Five Big Things That Happened Today: Monday, April 13

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New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi website (File image).

New security feature coming to driver licence cards; Latest official fuel stocks info; Wairoa mayor says he refused state of emergency, calls it 'woke'.

New security feature on driver licence cards

Driver licences will now have the cardholder's date of birth embossed over their photo.

New Zealand Transport Agency said the new security feature will be issued on new cards from today.

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Latest official fuel stocks – how much does New Zealand have?

New Zealand's fuel stocks have dipped slightly across petrol, diesel and jet fuel, new data shows, with 14 tankers either in local waters or heading for the country.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment published its latest twice-weekly update, showing total stocks had fallen slightly from the previous report last week.

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Wairoa mayor says he refused to call a state of emergency, describes it as 'woke'

A Hawke’s Bay mayor claims the declaration of states of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu was “woke” decision-making, and says “there was a lot of panicking going on” over not too much.

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Watch: US to send navy into Strait of Hormuz as peace talks fail

Peace talks lasted just 21 hours between the US and Iran as Vice President JD Vance delivered some "bad news".

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ONE OCR FORECAST

New Zealand's biggest bank says it now expects three official cash rate increases this year - in July, September and October.

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