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Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead in Dargaville
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found deceased at a Hoeroa Street address in Dargaville, with a scene guard in place and a post-mortem to follow.
Law EnforcementLegal Dargavillehomicide investigationNew Zealand PoliceHoeroa StreetWhangārei CIBOperation TrailsideCrime Stoppers
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RBNZ Opens Recruitment for Two New Assistant Governors and Chief of Staff
Reserve Bank of New Zealand begins hiring for Assistant Governor Monetary Policy, Assistant Governor Payments and Cash, and a Chief of Staff role, following Karen Silk's departure.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyBankingEmployment and LaborFederal Government Reserve Bank of New ZealandAnna BremanKaren SilkAssistant Governor Monetary PolicyAssistant Governor Payments and CashChief of StaffHeidrick & Struggles
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FMA Seeks Feedback on Simpler Market Services Licence Conditions
New Zealand's FMA proposes simpler, more consistent standard conditions for market services licences and six new conditions for licensed consumer credit providers, with feedback open until 11 December 2026.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFinancial MarketsBankingLegalEconomy Financial Markets Authoritymarket services licencesconsumer credit providersstandard conditionsconsultationregulatory complianceNZ Financial Markets Authority
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Southland Police Apprehend 20 Drink Drivers in One Weekend
Southland Police caught 20 drink drivers from Friday to Sunday, with 16 arrests around Invercargill, and are warning motorists to expect alcohol and drug checkpoints anytime, anywhere.
Law EnforcementTransportationSocial Issues SouthlandNew Zealand Policedrink drivingInvercargillBlair Shirleybreath testsroad safety
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Commerce Commission Takes PD Mart to Court Over Non-Compliant Products
New Zealand's Commerce Commission is prosecuting PD Mart over 57 allegedly non-compliant products, including children's toys and baby walkers, sold at its Auckland and Christchurch stores.
BusinessLaw EnforcementLegalGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Commerce CommissionPD MartProduct RecallProduct SafetyFair Trading ActConsumer Guarantees ActRebecca McAtamney
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One Dead After Overnight House Fire in Wharekaho
A second person raised the alarm and escaped without injury, and Police will examine the Wharekaho Road house today with fire investigators.
Law EnforcementDisasters New Zealand PoliceWharekahoThames-Coromandelhouse firefatal fireChris Painterscene examinationfire investigatorsWharekaho Road
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Greenpeace Scorecards Rank Parties on Environment Ahead of 2026 NZ Election
Green Party and Te Pāti Māori score A's across five priority issues, while governing parties ACT, NZ First and National each receive an F.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeOther PartiesLegalSocial Issues Greenpeace Aotearoa2026 New Zealand General Electionenvironmental policy scorecardsGreen PartyTe Pāti MāoriConservation Amendment Billvoter enrolmentGreenpeace
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Seymour Accuses Hipkins of Putting Unions Ahead of Students Over Charter Schools
The ACT leader's attack follows the TVNZ leaders' debate, where Hipkins confirmed he would scrap charter schools and Luxon said they were working.
Politics and GovernmentEducationElectionGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesLaw Enforcement David SeymourACT New Zealandcharter schoolsChris HipkinsChristopher LuxonNew Zealand educationTIPENEOne News NZ Leaders Debate 2026TVNZ Leaders DebateJack Tameeducation policyyouth crimeboot campsgang patch bansuperannuationschool lunchescellphone banNew Zealand politicsfull transcript
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National Says Hipkins Would Scrap Mandated Hour of Reading, Writing and Maths
Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says the commitment was made in the TVNZ Leaders' Debate, as National cites rising Year 6 maths and writing results.
Politics and GovernmentEducationElectionGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesNational PartyLabour PartyEconomy Erica StanfordChris HipkinsNew Zealand National PartyNew Zealand educationTVNZ Leaders' DebateRoyal Society reportcurriculum expectationsNZ National PartySimeon BrownNew Zealand electionleaders' debateNCEAco-governance
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Accuses Coalition of "Onslaught" on Ocean Protection Ahead of November 7 Election
The group cites the cameras on boats programme, MACA Act amendments, the delayed Fisheries Amendment Bill and the scrapping of the Resource Management Act, and calls for a bottom trawling ban on seamounts.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegal Greenpeace AotearoaOcean protectionBottom trawlingNew Zealand election 2026Customary Marine TitleResource Management ActMarine conservationGreenpeaceNew Zealand electionMarine and Coastal Area ActShane JonesWaitangi Tribunal
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Settled Weather Into Weekend Before Tasman Low Brings Rain, Mid-Twenties for South Island
MetService forecasts minimal severe weather risk nationwide through Tuesday 13 October, with Christchurch and Ashburton expected to reach 24C.
