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Fire Safety – Fire ban lifted in parts of Otago
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Otago Central, Naseby and Lakes zones into a restricted fire season as of 8am on Wednesday 15...
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Auckland celebrates an air quality ‘victory lap’
Source: Auckland Council Aucklanders have good reason to take a deep breath; the region’s air quality has improved steadily over the past two decades, with scientists reporting encouraging progress in...
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Waikato community rallies to gift new home to healthcare worker after house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand A Waikato community is coming together to support long-serving healthcare worker Billie Gillet-Kati, whose home was destroyed in a 2021 fire. Supplied / Te Kōhao Health...
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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’
Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having unelected iwi representatives on the council’s Māori liaison committee. NZME Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having...
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DFIQ Media Hong Kong and WPP Media Hong Kong are the first in APAC to advance privacy-safe, data-driven retail media powered by Open Intelligence
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2026 – DFIQ Media Hong Kong, the retail media arm of leading Asian retailer, DFI Retail Group,...
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NRL: NZ Warriors veterans Kurt Capewell, Mitch Barnett, Charnze Nicoll-Kllokstad near return against Gold Coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Kurt Capewell has been missing with a calf injury since round two. Andrew Cornaga/p NRL: NZ Warriors v Gold Coast Titans Kickoff 5pm, Saturday, 18 April...
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Slip blocks road in Muriwai, West Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Auckland Council says geotechnical assessments are underway at the site of a slip in Muriwai, west of Auckland. Fire...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest hears about deaths of Ivy Collins, Susane Caccioppoli
Source: Radio New Zealand Coroner Erin Woolley is investigating the deaths of 19 people who died in 2023 as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods....
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‘You have to learn by our mistakes’: Warning from Australia over black market tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand A seasoned Australian homicide detective says New Zealand can soften the blow of fire bombed shops and violent organised crime seen in Australia, if black market...
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FENZ at scene of Muriwai landslide
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fire and Emergency (FENZ) are at the scene of a landslide in Muriwai – a coastal settlement west of...
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New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Department of Conservation New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – the black-headed tara iti/fairy tern – has had a boost in numbers, according to the...
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Firm building emergency network onto its fourth CEO this year
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. boscorelli Leadership churn has been occurring at the top of a $1.6 billion public safety project, with Tait Systems about to get its fourth...
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Watch: Storm chaser captures Cyclone Vaianu’s ferocity
Source: Radio New Zealand As some residents were facing evacuations in the Bay of Plenty during Cyclone Vaianu, one man was racing towards it. Matthew Davison has been chasing storms...
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Crusaders’ horses scratched from Te Kaha Stadium
Source: Radio New Zealand The Crusaders horses during the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Fijian Drua at the last game at Apollo Projects Stadium. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz...
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Property Market – First home buyers strong, investors middling, movers still cautious
Source: Cotality First home buyers are still very keen The latest figures show that first home buyers’ (FHBs) share of property purchases in the first three months of the year...
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Fire Safety – Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone moves to open fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Manawatu-Whanganui coastal zone will move into an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 14 April, until further notice. An open fire season means you...
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Wairoa mayor Craig Little stands firm on not declaring ‘woke’ state of emergency in cyclone
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa District mayor Craig Little. Nick Monro Declaring a state of emergency should be the last tool used in the toolbox – not the first. Those...
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‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. AFP New Zealand’s niche alcoholic spirits are seeing rapid growth in key export markets, with plenty of potential for more of the same. Trade...
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No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide...
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Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent...
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Managed retreat for communities to decide, not government – David Seymour
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide...
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Don’t boycott RUCs over diesel price, vehicle owners told
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel was selling for an average $3.89 a litre on Monday, according to Gaspy, while 91 was $3.48. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Anyone planning to boycott...
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Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in ‘extremely precarious position’
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ Senior Station Officer Michael Manning. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have described clashing with police over who should rescue a woman trapped on a cliff above the...
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‘Word travels’: Cook Strait ferry service’s reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators
Source: Radio New Zealand Fed-up tour operators are sounding the alarm on Cook Strait ferry services, claiming tens of thousands of dollars can be lost from a single disrupted sailing....
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Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent...
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Save the Children responds after four children reportedly killed in Cyclone Maila
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is deeply saddened that four children are reportedly among 11 people killed in floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Maila in Papua New Guinea....
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Northland and Waikato end states of emergency
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Paeroa during Cyclone Vaianu, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. RNZ/ Nick Monro Northland and Waikato have ended the states of emergency activated on Saturday...