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· January 10, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The weather is already heating up as a heat wave passes through Aotearoa New Zealand. Deputy Chief Executive Prevention, Nick Pyatt says updated weather forecasts...
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· January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several watches and warnings are in place. MetService screenshot Parts of the South Island are set to swelter on Saturday, but some regions are also bracing...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 January 2026 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) led 19 startups to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Numerous questions have been raised on social media following the publication of an RNZ article on Wednesday that warned car owners of a hefty fine they...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings,...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 22 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 9 January, the eighth time the New Zealand Professional...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two firefighters battling a house fire in Waikanae needed medical treatment, with one suffering a burn and the other overcome by heat...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A building in Pakuranga has been completely destroyed by fire and a person seriously hurt, with flames leaping from the roof, a local business owner says....
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot A building in East Auckland’s Pakuranga is engulfed in flames with billowing thick black smoke. A witness told RNZ the fire started at the Pita...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Save the Children Children in Gaza have entered 2026 facing ongoing storms and flooding that have ripped tents and left them exposed to water-borne diseases with an urgent need for...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Fire and Rescue NSW More than forty firefighters in New South Wales have been working to extinguish a number of yacht fires in a...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Two men stranded on a drifting jetski “did everything right”, but Police say their rescue is an important reminder to boaties about taking essential safety precautions...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are thanking diligent retail staff who led Police to an alleged shoplifter smuggling stolen items in Henderson. The 47-year-old woman is now facing charges of...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill in Wellington overnight. Crews were sent to Upper...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell New ransom deadline arrives Deceased patients among those to have data breached Manage My Health response labelled “shambolic, frustrating and slow” Patient...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places around the country. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Hastings is in for a scorcher on Friday with...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 8 – Monday 12 January – Temperatures across the country are forecast to be much warmer than your average summer’s day this weekend, as the...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The strike date in the original media release was incorrect. Please use the version below. After a wet holiday period for many of us, summer...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Streets affected by a burst water pipe in Wellington’s Kingston. Supplied / Wellington Water More than 100 properties in the Wellington suburb of Kingston will be...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Renting in the Central Otago Lakes District region is now more expensive than Auckland. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Central Otago Lakes District average rents hit $891 per...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parts of the country could reach 37C. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Experts are warning of extreme heat and fire risk as temperatures are forecast to...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Aucklanders are calling a potentially hefty $1500 fine for individuals washing their cars with cleaning products on driveways and letting soapy water run into stormwater...