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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService’s latest warning. MetService Thunderstorms and hail are expected in some areas in the coming days, as temperatures rise across the country. MetService is forecasting localised...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis, 20, went missing near Lake Ōhau. Supplied / NZ Police A body believed to be missing tramper Connor Purvis has been found near Lake...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Otago Coastal Search and Rescue Coordinator Sergeant Matt Sheat: Teams searching for missing man Connor Purvis have located a body high on...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate activist and artist Bruce Mahalski attempted to pay a court fine using a hand-drawn $50 note. Supplied “This storm in a T-shirt” is how a...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo Field died last year. Photo: Supplied A Sanson cafe owner says a memorial to the children of the Field family is a...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Callum and Amanda McLean are one year into developing the 12-acre McLean Farm which feeds their young family, and provides a living from selling salads at a local...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The east coast of the country was projected to be particularly hot and dry, especially in Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and Canterbury, Makgabutlane said (file image). RNZ...
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· January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Ruapekapeka Trust chairman Pita Tipene at the site of Kawiti’s whare, towards the rear of Ruapekapeka Pā. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Hundreds of people...
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· January 6, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have left the scene of a large diesel spill in Wellington. Crews were first alerted to the incident at...
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· January 6, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Senior Sergeant Blair Dalton: A significant search effort is continuing for missing tramper Connor Purvis. Yesterday’s searches were focused in the upper...
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· January 6, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A group of teenagers who allegedly attempted to rob a Sunnyvale store have been taken into custody. At about 7.40pm last night Police received a report...
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· January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hobson Bay in central Auckland. Supplied / Shaun Lee Residents of a central Auckland suburb are fed up with frequent sewage overflows ruining what should be...
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· January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rain gauge measured 215mm of rain falling over a 12-hour period in the area during the weekend. Supplied A Tolaga Bay farmer is “back at...
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· January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lord Fakafanua receives appointment confirmation from King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. 18 December 2025 Tonga Prime Minister’s Office The inner circle...
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· January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warmer, more settled weather should give rain-soaked parts of the country a chance to dry out following a weekend of heavy rainfalls and flooding in northern...
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· January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marjorie Bain was the first NZ woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1922. Supplied In 1922 Marjorie Bain set sail on the trip of a life-time...
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· January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman. Provided New Zealand experts in international relations and law have criticised the attack on Venezuela by the United States,...
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· January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF State Highway 35 at Tolaga Bay has reopened to one lane and is expected to be fully reopened by mid-morning. Flooding on...
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· January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Tolaga Bay Civil Defence is cooking breakfast for the evacuees who have spent the night at the Area School’s gymnasium. State Highway...
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· January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Eighty evacuees are spending the night at Tolaga Bay Area School, which has been opened as a Civil Defence base because of...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists in Gisborne are advised to avoid non-essential travel. mrtwister/123RF Police are urging motorists in the Gisborne area to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A large tree fell on a house during a thunderstorm. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fire and Emergency says a large tree has fallen onto a home...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists around Gisborne are being urged to avoid non-essential travel as heavy rain and surface flooding affects roads across the region. Multiple reports of surface flooding...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe More than a thousand homes are without power in the upper North Island as...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe The bad weather has spread north, with thunderstorm warnings in the eastern North Island...
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· January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit Norht Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe The latest bout of wet weather is targeting the east coast of the North...