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Have you seen Awheo?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Awheo, who has been reported missing from the Northcote area. The 15-year-old was last seen at about 9.50am...
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Ex brickie ranger on a mission for heritage
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 May 2026 Matt has been working for the Department of Conservation (DOC) for three years, after a previous life as a bricklayer, where he...
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New Zealand students’ details caught up in massive global university hack
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li University students across New Zealand cannot submit assignments or communicate with tutors after their...
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Council defends putting down homeless woman’s dog despite public offers to help
Source: Radio New Zealand Ten-year-old male hunting dog, Marley, was euthanised after being impounded for not being registered. LDR / supplied A homeless woman’s dog impounded during a police and...
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Appeal for information following fatal crash, Burnside, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash last week in Burnside, Christchurch. On Monday 27 April, emergency services were called around 10.50pm to the...
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Extinct huia speciman expected to sell for less than a single feather
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Two years after a single huia feather sold at auction for a world record $46,521 an entire specimen of the extinct bird is going under...
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Francis de Vries ready to answer Auckland FC’s A-League finals call
Source: Radio New Zealand Francis de Vries Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Auckland FC v Adelaide United Semi-final first leg Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm Saturday 9 May Live updates on RNZ.co.nz Defender Francis...
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Dame Lisa Carrington skips World Cup regatta on medical advice
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand canoe sprint paddlers Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington. PHOTOSPORT Dame Lisa Carrington won’t compete in the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup regatta in...
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Property Market – NZ first home buyers continue to dominate despite economic headwinds
Source: Cotality New Zealand’s first home buyers continue to purchase property at near record levels, entering the market in greater numbers and securing more houses than in previous years, despite...
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Insurance Sector – Time for action to strengthen NZ’s resilience to climate risks – Insurance Council
Source: Insurance Council of NZ Action. “That’s the clearest takeaway from the Climate Change Commission’s 2026 National climate change risk assessment,” Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) Chief Executive Kris Faafoi said....
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Universities – New research to guide use of remote participation in criminal courts
Source: Te Herenga Waka Centre for Justice Innovation Led by Te Herenga Waka Centre for Justice Innovation, this research project will examine when and how remote participation should be used...
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Auckland students’ details caught up in massive global university hack
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li An online learning system used by the University of Auckland and the Auckland University...
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Health – New global asthma guidance, based on NZ research, will save children’s lives, prevent hospitalisations
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Groundbreaking New Zealand research has helped drive a major global update to asthma care, with a new approach to managing children’s asthma expected to reduce attacks...
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New High Court Associate Judge appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Chris Bishop today announced the appointment of Nischal Hasmukhlal (Nick) Malarao as an Associate Judge of the High Court. Associate Judge Malarao graduated from the...
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Appointment of King’s Counsel
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Hon Chris Bishop announced today that an appointment round for King’s Counsel will take place in 2026. King’s Counsel are appointed by the Governor-General on the...
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Former Warriors player Jason Death in hospital in Sydney after bad fall
Source: Radio New Zealand Jason Death, playing for the Warriors against the Broncos in March 2001. www.photosport.nz A GoFundMe page has been launched for former Warriors NRL player Jason Death,...
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University of Auckland and AUT’s online learning system hit by hackers
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li An online learning system used by the University of Auckland and the Auckland University...
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102-year-old Kiwi named world’s oldest competitive croquet player
Source: Radio New Zealand Neville Sandiford first picked up a mallet in 2002, at age 79, when he and his late wife, Joan, came back from a holiday and decided...
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Van driver seriously injured after crash with train north of Kaikōura
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A van driver has been seriously injured in a crash with a train north of Kaikōura on Friday. Emergency services were called...
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Power cuts as parts of South Island lashed by heavy wind and rain
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService Parts of the South Island are being lashed by heavy rain, while wind gusts of up to 140 kilometres-per-hour are forecast in the Canterbury high...
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University of Auckland’s online learning system hit by hackers
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li The University of Auckland’s online learning system has been hit by a global data...
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Travel show kicks off amid rising fuel prices and uncertainty
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand International Convention Centre New Zealand International Convention Centre The Auckland Travel Show is taking place for the second time this weekend, but it’s the...
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Kiwi-founded Rocket Lab hits record revenue in first quarter
Source: Radio New Zealand Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck. Supplied / Rocket Lab The New Zealand-founded rocket company Rocket Lab has posted record revenue of US$200 million (NZ$336 million) in...
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Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday
Source: Radio New Zealand What do you get someone for their 100th birthday? In the case of Sir David Attenborough, a parasitic wasp. Taxonomists at London’s Natural History Museum recently...
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Dunedin Hospital tackling Emergency Department wait times with new nurse-led unit
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin Hospital’s nurse-led surgical unit and Chief Nurse Southern, Jane Wilson. Supplied/ Dunedin Hospital Dunedin Hospital has opened a new nurse-led surgical assessment unit which it...
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Man pleads not guilty to murdering woman, two children in Hastings
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a mother and her two children following an incident at a property in Hastings. A...
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New purpose-built endoscopy suite for Wairarapa Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government A new purpose-built endoscopy suite will be built at Wairarapa Hospital, improving local access to diagnostic services and reducing the need for patients to travel out...