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Source: New Zealand Police

Media are advised that Police will hold a stand-up this afternoon in relation to the fatal house fire in Bucklands Beach on 2 October.

Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua, Counties Manukau District Crime Manager, will speak to media at 12.30pm at the Counties Manukau Police Station.

We ask those media interested in attending to RSVP to media@police.govt.nz.

Media is asked to gather out the front of the station at 42 Manukau Station Road, Manukau, at 12.15pm where they will be escorted inside the building.

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Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Dyslexia Resource Guide – Australian Disability Clearing House for Education and Training (ADCET)
ADCET Webinar: Supporting students with dyslexia at university
Dyslexia friendly style guide – British Dyslexia Association – a guide to presenting text in a dyslexia-friendly format
Adult Checklist – British Dyslexia Association – a checklist to encourage better self-understanding of dyslexia, and a useful conversation starter
Made by Dyslexia – a UK website funded by people with dyslexia
Dyslexia at Oxford – a visual film and photography project in conversation with students, alumni, staff, tutors and researchers at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, and members of the local community, about dyslexia, exploring the strengths and challenges of having different brain wiring. Shared with kind permission from the University of Oxford
Declaration of Rights – The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity – a declaration of rights for people with dyslexia
Supporting dyslexic students on practice placements – University of Southampton School of Health Sciences
Supporting Students with Dyslexia: A Guide to Resources for High School and College Success – Speech Pathology – a collection of resources collated by Speech Pathology, an organisation based in the United States

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 2 October 2025

This fund will support institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) to maintain strategically important provision.

The Minister for Vocational Education has delegated to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) the establishment of a new fund: the Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision (SIP) Fund.
The purpose of the SIP Fund is to provide support for ITPs to maintain provision that is strategically important during the transition. This is the transition from Te Pūkenga into a network of regional polytechnics (2026 to 2027).
SIP funding should be used to support continued delivery of foundation education and strategically important vocational education during the transition.
To view the delegation, see Funding mechanisms and delegations.
Total funding available for TEC to allocate
In 2026 and 2027, TEC will allocate up to $10 million of SIP funding each year.
This funding is in addition to the $10 million per year of grants (under section 556 of the Education and Training Act) funding available to support strategically important provision and maintain ITP operations during the transition. This funding is distributed by the Minister, not TEC.
For background information, see Establishment of Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics

Source: New Zealand Police

Northland Police are appealing for public help following reports of a burglary at a service station on SH12, Kaihu, Kaipara, this morning.

“At around 1.30am, Police received a report of a vehicle attempting to drive into the front door of the business,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Area Investigations Manager, Northland, says.

“No entry was gained and the offenders fled before Police arrived. We’re appealing for any sightings of a black car in the vicinity around that time and may have been seen heading towards Dargaville around 1.45am.”

Anyone with information that can assist enquiries is asked to please contact Police online at 105.police.govt.nz or call 105.

Please use the reference number P064042447.

You can also provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 0800 555 111.

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Source: New Zealand Police

Police are asking public near Waiotapu Loop Road to search their property for anything that may relate to the search for Jayleb-Che, age 36, who has been missing since Tuesday 30 September in Rotorua.

Police, and Search and Rescue, are actively searching the area where Jayleb-Che was last known to be.

Police would like to hear from members of the public who used the ‘hot and cold’ pools on Waiotapu Loop Road between 10pm on Tuesday 30 September and 10am on Wednesday 1 October.

Police are particularly interested in any dashcam or CCTV footage.

People residing in the immediate vicinity are asked to search properties in case Jayleb-Che has been there.

Much of the search area terrain is unsafe for public to search so Police advise public and family members who wish to assist, to confine their search to the roads in the area, for safety reasons.

Anyone with any information is asked to please contact Police via 105, referencing file number 251003/5935.

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Source: New Zealand Government

Parliament’s passing of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act has ushered into law a bold new era of marine protection for one of our most majestic seascapes, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.   

“For years, communities and people across the political divide have despaired at the effects of the Gulf’s long-standing ecological decline leading to desolate kina barrens and habitat loss,” Mr Potaka says. 

“Today, National has delivered the biggest new marine protection area in more than a decade for Aotearoa New Zealand. We’ve taken a once-in-a-generation step to turn around the health of the Gulf by nearly tripling marine protection and creating 19 new protection areas. 

