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Watch: Christopher Luxon faces leadership questions after latest poll
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher...
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Storm News – Wellington weather event update
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been busy responding to weather related callouts across Wellington today. Since 3am, Fire and Emergency has received around...
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Watch live: Christopher Luxon faces leadership questions after latest poll
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher...
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Wellington residents in flood-prone areas told to evacuate as downpours continue
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at Island Bay Bowling Club on Monday. RNZ / Anya Fielding People living in flood-prone areas of the greater Wellington region should leave their homes...
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Empowering the Digital Future: CUKTECH 10 Ultra Charger Officially Launches in the Philippines
Source: Media Outreach Enjoy ₱200 OFF during the launch period, plus stackable platform vouchers and limited-edition freebies. MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – CUKTECH, a...
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Wellington floods: The stories of the people caught up in the disaster
Source: Radio New Zealand The flooding at the Island Bay bowling club. RNZ / Anya Fielding Many parts of Wellington have started the week under water, after heavy rain hit...
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Coroner grants order preventing naming mother and children killed in Hastings
Source: Radio New Zealand A homicide investigation was launched, after the death of three people in Hastings. RNZ / Anusha Bradley A coroner has granted an order prohibiting publishing the...
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Gloves off, gumboots on for new boxing world champ
Source: Radio New Zealand Lani Daniels is taking the IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles back to Pipiwai. AFP Greatness doesn’t change Lani Daniels. With three world titles...
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Christchurch red zone ‘area of interest’ in search for missing woman Rowena Walker
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied The last confirmed sighting of Rowena Walker was on 14 August 2025, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street...
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Strong winds down trees, rip off roofs in Far North during overnight storm
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Supplied / David Bodescu High winds downed trees and tore off at least two roofs across the Far North overnight. Kaitāia fire chief Craig...
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Do you know this man? Police continue appeal in burglary investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to seek information on an unknown male who was found inside a Glen Innes home last week. Investigators have worked through the weekend...
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Girls approached by group in car, police investigating
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are treating the approach on a Devonport street as suspicious behaviour and are asking for witnesses. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Two young girls were approached...
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Elderly, blind residents carried from flooded Wellington home
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services carried an elderly blind person and another in a wheelchair from their flooded Wellington home. Torrential rain from thunderstorms in Wellington before dawn on...
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48% of Singaporean Divers Unaware of Taiwan’s Dive Offerings: TTA at ADEX 2026
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – Most Singaporeans have already ticked off Taipei’s night markets and Alishan’s morning mists. But the real discovery...
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Boost for community organisations through Auckland Council grants
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council wants Aucklanders to thrive and community-led organisations play a key role in making this happen. That’s why the council’s Community Committee has allocated 11 organisations...
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Huge landslide as flooding hit Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents on Wellington’s south coast are relieved no one was hurt. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) was called to a large slip in Vancouver Street in the...
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Smile burglars, you’re on camera
Source: New Zealand Police Security cameras have assisted in the lock up of four alleged burglars across Auckland overnight. At about 1.30am, Police were contacted by a Greenlane homeowner after...
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Consultation opens on draft ACOP to clarify health and safety in residential construction
Source: Worksafe New Zealand WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking feedback on and input into draft content for an approved code of practice (ACOP) for residential construction. ACOPs are a recognised,...
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Consultation opens on draft ACOPs for agriculture
Source: Worksafe New Zealand WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking feedback on and input into draft content for two approved codes of practice (ACOP) for agriculture. ACOPs are a recognised, practical...
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Vintage cars, stamp collection damaged by floodwaters in wild Wellington weather
Source: Radio New Zealand Vogeltown resident Janis McLauchlan woke at 4 this morning to a river outside her window. She lives with her husband Jimmy on Balfour Street, and her...
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In pictures: The damage caused by flooding across the lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Stokes Valley on Saturday. Mark Papalii/RNZ Torrential rain over the weekend caused flooding and damage to parts of the lower North Island including Wellington,...
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‘Water everywhere’: Dozens of cars seen floating in floodwaters in Mount Cook
Source: Radio New Zealand Resident Jane Loughnan said she woke to “water everywhere”. Supplied A woman on Wright Street in the Wellington suburb of Mount Cook saw half a dozen...
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Update: Hastings homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Martin James: A homicide investigation is ongoing following the deaths of three people in Hastings yesterday. Emergency services were called...
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‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany
Source: Radio New Zealand Tāwhaki is an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, famed for his search for divine knowledge. There’s a poutokomanawa of him that’s about five feet tall,...
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Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff
Source: Radio New Zealand Lynne Douglas is unhappy that while a handful of plants have survived they’ve by and large been neglected. Robin Martin/RNZ Whanganui residents are on a mission...
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Live: Politicians react as latest poll shows National unable to govern if election held today
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher...
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Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura’s town centre on Sunday. A local resident said by the time this photo was taken, the water had gone...