WeatherGeneral WeatherEnvironmentTransportation MetServiceNew Zealand weatherSurprise MhlongoOtagoChristchurchTasman Sea lowWeather ForecastMetService New Zealandsevere weather outlookNorth Island thunderstormsTasman Sea frontNZ MetServiceMetService - Severe Weather OutlookSouth Islandweather warningtroughhigh pressure
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Hipkins Wins Undecided Panel 49-24 in First Leaders' Debate as Luxon Refuses to Reopen Opportunity Door
The 90-minute TVNZ debate covered the economy, health, tax, race, AI, climate and foreign policy, with Luxon declining repeated chances to say whether National would talk to Opportunity if it needed the party's support to govern.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesMediaWorldMiddle East Chris HipkinsChristopher LuxonTVNZ Leaders' Debate2026 electionNew Zealand politicsMMPOpportunity Party1News Verian pollcost of livinghealth policytax policyeducation policycrimerace relationsco-governanceartificial intelligenceclimate changeforeign policyGazaPalestinian statehoodJack Tame1News Leaders' DebateNew Zealand election 2026Gaza genocideIran strikesPalestinian statecoalition politicsTe Pati MaoriGreensundecided voters
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Polls Show Fragmented NZ Election Contest as Opportunity Party Hovers Near 5% Threshold
Two October 6 polls disagree sharply on the National-Labour contest but agree the major parties command only about 57% between them, leaving minor parties to decide the next Parliament.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsEconomySocial IssuesEnvironmentOther PartiesMedia NZ Election 2026New Zealand politicsOpinion pollsOpportunity Party5% thresholdNational PartyLabour PartyChristopher LuxonChris HipkinsCost of livingIpsos Issues Monitor1News-Verian pollRNZ-Reid ResearchCoalition negotiationsTax policyClimate policyParis AgreementMill RoadTe Pāti MāoriACT PartyNZ FirstGreen Partypolling1News Verian pollRNZ Reid Research pollGreensACTTe Pati MaoriMMP thresholdPoll Intelligenceelection 2026
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Search for Erika Rodrigues Coelho Near Queenstown Remains Active After Physical Search Paused
Police say they are keeping an open mind about what happened to the missing 47-year-old, who was reported missing on 20 September, and have not identified a man they previously sought as a potential witness.
Law EnforcementSocial IssuesDisasters Erika Rodrigues CoelhoQueenstown Policemissing person enquirySergeant Terry WoodNew Zealand PoliceCrime StoppersQueenstownmissing personSearch and RescueFiordland
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Greenpeace Publishes Timeline of Three Years of Luxon Government Environmental Rollbacks
Russel Norman's week-by-week account runs from the cancellation of the NZ Battery Project in December 2023 to the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill passed in September 2026.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeAgricultureEnergyLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsLegal Greenpeace AotearoaRussel NormanChristopher LuxonNew Zealand environment policyResource Management ActFreshwater pollutionGreenpeaceclimate change policyEmissions Trading Schememethane reduction target
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Body Found Near Moutohorā Island Confirmed as Missing Ōpotiki Woman
The 36-year-old woman had been sought since she and another person entered the Ōtara and Waioeka river mouths on Sunday, and a 33-year-old man arrested in Gisborne faces charges including dangerous driving and failing to stop.
Law EnforcementDisastersLegal New Zealand PoliceWhakatāneMoutohorā IslandŌpotikiCoronerIPCACrime StoppersGisbornemissing personŌtara RiverWaioeka RiverPolice National Dive Squad
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New Zealand Commerce Commission Takes PD Mart to Court Over Non-Compliant Children's Products
New Zealand's Commerce Commission is prosecuting retailer PD Mart over 57 allegedly non-compliant products, including children's toys, baby walkers and car seats, after repeated store visits found safety breaches.
BusinessLaw EnforcementLegalGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Commerce CommissionPD MartPanda Martproduct safetyFair Trading ActConsumer Guarantees ActProduct Recall
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Auckland Childcare Burglary Suspect Arrested After Stolen Device Leads Police to Ōtāhuhu Home
A 22-year-old man faces six burglary charges after break-ins at south Auckland childcare centres and kindergartens in September and October, with forensic evidence and a stolen device leading to his arrest.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceBurglarySouth AucklandPapatoetoeŌtāhuhuManukau District CourtChildcare centres
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Stats NZ Publishes Price Index Methods Updates for September 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ has released a methods paper summarising methodological updates to its price indexes for the September 2026 quarter, with enquiries directed to its prices and deflators team.
