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Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of...
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Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first...
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New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones says his parliamentary colleagues have told him to tone down his language but...
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Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find...
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Pukunui population up 52 percent thanks to feral cat control
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 April 2026 The annual flock count at beaches in Murihiku/Southland last week revealed the pukunui population has grown from 105 in April last year...
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Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol
Source: Radio New Zealand The man has been charged by police. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson An Invercargill man has been accused of stealing more than 800 litres of...
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‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water...
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Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of...
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Rarotongan opera singer heading to London
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him...
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Soaring power prices show urgent need for electrification
Source: Green Party The Green Party says today’s inflation figures show power prices are once again a key driver of the cost-of-living crisis, and reinforce calls for a National Electrification...
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Second EIT degree brings valedictorian honour for Hawke’s Bay woman
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 minute ago Candice D’Acre (Ngāti Porou) will graduate from EIT Hawke’s Bay for the second time – this time as valedictorian. She will join...
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Early start at accounting firm caps EIT Hawke’s Bay valedictorian’s journey
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 2 minutes ago Dylan Simonsen (Rongomaiwahine) will graduate as one of two EIT Hawke’s Bay valedictorians tomorrow, having already started his career with a leading...
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Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way...
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Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are...
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‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club says they have the finances, plan...
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Wellington man ‘dumbstruck’ to find car on fence after flood
Source: Radio New Zealand David Fraser’s car on top of a fence after Wellington’s flash flooding. Mark Papalii A Wellington man says finding his car perched on top of a...
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University Research – Genetic testing solves mystery of teenagers’ sudden deaths – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The discovery of a genetic cause for young people’s sudden cardiac deaths discovery will bring relief to the families and clinicians who will have information...
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Amnesty International: State of the World’s Human Rights – Annual Report
Source: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 21 April 2026 – Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity Predatory attacks on multilateralism, international...
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Police search for missing Motueka man
Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police continue to search for 52-year-old Nathan Green, who was reported missing from Motueka, last week. On Monday 13 April, Nathan left his home address...
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Inflation steady at 3.1 percent in first three months of 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ Inflation was steady in the first three months of the year. Stats NZ numbers show annual inflation was at 3.1 percent in the...
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Left-spiralling snail Ned dies before finding a mate
Source: Radio New Zealand Ned was unearthed in a Wairarapa garden in AUgust 2025 and was found to be something quite special – a left-spiralled snail. Supplied / Giselle Clarkson...
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Roar ready: Busy season underway for taxidermists and wild game butchers
Source: Radio New Zealand Based in Tarras in Central Otago, he mostly sees a lot of red stags, fallow bucks, chamois and tahr through the season. Supplied Taxidermists and butchers...
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Business sentiment plummets as Middle East conflict war dampens confidence
Source: Radio New Zealand A net one percent of respondents think economic conditions will improve in coming months, compared to 39 percent in the previous survey. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King...
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Police nab alleged fuel thief in Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Invercargill Police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the last month. “Police have been investigating...
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Weather live: Highway washed out, flights cancelled as rain, wind hit Wellington, Wairarapa
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. Wellington and Wairarapa have spent the night under a red heavy rain warning, with downpours expected to continue through...
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Govt Cuts – Transport regulation jobs at risk as Govt funding cuts bite – PSA
Source: PSA More than 250 workers at NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi face an uncertain future as the Government’s relentless squeeze on spending forces yet another major restructure. Staff in Waka...
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Snapped: Burglar busted on camera
Source: New Zealand Police A man caught rummaging through a Whangārei construction yard will face court today. Just before 11pm on Monday, security monitoring the yard off Okara Drive contacted...