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Body found washed up on beach near Wairoa
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A body has been found after washing up at Māhia, near Wairoa. In a statement, Tuai senior constable Tony Maultsaid said a...
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Month: February 2026
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Live NRL: NZ Māori v Australian Indigenous Men’s All Stars
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the NZ Māori All Stars take on the Australian Indigenous All Stars at FMG Stadium, Waikato. Six Warriors have been named...
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Body found, Mahia
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Tuai Senior Constable Tony Maultsaid: Police are making enquiries after the body of a person washed up at Mahia, near Wairoa. A member of...
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Aussie Tom Slingsby capitalises on Black Foils crash for New Zealand SailGP honours
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia celebrate their New Zealand SailGP victory off auckland’s Wynyard Point. Getty Images Despite defending his New Zealand SailGP crown off Auckland’s Wynyard Point, Aussie supremo...
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Seven metre swells possible as severe weather to hit Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand Swells could rise to 7 metres this evening and overnight, MetService said (file image). RNZ/Reece Baker Wellingtonians are being warned to stay off south coast beaches...
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Health and Policy – Burnett Foundation Aotearoa welcomes the Government’s decision on U=U
Source: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Associate Health Minister Doocey’s decision to sign the U=U declaration today is a critical step on the road towards zero locally acquired HIV transmissions in Aotearoa New...
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Politics – Seymour’s calls for small government lazy politics straight from hard-right playbook – ignores NZ’s growing challenges – PSA
Source: PSA ACT Leader David Seymour’s latest attack on the public sector is straight out of the hard-right playbook – slash and burn now, worry about the consequences later. “We’ve seen...
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Weather News – MetService Red Warning for Manawatu, Rangitikei and Ruapehu Districts
Source: MetService Covering period of Sunday 15 – Monday 16 February 2026 – At 2:36pm MetService escalated the Severe Weather Warnings in Manawatu, Rangitikei and Ruapehu Districts north of Feilding and...
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Live: Wild weather warnings issued across NZ, three districts in state of emergencies
Source: Radio New Zealand Wild weather is sweeping through the east and lower North Island and some parts of the South Island, with orange weather warnings, and yellow watches across...
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Live NRL: NZ Māori Wahine Toa v Australian Indigenous Women’s All Stars
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Māori WahineToa take on the Australian Indigenous women at FMG Stadium, Waikato. Six Warriors have been named for the Māori...
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Proposed changes to the kava food standard
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is inviting feedback on proposed changes to New Zealand’s kava food standard. The proposed changes...
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Imported snack bars recalled due to presence of rubber
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Nestlé in its recall of specific batches of Milo Dipped Snack Bars as the product may contain foreign...
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Amateur Fishing Charter company fined $60,000 for serving recreational catch to paying customers
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries An amateur fishing charter company that illegally caught crayfish for customers and served it as a meal has been fined $60,000. Fiordland Cruises Limited...
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As it happened: Fleet split for day two after big NZ-France crash
Source: Radio New Zealand SailGP organisers have decided to split the fleet for day two of racing off Wynyard Point, after the huge high-speed crash between New Zealand and France...
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Hamilton woman assaulted in her home after confronting intruders
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the incident happened at around 9pm on Saturday night. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A Hamilton woman has been seriously assaulted in her own home...
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On the run: Police recruitment run challenge at ‘Round the Bays
Source: New Zealand Police Commissioner of Police Richard Chambers lead a team of 66 Police runners at the Southern Cross ‘Round the Bays event in Wellington this morning. Staff from...
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ACT leader David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech
Source: Radio New Zealand The ACT leader has distinguished his party from its coalition partners in a state of the nation speech, giving a blunt assessment of how tough things...
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Serious assault, Police appeal for information
Source: New Zealand Police Hamilton Police are investigating a disturbing incident, where a woman was assaulted in her home in Fairfield last night. The woman was assaulted after confronting two...
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Retail crime group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice
Source: Radio New Zealand 110 Symonds Street RNZ / Marika Khabazi The chairman of a controversial ministerial advisory group that will disband months earlier than planned rejected advice from officials...
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Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister Shane Jones. RNZ/Samantha Gee After a public outcry, the government is imposing a two-year ban on taking shellfish from rockpools north of Auckland. The ban...
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Live: David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and ACT leader David Seymour will deliver his latest ‘State of the Nation’ speech in Christchurch on Sunday morning. Last year, Seymour said...
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SailGP live updates: Fleet split for day two after big NZ-France crash
Source: Radio New Zealand SailGP organisers have decided to split the fleet for day two of racing off Wynyard Point, after the huge high-speed crash between New Zealand and France...
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Adolescence writer Jack Thorne on his new TV adaptation of castaway novel Lord of the Flies
Source: Radio New Zealand Adolescence writer Jack Thorne hopes the UK will follow Australia in introducing a social media ban for children under 16. “I think it’s amazing that Australia...
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Is Wuthering Heights actually romantic? Heathcliff would say no
Source: Radio New Zealand Emerald Fennell’s film of Wuthering Heights, starring Australian actors Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine, bills itself as the “greatest love story of...
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Mediawatch: Solids, liquids and gas – infrastructure ills back in the frame
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone “With the wastewater catastrophe ongoing, the Moa Point treatment plant continues to be cleaned. But what was raw sewage pouring into the...
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Person dies after being thrown from vehicle in Northland crash
Source: Radio New Zealand St John One person has died after being thrown from a vehicle in a late-night crash west of Whangārei. Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle...
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Employment relations and speedy, lopsided debates
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Employment Relations Bill could override the Uber court decision. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Over the past two years, the government has broken legislative records...