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Crusaders’ horses scratched from Te Kaha Stadium
Source: Radio New Zealand The Crusaders horses during the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Fijian Drua at the last game at Apollo Projects Stadium. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz...
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Property Market – First home buyers strong, investors middling, movers still cautious
Source: Cotality First home buyers are still very keen The latest figures show that first home buyers’ (FHBs) share of property purchases in the first three months of the year...
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Fire Safety – Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone moves to open fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone will move into an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 14 April, until further notice. An open fire season means you...
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Wairoa mayor Craig Little stands firm on not declaring ‘woke’ state of emergency in cyclone
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa District mayor Craig Little. Nick Monro Declaring a state of emergency should be the last tool used in the toolbox – not the first. Those...
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‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. AFP New Zealand’s niche alcoholic spirits are seeing rapid growth in key export markets, with plenty of potential for more of the same. Trade...
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No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide...
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Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent...
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Managed retreat for communities to decide, not government – David Seymour
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide...
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Don’t boycott RUCs over diesel price, vehicle owners told
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel was selling for an average $3.89 a litre on Monday, according to Gaspy, while 91 was $3.48. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Anyone planning to boycott...
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Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in ‘extremely precarious position’
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ Senior Station Officer Michael Manning. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have described clashing with police over who should rescue a woman trapped on a cliff above the...
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‘Word travels’: Cook Strait ferry service’s reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators
Source: Radio New Zealand Fed-up tour operators are sounding the alarm on Cook Strait ferry services, claiming tens of thousands of dollars can be lost from a single disrupted sailing....
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Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent...
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Save the Children responds after four children reportedly killed in Cyclone Maila
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is deeply saddened that four children are reportedly among 11 people killed in floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Maila in Papua New Guinea....
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Northland and Waikato end states of emergency
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Paeroa during Cyclone Vaianu, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. RNZ/ Nick Monro Northland and Waikato have ended the states of emergency activated on Saturday...
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Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards
Source: Radio New Zealand Damp old villas in a gully below Devon St, Aro Valley, Wellington, below Victoria University. Newsroom Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords...
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Communities say they dodged a bullet as Cyclone Vaianu moves offshore
Source: Radio New Zealand Floodwaters surround a house in Paeroa, during Cyclone Vaianu. RNZ/ Nick Monro Thousands of homes are still without power but most are feeling like they dodged...
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Wellington cafe considers fuel surcharge as costs keep rising
Source: Radio New Zealand On the fuel application Gaspy, 91 fuel was an average of $3.48 a litre and diesel was averaging $3.89 per litre. RNZ / Quin Tauetau A...
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Christopher Luxon hits back at Wairoa mayor Craig Little over woke comment
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon says he’s happy to be labelled woke if it means New Zealanders are not losing their lives in the recent cyclone. The Prime Minister...
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As it happened: Cyclone Vaianu leaves roads closed, evacuees still out of homes
Source: Radio New Zealand The clean-up has begun after severe weather brought on by Cyclone Vaianu hammered much of the North Island at the weekend. All weather warnings and watches...
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World Vision – A GENERATION LOST: SUDAN’S CHILDREN PAY THE PRICE OF THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT
Source: World Vision The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth year with more than 17 million children in desperate need as famine-like conditions grip the nation Malnutrition is rife and nearly one million ...
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Two in hospital after chemical reaction at Dunedin Airport’s sewage treatment plant
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said it was called to the plant at about 11.50am on Monday. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Two people have been taken to hospital...
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Founder of charity Kaitāia Whānau in Need left with a destroyed home after March floods
Source: Radio New Zealand The grandmother of five founded the charity Kaitāia Whānau in Need after she spotted a social media post from a young mum who’d just given birth...
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Talk of relocation after string of weather disasters, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand A brown river raging in flood, in a gorge, during a storm. RNZ/ Nick Monro Wild weather has once again brought flooding, damage and destruction to...
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NZ ‘getting a cyclone season’: Cyclone Vaianu’s impacts felt across the North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu’s wrath lashing the north and east. Hundreds of households were evacuated, while thousands more went...
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Extreme weather scientists warn of impending funding drought
Source: Radio New Zealand Waves at high tide in Whitianga. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Senior climate scientists say the major funding for extreme weather research is drying up just as...
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Live weather: Cyclone Vaianu leaves roads closed, evacuees still out of homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s live blog. Whakatāne acting mayor Julie Jukes says Cyclone Vaianu caused significant amount of damage, and the full extent is not...
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Cyclone Vaianu brings 220mm of rain to Coromandel in 24 hours
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga before Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. RNZ/Marika Khabazi A Coromandel weather station recorded more than 200mm of rain as Cyclone Vaianu swept over the North Island. The...