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Serious crash: Ahipara
Source: New Zealand Police Kaitaia-Awaroa Road is currently closed at the intersection with Tangonge Road following a crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported at around 9:40am. Initial indications are that...
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Tonga Ratifies CTBT, Completing Treaty Universalisation in Pacific Region
Source: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Vienna, 7 July 2026 – Tonga has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 179th State to do so and completing universalisation of the...
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Banking and Finance – ASB increases interest rates in response to OCR
Source: ASB ASB is increasing its variable home loan rates by 25 basis points. Savings on Call and Savings Plus products are also increasing by 15 and 20 basis points,...
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Government support for flood-hit Kaikōura farmers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is providing $50,000 to the Farmers Adverse Events Trust to support flood-affected Kaikōura farmers, with Federated Farmers to match the funding through fundraising, Agriculture...
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UPDATE: Human Rights – New podcast marks 40 years since the law that decriminalised homosexual activity between men in New Zealand
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission UPDATE: Rights & Realities: Remembering 1986 launches today, drawing on first-hand accounts of the 1985-86 campaign that changed New Zealand law. Te...
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Kaikoura flood response: Farm and rural recovery
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Emergency works for flooding We understand that many of you will need to undertake urgent work on your property. Landowners can do minor works in...
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Events – Auckland Museum opens archives for 40th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform in special LATE event
Source: Auckland Museum Forty years after the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act, Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will open its archives for an evening of storytelling,...
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Health Education – ProCare celebrates top Pacific nursing graduates from Unitec
Source: ProCare ProCare has recognised two outstanding Pacific nursing graduates from Unitec Institute of Technology, awarding scholarships as part of its commitment to strengthening New Zealand’s future primary care workforce....
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Global: Filipino domestic workers exploited and subjected to sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International A year after Amnesty International documented widespread abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new briefing from the organization reveals that Filipino women are facing...
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Human Rights – New podcast marks 40 years since the law that decriminalised homosexual activity between men in New Zealand
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Rights & Realities: Remembering 1986 launches today, drawing on first-hand accounts of the 1985-86 campaign that changed New Zealand law. Te Kāhui...