“In the decades to come, we expect to see fish stocks like tāmure (snapper) and kōura (rock lobster) rebuilding, richer kelp forests creating underwater nurseries, and seabird colonies found nowhere else in the world living healthier on offshore islands. Imagine children fishing off an Auckland wharf into waters once again thriving.

“This year will mark the 50^th anniversary of the world’s first marine reserve, Goat Island Goat Island / Te Hāwere a Maki, which will more than triple in size under the Act. Where once fish were scarce, it’s now a living classroom enjoyed by 350,000 people visiting every year, and it produces ten times more snapper than any comparable stretch of coast in the Gulf. 

“Many New Zealanders know the beauty of the Gulf is a catalyst for local economies through tourism, recreation and fishing. The NZ Institute of Economic Research recently estimated its economic value at $100 billion.  

“Overall, the legislation ensures we balance the needs of communities, the environment and the economy. We are establishing High Protection Areas for 800 square kilometres while limited local ring-net fishing for common species will only be allowed in three per cent of the total protected area. This will be reviewed after three years. 

“A new team of DOC Marine Rangers are out on the water now, educating the public, ensuring compliance, and monitoring the effectiveness of all changes.  

“The Act is the culmination of a process that began in 2013 with the Sea Change Project. I acknowledge the many years of mahi from many, for example the Hauraki Gulf Forum and iwi such as Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.   

“The new legislation will come into place before the end of the year. We will be reinforcing this mahi with further International Visitor Levy investment into protecting the Hauraki Gulf to be announced soon.” 

Te ārahi i te tiakanga o Tīkapa Moana   

Nō tā te Pāremata whakature i te Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, kua tau te ture ki te takiwā māia hou o te tiakanga moana mō tētahi o ō tātou horamoana tino wheriko nei, ko tā Te Minita Whāomoomo, ko tā Tama Potaka.  

“I matapōuri ngā hapori me ngā tāngata i ia taha o te rohenga tōrangapū, i roto i ngā tau maha, nā runga anō i ngā pānga o te tupuheke hauropi mauroa o Tīkapa Moana, ko tōna hua ko te tūpā o ngā wāhi kina me te ngaronga o te nōhanga,” ko tā Matua Potaka.

“I tēnei rā, kua tukua e Nāhinara te rohe moana tiakanga hou, ā, koinei te mea tino nui o ngā rohe moana tiakanga hou i Aotearoa Nu Tirani nei i te neke atu i te kotahi ngahurutau. Ka oti i a mātou te mahi me uaua ka kitea anō i te reanga kotahi, e takahuria ai te hauora o Tīkapa Moana, mā te tata ki te reatoru i te nui o te tiakanga moana me te waihanga i te 19 o ngā rohe tiakanga hou.

“Hei ngā ngahurutau e heke mai ana, e tāria ana te kitea atu i te ranea haere o ngā mahinga ika pērā i te tāmure me te kōura, i ngā ngahere rimurapa haumako ake hei kōhanga i raro i te wai, i te pikinga ki te hauora o ngā kāhui manu moana, tē kitea i wāhi kē atu i te ao, i ngā motu. Pohewatia ngā tamariki e hī ika ana i tētahi wāpu i Tāmaki Makaurau ki ngā wai kua tōnui anō ōna hua.

“Ka whakanuia i tēnei tau te huritau te 50 o te āpure moana tuatahi o te ao, arā ko Te Hāwere a Maki, ka reatorutia tōna rahinga i raro i te Ture nei. Tērā te wā e ongeonge ana te ika i taua wāhi, ināianei he akomanga mataora kē te wāhi rā, e 350,000 ngā tāngata e toro atu ana ki Te Hāwere a Maki i ia tau, ā, ka whakareatia ki te tekau tōna whakaputa tāmure ina whakatairitea ki tētahi wāhi ōrite o te takutai i Tīkapa Moana. 

“Tokomaha ngā tāngata o Aotearoa e mōhio nei, hāpaingia ai ngā ōhanga o te rohe, e te rerehua o Tīkapa Moana, mā te tāpoi, mā te mahi rēhia, mā te hī ika hoki. Nō nākuanei, ko te whakatau tata o te NZ Institute of Economic Research, $100 piriona tōna wāriu ā-ohaoha.  

