Porirua City Council has brought the pre-order system for its 200-litre water tanks to an end as record demand for the items has cooled and the city moves back to Level 1 water restrictions. More >>

Palmerston North Police Locate Firearm, Ammunition, Methamphetamine

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:10 am | New Zealand Police

A loaded sawn-off shotgun was located in the van, along with 15 rounds of ammunition, methamphetamine and methamphetamine utensils. More >>

First Snow, Ice Of The Year For Canterbury Alpine Passes

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:10 am | NZ Transport Agency

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is warning drivers to be ready for snow and ice conditions overnight Wednesday in Canterbury on high country, alpine passes. More >>

Upcoming Closures On SH1 Between Ōrewa And Warkworth

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:05 am | NZ Transport Agency

The closures will be in place for both directions from Pukerito roundabout just to the north of Warkworth extending to Grand Drive near Ōrewa, for 5 nights from Sunday 12 May 9pm until 5am with a contingency of 5 nights from Sunday 19 May. More >>

Ponsonby Homicide: Offender Located Deceased

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:19 am | New Zealand Police

The man sought by Police in relation to the Ponsonby homicide investigation has been located deceased. More >>

Authority Seeks Views On Preliminary UTS Decision

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:19 am | Electricity Authority

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on its preliminary decision that an undesirable trading situation (UTS) arose following a recent High Court decision. The High Court considered appeals of the Authority’s decisions on a pricing error ... More >>

Ngāti Toa Draws The Line Against The Proposed Fast-Track Bill

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:57 am | Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira strongly opposes the Governments Fast Tracking Bill calling it “short sighted”, urging the Government to put our mokopuna at the forefront of decision making. More >>

New Report Reveals Only 5% Of Global Aid Targets Children: NZ Called On To Do More

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:47 am | World Vision New Zealand

A new report by World Vision, in collaboration with Ernst & Young, reveals that a meagre 5% of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) is directly targeted to benefit children. More >>

Road Blocked, State Highway 1, Ohau - Central

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:31 am | New Zealand Police

State Highway 1 is blocked following a truck crash where the trailer has rolled near Vista Road, Ohau. More >>

Fatal Fire, Toanui Street, Burnham

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:20 am | New Zealand Police

One person has died following a house fire on Toanui Street, Burnham, Selwyn. More >>

Media Advisory: Ponsonby Homicide

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:16 am | New Zealand Police

Detective Inspector Chris Barry will speak to media outside the College Hill Police Station at 9am. More >>

Amorangi: Leading Māori Governance Summit Returns

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:55 pm | Tapuwae Roa

After its inaugural online success in 2022, Tapuwae Roa’s leading Māori in Governance Summit is set to return this July as a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual tickets available. More >>

‘Transport Disadvantaged’: Inequity Proving A Barrier In Invercargill

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:45 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter

The issue was highlighted at an Invercargill City Council infrastructure services committee meeting on Tuesday, where public transport fares were discussed. More >>

Whanganui Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Successfully Petitions District Council To Call For Ceasefire In Gaza

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:30 pm | PSNA

The council also voted in favour of a second motion presented by the group to change its procurement policy to align with UN resolution 2334. Both motions were voted through with only one abstention. More >>

Traffic Delays Following Crash – Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua - Bay Of Plenty

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:07 pm | New Zealand Police

There is a partial road closure in place while emergency services attend a crash involving a single motorcycle on Fairy Springs Road in Rotorua, reported at around 4.10pm. One person has been injured and Serious Crash Unit are in attendance. Diversions ... More >>

Name Release: Fatal Crash Lower Buller Gorge

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:06 pm | New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the person who died in a crash on SH6, Westport on Saturday 20 April. She was 58-year-old Deanna Cherie Cropp from Buller. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. Enquiries into the circumstances ... More >>

Arrests Following Fleeing Driver Incident, Palmerston North

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Police

Two people have been arrested after failing to stop for Police on Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North. More >>

Waikato District Council Pushes For Continued Funding Of Te Huia

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:57 pm | Waikato District Council

The Waikato District Council is warning that Te Huia passenger train services could be discontinued unless the service continues to receive funding provided by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Waka Kotahi. More >>

Northland: Free Water Tanks Build Resilience For Remote Rural Communities

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:56 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter

Almost 100 free new water tanks have changed lives and built drought resilience for vulnerable isolated rural communities in Northland. The new tanks have been installed in response to the region’s 2019/2020 drought which exposed significant water poverty. More >>

Council Expert Loses Count Of His Various Jobs

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:53 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter

