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Fatal fire, Ōtāhuhu
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, Counties Manukau West CIB: At around 9pm last night reports were received that a property on Tamaki Ave,...
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NRL: Taine Tuaupiki contract extension adds heat to NZ Warriors fullback bid
Source: Radio New Zealand Taine Tuaupiki at Warriors training. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 6 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on...
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Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach
Source: Radio New Zealand By Tony Johnson, rugby commentator Three years after being unceremoniously dumped as Wallabies coach months out from 2023 World Cup, Dave Rennie will take on the...
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Why Air NZ is in the red while rivals soar
Source: Radio New Zealand While other international airlines are reporting a profit, Air New Zealand recently announced a $40 million loss. RNZ/ Mark Papalii Air New Zealand is struggling in...
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Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave
Source: Radio New Zealand A man makes his way through debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in...
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Drugs and firearms charges follow Riverhead warrant
Source: New Zealand Police A Police investigation has shut down a suspected methamphetamine manufacturing operation and seized several firearms in north-west Auckland. Two arrests were made in the operation, led...
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Geopolitical instability and interconnected risks raise fears of Black Swan scenarios
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 March 2026 – Despite seeming predictable in hindsight, Black Swans are unexpected or unforeseen events that are highly disruptive and...
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Amnesty International Update – Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian...
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Plan to mitigate stench from Christchurch treatment plant must avoid sewage washing up on beaches – community leader
Source: Radio New Zealand Bromley wastewater treatment plant. A community leader has urged the Christchurch City Council to avoid any chance of sewage washing up on the city’s beaches. His...
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Amnesty International – Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian...
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Fire Safety – Change of fire season for areas within the Nelson Tasman region
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a total fire ban for the St Arnaud zone, which will take effect from 8am on Wednesday 4...
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Part of SH35 on East Coast raised to help performance in wet weather
Source: Radio New Zealand The completed project which stood up well to heavy rain in January. Suppled / NZTA A critical section of State Highway 35 has been raised by...
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Live: Israel’s army ordered to seize territory in Lebanon, Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran....
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Dozens of Auckland homes compulsorily bought by council for flood relief plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream. This is...
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Live: Israel launches fresh attacks on Iran and Beirut, Iran continues strikes across Gulf
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran....
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Live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran and Beirut
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran....
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Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran is yet to come. Speaking...
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Christchurch could have protest-free zones at ‘sensitive sites’
Source: Radio New Zealand John Minto at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch, if one city councillor...
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Questions remain over Christchurch sewage discharge plan
Source: Radio New Zealand The scent from the damaged plant has been plaguing much of Christchurch for years. New Zealand Defence Force from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 The...
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Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up
Source: Radio New Zealand Seven weeks of weeding work at Lake Horowhenua has finished More than 400 tonnes of invasive weeds collected No easy fix for lake that for decades...
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‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’
Source: Radio New Zealand Jock Davis. Facebook The family of a young man shot and killed by a hunter on Stewart Island last year say the hunter’s failure to identify...
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NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE
Source: Radio New Zealand Government officials and major fuel retailer Z Energy are moving to ease any concerns about the country’s fuel reserves. The US and Israel-led air campaign in...
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31k-strong petition for an independent Commissioner for Animals taken to Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand A Southland livestock grazing company was fined close to $50,000 for allowing hundreds of cattle to graze in mud. Supplied / MPI Warning some of the...
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Live: Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran is yet to come. Speaking...
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University Research – When will the price be right for green hydrogen? – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050. Green hydrogen could help cut...
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Arsonist given second chance to be deported
Source: Radio New Zealand hafakot/123RF An arsonist given a second chance when he appealed against deportation went on to set another fire at the hostel he was staying in, a...
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Live: Trump says ‘big wave’ in Iran is yet to come as conflict widens, Qatar halts LNG production
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning what he is describing as ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran...