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ANZ says Middle East conflict will mean house prices fall
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau ANZ says it now expects house prices to fall this year as conflict in the Middle East means lower household confidence and...
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Rugby: Veteran loosie Brad Shields extends stay with Hurricanes
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes player Brad Shields. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Experienced loose forward Brad Shields has extended his stay with the Hurricanes for another year. The one-year contract...
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Burst pipe cuts water to three Wellington suburbs
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of a damaged water pipe in the capital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Parts of three Wellington suburbs are without water as crews work...
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Universities – As AI races ahead, can the law keep up? UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA How can existing and emerging legal frameworks govern artificial intelligence without stifling innovation? This question will be top of mind at a conference on...
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Storm News – Northland weather update 01 0830hrs 26 March
Source: Northland Regional Council Advisory issued on behalf of Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group UPDATE 01; MARCH WEATHER EVENT Hi all, Just a quick update you on the weather situation...
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Celebrities are seeing that you can’t outrun a video
Source: Radio New Zealand As a culture, we are nosy. That’s why tabloid culture — both in its grocery store checkout aisle and online forms —thrives, especially when it involves...
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Catch limit changes for two rock lobster fisheries
Source: New Zealand Government Catch limits for spiny rock lobster have been reduced for Gisborne, and increased for Otago following a regular sustainability review, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
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Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailings for 7th day, no timeframe for fix
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara RNZ/Anthony Phelps Bluebridge has cancelled a week’s worth of sailings on one of its Cook Strait ferries due to a technical fault, and there’s...
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Politicians and defamation in an election year – How far can you go?
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media about social media posts made by his former partner. Marty Melville Explainer – It’s election year, and attacks are...
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Live: Floods close highways as heavy rain hits North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency is urging residents in storm-affected areas to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a night of heavy rain. A red weather warning...
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Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailings for a week
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara RNZ/Anthony Phelps Bluebridge has cancelled a week’s worth of sailings on one of its Cook Strait ferries due to a technical fault, and there’s...
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Hunters asked to watch for weeds this roar
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 March 2026 DOC Biosecurity Technical Advisor Connor Hines says invasive weeds like common heather, gorse, and broom are very harmful for our native bush,...
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Ready, set, naturing: DOC Great Walk, hut and campsite bookings open from 12 May
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 March 2026 To give everyone a fair go, opening dates for bookings are staggered across several days, with bookings opening at either 9:30 am...
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Live: Heavy rain lashes upper North Island, rescue crews prepare
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency is urging residents in storm-affected areas to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a night of heavy rain. A red weather warning...
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Live: Heavy rain lashes upper North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency is urging residents in storm-affected areas to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a night of heavy rain. A red weather warning...
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Specialist rescue crews deployed to Northland and Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Thompson is staying at Mokau marae near Ōakura. RNZ / Nick Monro Specialist rescue teams are being deployed to Northland as the region hunkers down...
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Specialist rescue crews deployed to storm-battered regions
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people are guided across dangerous floodwaters in Tasman on Friday 11 July, 2025, by members from Fire and Emergency NZ’s specialist water response teams from...
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Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Two bodies have been found inside a car that was discovered upside down in a stream in rural Wellington this morning. Police,...
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Councils of flood hit areas invest in flood barriers as extra security
Source: Radio New Zealand ARK flood barriers are manufactured by Tauranga company Tarpaulin Makers. Supplied/Tarpaulin Makers The local makers of a temporary, reusable dam say it’s got the potential to...
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Wellington water woes: ‘A price which is not in the plan’
Source: Radio New Zealand A hefty bill is bubbling up for Wellington, after decades of underinvestment in the city’s water infrastructure. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The local government minister has...
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Pike River Mine victims’ families fear proposed health and safety law changes risk another tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne outside Parliament in 2025. RNZ / Anneke Smith Families of those killed in the Pike River Mine disaster fear the...
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Married at First Sight expert Mel Schilling remembered as ‘amazing’ and ‘radiant’ after bowel cancer death
Source: Radio New Zealand Mel Schilling emerged as one of Australia’s most recognisable relationship experts on Australian (and New Zealand) television. On Tuesday, she died of bowel cancer at the...
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Fire at wreckers yard in Upper Hutt extinguished, roads remain closed
Source: Radio New Zealand A car wreckers is on fire in Upper Hutt. Wellington Fire and Emergency Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a wreckers yard in Upper Hutt, but...
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Live: 36-hour heavy rain warnings begin in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain has set in across Northland ahead of a major deluge expected – though so far it’s steady rather than torrential. Northland Regional Council data shows...
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A F Thomas Park: Future recreational use announced by local board
Source: Auckland Council The future parks and recreation outcomes for inclusion in A F Thomas Park in Wairau Valley have been decided. Today, the Kaipātiki Local Board voted for space...
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NRL: NZ Warriors still hope to retain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck with contract extension
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is off contract with the Warriors at the end of this season. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster hasn’t completely given up hope...
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Anyone worried about looming Northland storm should act early, Whangārei Council urges
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding around Ngunguru Road, east of Whangārei in January this year. RNZ / Susan Edmunds Whangārei District Council is advising anyone who doesn’t feel safe ahead...