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Weather: Saturday soaking for the south
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman has difficulty holding an umbrella from strong winds in rainy weather. 123RF MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of the South...
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Dramatic rescue after sandbar flips fishing boat
Source: Radio New Zealand A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month. Maritime...
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One seriously hurt in Petone highway crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person is seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 in Wellington....
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Basketball: Breakers snap losing streak with dogged overtime win in Hobart
Source: Radio New Zealand Breakers centre Sam Mennenga. www.photosport.nz The Breakers have snapped a three-game losing streak in the NBL, beating the Tasmania JackJumpers 81-80 in overtime in Hobart. Centre...
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Canterbury roads closed following crashes
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tim Brown A couple of crashes Saturday morning on State Highway 1 in Canterbury have closed roads. A car caught on fire after a...
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Police Commissioner goes back on the beat for Rhythm and Vines, New Year’s Eve
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will be on the beat in Nelson on New Year’s Eve working alongside frontline staff, as well as policing at Rhythm and...
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SH 2 northbound closed near Petone
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 heading northbound near Petone is closed after a single-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to the area at 5.17am. One person has serious...
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Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre back from brink of closure
Source: Radio New Zealand Tūturuatu/shore plover Tara Swan Half a year ago, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre was on the brink of closure. The sanctuary – described as a taonga on...
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Ten of the best literary chats of 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From struggling to learn to read at school during the war, Joy Cowley has gone on to become one of New Zealand’s most beloved and prolific...
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Can I travel while getting NZ Super, and other most-asked questions of 2025 – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Every week in 2025, RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answered your questions online and on her podcast...
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Water search for missing jet skier ended for second night
Source: Radio New Zealand The police Eagle helicopter crew and Coastguard are searching for a missing jet skier off Waikato (file photo). RNZ / Dom Thomas The search for a...
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Ashes batters run for cover on manic day one in Melbourne
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty wickets fall on chaotic day one Tongue gets five-wicket haul for England Tailender Neser top-scores for Australia with 35 Australia finished marginally on top at...
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The Ashes: Australia v England – fourth test, day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia is carrying a 46 run lead over England after a dramatic opening day in the fourth Ashes test in Melbourne. The day ended with Scott...
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Break in at antique store ‘another blow’, owner says
Source: Radio New Zealand Raewyn Dailey says the burglary of imported jewellery from her Napier antique store was a blow on top of recent challenges to retail in the area...
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Weather: Flooding, large hail and thunder, as storms sweep across New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding has been reported in some areas, while MetService has issued more thunderstorm warnings, on top of earlier forecasts of stormy, wet weather for Boxing Day....
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Water search underway in Waikato for missing jet skier
Source: Radio New Zealand The police Eagle helicopter crew and Coastguard are searching for a missing jet skiier off Waikato (file photo). RNZ / Dom Thomas The Coastguard are helping...
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Water pollution warnings for Wellington, Lower Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s Lyall Bay, and the surrounding bays are popular water recreation spots. RNZ / Mark Papalii All Wellington swimming spots have been marked with red ‘unsuitable...
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Contractors whip into action to clean up 10km cream spill
Source: Radio New Zealand No use crying over spilled cream: the slick stretched for about 10km through Waikato, and police warned motorists the road was slippery. (File photo) RNZ /...
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Body found after helicopter joins search at Piha Beach
Source: Radio New Zealand Piha Beach, west of Auckland City, is notorious for its challenging conditions for swimmers and surfers (file photo). RNZ / Marika Khabazi A body has been...
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Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 16 full of slow moving morning traffic as the sun rises. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Anyone catching a flight to Auckland Airport on Friday...
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Sudden death, Piha
Source: New Zealand Police Police received report of a person washed away by waves on Piha Beach around 12.30pm. The Police Eagle was deployed to help locate the person, sadly...
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RNZ’s best videos to watch over summer
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Looking for something a bit different to watch this summer break? RNZ has you covered. There are more than 100 series and films available to...
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Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand He is charged of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man is due to appear in court on Friday...
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Domestic violence experts warning of increase in abusive partners using tracking devices
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say there is an increase in abusive partners stalking their exes with small tracking devices. 123RF Domestic violence experts warn they are seeing an alarming...
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father’s legacy
Source: Radio New Zealand When Lorin Clarke told her mum, Helen, she was making a documentary about her late father, John, his “partner in every regard” warned that it couldn’t...
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The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England gets underway at the MCG in Melbourne Australia swept...
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Man charged after Hornby incident
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Luke Vaughan: A man was due to appear in court today following an incident in Hornby yesterday evening. Police received multiple calls...