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UFC: Predictions, previews and wish-list for 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg has all but guaranteed his shot at gold this year. AAP / Photosport The most pulsating, unpredictable and primal sport on the...
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Earring-sized transmitters introduced in war against yellow-legged hornets
Source: Radio New Zealand A sign warning of yellow-legged hornets on the North Shore in Auckland. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail Earring-sized transmitters are being attached to worker hornets as Auckland’s...
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Hornet tracking technology proving effective
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Advanced radio tracking technology is successfully hunting down yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) and their nests in Auckland, boosting the fight against the insect pest,...
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Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93
Source: Radio New Zealand Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favoured for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according...
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Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to...
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Kiwi photographer Max Alexander turns camera on ‘planetary defence’, space junk
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Alexander will photographing New Zealand skies, while travelling here this summer. RNZ/Robin Martin An award-winning New Zealand photographer, who has an asteroid named after him...
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All Whites to host Finland and Chile in first NZ-hosted FIFA Series
Source: Radio New Zealand The last time the All Whites were at Eden Park they qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Nearly a year after...
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Yongchun Hosts the “Kung Fu Comes From Yongchun” Fashion Industry Promotion Event in Beijing, Showcasing Incense Culture and Intangible Cultural Heritage
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 January 2026 – On January 17th, amidst Beijing’s first snow of the year, the fashion industry promotion event “Kung...
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Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality says Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past...
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All Blacks: The big issues for whoever takes over
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Blacks perform the haka before their test with Wales in Cardiff, 2025. Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency So while the All Black conversation turns to...
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Fast-finishing Daniel Hillier gets second place at Dubai Invitational
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier. photosport An in-form Daniel Hillier surged to the late lead before settling for runner-up honours and a healthy pay-day at the Dubai Invitational. The...
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An inter-island ferry route from Picton to Clifford Bay has been an idea for almost a century
Source: Radio New Zealand 2000: The proposed route showing shortened travel times by car to Christchurch Dominion Post It’s an idea that’s endured almost a century. Since at least 1931...
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Teen’s epic solo 3000km cycling trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff
Source: Radio New Zealand Fourteen-year-old Mahe Braaksma’s idea of fun over the summer school holidays looks a little different than your typical teen. He was pedalling the length of New...
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Black Caps skipper Michael Bracewell prepares for 100th milestone against India
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Bracewell’s international career has flourished, despite a late start. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps captain Michael Bracewell says he didn’t expect to play one game for...
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Kiwi snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives earns World Cup silver in Switzerland
Source: Radio New Zealand Campbell Melville Ives takes second place on the podium, alongside winner Scotty James (Australia) and third Valentino Guseli (Australia). FIS/David Tributsch Kiwi snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives...
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Sonny Bill Williams calls for All Black captaincy change
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonny Bill Williams. Dan Himbrechts/ www.photosport.nz Dual code star Sonny Bill Williams has added his voice to the current All Black discussion, saying that the changes...
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Tennis: Mensik v Baez for ASB Classic final
Source: Radio New Zealand The ASB Classic finalists Sebastian Baez and Jakub Mensik Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz After rain delays and double-duty Jakub Mensik and Sebastian Baez have prevailed to set-up a...
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All Blacks: Scott Robertson, David Kirk, player power and reputations
Source: Radio New Zealand Who and what does Scott Robertson’s historic firing as All Black coach say the most about? Or is the most important statement about the team, rugby...
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Longest ever lull in nuclear testing – but record already on shaky ground
Source: Radio New Zealand By Brad Lendon, CNN Firework displays in North Korea, as the state held a rally days after its last test of a nuclear weapon on 3...
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New Zealand vacates embassy in Iran as threat of violence escalates
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand’s embassy in Iran has temporarily closed due to what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
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All Blacks: Who is next after Scott Robertson’s sacking?
Source: Radio New Zealand So now what? There’s six months till the All Blacks will play their first test of the year, a not so insignificant showdown with a full...
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Former All Blacks captain blasts NZ Rugby after Scott Robertson sacking
Source: Radio New Zealand A former All Blacks captain says New Zealand Rugby was left with no option but to sack Scott Robertson. The coach’s reign came to an end...
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Scott Robertson sacking ‘couldn’t have come sooner’: former All Blacks captain
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson’ reign as All Blacks coach came to an end after just two years. Marty Melville A former All Blacks captain says New Zealand Rugby...
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61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel We are only half-way through the first month of the year and already the business closures are mounting. EB Games will close its shops...
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From saviour to sacked: Scott Robertson’s rapid rise and fall
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images He was heralded as the All Blacks’ saviour. Calls for the highly accomplished, charismatic, break-dancing coach to take the country’s top...
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Unions push for ‘Right to Switch-Off’ law
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on political parties to pass a Right to Disconnect law to ensure working people have the right to not...
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Tennis: Cam Norrie out of ASB Classic after loss to Giovanni Perricard
Source: Radio New Zealand France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during his singles match at the ASB Classic Men’s ATP 250 tennis tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Wednesday 14...