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Police Update #7: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti Passes Through Auckland
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:27 pm | New Zealand Police
The hīkoi left Northland on Monday 11 November and is travelling to Wellington, arriving at Parliament between Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November. More >>
Regional Council Votes On Draft Napier-Hastings Future Development Strategy
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Regional councillors adopted the draft strategy with an amendment proposing that one proposed residential development site in Riverbend Road Napier, be removed from the strategy due to severe flood risk. More >>
$32 Million Investment In State Care Claims Systems – Will It Truly Meet Survivors’ Needs?
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:51 pm | NZ Cast
For many, systems such as the Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) historic claims process for “full and final settlements” feels like an endpoint rather than the beginning of holistic support. More >>
Police Appeal For Information Following Overnight Retail Offending, Hawke's Bay
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Police
At around 4:25am Police responded to reports of a burglary on Te Mata Road, Havelock North where offenders have smashed the glass, attempting to steal items from the store before leaving in a Mazda Demio. More >>
MDC To Consult On Three Local Water Done Well Models
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:00 pm | Masterton District Council
Work will continue on development of the models and consultation will take place in the first part of 2025. More >>
Police Investigate Discovery Of Human Remains Near Tokoroa
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Police
The scene has been secured, and examination of the area is currently underway. Specialist resources, including search teams, are assisting to ensure a thorough search. More >>
Arrests And Property Recovered Following Commercial Burglaries
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Police
The first incident was a reported ram raid at a commercial premises on Ward Street, Hamilton at around 12:30am on Monday 11 November. The vehicle involved was reported stolen and the alleged offenders fled the scene prior to Police arrival. More >>
Rainbow Run To Kick Start Summerdaze 2024
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:35 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC Community Partnerships Advisor - Wellbeing, Samantha Saccomanno, said Summerdaze is all about community connection and wellbeing and enjoying the beauty of our district. More >>
Police Update #6: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Police
The closure began about 12.40pm, between Ngapipi Road and Patteson Avenue. More >>
Survivor-Led Event at Pipitea Marae Calls for Government Action Beyond Words
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:05 pm | NZCAST
This survivor-led gathering was more than an apology—it was a testament to resilience, a safe haven filled with the collective spirit of those who have endured, and a clarion call for meaningful action from the government. More >>
Police Lay Charges Over Aggravated Burglary
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Police
An investigation led by Whangārei CIB has been underway since an aggravated burglary occurred at a Maungatapere property on Monday night. More >>
Police update #5: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Police
In total, an estimated 5000 people crossed the bridge in just over two hours from 9.30am. More >>
Fatal Crash, Peachgrove Road, Hamilton
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Police
The Serious Crash Unit has completed a scene examination, Police will now be turning our focus to establish the full circumstances of what occurred. More >>
Woman Charged Over Pukekohe Hit And Run
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Police
Operation Gain was established to investigate the homicide after 37-year-old Teri Rhind succumbed to his injuries and sadly passed away in hospital on 21 October. More >>
New Report Exposes A Care Sector In Crisis
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:50 pm | E Tu
The Transforming Care report lays out the many problems in the industry, including in residential aged care, home support, disability support, and mental health and addiction support. More >>
Water Mains Break Causing Discoloured Water From City Centre To Greerton
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:33 am | Tauranga City Council
The discolouration of water is caused from naturally-occurring iron and manganese that deposits on the inside of the pipes and gets disturbed by the flow. More >>
Fluoridation Begins For Levin And Ōhau Water Supply
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:30 am | Horowhenua District Council
Horowhenua District Council is one of 14 councils directed by the Ministry of Health to add fluoride to the water. More >>
Police Update #4: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:20 am | New Zealand Police
Police are continuing to monitor the progress of those participating in Hīkoi mō te Tiriti through parts of Auckland today. More >>
International Travel: September 2024
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:16 am | Stats NZ
Overseas visitor arrivals were 3.23 million in the September 2024 year, an increase of 463,000 from the September 2023 year. More >>
Net Migration Falls To Under 50,000
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:14 am | Stats NZ
“Annual net migration gains have continued falling from the provisional peak of 136,300 in the October 2023 year,” international migration statistics manager Sarah Drake said. More >>
Significant Rock Removal Programme Underway At Epitaph Rift, South Westland, Highway Remaining Closed
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:10 am | NZ Transport Agency
Heavy rain overnight Friday and the weekend resulted in a significant number of slips in the Knights Point and Moeraki areas. The most significant issue is at the Epitaph Rift* and Epitaph Underslip sites where rockfall and road movement has occurred, ... More >>
Gang Related Funeral - Porirua
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:39 am | New Zealand Police
The procession is expected to travel to various locations across Porirua including Waitangirua, Titahi Bay, and Plimmerton through to Whenua Tapu in the middle of the day, with some traffic disruption likely. More >>
