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Remand prisoner found after more than a week on the run
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden Corrections Facility (file image). RNZ/Calvin Samuel A man on the run for more than a week has been found and charged with escaping custody....
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Death of three children and father after Sanson fire being treated as murder-suicide
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo, and Goldie died in a house fire in Sanson on Saturday. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED Warning: This story discusses suicide. The deaths of the three...
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Man suffers fractured eye socket, broken nose after offering help to woman
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are trying to locate the man and woman involved in the alleged assault. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A man has suffered a fractured eye socket...
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Labour selects Dr Gary Payinda to take on former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Gary Payinda. Supplied A high-profile emergency doctor has been selected to stand for the Labour Party against the incumbent Whāngarei MP, former Health Minister Dr...
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Schools close as more types of play sand test positive for asbestos
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the affected play sand brands. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Early Childhood centres are concerned about the cost to remove and dispose of potentially...
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Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
Source: Radio New Zealand More than half of all students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take a primary industries subject. Supplied/Francis Douglas Memorial College A Taranaki high...
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Cricket: Key Black Cap Daryl Mitchell remains injury concern for rest of Windies series
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell, after scoring a century in the opening ODI against the West Indies in Christchurch, November 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Black Caps batter...
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Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for any coal, hardrock gold, or seabed mining projects granted...
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CHINAPLAS 2026: Quality Growth Driven by Technology, Thriving Future Powered by Green Solutions
Source: Media Outreach SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 November 2025 – On April 21 to 24, 2026, the industry’s acclaimed trade fair – CHINAPLAS 2026 will take...
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Plans for new Wellington tunnel through Mt Victoria unveiled
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s visualisation of a second Mt Victoria Tunnel in Wellington. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Plans for two new tunnels for Wellington’s State highway 1 have been...
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‘There’s no excuses from us’: Robertson on All Blacks’ inability to maintain pressure
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Coach Scott Robertson has said that the...
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Foot on face photo of Kiwi Geordie Beamish up for award
Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish of Team New Zealand avoids the foot of Jean-Simon Desgagnes of Team Canada Emilee Chinn A photo of Geordie Beamish’s dramatic tumble at the...
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Rising threshold for police help in mental health callouts
Source: Radio New Zealand The controversial four-stage Mental Health Response Change programme started a year ago. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The police are introducing higher thresholds for responding to calls...
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Tongariro National Park tracks re-open following massive wildfire
Source: Radio New Zealand The charred landscape of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Supplied/DOC The charred landscape will add to the experience for those walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Department...
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10 things you should know about the enigmatic eels of Aotearoa
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Eels in a stream | : Sarah Wilcox. Sleek, strong and slithery yet secretive about their sex lives. Eels/tuna are the top predators of the...
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ACC’s use of AI to help decide who gets help shocks advocate
Source: Radio New Zealand There are about 25,000 long-term claimants that have been receiving compensation for a year or more, the most there had ever been. A move by ACC...
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EIT inspires pharmacist to reignite career after five-year break
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 15 seconds ago After stepping away from her career for five years to support her family overseas, industrial pharmacist Nisha James has reignited her professional...
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What the government’s firearms act reform proposals will change – and what they won’t
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – How will firearms proposals change access to guns in New Zealand? Here’s what you need to know. New Zealand is planning its biggest overhaul...
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Comvita takeover bid fails
Source: Radio New Zealand Comvita products on display. Supplied The takeover bid for honey exporter Comvita has failed after not enough shareholders approved of the offer. The company’s board had...
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Well-known Northland entrepreneur Monty Knight named as alleged murder victim
Source: Radio New Zealand Monty Knight was a well-known wine-maker, entrepreneur and local politician in Kaitāia, inducted into the Northland Business Hall of Fame in 2010. RNZ/Carol Stiles The man...
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Woman charged with murder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to an...
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‘Loss beyond measure’: Three children killed in Sanson house fire identified
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo, and Goldie died in a house fire in Sanson on Saturday. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED The three children killed in a Sanson house fire have...
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Two antibiotic-resistant superbugs found at Christchurch Hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Health NZ has confirmed two separate outbreaks of superbugs at Christchurch Hospital. Two different strains of antibiotic antibiotic-resistant enterococci have...
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ProCare launches HealthForce NZ – supporting Primary Healthcare workforce solutions
Source: ProCare ProCare is proud to announce the official launch of HealthForce NZ, a newly rebranded workforce subsidiary designed to meet the ever evolving and increasingly complex needs of Aotearoa...
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Woman charged with muder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to an...
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Hornet incursion: No plans to spray invaders – yet
Source: Radio New Zealand A hornets’ nest. Supplied Spraying to eradicate the yellow legged hornet is not currently in Biosecurity New Zealand’s plans. Biosecurity New Zealand North Commissioner Mike Inglis...
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High electricity connection costs a barrier for development – Electricity Authority
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The electricity sector regulator wants to be able to intervene to control prices for connecting to electricity networks. The Electricity Authority said some lines companies...