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Royal recognition for Youth Aid officer

· December 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has congratulated a Police Youth Aid officer who is recognised today with a royal honour. Senior Constable Grant Watts, based at Palmerston North...

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Ten businesses that didn’t survive 2025

· December 31, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Kitchen Things went into receivership mid-year. Google Maps It’s been another tough year financially for many New Zealand households and businesses. While some commentators said in...

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Rhythm and Vines dries out after soggy start

· December 30, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Festival goers at Rhythm and Vines are off to a soggy start after the region was wiped with heavy rain. Lucy Parkinson After a soggy start,...

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Scientists investigate venomous spider ‘hotspots’

· December 30, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Professor Steve Trewick Researchers are investigating “hotspots” of a venomous spider throughout the country this summer. The invasive noble false widow spider was first...

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Name release, New Plymouth house fire

· December 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the person who died following a house fire in Trelawney Crescent, New Plymouth on 24 December. He was 49-year-old...

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Four youths apprehended following burglary

· December 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Dunedin Police are thanking members of the public for their assistance leading to four youths being apprehended for a burglary in Dunedin Central today. At around...

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Weather: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds

· December 30, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Campground managers in the North Island are hoping for sunnier weather leading up to New Year’s. Ruth Kuo Wild weather battered much of the North Island...

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How short-form videos could be harming young minds

· December 30, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis – Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment...

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The biggest Kiwi sporting stories of 2025

· December 29, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish. PHOTOSPORT Controversies, comebacks, suspensions, breakthrough wins and a near perfect seasons, there have been some truly massive sport’s stories involving New Zealanders this year....