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James Ransone, star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘It: Chapter Two’, dies at 46
Source: Radio New Zealand James Ransone, an actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire and also starring in It: Chapter Two, has died at age 46, according...
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Sexual abuse support services facing cuts have contracts extended
Source: Radio New Zealand The government planned to redirect $1.7 million from various contracts with sexual abuse services from January. Supplied/123RF Sexual abuse support services facing cuts in the new...
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Takahē pair thought to be infertile hatch chick at Zealandia
Source: Radio New Zealand A pair of takahē birds believed to be infertile have thrilled staff at Zelandia wildlife sanctuary by unexpectedly hatching a chick. Bendigo, a male takahē, and...
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Police arrest eight after gang targeted drug-bust in Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective senior sergeant Greg Baird says the social harm caused by illicit drugs is significant. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A Southland police operation has ended in...
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Police seek witnesses following crash, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, last week. Police were called to the crash, where a pedestrian has been...
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis not standing for electorate seat at election
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Finance Minister Nicola Willis will not be standing for an electorate seat at the next election. At the last election, Willis campaigned...
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New SH57/Tararua Road roundabout completed ahead of holiday traffic
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The State Highway 57/Tararua Road roundabout construction is now complete – providing a safer intersection and preparing for future growth in the region. NZ Transport...
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Ruatiti homicide: Police search bush for person of interest Mitchell Cole
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Cole. Supplied / NZ Police Police say the 29-year-old they’re searching for after a double-homicide in the North Island has a dog with him. Friends...
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New World back delivering groceries to Coromandel peninsula by boat
Source: Radio New Zealand Houses in Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Staff at the New World supermarket in Whitianga are back on the water as they...
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Organised crime disrupted in Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Operation Diablo has led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash from multiple addresses across Southland last week. Organised...
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Couple lose home loan complaint in face of $50,000 break fee
Source: Radio New Zealand The main banks are now advertising rates of 4.49 percent for 12 months. RNZ A couple who regretted their decision to fix their home loan for...
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Jagpreet Singh, 20, named as person who died in south Auckland collision
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency Police have named a man who died in a crash in south Auckland earlier this...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Matamau
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man that died following a crash on State Highway 2, Matamau on 5 December. He was 45-year-old Toby...
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Shoplifters nabbed in Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police A dedicated retail crime team set up in Waikato District to disrupt and target prolific retail crime is netting results. Waikato District launched a new retail...
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Pair arrested after reports of stealing three full shopping trolleys from Auckland Kmart
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart in Botany, Auckland. Google Maps A south Auckland woman will spend Christmas Eve in court after being charged with shoplifting at Kmart. Police were called...
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Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day five
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day five of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is...
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Person dies in crash in Canterbury
Source: Radio New Zealand The sole occupant of the vehicle was found dead, police said. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after crashing into a power pole in...
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Update: Ongoing search for Mitchell Cole
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Gerard Bouterey, Field Crime Manager, Central District CIB: Police searching for Mitchell Cole are asking anyone heading into the bush in Ruatiti...
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Correction: Crash, Seadown
Source: New Zealand Police A previous release stated Seadown Road was closed between Arowhenua Station Road and State Highway 1. State Highway 1 remains open in the area. Seadown Road between...
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Know your local fishing rules this summer season
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries If you’re planning on dropping a line or gathering shellfish from the ocean during the festive season download the free New Zealand Fishing Rules...
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The 12 food safety myths of Kirihimete – the 2025 edition
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Ho! Ho! Uh-oh! New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle busts some food safety myths to help you avoid food poisoning this Christmas. ...
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Government strikes Free Trade deal with India, RNZ understands
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi earlier in the year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi...
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People who pushed the limits in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A Taupō family of six walked the length of the country along Te Araroa trail, homeschooling all the way, having never done an overnight hike before....
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Winston Peters makes u-turn on Chorus debt sell-off
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has reversed his previous opposition to the Chorus debt sell-off,...
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Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink
Source: Radio New Zealand Water schemes for many small and rural communities lacked the same protections and treatment of systems for larger urban areas. HENDRIK SCHMIDT Holidaymakers need to be...
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‘Our sense of identity’: What New Zealand and Georgia have in common
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Marika Khabazi is a video journalist with Georgian and Russian ancestry. She moved to New Zealand as a 16-year-old in 2008 to...
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Crash, Seadown
Source: New Zealand Police Police received a report around 9:10am today from someone who had come across a crashed car on Seadown Road, north of Timaru. The vehicle had collided...