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Stuff reports: Wellington mayor Tory Whanau is facing criticism for a social media post the NZ Jewish Council says uses code for the “annihilation of Israel”, but has the backing of another Jewish group. “Exist, resist, return”, Whanau’s Instragram post on Monday said above a picture of what appears to be a Hamas fighter with […]

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has implemented water restrictions in several locations around the district, and is asking the community to conserve water as much as possible. Due to a significant increase in usage, water alert level 1 restrictions ...

Georgia Hurley and Ocean Woolley. A team of seven speed skaters from the Valley Inline Speed Skating club has returned from the 2024 National Championships in Blenheim, with somewhat heavier luggage than when they left town, having bagged their fair ...

News from NZ Police A kayaker is safe after a frightening incident in Palliser Bay today. At around 7.30am, Police received a call from a person in need of assistance at Palliser Bay, off the South Wairarapa coast. The phone line was bad and the call-taker could only make out that the man was struggling […]

A kayaker is safe after a frightening incident in Palliser Bay, Wairarapa earlier today. At around 7.30am today Police received a call from a person in need of assistance at Palliser Bay, off the South Wairarapa coast. The phone line was bad and the calltaker ...

The Wairoa A and P Shears in a woolshed northwest of Wairoa in 2020. With Cyclone Gabrielle having left long-lasting damage at the town's showgrounds, this year'd shearing championships are also being nheld in a farm woolshed, the third time the ...

Troublemakers, think again. Police patrols in Auckland’s north-west are continuing to keep an eye out for suspicious activity in the small hours. In the past two nights, patrols have picked up suspicious vehicles travelling into the Helensville township. ...

The first round of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 2024 trade shows, the 50th HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, 15th HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and 22nd Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair, ...

TAMCO Switchgear Testing Laboratory has been accredited with ISO 17025, a globally recognized international standard for testing and calibration laboratories, from Standards Malaysia. This accreditation marks a pivotal milestone for TAMCO Switchgear ...

Police can confirm the death of a woman in Tauranga is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were called to an Aria View property in Bethlehem around 6:20pm on Sunday, where the woman was located deceased. Police’s thoughts remain with her family ...

Council is asking Picton and Waikawa residents to limit their sprinkler use to alternate days until further notice. Hot weather, high demand and a reduced water level in the Essons Valley dam is pushing the supply to its limit. Operations and Maintenance ...

South Cantabrians are being urged to keep cool and hydrated during what looks set to be a stretch of scorching temperatures hitting the region this week. Hot weather is forecast this week with temperatures predicted to get to a maximum of 26 degrees ...

Report from RNZ Wellington commuters are again being frustrated by cancelled bus services. Metlink senior manager Matthew Chote said some drivers have come down with Covid-19, causing a number of cancellations. Chote said there are more drivers on standby, and he expected services to return to normal over the coming days. This fifth wave of […]

The Marlborough District Libraries mobile app – used by many library members to manage their account and search the catalogue – is currently unavailable. District Libraries Manager Glenn Webster said while a solution was being worked on by the ...

Sunday’s fires along the Darfield railway line provided a timely reminder to everyone in Canterbury that it just takes a spark to start a wildfire, particularly as the fire danger increases. With the warm weather set to continue this week, the fire ...

From the Fairfax Archive, Princess Diana’s visit in 1983 Report from RNZ Thousands of photos of Māori life from the 20th century, which nearly ended up in an American landfill, have been bought by the National Library and brought back to Wellington. They are part of an archive of 1.4 million photographs owned by Australian […]

New Zealand must support South Africa's claim for a provisional ruling from the International Court of Justice to prevent ongoing genocide in Gaza. Dayenu is a New Zealand Jewish organisation that stands for peace, justice and equality ...

The Kapiti Coast District Council invites local artists to submit their ideas for a temporary public artwork commission as part of the Maclean Park upgrades. The artwork will be installed on the new amenity block, with the selected design printed on photofilm ...

New year, new you, new destination? Kiwis eager to beat the back-to-work blues can lock in their next international trip, with Air New Zealand’s massive 2024 New Year sale. Tens of thousands of seats are currently on sale across the airline’s ...

With climate change identified as the single greatest threat facing the Pacific, Pacific researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland, are taking bold steps to better understand the population dynamics of the region’s 13 million ...

The Environment Court has granted resource consent that allows Watercare’s Huia Water Treatment Plant replacement project to proceed. The consent, granted just before Christmas, relates to the earthworks and vegetation removal that’s needed for Watercare ...

It’s time to turn off the sprinklers and irrigation systems because NPDC’s Wai Warrior summer water restrictions now in place. “Summer is when our water use is highest, but our supply rivers are at their lowest” says NPDC Manager Three Waters ...