Former assistant auditor general Bruce Robertson is in the unique position of not knowing exactly how many jobs he has. But one thing he does know — he still has plenty to keep him busy when he finishes up at Invercargill City Council next month. ... More >>

Carterton Council Pays $1.1m Over CV For Land

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:50 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter

The council had paid above “market value” to secure the property which would prove invaluable to the council’s wastewater strategy going forward, Carterton Mayor Ron Mark said. Of the $4.5m purchase price, $3.6m will be loan-funded and serviced ... More >>

Attention Coastal Lovers – Learn About Threats To Our Coast

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:46 pm | Gisborne District Council

Free Marine Biosecurity workshop is being held in Tairāwhiti that day by NIWA and Biosecurity NZ (MPI). It’s being hosted by Gisborne District Council at the Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club at the beach end of Grey Street between 9am and 1pm on May ... More >>

Free Speech Union Welcomes Ethos’ Policy Guide To Schools Navigating Gender Ideology

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:40 pm | Free Speech Union

A new policy guide for New Zealand schools released by human rights advocacy organisation Ethos includes recommendations for how speech and conscience rights can be upheld when dealing with differing gender ideologies, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive ... More >>

Police Pull Back The Hood On Alleged Offender

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Police

Police have layered on the charges following a significant theft from a retail address in Botany on Monday evening. More >>

Hirepool, Sustainable Coastlines, And Local Organisations To Run Large-scale Hawke’s Bay Clean-up

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:22 pm | Sustainable Coastlines

The Hirepool Big Clean event is coming to the Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay coastline on May 19, 2024. The free event promises to be a fun day out that enables locals to look after the beaches they love. Last year’s Big Clean saw 230 volunteers remove ... More >>

Largest Subantarctic Field Season Wraps Up

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 3:09 pm | Department of Conservation

DOC Marine Bycatch and Threats Manager Kris Ramm says much of the work focused on filling knowledge gaps for species as well as maintaining and fixing important field infrastructure. More >>

Youth Roadsafe Expo Underway

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:50 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The event is a joint safety initiative between Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Roadsafe Hawke’s Bay, Hato Hone St Johns, Fire and Emergency NZ, and NZ Police. Over 2,000 Year 11-12 students from around the region will attend through their schools. More >>

Prisons Need To Be Transformed, Not Simply Expanded

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:45 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand

In response to the news that more beds will be built in Waikeria prison, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is calling on the Government to address the fundamental issues with the criminal justice system. More >>

EPA Approves Insect Quartet To Stop Wetland Invader

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:23 pm | Environmental Protection Authority

Horizons Regional Council applied to introduce the four insects in the Manawatū-Whanganui region as biocontrol agents to target different parts of the purple loosestrife plant, Lythrum salicaria. More >>

Commissioner On Bilateral Visits

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Police

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is visiting China this week to engage in bilateral discussions on mutual areas of cooperation. More >>

Union Movement To Launch New Three-year Project

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:02 pm | NZCTU

Led by the NZCTU, this project will bring together the union movement and progressive communities in Aotearoa to develop an inspiring alternative vision for the future of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>

Ponsonby Homicide: Police Seeking Hone Kay-Selwyn

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Police

A warrant has now been issued for the 31-year-old’s arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm. More >>

Extension Of Auckland’s Destination Partnership Programme

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:41 pm | Tataki Auckland Unlimited

Off the back of a successful first year, businesses that benefit from Auckland’s visitor economy can now register for year two of the programme, starting 1 July 2024, with seven levels of partnership on offer. More >>

Tougher Penalties And Support Programmes Are Crucial To Reduce Harmful Drinking - Survey

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 12:52 pm | Alcohol Beverages Council

The annual NZ Alcohol Beverages Council survey of 1000 people clearly shows that New Zealanders rank six key interventions when it comes to reducing poor drinking choices. More >>

Hamilton City Councillor Resignation To Trigger By-election

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 12:16 pm | Hamilton City Council

Councillor Melaina was elected as one of Hamilton’s inaugural Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward Councillors in the 2022 elections. More >>

Mayor’s Plan To Make The Most Of Auckland’s Port And Prime Waterfront

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 12:12 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland

Port of Auckland will contribute $1.1 billion in profits to Auckland Council over the next 10 years, which exceeds the projected net returns from investing the proceeds of a port lease by $172million. More >>

A Hat-trick Of Arrests For Incidents Across Auckland City Overnight

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:50 am | New Zealand Police

Auckland City Police have been busy overnight making arrests for incidents across the district. Early in the evening, around 7.30pm, Police responded to reports of a person entering a retail address in Point Chevalier. Auckland City West Area Prevention ... More >>

Waikato Museum Closing Temporarily For Much-needed Environmental Upgrades

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:45 am | Hamilton City Council

Protecting taonga, improving watertightness and increasing accessibility are at the heart of upcoming work at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. More >>

Tauranga Subdivision Needs $400m Roads. Who Will Pay For It?

