | Tauranga City Council
An aerial view of the new waterfront playground (Photo/Supplied) The imaginative ideas of school children have transformed into a new playground design, set to inspire hours of joy and exploration on the Tauranga waterfront. The final design for the ... More >>
Isolated Farmers Hopeful Of Finally Getting New Bridge
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:37 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
The Kaikōura District Council is investigating whether it can rebuild the Clarence River bridge at its original site. More >>
Herbert Road, Masterton Closed - Wellington
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Herbert Road and the southern end of Dixon Street, Masterton are closed due to a Police operation. People are advised to avoid the area. Chanel College can still be accessed via Colombo Road. More >>
Hurunui Cash Plea Rejected By Transport Agency
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:35 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency says the Hurunui District Council funding bid was "unaffordable". More >>
Gisborne Surfers’ Clean-up Undone By New Storm Debris
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:30 pm | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter
Wainui Stream culverts are blocked with debris following severe weather, repeating past issues. Local surfer Jonas Te Aho and residents express concern over recurring debris and potential dangers. More >>
Police Closing The Net In Jewellery Store Aggravated Robbery
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Police
Five arrests have now been made in connection with the violent incident at the Kolmar Road jewellery store on 23 June. More >>
New Exhibitions At Adam Art Gallery Help Us Think About Our Relationship With The Built Environment
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery launches its winter season with two exhibitions: The buildings notice me and Duncan Winder: architectural photographer. These exhibitions ask us to consider our architectural legacy and meditate on the ways we take up space. More >>
Free Online Learning Opportunity For Pig Hunters In New Zealand
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:09 pm | NZ Game Animal Council
The New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC) has released another online training course focusing on the basics of pig hunting. It’s part of the online hunter training platform, Better Hunting. More >>
Temptation Lands Chocolate Lover In Court
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Police
A prolific shoplifter with a taste for the sweeter things in life has allowed temptation to land him in Court. More >>
