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Motorcyclist injured in crash on west Auckland road
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A motorbike and car have collided on west Auckland’s Te Atatū Rd, near the motorway on-ramp heading into the city. The motorcyclist...
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Concern commuters may shun buses after second fatal stabbing on Auckland service
Source: Radio New Zealand Police officers at the scene of an incident on Fenchurch Street in Glen Innes around 8pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Shaken commuters may reconsider...
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Update: Fatal house fire, New Lynn
Source: New Zealand Police Police are not treating a fatal house fire in New Lynn on 8 December as suspicious. Yesterday, a scene examination was completed at the Kohekohe Street...
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Minister to lead work on reducing social media harm for under-16s
Source: New Zealand Government Social media restrictions for under-16s will become part of the Government’s work programme, with Education Minister Erica Stanford assigned to lead this and bring options to...
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Police investigate prisoner’s death
Source: New Zealand Police Police will carry out a homicide investigation following the death of a prisoner at Mt Eden Corrections Facility. On 29 November 2025, Police were notified by...
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Could Australia’s ‘No Jab, No Pay/No Play’ policies work in NZ?
Source: Radio New Zealand Could Australia’s ‘No Jab, No Pay/No Play’ policies work in NZ? PEAKSTOCK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRAR Under Australia’s long-standing ‘No Jab, No Pay’ legislation, parents must...
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DOC warns rat numbers could double by 2090 as it seeks $150m in extra revenue
Source: Radio New Zealand Rat numbers could double by 2090 if climate change gets really bad says the Department of Conservation (DOC), as it hunts urgently for $150 million in...
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New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Hamilton-Bicknell offers a homekill service. Supplied The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat...
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‘It’s here, it’s finally here’: Highly anticipated Special Olympics returns
Source: Radio New Zealand Swimming is one of 10 sporting codes on show during the Special Olympics’ national summer games. SUPPLIED / SPECIAL OLYMPICS A special kind of sporting fever...
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Stray dogs and berms: The biggest bugbears of suburbia, and why they make us so mad
Source: Radio New Zealand When residents have a gripe about rain, stray dogs, berm maintenance, or even a tree root, they call their councillor. Today The Detail is calling those...
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Avoiding the bloodsucking bugs: What works to repel them and stop the itch
Source: Radio New Zealand With the warm air comes a familiar whine in your ear and that inevitable itch on your ankle. Before you curse the bloodsuckers away, Julia Kasper,...
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A mysterious mayday call and the boat that was never found
Source: Radio New Zealand A mayday call in a notorious stretch of water triggers an urgent search and rescue operation in Wellington. Emergency services pull in Coastguard, even a Cook...
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New technique at Waikato Hospital leaves heart bypass patients with fewer scars
Source: Radio New Zealand Waikato Hospital cardiothoracic nurse and surgical assistants Kelsey Abercrombie, Jacque Roberts, and Georgia Miller. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod People needing heart bypass surgery in Waikato are...
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Officials shelved judge’s trans-Tasman family violence probe
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook One of the country’s top judges commissioned work to see how families in custody battles could be screened for domestic violence, but...
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Inland Revenue accused of ‘behind closed doors’ push for tax on groups
Source: Radio New Zealand [xh ]Inland Revenue accused of ‘behind closed doors’ push for tax Accountants expressed concerns in May about IR plans to make some societies’ and associations’ membership...
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Dream fishing charter trip ends in nightmare after two injured crossing infamous Pātea bar
Source: Radio New Zealand A bloodied Selah Weingott at Whanganui Hospital following the fishing charter on which she broke her nose and fractured her shoulder. Supplied Two Whanganui women say...
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What spurred Don McGlashan to tell off Chris Bishop at the AMAs?
Source: Radio New Zealand Earlier this year Don McGlashan made headlines when he had a spat with National Party MP and Cabinet minister Chris Bishop at the Aotearoa Music Awards....
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Government revokes sports school contract with non-existent trust
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has formally revoked the official notice of its charter school contract with a trust that...
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Wellington has NZ’s cheapest homes, Herne Bay still the most expensive suburb
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Wellington has the cheapest homes in the country, property data firm Cotality says. RNZ / REECE BAKER Central Wellington has the cheapest homes in the...
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26,000 New Zealanders’ devices infected with malicious software, cyber security agency warns
Source: Radio New Zealand By Penny Smith The cyber security agency is emailing about 26,000 people warning about malware which could steal sensitive information, like email addresses and passwords. 123RF...
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Three double-bunk deaths at Mt Eden prison in a year
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden prison staff found a prisoner had been injured at 10.40am on 29 November. File photo. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A homicide investigation is under way after...
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Drunk Nelson teen died in crash while fleeing police out on another job
Source: Radio New Zealand A Nelson teenager was fleeing police at about 183 kilometres per hour, but the officer was on his way to another job. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi A...
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Tongariro National Park huts and tracks reopen after fire
Source: Radio New Zealand A major blaze burned through 296 hectares of vegetation at Tongariro National Park. Supplied / Alister McDermid and Joanna Finlayson Tongariro National Park’s huts and tracks...
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ACC backs down on less flexible remote working policy
Source: Radio New Zealand Workers strike outside an ACC building in Wellington in July. Samuel Rillstone ACC has backed down on plans to require staff to work in the office...
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NZDF wants to build ground terminals for military satellite system
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123rf The NZ Defence Force wants to put in ground terminals next year for its main military satellite system. It has put out a...
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Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Liu Chen A district court judge has reserved his decision on whether a by-election is needed in an Auckland local body election. The hearing...
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Property Values – Auckland affordability improves as nationwide residential property values remain stable – QV
Source: Quality Valuations – QV The latest QV House Price Index shows that average home values across Aotearoa New Zealand remained unchanged in the three months to the end of...