14 March 2025
Fire and Emergency's confirmed Auckland, Waitemata and Counties Manukau Districts are all covered, until further notice.

Northland and most of Waikato are already in a prohibited fire season, which revokes all previous permits.

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17 Mar: Hope New Zealand's aquaculture sector could soon be a three-billion dollar industry

16 Mar: MetService is warning of heavy rain and severe northwest gales for parts of southern and central New Zealand tomorrow and Tuesday

16 Mar: A reminder for early childhood centres to check their fences are compliant

16 Mar: Coastguard is reflecting on a busy summer season for its volunteers

16 Mar: Bream Bay will host a flotilla today - protesting a proposal to dredge around eight-point-five million cubic metres of sand over 35 years

15 Mar: Late agony for the Highlanders after a 20-to-18 loss to the Hurricanes in Dunedin

14 Mar: The Desert Road between Turangi and Waiouru is re-opening from 1pm today, after two months of closure

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Today's News

Law and Order:
A verdict - in the trial of a Dunedin teen who fatally stabbed another boy at the city's bus hub 11:37

National:
What food did the real St Patrick eat? Less corned beef and cabbage, more oats and stinky cheese 11:17

Entertainment:
Hailey and Justin Bieber are reportedly considering relocating to Europe in an effort to escape Hollywood and "reconnect" with each other 11:14

Rugby:
Wellington will open their NPC rugby title defence against Canterbury at an as yet unconfirmed venue 11:07

Auckland:
The police watchdog has been notified, after a person was killed while a driver was allegedly fleeing police in Auckland 10:47

Business:
Job ads mentioning options to work from home are dropping 10:47

Entertainment:
OJ Simpson's estate has rejected Kim Kardashian's $15,000 offer to purchase her late father Robert Kardashian's inscribed Bible, according to its administrator Malcolm LaVergne 10:44

Business:
House prices are showing no sign of picking up, just yet 10:27

Entertainment:
Cassie Ventura is contesting a new claim from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' the infamous hotel surveillance video showing him assaulting her was edited 10:14

Education:
Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights 10:07

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