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Strong winds, heavy rain loom as tropical low nears New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain forecast for 4pm Wednesday. MetService A weather alert has been issued as a tropical storm nears the north of the country. A tropical low is...
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More than 1600 fines issued to Queenstown freedom campers since new rules
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown Lakes District Council introduced new freedom camping rules in December, restricting campers to designated sites. Supplied Freedom campers are falling foul of new Queenstown Lakes...
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New equipment boosts ports’ emergency access
Source: New Zealand Government Access to New Zealand’s smaller ports will be significantly improved by the procurement of a new crane dredging barge, which will ensure vital supplies can be...
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Tracks reopen as Pirongia storm damage clean-up continues
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 March 2026 Pirongia was hit by severe weather on 13 and 14 February and the network of tracks across the maunga were significantly damaged...
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Battle of Kororāreka remembrance ceremony to mark key moment in history of Aotearoa
Source: Radio New Zealand People gather at dawn atop Maiki Hill, or Flagstaff Hill, for the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Kororāreka in 2020. Peter de Graaf A ceremony...
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Aid organisations fighting to stay in Gaza, unable to get much-needed supplies into city
Source: Radio New Zealand Medecins Sans Frontieres is determined to stay in Gaza despite requirements from Israel to supply extensive details of staff and funding. Medecins Sans Frontieres Aid organisations...
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Fatal Auckland fire not suspicious
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of the fatal fire. RNZ / FELIX WALTON A fatal blaze in Auckland last week is not suspicious, police say. Emergency services were called...
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NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge in January. Supplied/NZTA The Transport Agency (NZTA) has picked a cheaper but less effective option to...
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‘Sovereignty at stake’, Iranian diaspora says
Source: Radio New Zealand Women members of Iran’s Red Crescent society stand near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern...
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Senior first responder facing child exploitation charges continues to keep name a secret
Source: Radio New Zealand The man appeared via audio-visual-link at the Christchurch District Court on Monday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A senior first responder facing child exploitation charges has elected...
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Employment Legislation – Expect protests the PSA warns employers pushing 90-day fire at will trials
Source: PSA Date: 3:09PM 09/03/2026 Employers trying to insert 90-day “fire at will” clauses into new collective agreements will face protests outside their workplaces, the PSA says. “We need to resist 90-day...
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Diabetic patient dies in Waikato Hospital stairwell after urgently needed food delayed
Source: Radio New Zealand Waikato Hospital. RNZ / Simon Rogers A diabetic patient collapsed and died in a Waikato Hospital stairwell after a delay getting urgently needed food. The 79-year-old...
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Universities – Building more sustainably in the wake of cyclones – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA A new University of Auckland project aims to turn about 1200 Auckland houses destroyed by cyclones into a resource for a more sustainable future....
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How strong is support for Christopher Luxon? We’re about to find out
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Mark Papalii Analysis – The Prime Minister has doubled down in the wake of a horror poll on Friday, saying...
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Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have ramped up recruitment efforts in Auckland with hopes to bring more Kiwis into the force, and tempt those currently working in Australia to return...
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Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue
Source: Radio New Zealand By Graeme Acton, Asia Media Centre This week’s 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi decided to take the Taiwan Strait issue seriously. GREG BAKER/AFP If China...
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Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An obstacle course of road cones throughout Hutt City may be frustrating residents, but the agencies responsible for them say its short...
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The world at our breakfast table: Three Kiwi staples that almost all end up offshore
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Five years after Who’s Eating NZ, this series revisits where our food goes, but this time through the lens of Kiwi breakfast, lunch and dinner...
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IT project behind overhaul of firearms regulations put on hold
Source: Radio New Zealand A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Supplied / NZ Police An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has...
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Activist urging individual action as government looks to scrap clean car standard
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Liberation Aotearoa’s Jen Olsen said all the figures show electric vehicles are a better option. AFP A climate activist says it is up to individuals...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders attack exposed in Will Jordan’s absence against Blues
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Will Jordan was rested for the Crusaders’ clash against the Blues. Martin Hunter/ActionPress World class one week, woeful the next. The Crusaders barely fired...
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Iranian diaspora form human chain on Wellington waterfront
Source: Radio New Zealand Ali Jafari-Gh, an Iranian-born academic who teaches at Massey University, at a demonstration in Wellington on Saturday, to show support for those in Iran living under...
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Laser mapping and CT scans reveal North Island’s hidden quake risk
Source: Radio New Zealand File footage, ESNZ – a diagonal fault offset exposed in a trench. Lloyd Homer Scientists are uncovering previously unknown fault lines and signs of hidden earthquake...
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Country Life: Young Kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria’s devastating bushfires
Source: Radio New Zealand Henry Phelps at the helm Supplied Kiwi pilot Henry Phelps has gone from wilderness flying in New Zealand to helping combat Australia’s devastating bushfires. Working with...
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Fisheries Minister Shane Jones blasts Christchurch City Council’s ocean sewage plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents around the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant’s oxidation ponds have been complaining of the stench coming from the plant. Christchurch City Council Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
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Wellington City Council considers budget cuts in bid to slow rates increases
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Selling off Wellington City Council’s cars, slashing consultant and climate budgets and bringing some traffic management in house...
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Attempted ram raid: Police make arrest and recover firearm
Source: New Zealand Police A teenager’s failed bid to ram raid a Far North supermarket has tallied up into a list of serious charges.Police responded after 2.40am yesterday following a...