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Consumer issues power price warning
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year, after a 12 percent increase in 2025. Powerswitch general...
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Auckland is SailGP’s marquee event but no guarantees for future
Source: Radio New Zealand The shot that sold Auckland to SailGP fans as the Black Foils sail past the grandstand. Felix Diemer for SailGP Great photos, terrific facilities and enthusiastic...
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When Valentine’s Day forces a relationship reckoning
Source: Radio New Zealand For people who have been quietly struggling with doubts about their relationship, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day can feel fraught. As 14 February approaches,...
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F1: Everything you need to know before the 77th season
Source: Radio New Zealand Visa Cash App Racing Bulls unveil their 2026 Formula One liveries JOE GALL / AFP The 2026 Formula 1 season will feature some of the biggest...
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Speed dating firm scrambling after being dumped by payment provider
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Brant was hoping 2026 would be a big year for her speed dating business. Supplied Rachel Brant was hoping 2026 would be a big year...
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Chiefs
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each...
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‘Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil’: Coroner’s findings on Malachi Subecz death
Source: Radio New Zealand Malachi Subecz died of a blunt force head injury at Starship Hospital in 2021. Supplied A coroner has found everything possible went wrong for Malachi Subecz...
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Family violence reaches highest levels since 2018 – Salvation Army report
Source: Radio New Zealand Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its highest since 2018. 123RF Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its...
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St Bede’s College told of priest’s sexual offending nearly 20 years ago
Source: Radio New Zealand Friar Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ St Bede’s College was told nearly 20 years ago of allegations of...
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T20 World Cup: Black Caps set new T20 World Cup record partnership to crush UAE
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell tries to play a shot during the first ODI between India and New Zealand SHAMMI MEHRA Finn Allen and Tim Seifert posted a T20...
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Milano Cortina Winter Olympics: Luca Harrington claims bronze in men’s Freeski Slopestyle
Source: Radio New Zealand Luca Harrington reacts in the freestyle skiing men’s freeski slopestyle final run 3 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. JEFF PACHOUD / AFP Luca...
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T20 World Cup: Black Caps’ emphatic 10-wicket win over UAE
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell tries to play a shot during the first ODI between India and New Zealand SHAMMI MEHRA A stunning Men’s T20 World Cup record 175-run...
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Rocket or arugula? How a salad vegetable mapped the Italian diaspora
Source: Radio New Zealand If you watch American cooking shows, you’ve likely experienced “salad confusion”. You see a chef preparing what looks like rocket, but they call it arugula. It’s...
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Parliament back to government business
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/ Daniela Maoate-Cox After a stop-start beginning to the year, MPs are back in Wellington for a two-week sitting block. Most of the first sitting week...
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Live: Black Caps v United Arab Emirates – T20 World Cup
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell tries to play a shot during the first ODI between India and New Zealand SHAMMI MEHRA The Black Caps will face the United Arab...
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Cyclist dies after car crash in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ Police say a cyclist has died following a crash with a vehicle in Upper Hutt on Tuesday. Emergency services received a report of...
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NRL: NZ Warriors name mix of experience, youth for first pre-season hit-out against Manly Sea Eagles
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors reserves celebrate a try by halfback Luke Hanson against Parramatta Eels. David Neilson/Photosport Four players yet to make first-grade debuts will start for NZ Warriors...
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‘Just not fair’: Manawatū parents using savings and loans for school buses
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123rf.com Manawatū community starts user-pays school bus after cancellation of ministry-funded service. Parents and guardians take loans and use savings to pay for it....
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Far North community residents arm themselves with sticks in fear of roaming dogs
Source: Radio New Zealand A generic image of a mixed-breed dog. Unsplash / Michael Anfang Residents in the Far North community of Ahipara are arming themselves with sticks to protect...
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Australian satanic child sex abuse ring has alleged links to NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand A police sign outside a station in Brisbane, Australia. 123RF Police are working with Australian counterparts on an investigation into a satanic child sex abuse material...
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Wellington sewage outflow could kill marine reserve’s kelp forest ecosystem – marine biologist
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water leaked onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding and being turned off. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A...
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Government needs to ‘sit down and have a conversation with us’ on India trade deal – Hipkins
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour is getting closer to confirming support for the India Free Trade agreement, but says the full text...
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Christchurch terrorist just seeking attention with his appeal bid, survivor says
Source: Radio New Zealand Temel Atacocugu, who was shot during the massacre at Al Noor Mosque. RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon One of the survivors of the Christchurch terror attack says the terrorist...
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Mum calls for changes at Mt Albert Aquatic Centre after son’s teeth smashed on slide, man’s finger torn off
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Albert Aquatic Centre. Supplied / Community Leisure Management An Auckland mum is unhappy with the response from a local pool after her son smashed his...
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Dirt bike rider seriously injured in Whangārei crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest crash came just as Northland police were highlighting the severe injuries suffered by a three-year-old boy being doubled on his father’s dirt bike. File...
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Experts say Wellington harbour water safe after sewage spill but Wellingtonians cautious
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Experts say it is safe to swim at beaches in the capital’s harbour, but Wellingtonians are taking a cautious approach. Nearly a...
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Retail crime advisory group disbands four months early
Source: Radio New Zealand Sunny Kaushal is the chair of a ministerial advisory group on retail crime. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime to...