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A fire-suppression system seems to be the culprit for knocking-out power for more than 23-thousand households and businesses in the Far North

6 November 2025

A fire-suppression system seems to be the culprit for knocking-out power for more than 23-thousand households and businesses in the Far North

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A man's in hospital with serious injuries after an assault in his Opotiki home in the Bay of Plenty, early this morning
	6 Nov: A man's in hospital with serious injuries after an assault in his Opotiki home in the Bay of Plenty, early this morning... more

Fireworks are believed to have started a large vegetation fire in Dunedin
	6 Nov: Fireworks are believed to have started a large vegetation fire in Dunedin... more

Wairoa residents can expect to see an increased police presence as Police officers carry out a training exercise today
	6 Nov: Wairoa residents can expect to see an increased police presence as Police officers carry out a training exercise today... more

Two people have died after a car smashed into a power pole just south of Paeroa last night
	6 Nov: Two people have died after a car smashed into a power pole just south of Paeroa last night... more

Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland
	6 Nov: Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland... more

Auckland's Lincoln Road on-ramp to State Highway 16 was closed for a period overnight, after a tanker truck tipped
	6 Nov: Auckland's Lincoln Road on-ramp to State Highway 16 was closed for a period overnight, after a tanker truck tipped... more

Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa
	5 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa... more

The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off
	5 Nov: The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off... more

Another six sets of average speed safety cameras are in the works - confirmed a month before the first of an earlier tranche of cameras start ticketing
	5 Nov: Another six sets of average speed safety cameras are in the works - confirmed a month before the first of an earlier tranche of cameras start ticketing... more

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