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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each...
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Government tweaks law so contractors can’t challenge employment status retrospectively
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government is tweaking its legislation removing the right for contractors to challenge their employment status...
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How many children have to die for safety regulations for corded window blinds, mother asks
Source: Radio New Zealand Tilly Cambie is remembered as a typically adventurous three-year-old who loved climbing and adored her big sister Lainey. Supplied The mother of a child who died...
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Ready-mixed concrete: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Ready-mixed concrete: December 2025 quarter – information release 11 February 2026 Ready-mixed concrete statistics provide an indicator of construction activity. Key facts In the December 2025 quarter,...
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Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A dead possum in the Roxburgh reservoir has triggered a boil water notice for the area. The Central Otago District Council (CODC)...
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Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A child is in hospital after being hit by a bus while bike riding in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the...
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Housing support working for rough sleepers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making steady progress expanding Housing First support for people sleeping rough, with 199 lease agreements signed since actions were announced in September last...
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New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape
Source: Radio New Zealand A new satellite map has revealed the scale of devastation across the East Cape following a January storm. Supplied / Dragonfly Data Science Recent severe storms...
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Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban
Source: Radio New Zealand Maitai Bay, on the Karikari Peninsula, is a popular Far North holiday spot. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Life is returning to a Far North bay...
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‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa mayor Craig Little believes the people in the car were all from the same family. Nick Monro A deadly crash involving a car and a...
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Auckland secondhand bookshop owner saves store from closure finding new location
Source: Radio New Zealand Warwick Jordan outside the new shop at 4 Glenside Crescent. RNZ / Evie Richardson A much-loved and long-running Auckland secondhand bookshop will live to write another...
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Audit finds no evidence of some wait lists being misrepresented at Nelson Hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the treatment areas in Nelson Hospital’s upgraded emergency department. Samantha Gee / RNZ The Office of the Auditor-General has found no issue with the...
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Video of Michael Reed KC being asked to leave NZ First event played at probe into Judge Ema Aitken
Source: Radio New Zealand A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting an NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of the NZ...
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Children’s Minister too busy to front on Malachi Subecz report
Source: Radio New Zealand Malachi Subecz was subjected to months of horrific abuse. Supplied Children’s Minister Karen Chhour is yet to front questions on a scathing coroner’s report into the...
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Finn Diesel, Trixie or Trevor? – name sought for Gore’s iconic giant trout
Source: Radio New Zealand The brown trout statue was unveiled by Sir Bob Jones in February 1989, but has been unnamed ever since. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Gore’s famous giant...
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Teaching Council too focused on ‘being liked by the profession’ – review
Source: Radio New Zealand The review said the council should use its rich data about teachers to identify patterns and help tackle negative trends and risks. RNZ / Richard Tindiller...
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Customers upset as NZ designer stops making plus-sized clothes
Source: Radio New Zealand Augustine has become one of New Zealand Facebook’s favourite fashion brands, known for its bright, floral and sparkly pieces. Supplied / Augustine Women’s clothing brand Augustine’s...
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Lease agreement for Kawerau site a major step forward for integrated biomass manufacturing facility
Source: Foresta Group Holdings Message: Plans to build New Zealand’s first integrated biomass manufacturing facility to produce pine-based chemicals and low emissions fossil-free fuel to replace coal, have moved a step...
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New approach for Carillon at National War Memorial reflects Anzac connection
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage The iconic Carillon bells have not sounded out across Pukeahu National War Memorial Park since 2020, due to earthquake strengthening to the carillon tower. Manatū...
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BusinessNZ – Amid tough energy decisions, LNG plan has potential
Source: BusinessNZ The Government’s announcement that it will proceed with the procurement of an LNG terminal has the potential to lower the extreme electricity prices NZ experiences in a dry year...
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NZ’s biggest triathlon festival toasts 20 years – Challenge Wānaka
Source: Challenge Wānaka Next week’s anticipated Challenge Wānaka marks 20 years of New Zealand’s largest triathlon festival, which has attracted more than 25,000 athletes and injected more than $54 million...
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Moa Point: Regional mayors have their say on what happens next and who will pay
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Some mayors in the Wellington region have weighed in on the Moa Point sewage plant failure and who...
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Otago University urges students to ‘stay off roofs’ after campus accident
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University vice-chancellor Grant Robertson is warning students to stay off roofs after a young man was critically injured falling from a building at the Dunedin...
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Winston Peters denounces Israel for expanding control over occupied West Bank
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says Israel’s decision is a ‘major setback for any chance at a two-state solution’. RNZ / Mark Papalii The foreign minister has denounced Israel...
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Out of control Dunedin university party weeks sparks police concern
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF There is concern that some behaviour at Dunedin’s annual ‘Flo’ and ‘O’ weeks is out of control and highly dangerous, with students clambering onto roofs....
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Moa Point failure: Wellington Water won’t speak on inquiry issues
Source: Radio New Zealand Last week’s failure at the Moa Point facility sent raw sewage into the nearby coast. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water will not answer any more...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal?
Source: Radio New Zealand Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika Kick-off: 4:35pm Saturday 14 February Churchill Park, Lautoka Live blog updates on RNZ Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal when...