“Hui tahi, kua whakaritea e te ture e whakatauritehia ai e tātou ngā hiahia o ngā hapori, o te taiao, me te ōhanga. Kei te whakatūria e mātou ngā Rohe Tiakanga Nui (High Protection Areas) ki te 800 kiromita pūrua, ā, ka whakaaetia ki te toru ōrau anake o te tapeke o te wāhi tiakanga, ētahi mahi hopu-porowhita i ngā momo ika e tino kitea ana. Arotakehia ai tēnei i muri i te toru tau.

“Kua tū mai tētahi rōpū hou o ngā Tāngata Tiaki Moana o Te Papa Atawhai, e rere haere nei i te wai, e whakaritea ai te uruhi, e aroturukihia ai hoki te whai hua o ngā panonitanga katoa.  

“He hua tēnei Ture o tētahi tukanga i tīmatahia i te tau 2013 ki te kaupapa e kīia nei ko te Sea Change Project. E mihi ana ahau ki ngā tini mahi a te tangata rau, i roto i ngā tau, hei tauira, ko Te Wānanga o Tīkapa Moana me ngā iwi pērā i a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.

“Ka whai mana te ture hou mua i te mutunga o te tau. Whakaūngia ai e mātou tēnei mahi mā te haumitanga atu anō o te International Visitor Levy ki te tiaki i a Tīkapa Moana, ā, ka whakapuakina ai ā kō ake nei.”

Source: New Zealand Government

Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Chris Penk will travel to South Africa this week to represent New Zealand at the Group of Twenty (G20) Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting. 

“As an exporting nation reliant on trade, this is a significant opportunity to advance our interests with some of the world’s largest economies,” Mr Penk says.

The G20 is a grouping of the world’s most significant economies which make up 85 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 75 percent of international trade.  

New Zealand has been invited to participate as a guest country alongside G20 members to discuss a variety of trade and investment issues, including a reinforced commitment to upholding the international rules-based trading system. 

During his visit, Mr Penk will participate in a ministerial meeting on issues relating to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and advocate for New Zealand’s priorities of defending, strengthening, and modernising the organisation. 

Mr Penk will also seek to enhance the New Zealand relationship with South Africa. 

“New Zealand and South Africa enjoy a warm relationship based on shared democratic values, strong people-to-people and sporting links,” Mr Penk says.

“My engagements in South Africa build on these values by exploring opportunities with my counterparts for collaboration between our small businesses and governments.”

The annual Group of Twenty (G20) Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting will be held on 9-10 October in Gqeberha.

Mr Penk returns to New Zealand on 12 October. 

Source: NZ Department of Conservation

Date:  07 October 2025 Source:  Office of the Minister of Conservation

“For years, communities and people across the political divide have despaired at the effects of the Gulf’s long-standing ecological decline leading to desolate kina barrens and habitat loss,” Mr Potaka says.

“Today, National has delivered the biggest new marine protection area in more than a decade for Aotearoa/New Zealand. We’ve taken a once-in-a-generation step to turn around the health of the Gulf by nearly tripling marine protection and creating 19 new protection areas.

“In the decades to come, we expect to see fish stocks like tāmure (snapper) and kōura (rock lobster) rebuilding, richer kelp forests creating underwater nurseries, and seabird colonies found nowhere else in the world living healthier on offshore islands. Imagine children fishing off an Auckland wharf into waters once again thriving,” Mr Potaka says.

“This year will mark the 50^th anniversary of the world’s first marine reserve, Goat Island / Te Hāwere a Maki, which will more than triple in size under the Act. Where once fish were scarce, it’s now a living classroom enjoyed by 350,000 people visiting every year, and it produces ten times more snapper than any comparable stretch of coast in the Gulf.

“Many New Zealanders know the beauty of the Gulf is a catalyst for local economies through tourism, recreation and fishing. The NZ Institute of Economic Research recently estimated its economic value at $100 billion. 

“Overall, the legislation ensures we balance the needs of communities, the environment and the economy. We are establishing High Protection Areas for 800 square kilometres while limited local ring-net fishing for common species will only be allowed in three per cent of the total protected area. This will be reviewed after three years.

“A new team of DOC Marine Rangers are out on the water now, educating the public, ensuring compliance, and monitoring the effectiveness of all changes. 

“The Act is the culmination of a process that began in 2013 with the Sea Change Project. I acknowledge the many years of mahi from many, for example the Hauraki Gulf Forum and iwi such as Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.”  

