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Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies
Source: Radio New Zealand The annual Geminids captured in 2023. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat The best meteor shower of the year will be visible across New Zealand skies from Sunday...
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Month: December 2025
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Weather: Heavy rain, severe gales to lash South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued multiple orange warnings and watches for parts of the South Island. File photo. Heavy rain and severe northwest gales are set to hit...
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Altercation in Te Kūiti leaves person hospitalised
Source: Radio New Zealand The injured person is in a stable condition. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been hospitalised after an altercation in the King Country town of...
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Media in the middle of fudge stunts, debate drama and ‘right v left’ rows
Source: Radio New Zealand The possibility of a generational clash of the finance ministers got the media going. The Press “Are you worried about this Taxpayers’ Union campaign that’s going...
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Training exercise to test response to maritime emergency
Source: Radio New Zealand A training exercise will be carried out off the Taranaki coast. 123RF A training exercise will be carried out off the Taranaki coast, in a bid...
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Politicians divided over whether boating rules are fit for purpose
Source: Radio New Zealand Skipper Travis Whiteman. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Two lawmakers have expressed different views on whether New Zealand’s boating rules are fit for purpose. But the rules...
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Football: Auckland City claim back-to-back National League titles after penalty shootout
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City celebrate winning the National League Championship Men’s Final. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz Auckland City FC have defended their National League Championship title with a...
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Teen who fled youth justice facility found
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near Christchurch. The boy fled from Te Puna Wai o...
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‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’: Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023. The last...
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Keep your homes secure this summer
Source: New Zealand Police As the summer season approaches and more people spend time outdoors, Hawke’s Bay Police are reminding residents to take extra precautions to keep their homes secure....
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Basketball: Tough night for Breakers as they fall to Phoenix in Melbourne
Source: Radio New Zealand The Breakers winning run has come to an end. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Breakers fell to a 12-point loss to South East Melbourne Phoenix...
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Why do some people get carsick and others don’t?
Source: Radio New Zealand Jan Parkes’ early travel blogging trips to Fiordland were seven hours on the road with a baby who wasn’t even walking yet. But with a travel-writing,...
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Rising home loan rates blamed on ‘another misstep from Reserve Bank’
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwibank’s 2026 outlook notes that the Reserve Bank is currently “at the centre of some confusion”. RNZ Miscommunication from the Reserve Bank has driven interest rates...
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Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Two bodies were found at a property in Ruatiti. A homicide investigation is under way after two people were found dead at a rural property in...
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Firefighters extinguish fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have extinguished two housefires on...
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Homicide investigation, Ruatiti
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett: A homicide investigation has been launched following the deaths of two people in Ruatiti. The victims were located...
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Kiwis quinella World Cup freeski halfpipe event in China
Source: Radio New Zealand Finley Melville Ives celebrates victory at Secret Garden, China. FIS Reigning freeski halfpipe world champion Finley Melville Ives from Wānaka has won the FIS World Cup...
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On the road: Auckland FC building form as they take A-League lead
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Callan Elliot competes for possession against Central Coast Mariners. PHOTOSPORT Auckland FC have regained the lead at the top of the A-League men’s table...
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Firefighters battling house fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have been sent to two...
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Firefighters battling housefire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Several fire crews are battling a...
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Road closed after crash on State Highway 75 in Bank’s Peninsula
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have closed SH75 between Summit Road and Long Bay Road following a crash. RNZ / REECE BAKER A serious crash has blocked State Highway 75...
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Drug dealing dad to lose more than half a million dollars in asset seizures
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a Wairarapa methamphetamine supplier and his network profited at the expense of the community, and are carrying out court ordered asset seizures. Supplied/ Police...
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Young person escapes youth justice facility near Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ understands the facility the young person escaped from is Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo. Supplied / Google Maps A young person has escaped from a...
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Interislander ferry failure shows emergency tug needed – Maritime Union
Source: Radio New Zealand The Interislander ferry, Kaiārahi (file). Interislander The Interislander ferry dodged a bullet after suffering a technical failure yesterday, the Maritime Union says. The Kaiārahi experienced steering...
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Christopher Luxon mounts leadership defence: ‘I know what it took to rebuild’
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has mounted a defence of his leadership, reminding people he rebuilt the National Party after “a state of civil war”. Speculation his...
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Humpback whale dies after being caught in rope
Source: Radio New Zealand A humpback whale tangled in a cray pot line during an earlier incident in Northland in 2018. Catherine Peters DOC A humpback whale has died after...
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Auckland shop owner assaulted in alleged aggravated burglary
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Police have arrested five people after an aggravated burglary in Auckland’s Albany. The group allegedly entered a store on The Avenue on...