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Person found deceased after fire, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight. Emergency services were called to a property on Trelawney Crescent around 2:30am...
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Section of Blockhouse Bay Road closed
Source: New Zealand Police A section of Blockhouse Bay Road is closed due to a damaged power pole. Emergency services responded to a single vehicle crash just after midday near...
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Former All Black Hoskins Sotutu to leave Blues at end of Super Rugby season
Source: Radio New Zealand Hoskins Sotutu with fans. Brett Phibbs/Photosport Former All Blacks loose forward Hoskins Sotutu has signed with English Premiership club Newcastle Red Bulls and will depart the...
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Scrub blaze near Hastings almost out, firefighters treated for heat exhaustion
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighting has resumed this morning. Facebook / Hawke’s Bay Fire and Emergency The scrub fire near the Hawke’s Bay village of Fernhill – between the township...
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Anchors, camels and kayaks: A less traditional Christmas for Kiwi travellers
Source: Radio New Zealand Christmas is often defined by the traditions of familiar faces, overflowing tables and the comfort of home. But for some families, choosing a different path has...
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One injured after fire destroys home in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rob Dixon A fire has destroyed a home and left one person injured in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau. Up to four crews were...
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Cricket: Jayden Lennox earns first call-up as trio return for Black Caps
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Stags spinner Jayden Lennox. Kerry Marshall/www.photosport.nz Central Districts spinner Jayden Lennox is in line to make his Black Caps debut after being named in the...
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Nurse’s autistic son could face deportation after Immigration NZ rejects visa
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson elder care nurse Nithin Mankeel with his wife Aparna Jayandhan Geetha and five-year-old son Aidhan Nithin. Supplied A Nelson nurse says he is living in...
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Firefighting resumes at scrub blaze in Fernhill, Hastings
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter extinguishing hotspots at the Fernhill fire on Tuesday. Supplied / FENZ Fire crews are battling to control a scrub blaze that broke out near...
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Grieving through Christmas when tragedy strikes
Source: Radio New Zealand Sandy Corbett found out she had cancer on Christmas Eve in 2020. Type of cancer? An incurable blood cancer called Myeloma, where about 60 percent of...
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First Responders – Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #3
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Operations Manager, Assistant Commander...
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The most popular stories you read on RNZ in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ What were the most popular stories of the year on RNZ? They included major breaking news events, but there was also a lot of talk...
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First Responders – Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #1
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Residents living around the Farmhouse Lodge on the outskirts of Fernhill are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand has...
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JD Vance tries to have it both ways on Nick Fuentes and antisemitism
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN US Vice President JD Vance. (File photo) AFP/JIM WATSON Analysis – Vice President JD Vance has never looked more like the...
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Families want answers a year after South Korea’s deadliest plane crash
Source: Radio New Zealand By Kang Jin-kyu, AFP Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at...
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Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, person hospitalised
Source: Radio New Zealand Drone footage of the fire near the Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill. SUPPLIED Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub fire which has...
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Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, homes evacuated
Source: Radio New Zealand The Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill, Hawke’s Bay is near the fire. Screenshot / Google Maps Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub...
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Hamilton homicide victim named as police search for sightings of car
Source: Radio New Zealand A homicide investigation is underway in Hamilton. (File photo) RNZ / Marika Khabazi The victim at the centre of a homicide investigation in Hamilton has been...
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Fire crews battle Hawke’s Bay scrub fire in windy conditions
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling a blaze in Fernhill near Hastings. Crews said they responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon which is located between the Fernhill township and...
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Winston Peters on a mission to restore NZ’s diplomatic ‘mojo’
Source: Radio New Zealand Across the term Winston Peters has been to 51 countries, spending a total of 201 days offshore. RNZ / Mark Papalii You’d hardly know it, given...
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Fire crews respond to vegetation fire in Hawke’s Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling a blaze in Fernhill near Hastings. Crews said they responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon which is located between the Fernhill township and...
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‘Out of a supermarket trolley’ – Cheese shop owner ‘devastated’ as discarded product resold
Source: Radio New Zealand Over The Moon cheese shop in Putāruru. Screenshot / Google The owner of a cheese company whose discarded product was stolen from a Waikato landfill and...
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Sincere Healthcare Group and Landmark Medical Centre Unite to Strengthen Cross-Border Patient Care Between Singapore and Johor Bahru
Source: Media Outreach Integration improves access and continuity of specialist care across Singapore–Malaysia border SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2025 – As healthcare systems in Singapore and...
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Three new measles cases – two in Auckland and one in Wellington, Health New Zealand says
Source: Radio New Zealand The announcement brings the total number of cases to 35 nationwide. Supplied/ US CDC Health New Zealand has announced three new cases of measles, with two...
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Police ask for help finding teenager Larissa missing in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Larissa is described as about 175cms tall with brown eyes and blonde hair and was wearing black shorts and a black singlet. NZ Police Police are...
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Surf Life Saving stress caution as rescues double from last year
Source: Radio New Zealand Surf lifeguards have performed twice the rescues when compared with the same season last year. Nick Monro Water safety experts are urging caution as a busy...
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Have you seen Larissa?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Larissa, who has been reported missing from the Avondale area. The 16-year-old was last seen at about 10pm...