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· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Alistair Hill, Hamilton City CIB: Hamilton Police are appealing for information following a road-rage assault that has left a person in serious condition,...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. POOL Warning: This story contains graphic details. Serial rapist and convicted killer Malcolm Rewa was linked to the rape of...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In mid-18th Century Manchester, a devout Quaker named Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) – traumatised as a child by the sight of her parents having sex followed...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Players perform the Haka before the New Zealand Under 85kg v Sri Lanka Tuskers, Race Course Grounds, Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / Action press New Zealand’s newest...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues captain Dalton Papali’i in action against the Chiefs at Eden Park. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Dalton Papali’i says becoming the 11th player to bring up 100 games...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The numbers were based on a “medium” estimate of teacher supply and demand. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Education Ministry figures show the shortage of secondary school teachers...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Canterbury Regional Council has issued an abatement notice to the Christchurch City Council over the putrid stench coming from Bromley’s damaged sewage treatment plant. The...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s plan for the year ahead is out for consultation now – and Aucklanders are encouraged to check it out. Every year the council consults with...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s six-month results show sustained progress with infrastructure investment, transport improvements and enhanced community services. Released today, the Interim Report (covering the six months to 31...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Kiwirail has nearly tripled its half-year earnings as it carried more freight. The state-owned rail operator’s operating surplus for the six months...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TD09F is currently located 90 kilometres southwest of the Vanuatu capital Port Vila. Zoom Earth Met services in Fiji and Vanuatu are closely monitoring a tropical...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand DOC staff working on the rerouted section of the Motatapu Track Supplied/DOC A popular walking track linking Wānaka and Arrowtown has been moved to avoid a...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar. RNZ / Samantha Gee A Marlborough iwi now has responsibility for managing a historic coastal site including the area of the first Polynesian settlement...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Joseph’s School in Ashburton. Google Maps Hazmat testing has revealed an unknown chemical at an Ashburton primary school after reports of children becoming unwell on...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand West Aucklander Boyd Steel has launched a blue “S” plate sticker, designed to signal there’s an older driver behind the wheel. He knows not for everyone...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a bus in central Wellington. Emergency services...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government introduced a traffic light system alongside financial and non-financial sanctions for beneficiaries who did not meet their obligations. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Benefit sanctions...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is delivering its strongest rehabilitation performance in over a decade and getting New Zealanders back to work and independence faster,...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Rare Disorders NZ (RDNZ) As an election year gets underway, pressure is mounting on political parties to explain how they will act on rare disorders care. Rare Disease Day...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government KiwiRail continues to lift its performance in line with our long-term performance expectations, Rail Minister Winston Peters said today. “We make no apologies for bothering to...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Consumer confidence has dropped back from last month’s four-year high. February’s ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index is well down from last month’s 107 points, but...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau The government’s Bioeconomy Science Institute will cut 134 jobs less than a year after it was formed. That comes on top of...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Applications have opened for the first round of the Government’s Flexible Fund, paving the way for up to 770 new social homes and affordable rentals for...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: ASB ASB is alerting customers to an increase in fraudulent activity involving scammers making cold calls and pretending to be bank staff. Scammers are contacting people by phone, claiming...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: PSA The Bioeconomy Science Institute, in existence less than a year, is shedding 134 jobs in the latest blow to the science workforce already gutted by hundreds of jobs losses...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lead researcher Cain Richardson said the difference in life expectancy was stark. 123rf New research has found blind or visually impaired New Zealanders die 9 years...
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· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Summerset chief executive Scott Scoullar said the company’s strategy continued to deliver results. Google Maps Retirement village operator Summerset has posted a record underlying profit, although...