“The new legislation will come into place before the end of the year. We will be reinforcing this mahi with further International Visitor Levy investment into protecting the Hauraki Gulf to be announced soon.”

Te ārahi i te tiakanga o Tīkapa Moana  

 Nō tā te Pāremata whakature i te Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, kua tau te ture ki te takiwā māia hou o te tiakanga moana mō tētahi o ō tātou horamoana tino wheriko nei, ko tā Te Minita Whāomoomo, ko tā Tama Potaka.  

“I matapōuri ngā hapori me ngā tāngata i ia taha o te rohenga tōrangapū, i roto i ngā tau maha, nā runga anō i ngā pānga o te tupuheke hauropi mauroa o Tīkapa Moana, ko tōna hua ko te tūpā o ngā wāhi kina me te ngaronga o te nōhanga,” ko tā Matua Potaka.

“I tēnei rā, kua tukua e Nāhinara te rohe moana tiakanga hou, ā, koinei te mea tino nui o ngā rohe moana tiakanga hou i Aotearoa nei i te neke atu i te kotahi ngahurutau. Ka oti i a mātou te mahi me uaua ka kitea anō i te reanga kotahi, e takahuria ai te hauora o Tīkapa Moana, mā te tata ki te reatoru i te nui o te tiakanga moana me te waihanga i te 19 o ngā rohe tiakanga hou.

“Hei ngā ngahurutau e heke mai ana, e tāria ana te kitea atu i te ranea haere o ngā mahinga ika pērā i te tāmure me te kōura, i ngā ngahere rimurapa haumako ake hei kōhanga i raro i te wai, i te pikinga ki te hauora o ngā kāhui manu moana, tē kitea i wāhi kē atu i te ao, i ngā motu. Pohewatia ngā tamariki e hī ika ana i tētahi wāpu i Tāmaki Makaurau ki ngā wai kua tōnui anō ōna hua,” ko tā Matua Potaka.

“Ka whakanuia i tēnei tau te huritau te 50 o te āpure moana tuatahi o te ao, arā ko Te Hāwere a Maki, ka reatorutia tōna rahinga i raro i te Ture nei. Tērā te wā e ongeonge ana te ika i taua wāhi, ināianei he akomanga mataora kē te wāhi rā, e 350,000 ngā tāngata e toro atu ana ki Te Hāwere a Maki i ia tau, ā, ka whakareatia ki te tekau tōna whakaputa tāmure ina whakatairitea ki tētahi wāhi ōrite o te takutai i Tīkapa Moana.

“Tokomaha ngā tāngata o Aotearoa e mōhio nei, hāpaingia ai ngā ōhanga o te rohe, e te rerehua o Tīkapa Moana, mā te tāpoi, mā te mahi rēhia, mā te hī ika hoki. Nō nākuanei, ko te whakatau tata o te NZ Institute of Economic Research, $100 piriona tōna wāriu ā-ohaoha. 

“Hui tahi, kua whakaritea e te ture e whakatauritehia ai e tātou ngā hiahia o ngā hapori, o te taiao, me te ōhanga. Kei te whakatūria e mātou ngā Rohe Tiakanga Nui (High Protection Areas) ki te 800 kiromita pūrua, ā, ka whakaaetia ki te toru ōrau anake o te tapeke o te wāhi tiakanga, ētahi mahi hopu-porowhita i ngā momo ika e tino kitea ana. Arotakehia ai tēnei i muri i te toru tau.

“Kua tū mai tētahi rōpū hou o ngā Tāngata Tiaki Moana o Te Papa Atawhai, e rere haere nei i te wai, e whakaritea ai te uruhi, e aroturukihia ai hoki te whai hua o ngā panonitanga katoa. 

“He hua tēnei Ture o tētahi tukanga i tīmatahia i te tau 2013 ki te kaupapa e kīia nei ko te Sea Change Project. E mihi ana ahau ki ngā tini mahi a te tangata rau, i roto i ngā tau, hei tauira, ko Te Wānanga o Tīkapa Moana me ngā iwi pērā i a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.”  

“Ka whai mana te ture hou mua i te mutunga o te tau. Whakaūngia ai e mātou tēnei mahi mā te haumitanga atu anō o te International Visitor Levy ki te tiaki i a Tīkapa Moana, ā, ka whakapuakina ai ā kō ake nei.”

