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Holiday road toll drops for a second year in a row
Source: New Zealand Police Police are pleased that, for a second year in a row, the number of holiday road deaths has decreased. The provisional number of road deaths for...
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Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor
Source: Radio New Zealand Woman spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. 123RF Health New Zealand has apologised to...
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How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh
Source: Radio New Zealand New year, fresh start, as the saying goes. Your chance to shut (or slam) the door on 2025 and fling open a new one to a...
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‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The past year was a tough grind for many households and businesses but forecasters say there is economic improvement on the horizon. Kelly Eckhold, chief...
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Global Youth Multicultural Forum Highlights Xizang Culture in Singapore and Malaysia
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 January 2026 – From December 19 to 23, the “Diverse Civilizations, Shared Community” Global Youth Multicultural Forum –...
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Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police Police have launched a major search for a missing tramper near Lake Ōhau. Connor Purvis, 20, set off to climb...
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Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more
Source: Radio New Zealand Luxury, indulgence, immediately satisfying every need and want – these are all must-haves when it comes to a holiday. Or so you might think. However, in...
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State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Simon Rogers Three rescue helicopters have rushed to a four-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 8 near Tekapo. Three people have...
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Search for tramper missing near Mount Huxley
Source: New Zealand Police A large search is under way for a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau, and Police are appealing for information. Connor Purvis, 20, intended to climb Mount...
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RNZ’s best podcasts to listen (or relisten) to over summer
Source: Radio New Zealand A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori wardens – Aotearoa‘s hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake. Find...
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Serious crash, State Highway 8, Tekapo
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious four-vehicle crash that has blocked State Highway 8 west of Tekapo this evening. The crash happened about...
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Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place
Source: Radio New Zealand ‘Pretty hyped to tick that one off’ – Melville Ives’ back on podium after landing trick for first time Finley Melville Ives in action at the...
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‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA A Venezuelan...
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Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified
Source: Radio New Zealand General practices remain open and are providing services, and people have been assured they can continue to seek care as normal. File photo. Photo /123RF Manage...
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Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs
Source: Radio New Zealand Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is a water park two hours north of Christchurch. There is archaeological evidence that Māori travellers used the area to...
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Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 – but why has it taken so long?
Source: Radio New Zealand Changes are coming to the rules that prevent gay men from giving blood. AFP The blood service is on track to start accepting donations from men...
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Lanes open, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police All lanes are now open on State Highway 1 at Takanini following an incident where a truck has collided with an overbridge, around 3.25pm today. Police...
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Road closed, SH 4, Aria, Waitomo
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 4, Aria, Waitomo is currently closed following a crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has rolled, around...
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Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an...
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Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died. Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was...
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Lanes blocked, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, Takanini is down to one lane northbound after a truck, carrying a small house, has collided with an overbridge. Police were called to...
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Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.
Source: Radio New Zealand Taylors Mistake. Unsplash / Anja Polic A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch....
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Police seek witnesses to serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking any witnesses to a serious crash involving a cyclist and vehicle in Palmerston North on Friday. The crash happened on Tennant Drive, outside...
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Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: ‘Time that we made our voice clear’
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman. Provided New Zealand experts in international relations and law have criticised the attack on Venezuela by the United States,...
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NZ foreign policy group calls for unflinching NZ govt condemnation of US aggression in Venezuela
Source: Te Kuaka The Trump-led unilateral aggression by the US against Venezuela overnight (NZ time), including bombing of infrastructure and capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, must be unflinchingly condemned by...
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33yo man charged after fight in Central Otago campsite
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to hear from anyone who was at the campsite and saw the fight. NZ Police / Supplied Police are seeking witnesses to an assault...
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If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?
Source: Radio New Zealand TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from...