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One person injured after Waikawa housefire, north of Picton
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ also attended a fire in a paddock and along a hedge-line in Broomfield, near Amberley. RNZ / Rob Dixon One person has been injured in...
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Road closed, SH26, Tirohia, Hauraki
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 26, Tirohia, Hauraki, is currently blocked, between Quarry Road and Cadman Road, due to a car fire this afternoon. Police were called with a...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit lower South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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Christchurch house, shed fire across two properties now under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have brought a fire at a Christchurch house and neighbouring shed under control. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are mopping up, after a shed fire...
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K. Wah Group Donates Additional HK$12.07 Million for Tai Po Recovery
Source: Media Outreach Chairman Mr. Francis Lui Urges Public to Turn Compassion into Action and Vote 7 December HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 December 2025 –...
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Person hospitalised after Queenstown house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand About 20 firefighters are tackling a house fire in central Queenstown on Saturday morning. The fire on Hallenstein Street was reported shortly after 7am. Fire and...
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Country Life:Tangihau Angus’ record-breaking bulls
Source: Radio New Zealand Tangihau Angus hopes these yearling bulls might set another record come next year’s sale. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Dean McHardy might just be seeing more...
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The Detail: 2025 in sport
Source: Radio New Zealand This year, NZ sport has been filled with highs and lows. Supplied The country’s biggest sports teams delivered everything from turmoil to triumph in 2025, with...
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Review: Wake Up Dead Man best of the Knives Out series
Source: Radio New Zealand TV murder mysteries like Hercule Poirot, Morse, Midsommer Murders and our own Brokenwood Mysteries have been a regular fixture everywhere for years – everywhere but the...
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MSIG Malaysia Deepens Nationwide Mangrove Conservation Efforts with Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)
Source: Media Outreach Company Marks Over 10,000 Saplings Planted Since 2019; Supports 1,200 New Plantings with School Eco Clubs at Kuala Selangor Nature Park KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach...
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Advocacy – PSNA says sanctions on Israel needed now more than ever
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa – PSNA PSNA is renewing calls to the government for sanctions, as Israel breaches the ceasefire in Gaza, with killing and still preventing essential...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 26 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 26 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 5 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Waimata Gemstone Bay track reinstatement commencing
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 05 December 2025 The construction team will be onsite all week, and then back on 19 January to complete the work. The stairs were extensively...
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Feral cat that decimated a black-fronted tern colony finally caught
Source: Radio New Zealand Feral cat preys on black-fronted tern chicks in December 2024. DOC A feral cat that destroyed a large black-fronted tern colony on Canterbury’s Waiau Toa/Clarence River...
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Dunedin man Andrew Mercer jailed for causing death of partner who fell from moving trailer
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Mercer was sentenced on Friday at the High Court at Dunedin. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The mother of a Dunedin man who died...
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Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon One...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency New Zealand Statement
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand STATEMENT – NZPFU strikes again, putting public safety at risk – people should be extra careful – Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander...
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Search uncovers suitcase of imitation firearms
Source: New Zealand Police Police got more than they bargained for last night after discovering a suitcase full of imitation firearms after stopping a fleeing vehicle. At about 10.10pm, officers...
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Lone feral cat that destroyed tern colony caught
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 05 December 2025 In December 2024 the feral tom cat reached a large island in the river where the endangered terns were nesting. It killed...
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EIT holds inaugural meeting of new council as it prepares for independence
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 19 hours ago The inaugural meeting of the new EIT Council was held today as EIT celebrated preparations to stand back up as a stand-alone...
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IKEA’s Hawke’s Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
Source: Radio New Zealand The highly anticipated opening of Swedish furniture company IKEA in New Zealand comes as a rural community worries about the fire risk from pine plantations. Since...
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Testing, testing and more testing for the country’s biggest transport job: Auckland’s CRL
Source: Radio New Zealand The Karanga-a-Hape underground station will house the longest escalator in New Zealand, at 40 metres long Supplied: CRL Those in charge of the country’s most expensive...
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Hamilton armed robber Hone Daniels claimed he was doing his laundry, not robbing a pub
Source: Radio New Zealand Hone Daniels and two other men stormed The Riv Sports Bar on the night of December 14, 2022, and forced a staff member to open the...
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Korean War heritage 16th Field Regiment marks 75 years
Source: Radio New Zealand Mihiteria King and her son Scott Douglas hold a picture of Hemi Kingi. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham As a gun fired seven anniversary shots at Linton...
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Three arrested on supply of illicit drugs operation
Source: New Zealand Police Three men have been charged with selling cannabis and possession of cannabis for supply, following an operation targeting the supply of illicit drugs in Masterton. The...
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Paid firefighters refuse to call off strikes despite pressure from FENZ
Source: Radio New Zealand Messages written on an Auckland fire engine protesting firefighters’ working conditions. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida Paid firefighters will continue with strike action and not withdraw their...