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Critically injured climbers rescued from Mt Taranaki
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) Mt Taranaki. RNZ/Sally Round One person is in a critical condition and two are seriously injured after five climbers got into trouble on Mt...
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Trial over Alan Hall’s wrongful conviction delayed
Source: Radio New Zealand The Auckland High Court. RNZ / Simon Rogers The trial of two men facing charges related to the wrongful conviction of Alan Hall in the 1980s...
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Genesis Energy announces $400m capital raise, government to buy up to $200m of new shares
Source: Radio New Zealand Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns . Supplied / Brett Phibbs / PhibbsVisuals Brimming hydro lakes and less use of coal and gas have powered Genesis...
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Total lunar eclipse: New Zealand has ‘front-row seat’ to only lunar eclipse of 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The “Blood Moon” is pictured during an eclipse in the night sky over Sydney on September 8, 2025. AFP / DAVID GRAY It might pay to...
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Third person dies after crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1, near Redwood Pass, was closed for six hours while the serious crash unit conducted a scene examination. Google Maps A third person has...
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Chorus posts modest half-year profit
Source: Radio New Zealand Chorus’s chief executive said the company had coped with tougher economic times and restrained consumer spending, as it looked to become an all-fibre operation. RNZ Telecommunications...
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Kiwi pole vaulters scrapping for world championship spots
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand pole vaulter Imogen Ayris. Simon Stacpoole / www.photosport.nz The Athletics New Zealand selectors have a dilemma on their hands as they try to finalise...
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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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Should you trust airlines to get you into the UK on an expired passport?
Source: Radio New Zealand Gill Bonnett Changes to the United Kingdom’s entry requirements for dual citizens come into force on Wednesday, but a last-minute update has added further confusion according...
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Pedestrian hit by car outside Te Anau business
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were at the scene. (File photo) RNZ A pedestrian has been hit by a car in Te Anau. Police said the crash was reported...
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Person dies after car hits tree and flips in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the vehicle hit a tree and flipped onto its side in the middle of the road. RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died...
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Stars and royals on the Bafta red carpet
Source: Radio New Zealand Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales, arrive at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards in London, on 22 February, 2026.Jaimi Joy /...
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Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA
Source: Radio New Zealand The redundancies were forced on Health NZ by government cuts, says the PSA. RNZ Spending millions on redundancy payouts for non-clinical staff at Health NZ is...
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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare seeing ‘good growth’ across hospital products
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has upped its full year revenue and profit guidance on the back of “good growth” in its full range of hospital products....
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Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag
Source: Radio New Zealand Mounjaro is now available by prescription in some New Zealand pharmacies. Christoph Reichwein / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP A newly approved weight loss drug could improve...
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More than 20 companies yet to report results in last week of corporate reporting season
Source: Radio New Zealand The business outlook seems to be improving, Amova Asset Management’s head of equities said. (File photo) 123RF The last week of the corporate reporting season is...
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‘Very high’ demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF More than double the planned number of primary care nurses will begin advanced training this year, following strong demand for the government’s new scholarship. Health...
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‘Calling for change for almost a year’; Hopes government will act after dog killing
Source: Radio New Zealand An animal control officer communicates with a roaming dog (file image). RNZ / Felix Walton Auckland Council is hoping recent tragic dog attacks, including a fatal...
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‘It’s a little bit of wait and see’: Trade Minister Todd McClay on Donald Trump’s tariff hikes
Source: Radio New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii As the world grapples with US President Donald Trump’s latest move raising global duty on imports...
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‘Bullying’, ‘draconian’ homeless move-on orders questioned
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Luke McPake An Auckland councillor is calling them draconian and heartless, the advocacy group for retailers doubts they will work long term,...
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Gore’s iconic giant trout has finally caught a name
Source: Radio New Zealand The newly named Trevor the trout. Tess Brunton/RNZ Gore’s iconic statue is no longer with-trout a name The brown trout statue has been proudly leaping in...
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Hundreds of Wellington homes still without power a week after storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Trees fell on power lines (file image). Supplied / Caleb Gordon More than 300 homes in Wellington are still without power a week after being hit...
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Barker’s of Geraldine in a jam over waste
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of the reserve, the water ponds, and the Barker’s blocks and factory. Supplied The Barkers jam maker is already in trouble with its...
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Hundreds of Wellinton homes still without power a week after storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Trees fell on power lines (file image). Supplied / Caleb Gordon More than 300 homes in Wellington are still without power a week after being hit...
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Memorial unveiled for victims of Lake Alice child and adolescent unit
Source: Radio New Zealand The memorial pays tribute to Lake Alice survivors, and those who have died. RNZ/Jimmy Ellinghm In the 1970s the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit near...
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Scheme paying for counselling within 24hrs making a difference
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington East Girls College associate principal Anna Wilson. John Gerritsen/RNZ Schools say a Rotary Club-funded scheme that pays for counselling within 24 hours is making a...
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NZ Breakers bank prize money in disappointing season
Source: Radio New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen. Blake Armstrong/Photosport The New Zealand Breakers do not want to get left behind in the Australian NBL as other cashed up teams...