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:40 am | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter

Tauranga's council could face a “substantive funding gap” for new roads aimed at unlocking much needed housing in the city's east. More >>

Animal Justice Party Calls For An End To Duck Shooting In Aotearoa

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:26 am | Animal Justice Party

The normalisation of violence against animals, particularly through activities like duck shooting, is shamefully far too commonplace in our society. Our Kiwi culture should not be about killing for fun. More >>

Dam Safety Regulations Coming Into Force

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:16 am | Marlborough District Council

The new Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2022 come into force on 13 May 2024, covering dams of a certain height and volume threshold. More >>

A New Playground For Waitaha Reserve

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:57 am | Tauranga City Council

The Welcome Bay community is looking forward to the reserve upgrades, says Welcome Bay Community Centre Manager Sacha Harwood. More >>

Whangawehi Catchment Management Group Wins Award For Te Aratia Walkway

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:46 am | Outdoor Access Commission

Outdoor Access Champion Awards are presented each year by Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, to people who have made significant and lasting contributions to public access to the outdoors in New Zealand. More >>

New Zealand And Australia To Compete For Best Tasting Tap Water Title

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:24 am | Water Industry Operations Group

For the first time, New Zealand and Australia will compete for the trans-Tasman title of Best Tasting Tap Water. On 16 May in New Plymouth, the soon-to-be-decided winner of New Zealand’s National Water Taste Test will go head-to-head with the winner ... More >>

Police Accept IPCA’s Findings Into Sexual Assault Investigation

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:14 am | New Zealand Police

Police acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority which found an investigation into an alleged sexual assault was inadequate. More >>

Inadequate Investigation Into An Alleged Sexual Assault

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:13 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a man was inappropriately charged with a serious sexual assault arising from events in Auckland in October 2019, as a result of an inadequate Police investigation. More >>

The Vegan Society Aotearoa: Animal Genes In Soy Is Unacceptable

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:00 am | The Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand

Pig genes have been inserted into soy beans and are now approved to be grown in Argentina, without any concern for cross-contamination, rendering them unacceptable for vegans, vegetarians, Muslims and Jews. More >>

Cloud Agreement Enables More Sustainable Innovation With Māori Land

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:39 am | Te Tumu Paeroa

Te Tumu Paeroa becomes anchor tenant of Microsoft New Zealand’s hyperscale cloud region, led by a pioneering Māori data sovereignty framework More >>

Ferry Services To Return Early After Training Programme Success

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:26 am | Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport (AT) will reinstate some ferry services sooner than expected after making good progress with Fullers360 on addressing a skilled maritime crew shortage. More >>

Open Fire Season Declared For Whole Of Canterbury

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 8:07 am | Fire and Emergency NZ

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury District will move from a mix of restricted and prohibited fire seasons to an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 7 May, until further notice. More >>

Farmer Fumes Over Ecan Chairperson’s ‘Hypocrisy’

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:48 am | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter

During a recent interview with Newstalk ZB, Scott said two of his consent applications for irrigation had been delayed by another government agency for six years. More >>

South Wairarapa Concerned About Wellington Water’s ‘Pattern Of Overspend’

Monday, 6 May 2024, 7:32 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter

Approving an additional $530k means essential capital work can continue to be done but there would still be flow-on effects to the council’s 2024-25 Enhanced Annual Plan, council staff said. More >>

Name Release: Fatal Crash – State Highway 1, Seddon

Monday, 6 May 2024, 7:23 pm | New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash on State Highway 1, Seddon, Marlborough on Wednesday 1 May. She was Yuki Nagano, 30, of Blenheim. Police extend our condolences to her family and friends at this difficult time. Enquiries ... More >>

Have You Seen Norton Kaine Kinnaird?

Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of the 30-year-old, who has a warrant for his arrest. More >>

Ponsonby Homicide: Cordons Lifted, Online Portal Launched

Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Police

The homicide investigation into the fatal shooting in Ponsonby on Sunday night is continuing to develop. This afternoon, Police have launched an online portal as part of an ongoing appeal for footage of the events that took place on Ponsonby Road yesterday ... More >>

Panel Decision Confirms Natural Environment And Heritage Protection

Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:31 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton now has 120 SNAs mostly along the river and gully network,1491 notable trees, and 106 archaeological or cultural sites listed in the District Plan. Significant natural areas (SNAs) are identified based on their ecological significance for native ... More >>