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Environment group labels Cook Islands government-led seabed mining consultation 'misleading'
Environmental lobby group Te Ipukarea Society says the Cook Islands government-led seabed mining consultation in Aotearoa "is a serious misrepresentation".

Crews mopping up Bay of Plenty fire that burnt across 3.5km of shelterbelt
Despite a flare up in the night, Fire and Emergency say they have the situation in Te Puna under control.

Te Puna fire evacuees returning home tonight - police
Ten households were evacuated in Bay of Plenty community Te Puna after a shelter belt fire broke out.

Evacuations underway as large fire threatens homes in Bay of Plenty's Te Puna
Fire and Emergency are at the scene of the large blaze.

Shark attack victim had a previous near miss, grieving father says.
A commercial diver, killed in a suspected great white shark attack on the Chatham Islands, often saw the predatory fish and would hide from them.

Diver attacked by shark near the Chatham Islands
Emergency services were called to a wharf following reports of a diver being attacked by a shark on Tuesday.

Hearing underway for 12 people who died in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle
A coronial inquiry is being held at Hastings District Court to decide which issues will be considered by the coroner looking into the 12 deaths caused by the cyclone.

Cooks and Australia superannuation MOU
Cook Islands government has signed a superannuation agreement with Australia allowing returning Cook Islanders to retire and transfer their superannuation savings easily.

Why Sunday is still sacred on Hebridean islands
The first Sunday opening of a Tesco has sparked a row and put a part of island culture under the spotlight.

Residents oppose development plan in prime Auckland location
Concerns focus on the strain the development in Half Moon Bay would place on the volume of traffic, parking, road safety and schools in the area.

Concerns after spate of suspicious fires in northern Hawke’s Bay
Four, or possibly five, suspicious fires lit in the Wairoa and Mohaka areas in the past three weeks are under investigation.

'Enforcement action taken' hours after gang patch ban comes into effect
The Police Minister says gang members in the Hawke's Bay came out at midnight to challenge the law.

Amazing home with hydroslide sells under the hammer
Listed as a “Walt Disney lifestyle”, this Western Bay of Plenty home comes with hydroslide, inground pool and all-weather basketball court.

Homes evacuated after large fire in Bay of Plenty
Evacuations are underway as a blaze in Te Puna threatens properties.

Pilot rescued after light plane crashes off Tasman coast
The pilot was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after ditching the plane in Tasman Bay, Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre says.

Cook Islands PM 'not surprised' at Treaty Principles Bill opposition
The Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown is not surprised at the swell of opposition against the Treaty Principles Bill in Aotearoa.

Diver dead after shark attack near Chatham Islands
Emergency services were called about the incident around midday Tuesday.

'Potentially lethal' shellfish toxin warning for Bay of Plenty, Coromandel
People are being advised not to collect or eat shellfish gathered from areas in the Bay of Plenty and the east side of the Coromandel Peninsula.

Pacific news in brief for 21 November
A round-up of Pacific news in brief from around the region, including drug-related arrests in Fiji.

Country Life: Soil wriggles with worms at Golden Bay dairy farm
There's no looking back for a dairy farming couple who stopped adding imported feed and synthetic fertilisers to their paddocks.