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NZDF wants to build ground terminals for military satellite system
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123rf The NZ Defence Force wants to put in ground terminals next year for its main military satellite system. It has put out a...
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Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Liu Chen A district court judge has reserved his decision on whether a by-election is needed in an Auckland local body election. The hearing...
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Property Values – Auckland affordability improves as nationwide residential property values remain stable – QV
Source: Quality Valuations – QV The latest QV House Price Index shows that average home values across Aotearoa New Zealand remained unchanged in the three months to the end of...
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Greenhouse gas emissions (consumption-based): Year ended 2023 (provisional) – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Greenhouse gas emissions (consumption-based): Year ended 2023 (provisional) – information release 9 December 2025 We want to hear about how you use this release. Provide your feedback...
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Appeal for sightings of man missing from Papatoetoe
Source: New Zealand Police Police and his family are urgently seeking Ulitau, pictured. The 72-year-old has been reported missing and was last seen at his home address on Kimpton Road,...
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The OCR is down, so why are home loans rising?
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac says it is increasing its home loans over two- to five-year terms by 30 basis points. 123rf Wholesale rates are getting the blame for the...
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Beachgoers warned as drowning tragedies hit Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Surf Life Saving is warning people to swim at their own risk when lifeguards were not on duty. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson There have been...
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‘It’s uneconomical’ – iwi provider of school lunches withdraws from programme
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the lunches provided by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua Supplied An iwi provider of school lunches in the top of the South Island...
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Waitaki District Council pushing for joint water plan after independent plan rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand The Internal Affairs Department rejected Waitaki District’s standalone water services plan. RNZ Waitaki District Council is again courting neighbouring councils for a joint water services plan...
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Judge tells court martialled, dismissed soldier Jackie Te Weehi her actions were destructive
Source: Radio New Zealand Corporal Jackie Te Weehi at her Court Martial at Whenuapai Air Base on Monday, 8 December 2025. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson An army corporal who...
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Akaroa King Salmon products recalled over listeria risk
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled products. Supplied Some Akaroa King Salmon products are being recalled because of the possible presence of listeria. Food Safety NZ says the products affected...
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‘We need to prepare better’, says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix’s Josh Oluwayemi saves a penalty. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz It took Auckland FC 35 games in the A-League to be awarded a kick from...
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Threatened gulls back on rooftops in Tūrangi town centre
Source: Radio New Zealand Threatened black-billed gulls nest on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre. Supplied / DOC Black-billed gulls are once again nesting on the rooftops in Tūrangi town...
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Coalition reveals Resource Management Act replacement,but will it stand the test of time?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Chris Bishop and Christopher Luxon at the announcement of New Zealand’s new planning system. RNZ / Mark Papalii The coalition’s RMA reforms seem far...
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Man, 26, drowns at Karioitahi beach, Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Karioitahi Beach. Supplied / ATEED A 26-year-old man has died after drowning at a southwest Auckland beach on Monday night. Counties Manukau south area commander police...
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Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country’s fiscal position with Nicola Willis
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) and former finance minister Ruth Richardson. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied Former Finance Minster Ruth Richardson has agreed to a challenge from the current...
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Tongariro fire contained: ‘It’s still a great place to come to’
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest fire at Tongariro National Park has been contained, but local tourism businesses are already seeing a large number of people cancelling future trips because...
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Body of swimmer missing at Auckland’s Bethells Beach found
Source: Radio New Zealand The swimmer got into difficulty at Lake Wainamu at Bethells Beach. RNZ Police say the body of a swimmer missing at Lake Wainamu on Auckland’s west...
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Tongariro fire: tracks reopen
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 09 December 2025 The fire affected around 300 hectares of Tongariro National Park, in an area near the previous, devastating, November fire. Fire and Emergency...
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The school that rocks: Saint Andrews College’s latest epic prizegiving
Source: Radio New Zealand A Christchurch secondary school’s end of year prizegiving concert has become a thing of legend. Saint Andrews College was everywhere on the internet in 2023 with...
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Choose Clean Water – “More holes than an old sieve”: Government’s pro-polluter planning reform will make freshwater pollution easy
Source: Choose Clean Water Pro-polluter planning laws announced today will make it easy for polluters to pollute the country’s freshwater with little to stop them, say campaign group Choose Clean...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #8 – State Highway 47 Reopening
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Road access along State Highway 47 will be restored this evening, now that the fire in the area is fully contained. Fire and Emergency New...
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Parliament disrupted by Palestine Solidarity protest this afternoon – PSNZ
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Palestine Solidarity supporters this afternoon disrupted the start of Parliament’s question time with cries of “Free Palestine” and “Stop complicity with genocide”. Prime Minister Luxon...
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First Responders – Tongariro fire update #7
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire crews have fully contained the fire at Tongariro National Park. The containment line was completed this afternoon. One crew will remain to monitor the...
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Legislation – Simpler Rules, Lower Costs and Faster Progress Promised in Planning Rules Overhaul – Business Canterbury
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury has welcomed today’s announcement on Resource Management Act (RMA) reform, describing it as a step toward reducing the costs, delays, complexity and frustrations that have...
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Record warm spring across country part of climate’s ‘new normal’
Source: Radio New Zealand Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) is expecting above-average temperatures for most of the country heading into summer. RNZ A record-breaking November pushed New Zealand to...
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Listen live: The Panel LIVE from Revelry Bar in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Wallace Chapman preparing for his show The Panel, broadcasting live from Revelry Bar in Auckland. Supplied Wallace Chapman and The Panel break free of the studio...