Old Bad News On Fishing Industry Bycatch Released This Week
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:37 am | Maui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders
The Ministry for Primary Industries this week released its latest tally of non-target species captured by the New Zealand fishing industry. But it’s already old news, and bad news at that, says Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ. Māui and Hector’s ... More >>
Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Needs To Meet Its Long-awaited End
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“A pause is good, but this Bill needs to be scrapped. National knew before the election bailing out untrusted media firms wouldn’t work, now that needs to be put into practice.” More >>
Police Update #3: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:16 am | New Zealand Police
Police are advising two lanes northbound over the Auckland Harbour Bridge are closed from St Mary’s Bay ahead of participants in Hīkoi mō te Tiriti crossing. More >>
ComCom Signals Potential Deregulation Of MTAS
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:39 am | Commerce Commission
Telecommunications Commissioner, Tristan Gilbertson, says changing consumer behaviour across the digital landscape means there is a case for considering the removal of regulation. More >>
4000+ Strong Petition Calls For More Than An Apology For Survivors Of Abuse In State Care
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:20 am | Action Station
Petition leader and survivor Ihorangi Reweti Peters says survivors have waited too long for justice and support. The inquiry itself took six years and called upon the Government to act quickly across the reports recommendations. More >>
Serious Crash, Peachgrove Road, Hamilton - Waikato
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 8:57 am | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a collision involving a train and a car on Peachgrove Road, Hamilton. More >>
Chlorination Plans On Track
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 8:47 am | Marlborough District Council
National water regulator Taumata Arowai requires a residual disinfectant, typically provided by chlorine, to be added to water supplies by 31 December this year. That deadline won’t be met, but systems should be in place by mid-2025. More >>
SLSNZ Confirms Involvement In Response To Fatality At Piha Beach
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:14 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand extends its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim. More >>
Abuse In Care: Māori Survivors On What A National Apology Means To Them
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:12 pm | RNZ
One says it's just words. Another calls it a "waste of space". But the survivors RNZ spoke to all say one thing about today's national apology: don't stop there. More >>
Sir Robert Gillies Laid To Rest, As Hundreds Attend Service
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:54 pm | RNZ
The 99-year-old was the last man standing from the Māori battalion, serving in B company from 1942 to 1945. More >>
Initiative Launched To Recognise Ōamaru As A National Historic Landmark
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:50 pm | RNZ
Heritage NZ is partnering with the community to get it recognised - which is the highest honour for historic sites in Aotearoa. More >>
Waitangi Treaty Grounds Welcomes Regional Infrastructure Funding Announcement
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 6:03 pm | Waitangi Treaty Grounds
The funding, announced by Minister Potaka and Minister Jones, will address significant capital upgrades and modernising works, ensuring Waitangi can continue to care for its nationally significant heritage places and taonga in its collection and offer ... More >>
Outward Bound Research Reveals Teens Are Aware Of Social Media’s Problems – Almost 80% Want Less Screen Time
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:52 pm | Outward Bound
Profoundly, 93 percent of respondents reported that they felt more productive when they didn't have access to screens or social media platforms. More >>
National Apology An Important Step, Must Be Followed By Action So All Children Are Safe
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:47 pm | Mana Mokopuna
Chief Children’s Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad says the decades of abuse and pain experienced by children and young people while in the care of the State and faith-based institutions is a national shame, and one that must galvanise us to make real change. More >>
New Study To Boost Industry Employment Of Disabled Kiwis
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:31 pm | Hanga-Aro-Rau
The report, comes following Stats NZ data showing the workforce participation rate for disabled adults has declined from 45% to 44.7% over the past decade, while the rate for non-disabled adults has increased from 72% to 84.1% More >>
Jailed For COVID Fraud Committed In A Time Of National Crisis
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:21 pm | Inland Revenue Department
McNally was sentenced on 68 charges, 21 of which were Inland Revenue (IR) charges involving Small Business Cashflow scheme (SBCS) fraud. The other charges were Ministry of Social Development (MSD) fraud charges and police charges. More >>
Swimmer Dies, Piha Beach
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Police
Police were notified just after 3.30pm, after a person had been caught in a rip and pulled from the water. More >>
SLSNZ Issues Stark Message To Public After Near Miss At Piha
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 4:42 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The message, says Surf Life Saving New Zealand CEO Steve Fisher, is: “People drown at unpatrolled beaches. Don’t overestimate your abilities, and don’t underestimate the conditions. Please swim between the flags at a patrolled beach. If the flags ... More >>
Youth Hub Opens With The One NZ Summer Series
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 4:19 pm | Masterton District Council
Starting this month, the Youth Hub will host a monthly Friday youth event, 5-7pm, featuring live music and DJs, classic sausage sizzles, and prizes, courtesy of One NZ. More >>
Christchurch And Wellington Show Auckland How To Buy A Tree
