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This Roar: if you are not sure, then don’t shoot!
Source: New Zealand Police As thousands of hunters are making their plans for autumn – the Roar – recreational firearms groups are urging hunters to always be 100% sure of...
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King Country iwi Ngāti Maniapoto launching freediving course
Source: Radio New Zealand Divers from Tauranga iwi Ngāti Ranginui during a freediving course run by Waitā. Supplied/Waitā With the goals of building marae “bench strength” and improving water safety,...
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UK and European visitors cancel trips to New Zealand amid Middle East conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand The council’s chief executive Lynda Keene said while it was not good news, it was a relief that the impact was not being felt during a...
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Weather: Stormy end to week for upper North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService is forecasting periods of heavy rain for the upper North Island. MetService The upper North Island looks set for a wet end to the week,...
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Offenders armed with gun demand cash during robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a...
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Think the price of petrol is bad? Spare a thought for diesel drivers
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel is more expensive to make than petrol but the impact of fuel excise tax usually conceals this. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Diesel is now only...
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Man arrested following park assault
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Paula Drewery, Taranaki Area Investigations Manager: Police investigating a serious assault in King Edward Park in Stratford on Friday evening...
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Competitive allocation process applications closed for NZ’s largest farm
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 23 March 2026 Rangitahi/Molesworth is New Zealand’s largest farm and has a long history of high-country farming. It’s also a nationally important drylands ecosystem with...
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$3.5m boost to restore fire-damaged Tongariro
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 20 February 2026 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation “Tongariro is a Dual World Heritage site, a taonga, and a cornerstone of the Ruapehu District...
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Economy – Canterbury goes back-to-back in ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard
Source: ASB South Island continues to hold strong with Canterbury outperforming the rest of the country Otago and Waikato coming in second place equal Auckland shows promising signs of improvement,...
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Competitive allocation applications process closed for NZ’s largest farm
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 23 March 2026 Rangitahi/Molesworth is New Zealand’s largest farm and has a long history of high-country farming. It’s also a nationally important drylands ecosystem with...
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Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Alker during the 2026 Cologuard Classic CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / AFP New Zealand golfer Steven Alker successfully endured another play-off finish to a golf tournament on...
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Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Oil prices have risen as the fall out continues from the Middle East crisis. Brent Crude oil rose about US$1 to be just above US$113 a...
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Mangakara Nature Walk to reopen, caution urged
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 23 March 2026 DOC Waikato Operations Manager Niwha Jones says his staff have been working hard to reopen and assess tracks, and the latest to...
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Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Michael Regan/Getty Images...
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Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a...
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NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the men’s Super Smash grand final. Photosport New Zealand Cricket will push for a proposed NZ20 franchise league to replace the current...
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Aged Care Assn: If we can fund EV chargers, why can’t we fund aged care beds?
Source: Aged Care Association This week’s announcement that Government-backed loans will support the rollout of another 2,500 electric vehicle charging points across New Zealand is, in many ways, good news. As...
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Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash
Source: Radio New Zealand There were delays near Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu after the crash. (File photo) Unsplash / Robert Calvert Commuters on Auckland’s Southern Motorway should expect delays following a multi-vehicle...
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Health – Record-breaking drug consumption shows, yet again, a new approach is needed
Source: NZ Drug Foundation Te Puna Whakaiti Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri New data showing record-breaking cocaine consumption is just the latest evidence that the country’s drugs approach is failing, the NZ...
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Health – New partnership targets long-term GP workforce sustainability through international recruitment
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) have announced a partnership focused on increasing...
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Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad
Source: Radio New Zealand New Black Ferns coach Whitney Hansen. Photosport A couple of key names are missing from Whitney Hansen’s first squad as Black Ferns head coach, with 30-players...
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Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Black Caps Kyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of South Africa Wiaan Mulder, Black Caps v South Africa, Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Kerry Marshall/Photosport An inability...
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White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Devine led the charge for the White Ferns in Wellington, scoring a 23rd T20 international half-century. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The White Ferns have clinched...
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Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s long-tailed bat (pekapeka-tou-roa) is on the edge of extinction. Department of Conservation It’s a conservation story unlike any other. How did a high-profile crime...
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Social media uses negativity to steal our attention – how to reclaim it
Source: Radio New Zealand Thanks to the widespread accessibility of the internet, many of us have front-row seats to suffering and death across the globe for the first time in...
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Fonterra delivers strong half-year profit
Source: Radio New Zealand Outgoing chief executive Miles Hurrell said the changes to the forecast Farmgate Milk Price and earnings reflected improvement in global commodity prices and the co-op’s strong...