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What do new bank rules mean for home loans
Source: Radio New Zealand The Reserve Bank plans to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold against their loans. RNZ / Dom Thomas Changes to bank capital...
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Jevon McSkimming avoids jail sentence over possession of child sexual exploitation material
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming was sentenced to nine months home detention at the Wellington District Court. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has avoided jail...
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Primary school teachers reject government’s latest pay offer
Source: Radio New Zealand Primary school teachers and principals have both rejected potential settlements. File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Primary school teachers belonging to the NZEI union have rejected...
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TSquared Lab launches TSquared Health, an AI-driven longevity ecosystem, with the acquisition of Noviu Health
Source: Media Outreach Dr. Hisham Badaruddin Appointed Chief Medical Officer as TSquared Health Integrates Medical, Biomarker, and AI Longevity Capabilities SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 –...
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‘Somebody ends up paying’ – council considers funding for Tauranga’s civic precinct
Source: Radio New Zealand An artists impression of the new civic precinct. Supplied / Tauranga City Council Old wounds from the time the Tauranga was run by government commissioners have...
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Councillors scrap plans to charge motorbikes for parking in Wellington City
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorcyclists protested the planned charges. Supplied/Lucy Morris A plan to charge motorcyclists for parking in Wellington City has been scrapped by councillors. In May the Wellington...
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Reserve Bank eases capital requirements on banks
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ RBNZ eases capital requirements on banks New settings to reduce bank funding costs overall by about $5 bn RBNZ says settings conservative but closer to...
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Privacy Commissioner names supermarket where photo of former MP was leaked
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal Oak Pak’nSave in Auckland. File picture. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The supermarket where a photo of former MP Golriz Ghahraman was leaked has been formally...
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Wellington ratepayers to fork out an extra $40 on average after error
Source: Radio New Zealand Households were undercharged between $3 and $100 each, with an average undercharge of $40 per levy payer. RNZ / REECE BAKER A $3.43 million budgeting error...
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Christchurch man James Holder sentenced to life in prison for murder
Source: Radio New Zealand James Holder appears in court on 17 December. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Christchurch man James Holder has been jailed for life for the murder of David...
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Government pulls plug early on road cone hotline
Source: Radio New Zealand As of September the government had spent $148,545 on the hotline, Labour says. Photo / 123RF The government is shutting down its road cone hotline ahead...
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KiwiSaver investors should focus on long-term savings: Financial research firm
Source: Radio New Zealand Morningstar said investors should focus on long-term savings goals, rather than seek short-term gains. RNZ / REECE BAKER A leading financial research firm says KiwiSaver investors...
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Tennis: American Ben Shelton secures top seeding for ASB Classic
Source: Radio New Zealand Clockwise from top left: Gael Monfils, Casper Ruud, Ben Shelton and Cam Norrie are in the field for the 2026 ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland....
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Three men jailed for life over murder of Anaru Moana
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Three men have been jailed for life for the murder of South Canterbury man Anaru Moana. Hayden Burt, Aaron Boden and Cody...
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Highlanders Super Rugby contract for Mils Muliaina’s ‘impressive’ nephew
Source: Radio New Zealand Southland Stags’ Mika Muliaina, 2025. Stephen Parker / www.photosport.nz The nephew of All Black great Mils Muliaina has been given a Super Rugby contract by the...
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What the weather forecast is looking like for Christmas
Source: Radio New Zealand Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Christmas day celebrations may need to be inside for the parts of the country, as a forecaster says...
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Two climbers still missing at Mt Cook, two who died named
Source: Radio New Zealand A police team member on a mountain in Fiordland. Supplied / Police A search of the route taken by two missing climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook has...
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Warning of bus driver shortage if immigration settings not changed
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging the government to lower its English language requirements for visas to avoid a bus driver shortage....
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Fire crews battle two large fires in North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of the Lismore Forest fire at 8am Monday 15 December 2025. Fire and Emergency NZ Fire crews are working to contain two large...
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The Ashes live: Australia v England – third test, day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the third in the five-test series between arch rivals Australia and England gets underway at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Australia currently...
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Man admits damaging Wellington mountain bike tracks, formally warned by police
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington City Council park rangers looked to install motion-activated cameras in the Town Belt on Matairangi/Mt Victoria after a spate of vandalism that appeared to target...
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Two climbers who died in Fiordland named
Source: Radio New Zealand A police team member on a mountain in Fiordland. Supplied / Police A search of the route taken by two missing climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook has...
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South Island Māori landowners to get more than 3000 hectares returned by Crown
Source: Radio New Zealand An agreement has been reached on the long-standing Nelson Tenths case. 123RF Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3000...
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What changes to New Zealand’s foreign buyers real estate ban will mean
Source: Radio New Zealand The change is expected to apply to $5m-plus houses mostly in Queenstown or Auckland. 123RF Explainer – In a flurry of last-minute activity before the holidays,...
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Consumer confidence up in December but still below long-term averages index shows
Source: Radio New Zealand Spending remained strongest in the South Island, but was picking up in other regions. 123rf.com The holiday season appears to have boosted the spirits of consumers...
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Onehunga bus killing: Kael Leona pleads not guilty on grounds of insanity
Source: Radio New Zealand Flowers left at an Onehunga bus stop at the time of Bernice Marychurch’s death. RNZ/Nick Monro The man charged with murdering a woman on an Auckland...
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Mental health targets delivering faster access to support
Source: New Zealand Government New data released today shows strong improvement across all three mental health and addiction access targets compared with the same quarter last year, Minister for Mental...