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 4:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Purchased by Christchurch in 2023 for $43,990 and transported for $11,880 – the central city tree shows that bigger doesn’t always mean better. With an installation and take-down price of $8,000, the Super City is again being shown up. More >>
National Police Operation To Enforce New Gang Insignia Laws
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Police
Operation Nickel is a nationally focused operation supporting Police’s priority of reducing the ability of gangs to cause fear, intimidation and disruption to the public. More >>
Council Celebrates Community Accomplishments And Talks Readiness
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:54 pm | Hamilton City Council
To help encourage community preparedness, a social media campaign will kick off tomorrow focussing on helping residents understand the risks we face in Hamilton and providing key tips to get ready for any kind of disaster – with the focus firstly on flood ... More >>
North Island Hīkoi – Plan Ahead And Expect Delays
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:31 pm | NZTA
NZTA and AT are working with NZ Police to prepare for possible disruptions from the planned hīkoi, which is scheduled to arrive in Auckland on Tuesday evening. More >>
Electronic Card Transactions: October 2024
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:26 pm | Stats NZ
Changes in the value of electronic card transactions for the October 2024 month (compared with September 2024) were spending in the retail industries increased 0.6 percent ($39 million) and spending in the core retail industries increased 0.6 percent ($35 ... More >>
Western Express Celebrates Exceptional First Year
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:06 pm | Auckland Transport
A year ago today, AT launched its flagship Western Express (WX1) bus and the 11T and 11W buses, which run between Westgate, Lincoln Road, Te Atatū and the City Centre in both directions every 5 to 10 minutes from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week. More >>
Tairāwhiti's Kōpūtūtea Zone Enters Restricted Fire Season
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Hāngī and cultural cooking fires are allowed in a restricted season, but the public are asked to keep them as small as possible, with a 2m x 2m maximum, and to keep a hose close by. More >>
Police Update #2: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are continuing to monitor the vehicles travelling in connection with the hīkoi as well as planned gatherings held along the route. More >>
Modelling Reveals Reductions In Erosion Due To Soil Conservation
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 1:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The council’s Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) directorate incentivises landowners to undertake soil conservation mitigations in priority catchments and reaches, providing co-funding support particularly from Waikato River Authority and the Ministry of ... More >>
Government Must Pour Cold Water On Radical Pine Planting Proposal
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:50 am | Federated Farmers
"New Zealand needs to have a serious conversation about these targets and how much they are going to cost us as a country - and I’m not just talking financial costs," Williams says. More >>
National Excavator Operator Competition Agreement Signed At Parliament
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:43 am | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard said CablePrice provided outstanding support for the competition, and was ‘a driving force’ in delivering the event across 12 regions, culminating in a national final featuring regional champions. More >>
Temporary Accommodation Built At Ōmāhu Marae Marks A Milestone In Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Today the Te Matau-a-Māui – Hawke’s Bay community came together to celebrate the completion of 11 relocatable homes built at Ōmāhu Marae and welcome the whānau who will be moving into them after being displaced from their homes due to Cyclone ... More >>
National Apology Marks Important Step For Disabled Community, But True Change Requires Lasting Action
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:13 am | VisAble
Systemic abuse occurs when there are failures across institutions, policies, and cultural attitudes that marginalise disabled people, rendering them vulnerable to harm. This apology, while welcomed, must be accompanied by concrete steps to bring ... More >>
Ready-Mixed Concrete: September 2024 Quarter
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 10:57 am | Stats NZ
In the September 2024 quarter, the actual volume of ready-mixed concrete produced was 990,243 cubic metres, down 5.5 percent compared with the September 2023 quarter. More >>
Don’t Panic – Auckland Transport’s Got You Coldplay Fans
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 10:50 am | Auckland Transport
AT’s Group Manager Public Transport Operations Rachel Cara says the Coldplay Fan Trail will have lots of fun activities and entertainment along the way to help make fans feel like the Adventure of a Lifetime is starting early. More >>
Search Update - Missing Person, Porirua
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 10:11 am | New Zealand Police
Four search teams have been deployed in the Porirua area to assist the search, including Land Search and Rescue teams. More >>
Capture Your Holiday Pet Photo With Santa Paws
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:43 am | Horowhenua District Council
Community and Civic Events Lead, Chloe Wilson says, “This is a fantastic chance for families to create a holiday memory with their pets while making a real difference for animals in need. We’re excited to welcome everyone to this special event.” More >>
International Eyes On Cook Strait Ferry Fiasco
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:12 am | International Transport Workers' Federation
ITF Ferry Taskforce Chair Ronny Øksnes is in New Zealand to attend the Maritime Union of New Zealand national conference in Wellington. More >>
Hoodwinked By The Minister For Blind Frogs
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:05 am | Sams Creek Collective
Back in April 2024 a ‘Fast Track Projects Advisory Group’ was convened, and tasked with deciding which projects should be listed in Schedule 2 of the Bill. Schedule 2A includes projects which are considered ‘shovel-ready’. Schedule 2B lists projects ... More >>
