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· January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the RNZ liveblog above for the latest updates. A heavy rain warning for Northland and Coromandel Peninsula has now been upgraded to red, with hundreds...
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· January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An aurora seen from Hoon Hay, Christchurch. Rebecca Bull / RNZ Rays from the biggest solar storm of the last couple of decades hit the Earth...
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· January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the RNZ liveblog at the top of the page for the latest updates. Bands of heavy rain are expected to spread south across the motu...
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· January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many people find the Christmas holidays strain their family relationships, but few go to the extent of issuing lengthy statements on social media about them. If...
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· January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper visits the damages areas around Ōakura. Supplied / Whangārei District Council Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says the storm damage he witnessed on...
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· January 20, 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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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Low-lying Bland Bay, on the Whangaruru Peninsula, is highly susceptible to flooding. Peter de Graaf About 80 campers trapped at Whangaruru since Sunday have finally made...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the shooting in Onehunga on Friday. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ A van believed to be have been atthe scene of...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Firefighters have extinguished a fire at Christchurch Hospital. Eight crews were called to the hospital after being alerted by an automatic alarm...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire at Christchurch Hospital. Fire and Emergency confirmed eight crews are at the hospital...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Auckland City Police are continuing to make progress in investigating a firearms incident in Onehunga on Friday morning. Detective Senior Sergeant Matt Bunce says a vehicle...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aurora lights up the sky in Mercer, Auckland on 11 May, 2024. Supplied / Laura Acket A solar storm is being monitored by the National Emergency...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Rain and cooler temperatures have eased the fire risk in parts of Hawke’s Bay, which has enabled Fire and Emergency New Zealand to reduce restrictions...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce the 2026 Election Day soon. RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Photo illustration / 123rf Explainer – Only one...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Three men spent six hours in the water off Tolaga Bay before a major search and rescue effort reached them. Supplied / NZDF Yellow leggings and...
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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Wareham shops in markets at Apia, Samoa. Supplied/VSA An organisation offering volunteer work abroad says New Zealand’s tight job market is fuelling interest in its...
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· January 20, 2026
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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· January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern areas are in line for another blast of heavy rain and winds, days after parts of Northland were flooded. MetService has issued orange heavy rain...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has sent 22 firefighters to Victoria today, following a formal request from Emergency Management Victoria. The contingent consists of 20...
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· January 19, 2026
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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· January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Missing tramper Graham Garnett was found sheltering in a hut in Kahurangi National Park yesterday afternoon Supplied / NZ Police The family of missing tramper Graham...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The outside of a home in Northland’s Ōakura on Monday. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Northlanders already battered by the weekend’s heavy rain are bracing for...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue Disoriented by heavy cloud and with weather conditions closing in, one wrong turn was all it...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A band of rain moves across the country on Thursday. Earth Science NZ New Zealand is in for another week of rain as a new weather...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A bushfire burning near the town of Longwood, northern Victoria. AFP / CFA Wandong Fire Brigade / Kylie Shingles Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 19th – Friday 23rd January Yellow Heavy Rain Watch for Northland Yellow Heavy Rain Watches for Auckland (north of the Harbour Bridge), Great Barrier...
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· January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McLay announce the conclusion of free trade negotiations with India in December. RNZ / Mark Papalii Explainer –...