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Easier access to HIV medicines from next year
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is making a change to ensure everyone who needs HIV medicines can access them more easily. From 1 March 2026, all HIV medicines will be able to...
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Southland calf rearer fined $35,000 for not declaring movements of 753 cattle, not registering 52 cattle with NAIT
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries A Southland calf rearer who failed to declare the movements of 753 cattle or register 52 other animals under the National Animal Identification and...
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Road blocked, SH1, Kaikoura
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 is blocked following a serious crash near Waipapa Bay, Kaikoura this morning. Police were called to the single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle...
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Launch catches fire on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, firefighter injured
Source: Radio New Zealand Launch on fire on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, near Browns Island. Supplied/Facebook A launch caught fire in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf this morning, near Browns Island. Fire and...
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Police acknowledge IPCA findings regarding Wellington incident
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge and accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) into the deployment of tasers by three officers in Wellington in January 2025....
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Inquiry into handling of the Tom Phillips case announced by government
Source: Radio New Zealand An inset of Tom Phillips at one of his campsites. RNZ / Supplied / Police The government has announced an inquiry into the handling of the...
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Inquiry into the Phillips children disappearance
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins has today announced a Public Inquiry will be held into the disappearance of the Phillips children. “The Inquiry will look into whether government...
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Carving returned to marae after more than 100 years
Source: Radio New Zealand Hāmama is back at Rānana Marae after more than 100 years away. Supplied After more than 100 years in museum exhibitions and storerooms, a carving is...
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Reserve Bank refresh continues
Source: New Zealand Government Former investment banker Rodger Finlay has been appointed Chair of the Reserve Bank and businesswoman Rhiannon McKinnon has been appointed to the Bank’s Board. “The appointments...
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How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruth Kuo Feral cats are responsible for spreading toxoplasmosis, which can cause “abortion storms” on sheep farms. Methods of control, such as annual culls, have come...
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Man charged over stabbing in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A man has been charged after handing himself in at a police station, over a stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Henderson...
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Crash, SH2, Melling
Source: New Zealand Police A crash involving a motorcycle and car has blocked the southbound lanes of State Highway 2 at Melling. The crash happened on Western Hutt Road, just...
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Swiss star Stan Wawrinka to play ASB Classic
Source: Radio New Zealand PHOTOSPORT Former Grand Slam tennis champion Stan Wawrinka is returning to the ASB Classic this summer. Wawrinka, who has won 16 titles including three Grand Slams,...
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Chatham Islands’ new Point Durham wind farm to drop power prices by 20 percent
Source: Radio New Zealand Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust chair Hamish Chisholm expects the power prices will start to drop soon. Ajay Peni Ataera / First Dawn Productions A new wind...
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Arrest made after man injured in Henderson
Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged a man following a stabbing in Henderson on Wednesday afternoon. Enquiries began after a man was located off Edsel Street at around 2.40pm...
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Property managers fined for relying on QR code
Source: Radio New Zealand Property Brokers were fined for having a QR code rather than a price on a sign. (File photo) 123RF A property manager says he was shocked...
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Nurses sick of being used as ‘chess pieces’ by Health NZ, in second week of work-to-rule strike
Source: Radio New Zealand Nurses picket during a strike in Wellington in September. SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ Nurses sick of being used as “chess pieces” by Health NZ Partial strike...
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Greenpeace says Government’s war on nature has sparked a powerful nationwide resistance
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s “war on nature” has been met with an unprecedented wave of resistance from tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the two years since...
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Tech and Business – NZ business embracing AI but missing customer connections – InternetNZ
Source: InternetNZ New Zealand small businesses could be missing out on connections with customers, new research from InternetNZ finds. The 2025 .nz research surveyed businesses and consumers to get a snapshot...
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Government’s reforms will pressure councils to amalgamate – Andrew Little
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor says it’s more likely the region’s councils will become a super-city following reforms announced by the...
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Founder of CCTV register in Australia urges NZ police to look into similar scheme
Source: Radio New Zealand The Safer Places Network was developed to help police identify security cameras across the country. (File photo) Unsplash/ Alan J Hendry The founder of a CCTV...
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Hunger and hallucinations: Adventure racers primed for Godzone event in Marlborough
Source: Radio New Zealand Molly Spark competing at an event in Ecuador. Molly Swift / Facebook Adventure races don’t get much tougher than the Godzone event which starts on Thursday...
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‘More could have been done’: How two murdered children were taken out of school and fell through the cracks
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuna and Minu Jo, aged eight and six, were murdered by their mother Hakyung Lee in 2018. Supplied Education officials should have done more over the...
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The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters at the mothballed Escarpment Mine say they won’t quit until Bathurst pulls out of the area. Fox Meyer A proposal to expand mining operations on...
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Minister defends ‘ambitious’ goal as coalition officially misses 500 new police target
Source: Radio New Zealand The coalition government has missed its commitment to deliver 500 new police officers in its first two years. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The coalition has officially...
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New Zealanders arrested in Melbourne after 36kg of meth found in suitcases
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian Border Force officers seized 36kg of methamphetamine after selecting two women, both aged 22, for a baggage examination following their arrival on a flight from...
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Karel Sroubek may still avoid deportation after court setback
Source: Radio New Zealand Karel Sroubek. Carmen Bird Photography The Court of Appeal has rejected Karel Sroubek’s latest attempt to overturn his deportation to the Czech Republic. But the convicted...