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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Motorsports:
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Soccer:
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is lamenting their lack of intensity after losing the English League Cup final 2-1 to Newcastle at Wembley 13:47

Golf:
North Irishman Rory McIlroy and American JJ Spaun will compete in a three-hole aggregate playoff tomorrow morning to decide the winner of The Players golf Championship in Florida 13:47

Business:
Positive movements in the housing market 13:47

Politics:
Benjamin Netanyahu moves to sack Israel's intelligence chief, accusing him of 'blackmail' campaign 13:47

Law and Order:
The member of the public killed in a crash with a fleeing driver in Auckland's Penrose was a Filipino immigrant 13:47

Entertainment:
Dawn Robinson's ex-husband has offered her a job 13:44

Entertainment:
Teddi Mellencamp couldn't see and could "barely walk" before being diagnosed with multiple brain tumours 13:14

National:
Why Gordie Howe’s elbows are Canada’s answer to Donald Trump 13:07

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