Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As climate change threatens cacao plantations, chocolate manufacturers are investigating “cacao-free pathways” to meet global demand. Currently, the best options are chocolatey products either grown in...
Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bryan Johnson, the billionaire biohacker, stands next to his son. He has reportedly infused blood plasma from his then-17-year-old son in an effort to live longer....
Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It was just a “weekend wānanga” but an artists hui in Te Kaha in 1973 ushered in Ngā Puna Waihanga, the Maori artists and writers collective...
Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little took a dip in Lyall Bay on Wednesday to prove it was safe, but by Friday the Land Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA)...
Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Oriental fruit fly on a piece of fruit. Supplied / Biosecurity NZ No more fruit flies have been spotted in Papatoetoe after a single male...
Post
· February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport The Highlanders have suffered another heartbreaking loss, after the Reds bounced back in style. The Reds defeated the Highlanders by 17 points at Suncorp Stadium...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuki Miya of New Zealand Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Christchurch amateur golfer Yuki Miya has the lead at NZ Open going into day three at Millbrook...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Izzy Gaze bats during the White Ferns vs Zimbabwe Women, Twenty20 International cricket match at Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand on Wednesday 25 February...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Taranaki Police have laid charges against two people after encountering what they described as a “hostile” group of people at a car meet in...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) RNZ A woman’s attempt to nick a $74,500 necklace using a pole has been thwarted thanks to the quick thinking of workers at the...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport The Highlanders head across the Tasman to Brisbane after their heartbreaking Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Chiefs in Dunedin. After an opening round bye,...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika’s Solomon Alaimalo up against Western Force’s Darby Lancaster. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz The Western Force have finally got a win on the road in...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A bumper crowd brimming with colour and sparkles has descended on Hagley Park in Christchurch for the first day of the Electric Avenue music festival. Split...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Cleary, Jarome Luai, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Stephen Crichton, Joseph Tapine, Mitch Moses and Harry Grant. RNZ/Photosport No matter who you support, off-season player movements will have...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A 26-year-old woman’s plan to allegedly steal a $74,500 necklace in Auckland’s CBD was derailed this afternoon after quick actions of store employees. Police were called...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The clubroom has no power, running water or bathroom, and not enough room for their roughly 50 members to shelter and socialise. RNZ / Tess Brunton...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Taranaki Area Commander, Inspector Mark Miller: Taranaki Police have arrested one person and summonsed another following antisocial road user behaviour in Oaonui last weekend....
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Little River, about 30km south of Christchurch, was flooded in February and also in May 2025. RNZ/Nathan McKinnon The Christchurch City Council disagrees with Little River...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport Moana Pasifika will play their first home game of the Super Rugby Pacific season as they host the Western Force at Navigation Homes Stadium in...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government proposal would allow children up to 12 years old being allowed to ride bikes or e-bikes on the footpath with no speed restriction 123RF...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Northland Regional Council says a woman whose teaching registration was cancelled for serious misconduct is no longer employed by them....
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Whangārei woman Brooke Gibson was left feeling burned when she tried to use a $200 gift card for a local restaurant. “We were given a...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There has been fewer cases of police taking action against children and young people, latest data from the Ministry of Justice shows. Police have taken action...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Football Fern Kelli Brown. Photosport A first half hat-trick for Kelli Brown set the Football Ferns on the way to a 8-0 victory in their opening...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work continues to reopen the roads in the Waipā District. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Waipā District is now in the recovery stage after extreme weather forced...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has been injured after steel piles fell on a worker’s leg at a road construction site in Auckland. Emergency...
Post
· February 27, 2026
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says ensuring reliable Cook Strait capacity through to 2029 is a strong industry priority, following a major industry...