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Police investigate Auckland nightclub basement blaze
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are investigating after a fire broke out in the basement of a central Auckland nightclub early on Sunday. Emergency services were...
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Mediawatch: Angst about EVs blows up in the headlines
Source: Radio New Zealand Media reports about electric vehicles on fire have fuelled fears about safety. Manawatu Standard “Easing the cost of new and used imported vehicles” was the pitch...
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Formula One: Kiwi Liam Lawson qualifies sixth for Las Vegas Grand Prix
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson landed on the second row of the starting grid at Las Vegas. AFP Kiwi Liam Lawson will start from sixth on the grid for...
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Dog owner, pooch rescued from Arrowtown cliff by helicopter
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters and a helicopter crew teamed up to pluck a person and their dog to safety (file photo). Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust A person and...
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Fatal Sanson fire: ‘It will take time to get answers for the family,’ say police
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo and Goldie died in a house fire in Sanson on 15 November. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED Police say it may be some time before they...
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The Detail: The politicians missing from libraries
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Robertson and Dame Jacinda Ardern have both released memoirs this year. Supplied From memoirs to biographies, autobiographies – both authorised and unauthorised – to the...
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Lee Tamahori film and ‘The Gone’ dominate at NZ Screen Awards
Source: Radio New Zealand The late Lee Tamahori‘s The Convert has scored the most honours at the New Zealand Screen Awards, while crime drama The Gone continued its successful track...
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Fire and Emergency extends consultation deadline on proposed restructure
Source: Radio New Zealand The feedback deadline is now 10 December, with final decisions due on 29 January. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Fire and Emergency has extended the consultation period for its...
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Taiwan Smart Security Alliance Launches “ACI Defense: Security and Rescue” Brand in Thailand
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 November 2025 – In recent years, the Thai government has been actively promoting smart city development and the Eastern...
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‘Wear bright colours’: Funeral to be held for children killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied Details of the funeral for the three children who died in a house fire in...
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Eight callouts impacted by firefighter strike
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) were striking on Friday for an hour. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Fire and Emergency says it received...
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‘Wear bright colours’: Funeral to be held for chidlren killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied Details of the funeral for the three children who died in a house fire in...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 17 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 21 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Jetstar flights to ban use of portable power banks on all flights, Air New Zealand looking into it
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Jetstar has confirmed the use of portable power banks on all of its New Zealand flights will be banned from 15 December,...
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Fire damage closes Blenheim dump
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire crews worked until the early hours of this morning to extinguish a fire at Blenheim’s Resource Recovery Centre. Supplied / Marlborough District Council A Blenheim...
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38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime as gang laws mark one year
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is tracking well ahead of its violent crime reduction target as it today marks one year since its tough gang laws came into effect,...
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No support as Kiwi disabled delegates flee COP30 fire in Brazil
Source: Radio New Zealand This screen grab shows emergency crews battling a fire that broke out at a pavilion at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, in Brazil,...
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ Analysis: New Zealand politics has long acknowledged a truth of coalition life – sooner or later, everyone swallows...
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Full statement by Chelsey Field, mum to August, Hugo and Goldie who died in the Sanson house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo and Goldie Supplied The mother of three children who died following a fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson has spoken out for the...
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Kelly Tarlton’s Final Treasure Hunt named Podcast of the Year
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied to RNZ A podcast that led to the discovery of one of New Zealand’s oldest European artefacts has been named Podcast of the Year at...
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Speech: New Social Housing Investment Plan released
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s a privilege to be here today to announce our Government’s new approach to housing investment, including our first Investment Plan. I’d like...
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Man charged after series of fires lit in Dunedin
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have arrested and charged a man with arson after a series of fires across Dunedin this week. Police said the charges...
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Sanctioned landlord ‘not the kind of guy that really wants to do the right thing’, neighbour says
Source: Radio New Zealand The stovetop of a Lyttleton boarding house. MBIE A Canterbury landlord sanctioned for failing to clean up and fix a boarding house would rather cop a...
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Man charged in relation to Dunedin arsons
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been charged as Dunedin Police continue to investigate a series of arsons around the city. Following his arrest on Wednesday, the 48-year-old Dunedin...
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Mum Chelsey Field says children lost in Sanson fire her ‘absolute world’
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied The mother of the three children who died following a fire in the Manawatu town...
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Coalition lauds 38,000 fewer victims of violent crime
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The coalition says its tough...
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Paid firefighters to strike at midday, FENZ says it’s unwarranted
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter at a strike in Auckland in August 2022. Supplied / Jemimah Peacocke Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is calling on the professional firefighters union to...