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Dominant Ally Wollaston in box seat to win Tour Down Under
Source: Radio New Zealand Ally Wollaston (R) after winning stage one of the Tour Down Under. photosport Ally Wollaston will take a 14-second lead into the third and final stage...
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People still isolated in Northland campsite, more heavy rain on the way
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Mimiwhangata near Whangārei, on Sunday morning. RNZ Some people are still isolated in Northland after heavy rain caused havoc in the region, the Whangārei...
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Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases
Source: Radio New Zealand Cooper Legal principal partner Sonja Cooper, whose firm had acted for hundreds of abuse survivors and victims, says she is not surprised by the statistic. RNZ...
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Fire crews respond to blaze at egg carton factory overnight in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Half a dozen fire trucks were called to a South Auckland egg carton factory overnight. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said seven fire trucks...
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An inter-island ferry route from Picton to Clifford Bay has been an idea for almost a century
Source: Radio New Zealand 2000: The proposed route showing shortened travel times by car to Christchurch Dominion Post It’s an idea that’s endured almost a century. Since at least 1931...
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Family’s harrowing night escaping raging flood-waters in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand Pattinson Wetere outside one of the cabins shunted by the raging water. Kim Baker Wilson/RNZ It was supposed to be a coming together, a celebration at...
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Property Market – Does property double in a decade? Not in the last cycle, new data from realestate.co.nz shows
Source: RealEstate.co.nz National average asking price increased by 55.1% in past 10 years Auckland’s average asking price increases only 23.5% The regions take the cake for delivering the biggest returns...
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Stats NZ updates material hardship measure for child poverty statistics – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Stats NZ updates material hardship measure for child poverty statistics – news story 16 January 2026 Stats NZ has changed how we measure material hardship to ensure...
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Price index methods – updates for the December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ methods paper
Source: Statistics New Zealand Price index methods – updates for the December 2025 quarter – methods paper 16 January 2026 This page summarises methodological updates for Stats NZ’s price indexes...
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Annual food prices increase 4.0 percent – Selected price indexes: December 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual food prices increase 4.0 percent – news story 16 January 2026 Food prices increased 4.0 percent in the 12 months to December 2025, following a 4.4...
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Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter – information release 15 January 2026 Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025...
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Walking into Happiness! Embracing nature one step at a time
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 19 January 2026 The Hauraki DOC team’s new ‘Walking into Happiness!’ initiative encourages people to take up the challenge to walk a selection of tracks...
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Workforce survey shows workers struggle to afford basics
Source: NZCTU Rising costs, deteriorating public services, and a belief the government doesn’t care about ordinary New Zealanders are the key findings of the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi’s annual Mood...
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Three in custody, one outstanding offender in Churton Park assaults
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Police investigating serious assaults in Churton Park can confirm a further two offenders have been taken into custody. A...
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Death following water-related incident, Rotorua
Source: New Zealand Police A man has died after a water-related incident in Rotorua late last night. Emergency services were called to a geothermal area on Tukiterangi Street, Whakarewarewa, about...
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Mitchell stars again as Black Caps win decider to take ODI series over India
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell celebrates after scoring a century. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE Black Caps batters Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips have scored centuries in a devastating partnership...
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Saveloys out, spinach in: Here’s how our spending habits have changed
Source: Radio New Zealand If you think about what you – or your parents – were spending your money on 30 years ago, it might be quite different to how...
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Education Ministry error almost cut 2027 school year short
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry had forgotten to allow for the Matariki holiday in its 2027 term date calculations, almost cutting the year a day short. RNZ /...
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Teen’s epic solo 3000km cycling trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff
Source: Radio New Zealand Fourteen-year-old Mahe Braaksma’s idea of fun over the summer school holidays looks a little different than your typical teen. He was pedalling the length of New...
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Mercury’s Tararua wind farm was offline for hours after a turbine catches fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services responded around 5pm on Sunday. RNZ / Rob Dixon Half of Mercury’s Tararua wind farm in Palmerston North was taken offline for hours on...
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Live: Black Caps v India – third, final ODI
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action, as the Black Caps take on India in their one-day series decider at Rajkot. First ball at Niranjan Shah Stadium is scheduled...
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Significant damage means SH2 Waioweka Gorge will remain closed for weeks
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge will likely remain closed for several weeks, following extensive damage from severe rainfall and multiple large slips. A...
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Shaken Black Foils skipper Peter Burling raises concerns about SailGP fleet safety
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand driver Peter Burling says he did all he could to avoid a catastrophic collision at SailGP Perth. Samo Vidic for SailGP “Pretty shaken” Black...
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Kiwi world track cycling medallist Marshall Erwood takes early lead in Tour of Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand Marshall Erwood is presented with the Southland tour leader’s orange jersey. supplied World team pursuit medallist Marshall Erwood has an early lead in cycling’s Tour of...
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Inside Northland floods: Through the eyes of Ōakura residents
Source: Radio New Zealand George Gee spends almost every weekend at his holiday home in on a low-lying part of Ōakura Road. That same settlement was among the hardest hit...
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Tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park found alive
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett Supplied / NZ Police A tramper who disappeared in Kahurangi National Park last month has been found alive. Police Search and Rescue Sergeant Jonny...
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Found, missing tramper, Kahurangi National Park
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue. Graham Garnett, 66, has been found sheltering in a hut in Kahurangi National Park, alive. Graham...