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What is going on with the Beckham family feud?
Source: Radio New Zealand Many people find the Christmas holidays strain their family relationships, but few go to the extent of issuing lengthy statements on social media about them. If...
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Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats
Source: Radio New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon giving his State of the Nation speech on Monday. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will announce this year’s general election...
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Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says some storm damage ‘as bad as you see in north’
Source: Radio New Zealand Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper visits the damages areas around Ōakura. Supplied / Whangārei District Council Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says the storm damage he witnessed on...
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Pharmacy error found by HDC: Endometriosis patient given antidepressant, left seriously ill
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was mistakenly given the antidepressant sertraline instead of the Siterone branded cyproterone she was perscribed for her endometriosis. AFP/ Science Photo Library A young...
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Māori local councillors set direction for the next three years.
Source: Radio New Zealand New Plymouth District Councillor and Te Maruata co-chair Dinnie Moeahu. Supplied / NPDC Te Maruata – the national committee of Māori elected members within LGNZ –...
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Auckland duty lawyers consider further industrial action over pay, conditions
Source: Radio New Zealand Dennis Ansley has been a duty lawyer in Auckland for more than 38 years. Supplied An Auckland duty lawyer isn’t ruling out further action, after not...
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Tennis: Lulu Sun loses to qualifier at Australian Open
Source: Radio New Zealand Lulu Sun of New Zealand at the Australian Open. LUKAS COCH/Photosport New Zealand’s Lulu Sun was beaten by Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5...
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Plans for a Super Liquor store in Lake Hāwea was approved despite record community objections
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Riley and her son on the site of the proposed Super Liquor store. Supplied/Lisa Riley Plans for Lake Hāwea’s first standalone liquor store have been...
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What makes Cornwall Park so special?
Source: Radio New Zealand Cornwall Park is one of New Zealand’s biggest, busiest and beloved city parks in the middle of urban Auckland. The New Zealand Gardens Trust has just awarded the...
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Much-loved teacher and sportsman killed in Northland’s Bay of Islands
Source: Radio New Zealand Harry Darkins, 36, was a teacher at Auckland’s Ormiston Junior College before his death. ONERAHI CENTRAL CRICKET CLUB / SUPPLIED A much-loved teacher and sportsman in...
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Why Fletcher Building is selling its construction division to French giant Vinci
Source: Radio New Zealand Six months after announcing a potential sale was on the cards, Fletcher Building revealed on Tuesday that a binding agreement had been reached, and its construction...
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New Zealand and Palau eye the next two Pacific Forums
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and Palau have agreed to cooperate closely on Pacific regional issues, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “As the next two hosts of the Pacific...
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Crews push forward on either side of SH2 Waioweka Gorge
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Crews continue working from both ends of the SH2 Waioweka Gorge, as there is currently no safe access through the central section. Damage is extensive,...
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Name release, fatal crash, Winton
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the woman who died following a fatal crash on State Highway 6, Winton on Thursday 15 January. She was 75-year-old Patrizia Botti,...
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UFC: Predictions, previews and wish-list for 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg has all but guaranteed his shot at gold this year. AAP / Photosport The most pulsating, unpredictable and primal sport on the...
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NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission
Source: Radio New Zealand The companies announced their proposed merger late last year. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it has received an application from discount fuel retailers...
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Man in home detention after obtaining more than $2m in mortgage fraud
Source: Radio New Zealand Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court last September. RNZ / Liu Chen A man has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention...
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80 campers trapped in Whangaruru return home after having to hike over massive slip
Source: Radio New Zealand Low-lying Bland Bay, on the Whangaruru Peninsula, is highly susceptible to flooding. Peter de Graaf About 80 campers trapped at Whangaruru since Sunday have finally made...
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Two arrested following disturbance in the night
Source: New Zealand Police Two men face charges after being disturbed interfering with a vehicle in central Auckland this morning. Auckland Central Police responded to reports of two men rummaging...
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Earring-sized transmitters introduced in war against yellow-legged hornets
Source: Radio New Zealand A sign warning of yellow-legged hornets on the North Shore in Auckland. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail Earring-sized transmitters are being attached to worker hornets as Auckland’s...
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Energy Policy – Improving transparency in NZ’s energy transition – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) says improved, system-wide data will help businesses, policymakers and communities better understand New Zealand’s energy transition. BEC’s Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard says Powering...
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Vehicle of interest in Auckland’s Onehunga shooting seized by police
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the shooting in Onehunga on Friday. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ A van believed to be have been atthe scene of...
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Fire crews put out blaze at Christchurch Hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Firefighters have extinguished a fire at Christchurch Hospital. Eight crews were called to the hospital after being alerted by an automatic alarm...
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20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had ruptured
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Man with Prader-Willi Syndrome died of multi-organ failure from a complication of undiagnosed diabetes, triggered by perforated bowel that went unnoticed Care...
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Four-vehicles crash in Lindis Pass
Source: Radio New Zealand Lindis Pass (file photo). 123rf A multi-vehicle crash has been cleared off State Highway 8 in the Lindis Pass. Police were called to the four-vehicle crash...
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Revealed: PM’s office received no advice that there are jobs for young people – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) and Kick Back can reveal the Prime Minister’s office received no advice that plentiful jobs are...
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Road blocked, State Highway 1, Manakau, Horowhenua
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, between Ōhau and Manakau, is blocked following a single vehicle crash. Both lanes are blocked and Police are in attendance. Emergency services received...