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Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge in October 2025. Supplied / Bree Joyce Farmers are facing their second major clean up in...
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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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Search under way for Karori man
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager Inspector Fleur de Bes: A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori this morning, after a man was...
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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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Police to search Red Zone area for Rowena
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police have identified an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing 39-year-old Rowena Walker. Rowena was last seen on CCTV footage on Bassett...
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Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded farmland in Ōhura. Supplied/ Ross Perry The remote King County settlement of Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services following the weekend deluge....
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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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Two children under 3 and woman killed at Hastings home
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman...
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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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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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Banks ‘standing by’ to help customers amid fuel crisis – but 0% interest loans off the table
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s banks say they are standing by to help customers who are affected by the fuel crisis – but the 0 percent...
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Luxon’s Government cut flood protection spending while extreme weather worsens
Source: Green Party This Government has cut flood protection spending by 41 per cent compared to the last Government, even as climate-change-charged extreme weather events become more frequent and severe....
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Six meetings, 34 agenda items missed: The short, complicated term of KiwiRail’s Scott O’Donnell
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott O’Donnell was appointed to the KiwiRail board with a conflict of interest management plan that included seven mitigations. Otago Daily Times / Laura Smith Scott...
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‘Party needs to do better’, but Christopher Luxon says he won’t stand down, be rolled
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has blamed leaks about his leadership on a “small handful of dissatisfied MPs” and says he will address the matter with his...
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Search for man missing from North Auckland beach continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Shelly Beach is in the Kaipara Harbour. (File photo) The search for a man missing from a North Auckland beach is continuing. Police were called to...
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Keep an eye out, and ear open, for kiwi
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 20 April 2026 After the surprise discovery of a western brown kiwi in the Pureora Forest Park’s Waipapa Block in March, DOC has echoed the...
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Hurricanes hurting but not cowed by last-gasp defeat to the Chiefs
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes celebrate a try against the Chiefs. DJ Mills The Hurricanes insist Saturday’s 22-17 golden point loss to the Chiefs hasn’t dented their confidence. The two...
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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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Anna Kilpatrick’s life flipped – she stopped needing anything new
Source: Radio New Zealand Fifteen years ago, Anna Kilpatrick’s life was turned upside down when her children’s father suffered a stroke at the age of 38. “It blew a hole right through...
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Arrests made following aggravated robbery, Frankton
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston – Hamilton City Area Investigations Manager: Police have arrested and charged two youth in relation to an aggravated robbery...
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Liam Lawson is eliminating his mistakes, Racing Bulls boss says
Source: Radio New Zealand Alan Permane, Team Principal of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. RUDY CAREZZEVOLI / AFP Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane believes New Zealand driver Liam Lawson is...
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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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Aviation Appointments – CAA appoints new Chief Digital Officer
Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) After a thorough recruitment process, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Aaron Toatelegese as Chief Digital Officer to its...