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Households closing their wallets as consumer confidence falls
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Consumer Confidence falls to 91.3 points from 100.1 in February A net negative 14 percent of households think it is a good time to make...
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Synlait juggles high milk price risk with retaining farmer-suppliers
Source: Radio New Zealand A Synlait milk truck. Synlait/supplied Paying dairy farmers a premium for their white gold could come at a cost to Synlait Milk, according to an agribusiness...
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Storm News – Insurance sector calls for faster action on resilience as risks intensify
Source: Insurance Council of NZ The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has released its 2025 Annual Review, highlighting the growing urgency of reducing risk...
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Save the Children – One in five children in Lebanon forced from their homes in one month
Source: Save the Children One in every five children in Lebanon has been forced to flee their home in just one month as conflict in Lebanon and the Middle East and...
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Storm News – Northland Civil Defence morning update 27/03 7 AM
Source: Northland Regional Council Teams from councils, contractors, and power networks are out this morning assessing damage across the region. In the meantime, all Northland agencies and emergency services are urging...
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In pictures: Aftermath of the storm in the upper North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Kāeo Church surrounded by floodwaters. Supplied / Christopher Maca Northland Civil Defence teams are assessing the damage after the latest storm with the Far North and...
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Police officer outpaces offender
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made three arrests for a burglary, including one offender who led an officer on a one-kilometre foot pursuit. On Thursday morning, The Waitematā Gang...
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Dame Lydia Ko goes close to joining sub-60 club as she lights up latest LPGA event
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko. Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire / PHOTOSPORT Dame Lydia Ko has shot her best ever round on the LPGA tour. The 28-year-old...
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The regions next in line for flooding as heavy rain heads south
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Supplied / Stella Matthews MetService says there’s a strong likelihood of several regions being upgraded to red heavy rain warnings as a...
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Next generation of Blues inspired by Joeli Vidiri’s brilliance
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Fijian Drua will in future play for the Joeli Vidiri Memorial Trophy whenever they meet in Super Rugby. PHOTOSPORT There were few sights...
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Civil Defence teams to assess damage caused by latest storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kāeo township NZTA/Supplied Civil Defence teams are heading out in Northland to assess how much damage the latest storm has caused. A red heavy...
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These Waikato hydro lakes are supposed to be safe to swim in, but a toxic algae problem is getting worse
Source: Radio New Zealand In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it. It’s thick with algae. The microscopic plant-like organisms...
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Research – Cost of living dominates Kiwis’ concerns – but sustainability still shapes trust, choices and expectations of business
Source: Sustainable Business Council The cost of living continues to emerge as New Zealanders’ top concern – yet sustainability continues to play a decisive role in how people judge businesses, according...
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Live weather: More rain, gales for upper North Island, parts of South
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain and winds continue as a deep sub-tropical low continues to make its way across the country, particularly from Northland to Bay of Plenty. A...
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As it happened: Floods close highways as heavy rain hits North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand States of Emergency have been declared in Whangārei and the Far North The Whangārei District Mayor Ken Couper said with communities isolated and more heavy rain...
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The regions that could be in the flood firing line next
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Supplied / Stella Matthews MetService says there’s a strong likelihood of several regions being upgraded to red heavy rain warnings as a...
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Woman, two young children rescued from car trapped in rising flood water
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Supplied A woman and two young children have been rescued from a car trapped by rising floodwaters in Northland. Fire and Emergency...
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Storm News – Red weather warnings “no joke”, says NEMA boss
Source: National Emergency Management Agency As another tropical depression batters Northland and moves over the motu, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is urging people to take the Metservice warnings extremely...
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Storm Northland UPDATE 02; MARCH WEATHER EVENT
Source: Northland Regional Council Date: Thursday 26 March Update number: 02 @ 1640 hrs UPDATE 02; MARCH WEATHER EVENT An update on the weather situation as of 1640hrs today (Thursday 26 March). Severe weather...
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States of emergency declared for Far North, Whangārei
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is closed at the slip-prone Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North as a safety precaution. Supplied/NZTA States of emergency have been announced for...
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ANZ says Middle East conflict will mean house prices fall
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau ANZ says it now expects house prices to fall this year as conflict in the Middle East means lower household confidence and...
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Rugby: Veteran loosie Brad Shields extends stay with Hurricanes
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes player Brad Shields. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Experienced loose forward Brad Shields has extended his stay with the Hurricanes for another year. The one-year contract...
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Burst pipe cuts water to three Wellington suburbs
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of a damaged water pipe in the capital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Parts of three Wellington suburbs are without water as crews work...
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Universities – As AI races ahead, can the law keep up? UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA How can existing and emerging legal frameworks govern artificial intelligence without stifling innovation? This question will be top of mind at a conference on...
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Storm News – Northland weather update 01 0830hrs 26 March
Source: Northland Regional Council Advisory issued on behalf of Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group UPDATE 01; MARCH WEATHER EVENT Hi all, Just a quick update you on the weather situation...
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Celebrities are seeing that you can’t outrun a video
Source: Radio New Zealand As a culture, we are nosy. That’s why tabloid culture — both in its grocery store checkout aisle and online forms —thrives, especially when it involves...
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Catch limit changes for two rock lobster fisheries
Source: New Zealand Government Catch limits for spiny rock lobster have been reduced for Gisborne, and increased for Otago following a regular sustainability review, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...