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Industrial fire burning in Wiri in south Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand A large fire in the South Auckland suburb of Wiri has resulted in road closures. The fire is understood to be at an industrial building and...
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Making summer holiday travel easier; road workers to down tools
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Summer holiday travel can be fraught with frustration and unwelcome surprises and New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is doing its part to make...
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Road closure following Wiri fire
Source: New Zealand Police A section of Roscommon Road has been closed following a fire in Wiri. Police have put cordons in place at the intersections with Wiri Station Road...
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Insidious invasives pose major threat to freshwater
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Pest weeds, fish, microorganisms and now shellfish from overseas are estimated to cost New Zealand millions of dollars each year. Eradication is usually impossible. Containment and preventing further spread is a worthwhile investment – and a real team effort. From left: Susan Emmitt,...
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Firefighters sent to Rangipo Power Station after false fire alarm
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are attending a reported fire at Rangipo Power Station (File photo). RNZ / Nate McKinnon Multiple Fire and Emergency crews were sent to Rangipo Power...
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Live: Emotional vigils held for Bondi Beach shooting victims
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia is mourning 15 people shot dead in the Bondi terror attack, with thousands attending vigils in Sydney and Melbourne. Sixteen people – including one of...
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David Seymour promises to reignite Treaty principles debate in 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and ACT leader David Seymour. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii ACT leader David Seymour is promising to reignite the Treaty principles debate...
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Emergency services attending house fire in Toi Toi, Nelson
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Fire crews are working to put out a house fire in Nelson. They were called to the suburb of Toi Toi at...
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Firefighters attending Rangipo Power Station after reports of fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are attending a reported fire at Rangipo Power Station (File photo). RNZ / Nate McKinnon Multiple Fire and Emergency crews have been sent to Rangipo...
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Bondi Beach attack: ‘We just went running for our lives’ – Kiwi in local restaurant
Source: Radio New Zealand Mark Blundell, Donna Corbel, Tahlia Blundell and Jake Blundell, pictured during an earlier trip to Melbourne, were in a restaurant 40m away from where the shooting...
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NZ’s Jewish community on edge after Bondi Beach attack
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jewish community is shaken and on edge following the terrorist attack in Sydney Sixteen people have died after two shooters opened fire at a...
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New name for Courtenay Place cinema complex revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand A render of the Courtenay Place entrance at The Court, the proposed new complex in central Wellington. Supplied A complete overhaul of Wellington’s abandoned Reading Cinemas...
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Firefighters battle large South Taranaki vegetation fire at Waiinu Beach
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Residents in a South Taranaki settlement are being prepared to be evacuated due to a large vegetation fire. Firefighters are battling the...
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Canterbury to move to restricted fire season at midnight
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Canterbury moves into a restricted fire season at midnight. This means anyone wanting to light an outdoor fire will have to apply for a permit...
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Forest fire near Whanganui spreads to more than 100 hectares
Source: Radio New Zealand The Lismore Forest fire in fire spread under tall trees by 2am on Monday 15 December 2025. Fire crews were working to stop it moving up...
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Watch: PM Christopher Luxon’s post-cabinet media conference
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is holding his post-Cabinet press conference, as Australia reels from the terrorist attack on Sydney. Earlier on Monday, Luxon said he had...
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Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon’s post-cabinet media conference
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is holding his post-Cabinet press conference, as Australia reels from the terrorist attack on Sydney. Earlier on Monday, Luxon said he had...
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Woman hospitalised after ‘particularly nasty’ chemical spill at Auckland’s ACG Senior College Parnell
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene outside ACG Parnell College. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ A woman has been taken to hospital after a spill involving a “particularly nasty” chemical...
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Tetraplegic man loses essential equipment in fire and can’t return home
Source: Radio New Zealand The Auckland man’s home was significantly damaged in a fire on Saturday. Supplied / Givealittle The sister of a tetraplegic man whose Auckland home was significantly...
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Defence Force mulling how to improve surveillance of oceans
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s Eastern Beach. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The Defence Force is brainstorming with local and overseas companies on how to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in...
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Live: 16 dead, including shooter, after father and son open fire in Bondi Beach terror attack
Source: Radio New Zealand Sixteen people – including a gunman – have been killed after a father and son opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach....
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Name release – Foxton Beach fire
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Ross Granthan, Manawatu Area Commander: Police can now release the name of the two people found deceased following a house fire in Foxton...
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Firefighters cordon off Auckland’s ACG Senior College Parnell after ‘chemical spill
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene outside ACG Parnell College. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Firefighters have cordoned off ACG Senior College Parnell in Auckland following a “chemical spill”. A...
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Pukatea/Whites Bay reopening for Christmas
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 15 December 2025 The Marlborough beach and campsite offers family-friendly swimming thanks to the Rārangi Surf Life Saving Club patrols. The area is also popular...
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Forest fire near Whanganui spreads to over 100 hectares
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said the fire ripped through cutover pine forest across several gullies. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Firefighters, helicopters and heavy machinery are back at...
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Waikanae homicide: Police make six arrests and appeal for information
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the death of a man in Waikanae are asking the public for information and vehicle sightings. Police have now charged five gang associates with...
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New Zealand steps up security for Jewish community after Bondi terror attack
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car outside a Wellington synagogue on Monday 15 December 2025. RNZ / Mark Papalii Security measures have been increased for the Jewish community across...