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Serious crash closes SH79 in Geraldine
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 79 intersection with Lewis Street. Google Maps Street View A serious crash involving powerlines has closed State Highway 79 in Geraldine. Emergency services were...
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Two-vehicle crash closes two southern motorway lanes
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists are advised to expect delays and avoid the area if possible. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person is seriously hurt after a two-vehicle crash near...
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Employee confidence still in the negative
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon said New Zealanders still see jobs as being in short supply. 123rf Employee confidence has improved slightly, but remains deeply pessimistic....
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House prices are up – but what’s going on in Wellington?
Source: Radio New Zealand QV has released its latest house price index, showing for the country as a whole, prices were up 1.1 percent over the three months to December....
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Update: Fatal crash, State Highway 36, Hamurana
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating yesterday’s fatal crash at Hamurana, near Rotorua, are appealing for dashcam or CCTV footage of one of the vehicles involved. The crash occurred about...
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RBNZ governor signs letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell
Source: Radio New Zealand Jerome Powell, left, and Dr Anna Breman AFP / RNZ RBNZ governor Anna Breman is one of the international central bankers who have signed a letter...
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Eleven people arrested after ute crashes in Palmerston North
Source: Radio New Zealand Police officers had seen the vehicle, which was reported stolen, on Pioneer Highway just before 4am on Wednesday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Eleven people driving in...
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Person who died in Christchurch apartment fire was community housing tenant
Source: Radio New Zealand The tenant was taken to hospital in a critical condition but later died. Marika Khabazi / RNZ A person killed following a fire at a Christchurch...
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How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?
Source: Radio New Zealand Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it’s no wonder most people don’t really understand much about the neurotype. So we were pleased...
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More than 500 new doctors join the health workforce
Source: New Zealand Government More than 500 newly graduated doctors have started work across New Zealand this week, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “I want to congratulate every one of...
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Serious crash: Southern Motorway, Papakura
Source: New Zealand Police Police are responding to a crash on the Southern Motorway, in the northbound lanes near the Papakura on-ramp. The crash involving a car and a bus...
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Young driver going 80km/h over limit hits spikes, collides with oncoming truck
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the vehicle hit two sets of road spikes before eventually colliding with an oncoming truck. AFP / Andri Tambunan A young driver has died...
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New Zealand passport drops down global power rankings
Source: Radio New Zealand The Henley Passport Index for 2026 ranks New Zealand 24th-equal in the world in terms of destinations passport holders can travel to without a prior visa....
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Person dead, three critically wounded in Waitārere Beach shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene at Waitārere Beach, a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. RNZ/Mark Papalii Warning: This article discusses family harm. Horowhenua’s mayor says a...
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Auckland scientists hope to develop melanoma treatments with million-dollar boost
Source: Radio New Zealand Molecular basis for melanoma cell motility. (Julio C. Valencia Public Domain) Scientists at the University of Auckland hope a $1 million grant will help them develop...
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Heavy rain warning as more 110mm of rain forecast to hit South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to 110 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in the top of the South Island. MetService Heavy rain is forecast to hit the top...
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‘Our food culture wasn’t destroyed, it was buried’
Source: Radio New Zealand A collective of chefs is working to revive classical Māori cooking knowledge and reconnect Māori to traditional sources of kai. That includes teaching people to forage...
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Fatal crash, State Highway 36, Hamurana
Source: New Zealand Police A young driver has died and his two passengers are in a serious condition in hospital after the car they were in crashed into an oncoming...
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Coroner calls for urgent support for prisoners as parolee dies after 30 years in jail
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Warning: This article discusses suicide. A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a...
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‘Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, has died, according to an announcement on his social media pages. Adams, who was 68, announced...
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Tougher fines for power companies that play unfair a ‘credible deterrent’ – minister
Source: Radio New Zealand Simon Watts. RNZ/Mark Papalii Tougher fines are on the way for electricity providers and retailers that breach the rules, in a move to give the Electricity...
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Locals want popular Kerikeri swimming spot reopened
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Lodge backflips from the top of the falls at Charlie’s Rock, on Kerikeri’s Waipapa River. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Record temperatures in Kerikeri have...
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Person dead, three critically wounded in Horowhenua shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitārere Beach is a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. Google Maps A person has been found dead and three people are in a critical condition...
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Locals want popular Kerikeri swimming spot Kerikeri reopened
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Lodge backflips from the top of the falls at Charlie’s Rock, on Kerikeri’s Waipapa River. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Record temperatures in Kerikeri have...
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ASB Classic: Gael Monfils’ title defence over at first hurdle
Source: Radio New Zealand Gael Monfils, champion of the ASB Classic in 2025. www.photosport.nz French tennis player Gael Monfils’ fifth and last appearance at Auckland’s ASB Classic, hasn’t been one...
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Person killed, three critically wounded in Horowhenua shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitārere Beach is a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. Google Maps RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person has been found dead and three people are...
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How to talk to your teen if their NCEA results aren’t what they wanted
Source: Radio New Zealand The nerve-racking wait is over, for better or worse. Thousands of teenagers will be signing on the New Zealand Qualification Authority’s website to check their NCEA...