BusinessEconomyFederal Government Stats NZprice indexesSeptember 2026 quartermethods paperGovernment StatisticianWellingtonStatistics New Zealand
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Household Saving Falls to $2.5 Billion as Incomes Rise in June Quarter
Stats NZ experimental quarterly estimates show household saving fell $117 million to $2.5 billion in the June 2026 quarter, while net disposable income rose 0.7 percent and central government saving improved.
BusinessEconomyFederal GovernmentBankingFinancial Markets Stats NZhousehold savingNew Zealand economynational accountscentral government savinghousehold net disposable incomeJune 2026 quarterStatistics New Zealand
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Labour Accuses National of Moving Goalposts on Jobs as Unemployment Stays High
Labour's Willow-Jean Prime says National has failed to deliver on its promise of 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker, accusing it of changing the rules instead of creating jobs.
Politics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomySocial IssuesElection New Zealand Labour PartyWillow-Jean PrimeJobseekerunemploymentwelfareNew Zealand National PartyApprenticeship Boost
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Police Probe $130,000 Copper Theft Spree Targeting North Canterbury Irrigators
Canterbury Police have identified 12 copper cable thefts from centre pivot and lateral irrigation systems across North Canterbury, with reported losses exceeding $130,000 as farmers recommission irrigators.
Law EnforcementAgricultureLegal New Zealand Policecopper theftNorth CanterburyirrigationPeter CooperSwannanoaDarfield
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Seymour Blames Political 'Panic' for Falling Kiwi Dollar, Pledges No New Taxes
ACT leader David Seymour says the New Zealand dollar's slump reflects global alarm at this election's policy debate, and promises a fiscal plan with no new taxes and a higher superannuation age.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEconomyElectionFinancial MarketsOther Parties David SeymourACT New ZealandNew Zealand dollarNew Zealand electionBryce Wilkinsonsuperannuationgovernment spending
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Labour Pledges to Open Up Banking Sector and Boost Competition
Labour promises more banking choice for Kiwis, including a new e-money licence, fair access for smaller providers, and a 24/7 real-time payments system by 2030.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyBankingEconomyElection New Zealand Labour PartyChris HipkinsArena Williamsbanking competitione-money licencereal-time paymentsKiwibank
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Phone Tracking Leads Police to Stanmore Bay Robbery Suspects
Two males, aged 21 and 18, will appear in North Shore District Court today charged with aggravated robbery after three teenagers were confronted in Stanmore Bay overnight.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceStanmore Bayaggravated robberyNorth Shore District CourtWaitematā CIBarrestcrime
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Christchurch Police Say Missing 21-Year-Old Braydon Hepworth Is Believed Dead
Christchurch Police executed search warrants in Linwood and Edgeware over Braydon Hepworth's disappearance, saying enquiries suggest the 21-year-old father is no longer alive.
Law EnforcementLegalSocial Issues Braydon HepworthNew Zealand PoliceChristchurchLinwoodEdgewaremissing person investigationCrime Stoppers
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Wellington Council Approves Bunny Street and Brooklyn Street Upgrades
Wellington City Council's Te Takere Regulatory Processes Committee has approved two street improvement projects for Bunny Street and Brooklyn following recent public consultations.
Politics and GovernmentState GovernmentsTransportationSocial Issues Wellington City CouncilBunny StreetBrooklynTe Takere Regulatory Processes Committeestreet improvement projectspublic consultationHutt Road
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ACT to Scrap $33,333 Cap on Charitable Donation Tax Benefits
ACT Leader David Seymour says his party's Fiscal Plan, out Sunday, will remove the $33,333 cap on tax benefits for charitable donations, arguing generosity should be encouraged, not punished.
Politics and GovernmentHealthOther PartiesEconomyElection ACT New ZealandDavid Seymourcharitable donationstax benefits capFiscal PlanComprehensive Cancer Centrephilanthropy
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ACT Urges Parliament to Pass Protected Negotiations Bill After National Backs Small Business Policy
ACT's Laura McClure welcomes National's small business policy and calls for her Member's Bill on protected negotiations to be passed to cut employment dispute costs.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessOther PartiesNational PartyEmployment and LaborLegalEconomy ACT New ZealandLaura McCluresmall business policyprotected negotiationsemployment disputesMember's Bill
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NZ First Unveils 2026 Party List Led by Winston Peters
New Zealand First releases its 2026 General Election party list, with Rt Hon Winston Peters at number one and 50 candidates named across electorates nationwide.
Politics and GovernmentElectionOther PartiesGeneral Politics New Zealand FirstWinston Peters2026 General Electionparty listShane JonesCasey CostelloNew Zealand politicsNZ First