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Manufacturing activity hits four-year high
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Manufacturing activity leaps 4.4 points to 56.1 – above 50 is expansion. Highest level of activity since December 2021. All five sub-indexes are in expansion...
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Former All Black Craig Dowd deplores Scott Robertson’s sacking
Source: Radio New Zealand Craig Dowd, pictured as North Harbour’s head coach in 2009, says Scott Robertson is now “collateral damage”. Photosport / Anthony Au-Yeung A former All Black has...
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Person critically hurt after reports of gunfire in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person is in a critical condition after reports of gunfire in Auckland’s Onehunga. A police spokesperson confirmed armed police were in...
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Waitārere Beach shooting: Three people still fighting for their lives in hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the Waitārere Beach shooting. RNZ/Mark Papalii Police say they remain in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting that...
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Is hyaluronic acid all hype? We look at the science
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve picked up a skincare product recently, it might have included hyaluronic acid as one of the ingredients. But far from just being a buzzy...
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Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem
Source: Radio New Zealand Benjamin Timmins. Supplied The body of Benjamin Timmins is set to undergo a post-mortem. Police were called to the Waitārere Beach Road address by a silent...
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White bread price up 60 percent – here’s how much more expensive food got last year
Source: Radio New Zealand Public domain Food prices rose 4 percent over 2025, Stats NZ, says, and the price of a loaf of bread lifted almost 60 percent. It has...
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Prize money motivating Breakers in tough NBL season
Source: Radio New Zealand Rob Baker from the Breakers wants to win big with Ignite Cup. AAP / Photosport Prior to the tip off of the Australian NBL season, the...
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Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem, as family grapples with Waitārere Beach shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand Benjamin Timmins. Supplied The body of Benjamin Timmins is set to undergo a post-mortem today, as family grapple with confusion over Wednesday’s events. Police were called...
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Winston Peters off to Kiribati year after being snubbed
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will be the first New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister to visit all 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign...
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All Blacks: Who is next after Scott Robertson’s sacking?
Source: Radio New Zealand So now what? There’s six months till the All Blacks will play their first test of the year, a not so insignificant showdown with a full...
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Former All Blacks captain blasts NZ Rugby after Scott Robertson sacking
Source: Radio New Zealand A former All Blacks captain says New Zealand Rugby was left with no option but to sack Scott Robertson. The coach’s reign came to an end...
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Winston Peters off to Kiribati a year after being snubbed
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will be the first New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister to visit all 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign...
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Leaders to meet over tourists trashing Blue Spring
Source: Radio New Zealand Blue Springs, near Tirau RNZ/Carol Stiles The tourism minister says she has a meeting planned with the mayor to discuss concerns about the Putāruru Blue Spring...
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Kiwis set to receive medal bonuses at Olympic Games
Source: Radio New Zealand The bonus structure has been developed in consultation with the NZOC Athletes’ Commission. AFP / MARCO BERTORELLO New Zealand athletes will receive a medal-winning bonus in...
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Two killed in two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Two people have died after a crash in Beerescourt in western Hamlton overnight. Emergency services were called to the two vehicle crash on Te Rapa...
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Woman charged with murder month after man’s death in Tauranga
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen A woman has been charged with the murder of a man in Tauranga last month. A man was found dead at an...
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Scott Robertson sacking ‘couldn’t have come sooner’: former All Blacks captain
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson’ reign as All Blacks coach came to an end after just two years. Marty Melville A former All Blacks captain says New Zealand Rugby...
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Warnings over car heat missing the mark for some dog owners
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF SPCA inspectors in Bay of Plenty and Waikato have been getting up to four calls a day this summer for dogs left in...
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Weather: Thunderstorms for North Island after tornado
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents are without power as stormy weather continues to lash the North Island. Thunderstorms, heavy rain and localised downpours are forecast to drench parts of the...
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Top seed Ben Shelton in strife as rain disrupts ASB Classic
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain delay at the ASB Classic Men’s ATP 250 tennis tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 15 January 2026. © Andrew Cornaga /...
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Funeral service to be held today for Sir Tim Shadbolt
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/LDR – ODT/Stephen Jaquiery A funeral service to publicly mark Sir Tim Shadbolt’s life and legacy will be held in Invercargill this afternoon. Tributes have been...
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One dead after two-vehicle crash in Southland, three injured
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Robin Martin A person has died following a crash in Winton on Thursday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6/Great North Road was...
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Watch: Tornado appears to rip through paddocks in Waikato
Source: Radio New Zealand There are reports of small tornados in the North Island, as severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches remain in place for the top half of the...
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Weather: Thunderstorm warning for North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Thunderstorm warnings are in place for parts of the central North Island this morning. MetService has forecast severe storms near Kawerau, Rotoehu, Totoitoi and Lake Tarawerea,...
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Health NZ confirms another major tech outage
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Health New Zealand has confirmed another major technology outage, this time for hospitals in the lower North Island. A clinician working in one of hospitals...
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Whangaparāoa rock pools ‘stripped bare’ by sea life gatherers, resident says
Source: Radio New Zealand People gathering sea life at Army Bay. Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools Mark Lenton, who grew up in the Auckland coastal community of Whangaparāoa, fondly remembers spending hours...