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What do Trump’s latest tariffs mean for New Zealanders?
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. AFP / Brendan Smialowski New Zealand...
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New Zealand imposes travels bans on Iranian Ministers
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is applying further sanctions on Iran, placing travel bans on members of the Iranian regime involved in the violent suppression of protests, Foreign Minister...
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MPI proposes new options to trace pigs and sheep for better disease response
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has proposed new options to improve pig and sheep traceability. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes The government has proposed new options to improve pig and...
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Scott Robertson named Barbarians coach in first role since All Blacks axing
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. ©INPHO/Ken Sutton Scott Robertson will get his shot at redemption against the Springboks. However, it won’t come as All Blacks coach. Robertson has been...
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AI and privacy: Commissioner signs on to global statement on ‘potential harms’
Source: Radio New Zealand An image of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis was misleadingly animated using AI by a Facebook page recently. Screenshot / Facebook New...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: FENZ leader admits going against protocol to restart search for dead firefighter
Source: Radio New Zealand A Muriwai memorial for firefighters Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida A leading search and rescue operator says he told police he...
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Environment – EPA approves biological control agent to combat invasive Chilean flame creeper
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the release of a leaf-feeding beetle (Blaptea elguetai) as a biological control agent to combat Chilean flame creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum),...
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Science, Maths and English resources rolling into classrooms
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is rolling out new Maths, English, and Science resources and initiatives, helping raise student achievement and sparking discovery in primary classrooms with brand-new science...
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Boycotts and big questions: What you need to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand celebrate qualification for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.nz Explainer – The 2026 FIFA Football World Cup is taking place in...
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Campervan rentals drive Tourism Holdings’ growth
Source: Radio New Zealand Campervan rentals are driving Tourism Holdings’ growth. photo by Miles Holden The outlook for the campervan tourism sector continues to improve with New Zealand set for...
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Government advises Kiwis in Mexico to monitor updates after security and travel disruptions
Source: Radio New Zealand Passengers remain stranded at Guadalajara International Airport following flight suspensions and lack of transport in Tlajomulco, Jalisco State, Mexico, on February 22, 2026. ULISES RUIZ/AFP The...
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Joint statement on AI Generated Imagery
Source: Privacy Commissioner 23 Feb 2026, 16:33 AI systems generating realistic images and videos depicting identifiable individuals without their knowledge and consent has led to the New Zealand Office of...
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Chris Greenacre steps in as Wellington Phoenix coach for fourth time
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix interim coach Chris Greenacre, right pictured with former head coach Ufuk Talay in 2021. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Chris Greenacre has taken over as...
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Tourism Holdings’ profits increase after strong half-year
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Campervan operator Tourism Holdings (THL) says strong growth in its rental business has helped drive first-half net profit up 17 percent, with revenue growth of...
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Wellington Phoenix face familiar scramble following swift Italiano exit
Source: Radio New Zealand Giancarlo Italiano has quit as Wellington Phoenix coach. photosport Giancarlo Italiano’s dramatic exit as Wellington Phoenix’s head coach leaves the struggling A-League club in limbo with...
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Olympics: No medals for NZ, USA’s Alex Ferreira takes the win at men’s halfpipe finals
Source: Radio New Zealand USA’s Alex Ferreira celebrates after winning the freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. AFP/JEFF PACHOUD USA’s Alex Ferreira...
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Medical tourist fights for compensation, claiming surgery destroyed her stomach
Source: Radio New Zealand Manawatū woman to have stomach reconstruction surgery on Monday after botched overseas operation. Helen Watson went to Turkey for gastric sleeve surgery in September as it...
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Dark web drug syndicate exposed during police investigation
Source: Radio New Zealand Approximately $500,000 in cash was seized during the search warrants. Supplied / NZ Police A long-running police investigation has exposed a syndicate operating a drug importation...
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Dark web drug syndicate exposed during police investigattion
Source: Radio New Zealand The group allegedly imported and distributed drugs across the country. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A long-running police investigation has exposed a syndicate operating a...
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Op Solana: Police operation shines light on drug syndicate
Source: New Zealand Police A long-running Police investigation has exposed a New Zealand syndicate operating a drug importation and country-wide distribution network through the dark web. Operation Solana, led by...
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NZ-AU: EIS Approval for Patterson Lake South Project
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) PERTH, Australia, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX:PDN, TSX:PDN, OTCQX:PALAF) (Paladin or the Company) announces it has received Ministerial approval for the Company’s...
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‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded cycleway at Petone. Phil Pennington / RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says Wellington Water needs to “sort it out” and fix a flooded cycleway....
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‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to...
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Winter Olympics: Kiwi Mischa Thomas qualifies for halfpipe final as rival stretchered off
Source: Radio New Zealand Canada’s Cassie Sharpe receives medical assistance after crashing during the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. 2026. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Auckland freeskier Mischa...
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Injury woes for Phoenix women and men
Source: Radio New Zealand Lara Wall of Wellington Phoenix. www.photosport.nz There are major injury concerns for both the women’s and men’s Wellington Phoenix sides. They have lost two New Zealand...
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Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First’s Winston Peters fiercely defended a bill to make English an official language. RNZ / Mark Papalii Parliament’s last order of the week was to...
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Vietnam Airlines Unveils Major Fleet Expansion with Up to US$ 8.1 Billion Order for 50 Boeing 737-8 Aircraft
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 February 2026 – Vietnam Airlines, the National Flag Carrier of Vietnam, signed an agreement to purchase 50 Boeing 737-8...