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One dead, six injured in Christchurch house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has died and six people have been injured in a house fire in Christchurch. RNZ / Sam Sherwood One person has died and six...
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Book showing New Zealand’s flowers in 3D wins Ockham award
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s flowers are often described as “small and green and insignificant”, but an award-winning botanist and author says they have complex stories. Professor of botany...
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Education – National hui returns to birthplace of cultural safety in nursing education
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury 180 delegates gather at Ara Institute of Canterbury for Hui ā Tau mō Ngā Ākonga Neehi Māori (National Māori Student Nurses Hui) Ara Institute of Canterbury...
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NRL: NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf signs with St George-Illawarra Dragons, but still has role to play
Source: Radio New Zealand Luke Metcalf attended Warriors training, while talking to other NRL clubs. Blake Armstrong/Photosport NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster insists halfback Luke Metcalf still has a role...
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Two critically injured, others may be missing after Christchurch house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people have been critically injured in a Christchurch house fire, and others may be missing. RNZ / Sam Sherwood Two people have been critically injured...
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House fire, Mairehau, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Superintendent Lane Todd, Christchurch Metro Area Commander: Emergency services are attending a house fire on Whitehall Street in Christchurch tonight. About...
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Urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD reveals traces of city’s past
Source: Radio New Zealand The demolition of the Metro Plaza and surrounding buildings is part of a project to ‘daylight’ a stretch of the Huatoki Stream which has been covered...
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Morale at NZTA at ‘rock bottom’ after latest round of proposed job cuts
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA national secretary Duane Leo told RNZ workers were in a state of confusion. RNZ / Dom Thomas Morale at the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)...
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Air New Zealand cuts 5% of its flights, jobs could go
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Air New Zealand has cut 5 percent of flights and will start to consolidate other routes after the July school holidays, chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar...
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No prosecution over toppled Northland pylon
Source: Radio New Zealand The pylon fell over while being worked on by contractors. Supplied / Kawakawa Electrical Ltd National grid operator Transpower will not be prosecuted after all over...
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Accommodation supplement change raises concern
Source: Radio New Zealand Social Development Minister Louise Upston said the accommodation supplement calculation had not changed for 33 years RNZ / Mark Papalii A critic says a change to...
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BusinessNZ – More bark, less bureaucracy for animal and plant products
Source: BusinessNZ Proposed changes to agricultural, horticultural and veterinary product regulation will slash red tape, improve productivity and innovation across the primary sector, and be a comfort for pet owners across...
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Pharmac adds Wegovy for weight loss to list for future funding
Source: Radio New Zealand If chosen for future funding, Wegovy would be available to people with a BMI of 35 or more with at least two comorbidities. AFP / Jens...
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Public urged not to share videos of violent assaults online
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people were injured, one critically, after being lured to Queens Park in separate attacks last week (file image). Supplied / Google Maps Southland Police are...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Blues looking to ‘make it ugly’ against Hurricanes
Source: Radio New Zealand Anton Segner will step in for the injured Dalton Papali’i this weekend. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz While many would consider the tactics to be boring or ugly, for...
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‘What they have done is insane’: Young Kiwi surfer dreaming of riding against the best
Source: Radio New Zealand Teenage surfer Alani Morse talks to media at the opening press conference for the Raglan leg of the World Surf League. Rambo Estrada/WSL Teenage surfer Alani...
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Arrests made following flee across Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown: Two men, aged 21 and 22, have been arrested following a fleeing driver event across Tauranga this morning. Just...
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Collaboration encouraged between industry players when goals are in public interest – ComCom
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Commerce Commission chair John Small is encouraging collaboration between industry players where it can drive competition, productivity and economic growth. While cartel...
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Auckland rugby league player Eugene Hanna dies after injury in club’s first game of season
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Photosport A West Auckland rugby league club says one of its players has died after he was injured in his team’s first game of...
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Wellington Phoenix’s Bev Priestman named coach of the year, six players in team of year
Source: Radio New Zealand Coach Bev Priestman before their semi-final win on the weekend. Marty Melville / www.photosport.nz The Wellington Phoenix women’s team have been recognised by their peers as...
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David Seymour’s attacks on RNZ, TVNZ unhelpful, out of order, Goldsmith and Peters say
Source: Radio New Zealand Media Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Mark Papalii Media Minister Paul Goldsmith says David Seymour’s attack on the public broadcasters was unhelpful, while New Zealand First...
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KiwiRail fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while...
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Transport – More Waka Kotahi workers thrown into upheaval as restructures pile up – PSA
Source: PSA More dedicated workers at NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi are facing massive upheaval and uncertainty with new restructures announced, three weeks after another major restructure. The latest restructures, just...
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What you need to know about getting a flu vaccine this year and the ‘super-k’ flu
Source: Radio New Zealand A strain of the influenza virus known as ‘super-k’ or H3N2 Subclade K has been blamed for a severe flu season. NIH-NIAID / IMAGE POINT FR...
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KiwiRai fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while...
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Government reducing regulatory barriers for new agriculture, horticulture and veterinary products
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making sweeping changes so farmers, growers, and vets can maximise economic growth and productivity by getting access to new agricultural chemicals and veterinary...
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Fears that violent assaults in Invercargill were homophobic, city councillor says
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people were injured, one critically, after being lured to Queens Park in separate attacks last week (file image). Supplied / Google Maps An Invercargill city...