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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/LDR – ODT/Stephen Jaquiery A funeral service to publicly mark Sir Tim Shadbolt’s life and legacy will be held in Invercargill this afternoon. Tributes have been...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Robin Martin A person has died following a crash in Winton on Thursday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6/Great North Road was...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are reports of small tornados in the North Island, as severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches remain in place for the top half of the...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thunderstorm warnings are in place for parts of the central North Island this morning. MetService has forecast severe storms near Kawerau, Rotoehu, Totoitoi and Lake Tarawerea,...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Ōamaru residents should be aware of possible delays on State Highway 1 (Thames Highway) this morning. A truck and trailer unit crashed at around 3.10am, between...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Te Rapa Road is closed following a serious crash in Beerescourt overnight. Emergency services were called to the two vehicle crash at around 12.30am. At this...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Health New Zealand has confirmed another major technology outage, this time for hospitals in the lower North Island. A clinician working in one of hospitals...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People gathering sea life at Army Bay. Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools Mark Lenton, who grew up in the Auckland coastal community of Whangaparāoa, fondly remembers spending hours...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Lake Taupo Holiday Resort Lake Taupo Holiday Resort is being overwhelmed by its own popularity, according to one camping enthusiast. A post on the...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A person has died following a crash in Winton yesterday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6/Great North Road was reported just after 3pm. One...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Swim school instructor Aaron Pasion, pictured with his wife Janine and son Andreus, was told his job was skilled and is leaving for Australia after finding...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five years ago, Australian pastor David Riley, his wife, two high school aged daughters and their youngest son, set off on an epic journey to lap...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ed Sheeran is playing two nights in Auckland, before heading south. Supplied / Mark Surridge Auckland is hosting the opening night of Ed Sheeran’s global Loop...
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· January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel We are only half-way through the first month of the year and already the business closures are mounting. EB Games will close its shops...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Oxfam and partners restore limited water access for 156,000 amid near-total water and sanitation infrastructure collapse. 100 days into the ceasefire announcement, in a week that has seen...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson has been axed as All Blacks coach. AFP There has been mixed reaction in parts of red and black country following the shock axing...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand manages 15,000ha of forest plantations across Wairarapa and says it has a detailed plan to mitigate forest fire risk. LDR / Supplied A...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peters has condemned what he described as a brutal crackdown by Iran’s security forces (file image). RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Hospital’s emergency department. RNZ / REECE BAKER More than two dozen staff are caught up in a gastro outbreak at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department. Health...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images He was heralded as the All Blacks’ saviour. Calls for the highly accomplished, charismatic, break-dancing coach to take the country’s top...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are not looking anyone else in relation to this incident. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have arrested a 17-year-old after a person was shot on...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St John said it was not yet clear how many people were injured. Supplied / St John Emergency services are responding to a crash in the...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Award winning Māori journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau. Supplied/Facebook Award winning Māori journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau has died at the age of 49. A post...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66, was meant to return on 30 December. Supplied / NZ Police The search for missing tramper Graham Garnett, 66, who failed to return...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a crash north of Waipapakauri, in the Far North. The two-vehicle crash was reported on State Highway 1, near Ogle Drive,...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kaitāia’s old mosaic wall has been transformed into a public artwork which doubles as a memorial and picnic area in the tiny Far North town of...
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· January 15, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue: The search for missing tramper Graham Garnett, 66, has been suspended. This decision follows extensive searches...