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Two charged following Taupō fire
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Allan Humphries, Taupō Police: Two young people have been charged following a fire at a Taupō college yesterday afternoon. Emergency services...
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T20 cricket World Cup live: New Zealand Black Caps v Afghanistan
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket acton, as the Black Caps take on Afghanistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for their first match of the T20 World...
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Island Bay Festival cancels water-based activities due to sewage spill but thousands still attend
Source: Radio New Zealand Thousands attended the popular festival despite cancellation of water-based activities. Krystal Gibbens/RNZ The cancellation of water-based activities at this year’s Island Bay Festival didn’t put too...
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Cook Islands reports dengue death, amid increase in outbreak
Source: Radio New Zealand Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been warned to take precautions. Tony Wills via iNaturalist...
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Who is megastar Bad Bunny and why he sings in Puerto Rican Spanish
Source: Radio New Zealand Bad Bunny is on a roll. Among the three wins at the 68th Grammy Awards, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (I should have taken more pictures) became...
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Flames seen in school as smoke rises over Taupō
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ/Marika Khabazi Taupō firefighters are responding to a large fire at Taupo Nui-a-Tia Tia College. Fire and Emergency NZ said it was called to...
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Cook Islands reports first dengue death in current outbreak
Source: Radio New Zealand Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been warned to take precautions. Supplied/ US Centers for...
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Table tennis in film – from Forrest Gump to Marty Supreme
Source: Radio New Zealand Table tennis and film have a surprisingly entangled history. Both depended on the invention of celluloid – which not only became the substrate of film, but...
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Car fire at Khyber Pass off-ramp jams SH1 in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand A car fire shut down the SH1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland, on Sunday 8 February, 2026. RNZ/ Calvin Samuel A car fire has closed...
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‘Rugby’s not done enough’: New Blues CEO on how to fill stadiums again
Source: Radio New Zealand Karl Budge, Blues CEO Photosport Fan-centric, fan first – whatever you want to call it, that’s the buzzword around rugby ever since people started rightfully noticing...
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3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies after cancer diagnosis
Source: Radio New Zealand Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer,...
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Matt Gibb on why nerves are essential to live TV
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Gibb has been on New Zealand TV screens for more than 20 years, debuting on the children’s television show Squirt as a teen and currently...
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Winter Olympics live updates: Kiwis Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson, Dane Menzies in Big Air snowboard final
Source: Radio New Zealand Dane Menzies soards in the Winter Olympics Big Air snowbaord final. KUNIHIKO MIURA/AFP First-time Winter Olympian Dane Menzies has slipped off the podium late to finish...
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Driver asks insurer: How can a 24-year-old car increase in value by two-and-a-half times in a year?
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman was shocked to discover that her insurance company had increased the value of her car at renewal. 123RF A woman who was shocked to...
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Cook Islands reports first dengue death, amid increase in outbreak
Source: Radio New Zealand Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been warned to take precautions. Supplied/ US Centers for...
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Two common phrases that don’t help when a child is in pain
Source: Radio New Zealand It happens in slow motion. Your six-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe catches on uneven ground. She goes...
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New Zealand Governor-General’s visit to Tokelau
Source: Government House The Governor-General of New Zealand, Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, and Dr Richard Davies will travel to Tokelau from Samoa aboard HMNZS Canterbury on 10 February 2026, to...
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Defence News – Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury departs for mission to Tokelau
Source: Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury will arrive into Samoa this weekend for a fuel stop as the ship begins its...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency received calls for 18 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 18 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 6 January, the tenth time the New Zealand Professional...
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Replacement of century-old Canterbury bridges begins
Source: New Zealand Government The replacement of two century-old South Canterbury bridges will provide safer and more reliable travel on an important inland route, Associate Transport and South Island Minister...
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Breakthrough in SH2 Waioweka Gorge
Source: New Zealand Government After three weeks of intensive work, SH2 through Waioweka Gorge will re-open to the public tomorrow Monday 9 February for single-lane controlled access, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says....
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Police happy with Southland road behaviour over long weekend
Source: New Zealand Police Police want to thank Southland locals and visitors for excellent behaviour on the roads and at events over the Waitangi weekend. “We’re pleased to say there...
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Fatal crash, Dairy Flat
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after a single-motorcycle crash on Horseshoe Bush Road, Dairy Flat, early this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 1.30am....
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Road blocked, State Highway 2, Kaitoke
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2, at the intersection with Waterworks Road, is blocked in both directions after a crash. Police were notified of the three-vehicle crash about 4pm....
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Environment Canterbury on site at wastewater discharge into Diamond Harbour Te Waipapa
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Environment Canterbury on site at wastewater discharge into Diamond Harbour Te Waipapa | Environment Canterbury Date: 07 Feb 2026 Environment Canterbury © 2026Retrieved: 4:20pm, Sat...
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DOC calls to report entangled whale
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 07 February 2026 DOC staff searched for the whale – most likely a humpback – to disentangle it but have not yet found it. It...
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Lanes blocked, Northern motorway
Source: New Zealand Police District: Waitematā The Northern motorway, near Moir Hill Road, is blocked due to a vehicle being on fire. One northbound lane remains open as emergency services...