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Tornado reportedly tears through Manawatū motor camp
Source: Radio New Zealand File picture. Connor Diver Fire crews have rushed to a motor camp in rural Manawatū after reports a tornado went through and overturned a caravan. Emergency...
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First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Six60 and Synthony will perform in Christchurch on 16 May, the first live music set at the city’s brand new One New Zealand Stadium. The Once...
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Police yet to recover pendant allegedly swallowed at Auckland jewellery store
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the pendant has not yet been recovered. SCREENSHOT Police have not yet recovered a Fabergé egg pendant after it was allegedly eaten during a...
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Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand American rock band Linkin Park will visit New Zealand next year for one show in Auckland. Mike Shinoda, Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell, Joe Hahn, Colin Brittain and...
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Emissions Trading Scheme: Year’s final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Mudit Agarwal A market “surprised” by the government has failed to buy a single carbon unit at the final Emissions Trading Scheme auction...
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Hawke’s Bay’s Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Horse of The Year 2026 has been cancelled. (File photo) 123 The Horse of the Year show in Hawke’s Bay has been cancelled for 2026 due...
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Methamphetamine trail leads detectives to the upper North Island
Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police have set their course north, as part of an ongoing investigation into a methamphetamine supply chain identified between Tasman and Auckland. The trail led...
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Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster is the chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster’s has resigned as...
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Foodbanks warn of closures if government funding fails to give ongoing funding
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City missioner Helen Robinson says some foodbanks would close without government funding. Photo: RNZ Insight / Sarah Robson *This story has been updated to correct...
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Environment – Maraekakaho Quarry application granted consent – EPA
Source: Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) An independent panel has reconsidered an application to establish and operate a quarry in Maraekakaho, Hawke’s Bay, and granted consent. The trustees of the RW and...
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Kaupapa Māori study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori
Source: Radio New Zealand A major three-year study has found Māori are being undercounted in prisons by around six percent, masking the true scale of incarceration and its impact on...
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Health and Tech – Whakarongorau celebrates major evolution in mental health support with AI concierge platform
Source: Whakarongorau Aotearoa Whakarongorau has received match funding from the Government’s Mental Health Innovation Fund to develop an innovative AI concierge triage and navigation platform – a digital front door designed...
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Education Appointments – Ara Institute of Canterbury enters new phase with Council appointments and Chief Executive selection
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury has taken an important step in its return to independence, with the Government confirming four ministerial appointments to Ara’s Council and the...
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Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency, RNZ understands
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster is the chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster’s resignation from his...
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Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu
Source: Radio New Zealand The man appeared at the Dunedin District Court and was released on bail. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have charged a Dunedin man after seizing 820...
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Crimes Amendment Bill introduced
Source: New Zealand Government Criminals will soon face stronger penalties for attacking first responders, coward punches, human trafficking, and retail crime with the Government’s Crimes Amendment Bill being introduced, Justice...
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Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Three Waikato mayors have written to the chief...
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Charity’s snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen
Source: Radio New Zealand By Noam Mānuka Lazarus, Massey University journalism graduate Mountains to Sea Wellington was left without enough gear to run its free school and community snorkel programme...
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Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The white supremacist terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attack is expected to give evidence in an attempt to...
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Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies for day two of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch, and it’s advantage...
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Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with RELATED] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/513904/weather-watches-and-warnings-what-they-mean-and-when-they-re-triggered possible thunderstorms] in some places, and a...
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BusinessNZ Planning Forecast: economy lifts, but structural risks cannot be ignored
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ Chief Economist John Pask says the recovery is welcome, but New Zealand is heading into a decade of difficult choices. “While the outlook to 2027 is brighter, there...
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Tech – Epson exhibits at the world’s largest specialised robot exhibition, International Robot Exhibition 2025
Source: Epson Showcasing innovative technologies for the automotive, EV, retail, life sciences and food industries Epson is exhibiting at the International Robot Exhibition 2025, held at Tokyo Big Sight from...
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Property Sector – Building costs edge higher as timber and cladding prices rise – QV
Source: Quality Valuations (QV) The cost of building a home is starting to edge up again, with QV CostBuilder’s latest data showing the first signs of upward pressure as timber...
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Farm plastics recycling scheme gets green light
Source: New Zealand Government As proud stewards of the land, New Zealand’s farmers and growers work hard to care for the environment. The Government is making this easier by approving...
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Pounamu theft lands man in court, Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police Dunedin Police have arrested and charged a man following the execution of a search warrant in relation to stolen pounamu. On Monday 1 December, police executed...
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Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mike Wesley-Smith Ross Appelgren Nick Monro / Julie Appelgren Solving the murder of Darcy Te Hira inside Mt Eden Prison was never going to be...