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Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe to retire from politics
Source: Radio New Zealand Adrian Rurawhe RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe has announced he will retire from politics next month. The former Speaker has been in parliament...
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Parents devastated no one held accountable for disabled son’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Parents believe poor care by staff and provider led to son’s death They say he should never have been placed in NZCL...
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Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad,...
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Black Caps batter Bevon Jacobs takes sensational Super Smash form into India T20 series
Source: Radio New Zealand Bevon Jacobs has been the form batter of the domestic Super Smash competition. Photosport Bevon Jacobs’ scorching Super Smash form has not gone unnoticed, even if...
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Police make history with 100 former officers rejoining in 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Commissioner Richard Chambers: New Zealand Police is celebrating a record-breaking year with 100 former officers rejoining in 2025. Last year was by far...
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When should you fix your home loan?
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from about 7 percent at the peak to just over 4.5 percent at the end...
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What is going on with the Beckham family feud?
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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Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says some storm damage ‘as bad as you see in north’
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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Hainan FTP’s first month of island-wide special customs operations boosts economic vitality, sets global benchmark
Source: Media Outreach HAIKOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 January 2026 – One month into the island-wide special customs operations, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south...
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AsiaBC Brings Award-Winning Incorporation & Asia Market Entry Expertise to UAE’s Global Founders
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR/DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 December 2025 – Asia Business Centre (AsiaBC), a Hong Kong-based leader in corporate services and cross-border startup...
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Plans for a Super Liquor store in Lake Hāwea was approved despite record community objections
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Riley and her son on the site of the proposed Super Liquor store. Supplied/Lisa Riley Plans for Lake Hāwea’s first standalone liquor store have been...
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New Zealand and Palau eye the next two Pacific Forums
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and Palau have agreed to cooperate closely on Pacific regional issues, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “As the next two hosts of the Pacific...
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UFC: Predictions, previews and wish-list for 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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Man in home detention after obtaining more than $2m in mortgage fraud
Source: Radio New Zealand Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court last September. RNZ / Liu Chen A man has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention...
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80 campers trapped in Whangaruru return home after having to hike over massive slip
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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Vehicle of interest in Auckland’s Onehunga shooting seized by police
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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20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had ruptured
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Man with Prader-Willi Syndrome died of multi-organ failure from a complication of undiagnosed diabetes, triggered by perforated bowel that went unnoticed Care...
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Revealed: PM’s office received no advice that there are jobs for young people – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) and Kick Back can reveal the Prime Minister’s office received no advice that plentiful jobs are...
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‘Heavy blow’ for Breakers with Rob Baker’s season over
Source: Radio New Zealand Rob Baker has ruptured his ACL. AAP / Photosport American import Rob Baker will miss the remainder of the New Zealand Breakers’ NBL season after sustaining...
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10-year-old aces high school exams
Source: Radio New Zealand Raymond Hsu holds his breath, staring at the screen as the NZQA results page loads. A few seconds later, the 10-year-old erupts — screaming, flapping his...
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Meet the rangatahi Māori breaking ground in both law and fashion
Source: Radio New Zealand Ellis works in Treaty law and hopes her journey shows other rangatahi Māori- particularly those from small towns – that they belong in both academic and...
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Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci
Source: Radio New Zealand Fletcher Building headquarters in Auckland. Fletcher Building Fletcher Construction to be sold for $315.6m, potentially rising to $334.1m Sale includes Higgins, Brian Perry Civil and Fletcher...
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Counties Manukau urgent care service now operating 24/7
Source: New Zealand Government South and East Aucklanders can now access urgent care at any time, with the Counties Manukau after-hours service now operating 24 hours a day, seven days...
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A fisherman’s yellow leggings helped save them after capsizing at Tolaga Bay
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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Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to...
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Kiwi photographer Max Alexander turns camera on ‘planetary defence’, space junk
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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All Whites to host Finland and Chile in first NZ-hosted FIFA Series
Source: Radio New Zealand The last time the All Whites were at Eden Park they qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Nearly a year after...