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We Read Auckland festival set to inspire
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (282+ words) Auckland Libraries’ free month-long festival Ka Pānui Tātou i Tāmaki Makaurau We Read Auckland returns this August with an exciting programme of author talks and writing workshops, a popular writing competition for teenagers and fresh new reads featuring local voices…...
Gisborne rugby community applauds new grandstand
22+ hour, 15+ min ago (317+ words) Gisborne’s rugby community has celebrated the completion of the John Heikell Grandstand as part of the Rugby Park redevelopment, marking the return of one of East Coast Tairāwhiti’s most iconic sporting venues. Associate Regional Development Minister, Mark Patterson joined Gisborne…...
Govt to test new AI tool for import health standards
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (193+ words) The Government is developing and testing a new AI tool in a bid to modernise the import health standard process while maintaining New Zealand’s world-class biosecurity protections. Import health standards set the biosecurity rules goods must meet before entering New…...
Auckland Council spends $16m on future cemeteries
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (510+ words) Auckland Council has purchased 100 hectares of land near Karaka in rural South Auckland as a future site for cemetery operations. The site consists of two adjacent properties at Linwood Road and Biddick Road at Te Hihi, purchased for $16 million with…...
New $12.2m Glen Innes rail bridge opened
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (406+ words) The $12.2 million new Glen Innes Station bridge has been officially opened, marking the first stage of a programme to replace rail level crossings and prepare Auckland’s rail network for more frequent train services. The opening of the new pedestrian bridge…...
Lincoln University students leading by example
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (450+ words) Lincoln University students are outperforming their peers around the country in course completion rates, according to the latest Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs) released by the Tertiary Education Committee (TEC). Measuring the educational performance of New Zealand university students at all…...
Aucklanders to have say on housing rules
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (448+ words) “The option we’ve gone with is a compromise between those who wanted us to do less and those, like me, who wanted us to do more,” said Mayor, Wayne Brown. “85% of properties won’t be affected, but we are going to…...
Term 2 school attendance shows improvement
4+ day, 44+ min ago (377+ words) Provisional school attendance data for Term 2 shows in-person attendance rates were higher than any Term 2 since 2016, Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, has confirmed. In Term 2, 64.2% of students attended school regularly – a 5.8% increase from 58.4% in Term 2 2025. A student attends school ‘regularly’ when…...
CCC: Emissions reductions must double to get NZ 'back on track' to meet climate goals
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (531+ words) New Zealand’s rate of emissions reduction will need to more than double over the next few years to meet the country’s climate goals, according to the latest Climate Change Commission annual emissions monitoring report released today. The report finds emissions…...
Women's jobs database doubles first-year target
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (281+ words) The Ministry for Women’s BoardConnector database, which links women with governance opportunities, has more than doubled its first-year growth target as demand grows from women seeking board roles across New Zealand. Minister for Women, Nicola Grigg said the database now…...