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· December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Several weather watches have been issued (file image). 123rf.com People should prepare for stormy, wet weather, as they head out to Boxing Day sales. Several weather...
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· December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteer firefighters will respond to 111 calls during the strike hour. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Fire and Emergency will be relying on volunteer crews to fight...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) 123RF Hundreds of households in the lower South Island are still without electricity after severe thunderstorms damaged powerlines. Power has been restored to many...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) 123RF MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning over Dunedin and Clutha. It said thunderstorms are moving east/northeast and are expected over Dunedin at...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Appam is a rice pancake – a favourite within the Malayali community. 123rf The aroma of spices instead of mint sauce signals the arrival of Christmas...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said a front was moving north over the South Island into Christmas Day, and was expected to affect areas from Waikato and Bay of Plenty...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are celebrating Christmas Day throughout the country, with traditional family get togethers, shared meals, gift giving and Christmas trees. Here’s some of what Christmas...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said a front was moving northwards over the South Island into early Christmas morning. Screenshot / MetService It’s set to be a wet and windy...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Melling Station. Supplied / Metlink A Lower Hutt train station has seen its last service for about three years ahead of major infrastructure works. The final...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand On Christmas morning in 1975, 20-year-old Lee Scanlon was partially sedated, in labour with twins, and flying in a light aircraft through a thunderstorm over the...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The house is covered in torn wrapping paper, you’ve been eating and drinking since the moment you woke up, the family bickering has begun and you...
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· December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Melling Station. Supplied / Metlink A Lower Hutt train station has seen its last service for about three years ahead of major infrastructure works. The final...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested three youths following a swift response to reports of an aggravated robbery in Hamilton this morning. About 6:40am, Police were alerted to the...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The wreck of Manawanui seen from above. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii A New Zealand law professor is calling for the United Kingdom’s role to...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter extinguishing hotspots at the Fernhill fire on Tuesday. Supplied / FENZ Residents who evacuated due to a scrub fire near the Hawke’s Bay village...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Wellington Police have disrupted multiple planned anti-social road user gatherings overnight. Hutt Valley Area Commander Inspector Wade Jennings says checkpoints and a visible Police presence at...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on the morning of Christmas Eve. Emergency services were called...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight. Emergency services were called to a property on Trelawney Crescent around 2:30am...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The grass fire at Fernhill in Hawke’s Bay which also burnt several buildings is now fully contained and 95 per cent extinguished. Overnight firefighters with...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighting has resumed this morning. Facebook / Hawke’s Bay Fire and Emergency The scrub fire near the Hawke’s Bay village of Fernhill – between the township...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christmas is often defined by the traditions of familiar faces, overflowing tables and the comfort of home. But for some families, choosing a different path has...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rob Dixon A fire has destroyed a home and left one person injured in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau. Up to four crews were...
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· December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter extinguishing hotspots at the Fernhill fire on Tuesday. Supplied / FENZ Fire crews are battling to control a scrub blaze that broke out near...
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· December 23, 2025
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2025 – Bracell, a global leader in soluble pulp production, has been named a winner of the 2025 Amcham...
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· December 23, 2025
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Operations Manager, Assistant Commander...
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· December 23, 2025
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Queenstown Lakes District is moving to a restricted fire season on Christmas Eve. A short-term prohibition on the use of private fireworks in the Central...
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· December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ What were the most popular stories of the year on RNZ? They included major breaking news events, but there was also a lot of talk...