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A stoat caught in a trap on a predator-free island in the Marlborough Sounds likely swam across from a nearby island, according to DOC.The predator was captured on a Oruawairua/Blumine Island trail camera in July, and DOC became aware of it in mid-August during a monthly photo review.The stoat was captured on a trail camera in July. (Source: Department of Conservation)Stoats were the number-one killer of many of NZ’s endangered species. Oruawairua was home to vulnerable bird species such as the kākāriki karaka, mohua and tīeke/saddleback.DOC Picton biodiversity ranger Amy Brunsden said quickly trapping the stoat was the best result…
Every apartment in a new building by developer Ockham in Auckland’s Point Chevalier will be rented rather than sold due to a slow property market.The chief executive of Ockham Residential’s Whetū development William Deihl told RNZ’s Morning Report all 77 apartments will be leased.”The market is a lot slower than previous years.”We’ve been in a recessionary sort of environment for quite some time now, but it’s come to a head over the past couple of years.”Deihl explained that Ockham have developed build to rent buildings before, and it was on the table for the Whetū block as it was being…
Supporters of Māori wards in Whanganui are organising a march in the city next weekend and local iwi leaders are reported to be poised to take legal action after Māori ward candidates’ statements were left out of the candidate profile booklet.Watch the full report on TVNZ+.Julie Herewini aims to be one of Whanganui’s first Māori ward councillors. She told TVNZ’s Marae that historically, the district has had “extremely poor representation”.“In 153 years we’ve had five Māori candidates around the table. We make up 27% –plus– of the community and to have only had five voices in the last 153 years,…
A woman in a difficult labour had no pain relief, likely for hours, because her epidural line had come out and no one noticed.Midwives told a junior midwife looking for advice the woman “just needs to push her baby out” as she became increasingly distressed.The woman ended up suffering a large perineal tear and had significant post-partum pain and bleeding from the birth at Whanganui Hospital in 2022.Health New Zealand Whanganui has been censured by the Health and Disability Commission for its care, for not having enough qualified staff and for not properly supporting the locum, graduate midwife who was…
By Euronews Published on 22/09/2025 – 13:00 GMT+2 Key diary dates Monday 22 – Saturday 27 September: Opening of the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly in New York. Tuesday 23 September: European Parliament’s legal affairs committee to consider parliamentary immunity of MEPs Ilaria Salis and Peter Magyar. Wednesday 24 September: European Parliament’s trade committee to debate implementation of the EU-US trade deal. ADVERTISEMENT In spotlight “The EU is, and will remain, the UN’s largest collective supporter,” Ursula von der Leyen posted on X late on Sunday following a meeting in New York with Secretary General Antonio Guterres, alongside Council President…
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced an extra $58 million for school infrastructure projects, saying the top-up would enable projects to get underway quicker and help boost the construction sector.The $58 million in extra funding was part of a $413 million package:$58 million for operating maintenance work for all schools$255 million for internal and external improvements on all isolated, small and rural schools, representing half of all state schools$100 million over five years for urgent and essential infrastructure workThe $58 million would be a one-off top up to the current property maintenance grant which would support schools’ operating maintenance works,…
New Zealand Customs has intercepted an estimated $3 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in speakers thanks to an international partnership disrupting a transnational drug trafficking syndicate.The Class A drugs, which were concealed in electronic devices across two parcels, were seized between April and June 2025.Customs said 10kgs of methamphetamine were found in the packages – the equivalent of 500,0000 doses.The seizure came after cooperation and the exchange of intelligence between agencies in the United States, Singapore and Australia.How intelligence was shared(Source: New Zealand Customs)Customs said it seized the drugs using information from the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore.In April, the…
The Green Party’s chief of staff has resigned to “focus on her health, wellbeing and her whānau”, the party announced this afternoon.In a statement, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson said Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield “has decided to step away from the Chief of Staff position to focus on her health, wellbeing and her whānau”. “This has not been an easy decision for her to make, given the huge contribution that Eliza has made to the Green Party over many years. However, the party fully supports her decision to prioritise her health and whānau.”Davidson said the process to find a new chief of staff…
A 19-year-old has been charged with murder following the death of a man in the Auckland suburb of Ōtara last month.Police were called to Wymondley Rd shortly before midnight on August 1 following reports of a group of people fighting in the street.Two men were taken to hospital after they were found with critical injuries.One of the victims, formally named by police today as Greig Kelvin Temarama-Abela, died a short time later.Police at the scene in Otara. The second victim had since been discharged from hospital.A 19-year-old man appeared in court on August 4 charged with wounding with intent to…
Auckland’s downtown train station has all but completed its name change to Waitematā Station, as Auckland Transport prepares to make the switch to surrounding signage this weekend.Formerly known as Britomart Station, the name change process began when City Rail Link (CRL) mana whenua gifted the station name in 2017.In 2023, the station was called “Waitematā Station (Britomart)”, in a period of transition supported by mana whenua.With the Britomart name phased out, Waitematā will be aligned with the three other CRL stations – Te Waihorotiu, Karanga-a-Hape and Maungawhau.AT group manager rail infrastructure Jane Small said this gave people time to become…