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Person dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said a car had collided with a tree between Harwoods Road and Tapapa Road. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after a car...
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Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sky City Convention Centre’s foyer. RNZ/Nona Pelletier The opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) is just around the corner and expected to...
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David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Pharmac chief executive Sarah Fitt. RNZ / LUKE MCPAKE The Minister for Pharmac says the departure of its former chief executive – which appears to...
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Search for fisherman missing at Tapotupotu Bay continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Northland Coastguard Air Patrol conducting the aerial search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga. Northland Coastguard Air...
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Zuellig Pharma unveils state-of-the-art Clinical Trial Support Innovation Center in South Korea to support both domestic and global clinical research needs
Source: Media Outreach New facility is set to be South Korea’s most advanced automated hub for clinical logistics and sourcing, reinforcing the nation’s position as a leader in clinical research...
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Man taken to hospital with bruised ribs left paralysed after chest drain inserted incorrectly
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite A man who was taken to hospital with fractured ribs and bruised lungs was left paraplegic after a chest drain was inserted...
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Search for 13-year-old Auckland girl Metallica missing for two weeks
Source: Radio New Zealand Missing 13-year-old Metallica. Supplied / Police An Auckland teenager has been missing for more than two weeks. Police are now asking for the public’s help in...
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Members of the public yell abuse as man appears in court charged with hurting baby
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Members of the public yelled abuse at a Lower Hutt man as he appeared in the dock on...
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Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters are working to free the driver of a logging truck who...
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Lower Hutt man charged with intentionally injuring baby pleads not guilty
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A man charged with four counts of intentionally injuring a baby in Lower Hutt is pleading not guilty...
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected as summer officially begins
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Widespread rain and possible thunderstorms for the North Island Tuesday and Wednesday Strong winds possible for upper North Island mid-week Humid air ahead of...
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Number of under 16s sleeping rough ‘much larger than we’d first anticipated’
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland-based Kick Back has released its first State of the Street report which it says is an SOS to the government and community at large (file...
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Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana. Supplied Police have formally identified the body of 25-year-old Te Anihana Pomana. Pomana went missing on August 21 after leaving SkyCity Hotel in...
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Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in Lower Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand The motorcyclist was caught driving in a dangerous manner around 10:30pm in Lower Hutt 123RF A motorcyclist has been hospitalised after crashing while fleeing Police on...
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Patrick Keusch had tears in his eyes as he pleaded guilty to fatal Canterbury crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Patrick Keusch appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Monday POOL / Iain McGregor / The Press A Swiss national wiped away tears as he pleaded...
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Social Investment Agency work continuing despite high-profile absence of boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The acting head of the Social Investment Agency says its work has not been destabilised by the...
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Black Caps coach Rob Walter prepares for his first home Test series
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Blackcaps coach Rob Walter Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps coach Rob Walter doesn’t expect his side to have any problems slipping back into Test match...
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Car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said a car had collided with a tree between Harwoods Road and Tapapa Road. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A vegetation fire has reportedly sparked after...
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People injured, Lower Hutt road blocked following truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A road in Lower Hutt is blocked after a truck crashed this morning in Taita. Police said the truck rolled on Eastern...
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Appointments – Glen Kyne appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Jane Meares and Glen Kyne have been reappointed and appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board by Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith....
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Save the Children – NZ-funded project to boost Cambodian horticulture and improve the lives of children and families
Source: Save the Children A new NZD$12 million multi-year project aimed at increasing household incomes, reducing child labour, and ensuring communities across Cambodia are better off through innovative horticultural practices was...
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Save the Children – Israeli military raids in the West Bank force entire communities into lockdown, keeping children out of school
Source: Save the Children Israeli military operations have forced entire communities in areas of the northern West Bank into lockdown in their homes, keeping children out of school, jeopardising family incomes...
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Police Commissioner Richard Chambers ‘determined’ to prevent another Jevon McSkimming saga
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says he is determined there will never be a repeat of the “group think”...
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Martin Mooney named as man killed in New Plymouth
Source: Radio New Zealand Martin James Mooney, aged 68, from New Plymouth. NZ Police A man killed last month in New Plymouth’s centre city near the waterfront has been named....
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One NZ fined over $1m over emergency call breaches
Source: Radio New Zealand One NZ has admitted to breaches of the Code related to information disclosure. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One NZ has been ordered to pay $1.1 million...
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Labour’s GP plan ‘a bit confused’, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon pointed to the government’s plan to support a new medical school adding 120 training places each year from 2028. File photo. Reece Baker/RNZ Prime...
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Number of locally-acquired HIV diagnoses continues to fall – report
Source: Radio New Zealand The report shows that investing in HIV prevention and stigma initiatives is worthwhile, says a health expert. File photo. A public health researcher is celebrating a...