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Source: New Zealand Police

An ongoing investigation targeting alleged money laundering using cash wages within the construction industry has resulted in further arrests.

Operation Beach is a long running covert investigation targeting the ongoing manipulation of the construction industry for the purposes of money laundering via cash wage payments.

To date, 16 arrests have been made, with the latest phase in the investigation yielding seven further arrests today.

This morning, Police executed nine search warrants at properties in Ellerslie, Mt Wellington, Panmure, Mt Roskill, Weymouth, Murrays Bay, Waimauku and Whenuapai, taking seven people into custody.

Tens of thousands in cash, illegal drugs, luxury goods and evidence relating to the ongoing investigation were seized.

Detective Inspector Chris Allan, of the Financial Crime Group, says Police will allege those arrested have used cash payments to “wash” money coming in through illicit activities.

“Sectors that use cash in high volumes are susceptible to exploitation by organised crime groups who look to inject proceeds of crime into labourers’ wages at legitimate construction projects.

“Police allege the scale of this laundering is significant and involves multiple millions in transacted funds,” he says.

“Police work closely with our partner agencies to investigate and raise awareness about this type of activity. In doing so, Police expect these sectors to take note”.

Detective Inspector Allan says today’s actions reflect the hard line approach being taken to disrupt all facets of organised crime activity.

“Money laundering is not a victimless crime – it facilitates organised crime groups that cause considerable harm in the community.

“Police are focused on disrupting the entire network at all levels of organised crime groups through to those that help launder the money.”

In August 2023, Police commenced phase one of this investigation, identifying a money laundering organisation responsible for laundering funds generated through importation and supply of controlled drugs, cultivation and supply of cannabis and illegal prostitution occurring across the North Island.

From earlier phases, five people were arrested on a number of money laundering charges.

A further 11 people were arrested on a variety of drug and immigration charges and approximately $1million in cash was seized.

Detective Inspector Allan says paying wages in cash is not just risky — it can be criminal.

“Cash wage payments create a fertile ground for money laundering, tax evasion and exploitation of vulnerable workers.

“Employers who pay in cash may unknowingly (or deliberately) facilitate organised crime, including drug trafficking and human exploitation.”

He says Police and partner agencies are actively targeting this behaviour.

“If you’re an employer, protect your business and your workers by ensuring all wage payments are traceable and compliant with New Zealand law and if you’re a worker, know your rights and report suspicious practices.”

MBIE is assisting Police with their investigation where it involves migrants who may be involved with criminal activity in New Zealand.

Police are unable to provide further comment as the matter is before the Court.

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Holly McKay/NZ Police

Source: NZ Department of Conservation

Date:  07 October 2025

DOC is working with police in Oamaru to identify what caused the death of the kororā after a witness reported suspicious vehicle activity on The Esplanade in Oamaru between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm that night. The witness retrieved the injured penguin, which was initially alive, but died soon after.

DOC Ōtepoti/Dunedin Operations manager Gabe Davies says they are particularly interested in video, CCTV or mobile phone footage which could help determine what happened and provide evidence for a potential prosecution under the Wildlife Act.

“Kororā are such precious birds and are the world’s smallest penguins. The death of this penguin appears to be a shockingly senseless act. They live and nest so close to an urban environment and are a popular tourist attraction. They are threatened and in decline and should be protected by the public and not put further at risk,” he says.

Gabe Davies wants to remind people that everyone has a part to play when out ‘naturing’ in the coming months. He says with more wildlife nesting and living next to coastal highways, it’s very important for drivers to be more aware and to watch out for penguins, sea lions and other species on the road.

“We are heading into a busy summer season and it’s shocking that these incidents keep occurring. Police are still investigating the deaths of three sea lions/pakake which were shot near the mouth of the Waitaki River in August. All three had wounds consistent with being shot by a firearm. While thankfully these types of appalling incidents are rare, we get too many reports of people not acting in a respectful way towards New Zealand’s precious native wildlife,” he says.

“If anyone has any information regarding the recent kororā death, please call 0800 DOC HOT number. I’d also like to remind the public to call us if they witness anyone threatening wildlife. Don’t wait until after the fact, call us or the police immediately.”

The maximum penalty for killing a protected species like the kororā is two years imprisonment, a fine of $100,000 or both.

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