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Fatal crash: Taneatua
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Taneatua yesterday evening. The single vehicle crash on White Pine Bush Road was reported just...
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NZ authors among global payout out after AI chatbot trained on pirated books
Source: Radio New Zealand Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey says she received an email saying her books Remote Sympathy, The Wishchild and The Transformation had been identified as being caught up...
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How much are public Christmas tree displays costing us?
Source: Radio New Zealand Standing outside Commercial Bay and Britomart, Auckland’s 18.5-metre tree is hard to miss: 10,000 LEDs, 200 stainless-steel baubles and thousands of flowers. Last year, Auckland Council...
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How many of the government’s 9 key targets has it achieved?
Source: Radio New Zealand Made with Flourish • Create your own Correction: The figure 309 mt in the final paragraph of this article has been updated to 305 mt. For a full...
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30 with Guyon Espiner: How New Zealand can combat the rise of kleptocracy
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and other liberal democracies need to band together against the rise of modern kleptocracy, a top American journalist and historian says. Pulitzer Prize-winning author...
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Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Vic tunnel in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel in the capital have launched a campaign against the plans. RNZ / Ellen O’Dwyer Critics of a second Mt...
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Bitcoin treasury business Locate Technologies moves shares to ‘forward-thinking’ NZX
Source: Radio New Zealand Locate Technologies is the first company to quit the ASX in favour of the NZX RNZ / Angus Dreaver ASX-listed Bitcoin treasury business is moving to...
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Inside Police Commissioner Richard Chambers’ first year and how he plans to rebuild trust
Source: Radio New Zealand A year on from taking the reins as the country’s top cop, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers sat down with National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood to discuss...
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Family of child who died in ice-skating accident angry coroner will not open inquiry
Source: Radio New Zealand The parents of a 13-year-old Christchurch girl who died after hitting her head while ice skating are angry the coroner will not open an inquiry into...
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Principal says Food Safety officers saw video proof mouldy meals weren’t last week’s leftovers
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the meals that was served up to students on Monday. Supplied / Haeata Community Campus A Christchurch principal says Food Safety officers saw video...
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Independent Assessment Identifies Infrastructure Opportunities for New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Twenty-five new infrastructure proposals have been endorsed in the second round of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission’s Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP), bringing the total to 42...
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International trade: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand International trade: September 2025 quarter – information release 2 December 2025 International trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of goods and services between New Zealand...
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Serious injury outcome indicators: 2000–2024 – Correction to work-related fatalities 2024 error
Source: Statistics New Zealand Serious injury outcome indicators: 2000–2024 – Correction to work-related fatalities 2024 error 2 December 2025 We have made a correction to Serious injury outcome indicators: 2000–2024...
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Live: Football Ferns v Matildas – women’s international friendly
Source: Radio New Zealand The Football Ferns face the Matildas at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide for the second in their two-match friendly series. The Matildas beat the Ferns comfortably 5-0...
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Police arrest man after fleeing driver incident in Invercargill
Source: Radio New Zealand SH6 remains closed and diversions are in place while the Serious Crash Unit carries out an investigation. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi Police have arrested a man in...
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EPA approves a new weedkiller for wheat and barley crops
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a new herbicide used to control certain broadleaf and grass weeds in wheat and barley crops. Adama New Zealand Limited...
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Thrift shop gets over 520kg in donations this year alone
Source: Radio New Zealand A student run thrift store in Otago sifted through over 520kg of donations this year. Te Oraka, which runs on the principles of the circular economy,...
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Arrest made after vehicle flees
Source: New Zealand Police A man is in custody after a fleeing driver incident in Invercargill tonight. About 5pm, Police went to speak to the man about a driving matter...
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Netball: Frustrations boil over in Noeline Taurua territory – but will other zones follow?
Source: Radio New Zealand AAP / www.photosport.nz An experienced sport’s leader says a special general meeting called within the Waikato Bay of Plenty zone over concerns with Netball New Zealand’s...
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Public Service Commission ‘likely’ to run social media ads on public sector negotiations again
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Public Service Commissioner says it is “likely” the commission will run social media advertisements on...
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Car crashes into Whakatāne River
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has serious injuries after a car crashed into a river off State Highway 2 near Whakatāne. Police were called to...
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Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Kane Williamson. Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz It’s advantage West Indies after day one of the first test in Christchurch. The Black Caps stumbled to stumps at...
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Veterans ruling: Govt plans ‘could include a legislative response’
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Veterans Chris Penk says there is a lot of uncertainty about how many people might make a claim. NICK MONRO / RNZ The government...
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Historic candlestick returns to St Paul’s church in Paihia, Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand St Paul’s Anglican Church priest Chris Williams with the returned candlestick, dedicated to his grandfather Percy Williams. RNZ / Peter de Graaf It once was lost,...
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Dairy owner stabbed in early morning robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A 14-year-old boy has been arrested following an aggravated robbery of a Christchurch dairy. Three people robbed the store on Opawa Road...
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Serious crash, SH2, White Pine Bush Road, Taneatua
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash that has blocked State Highway 2 in Whakatane this evening. About 6.05pm, Police were called to...
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Awarua RSA president ‘gutted’ after thieves rip plaques from soldiers’ graves
Source: Radio New Zealand The spot where a plaque was stolen. Supplied / Invercargill City Council The boss of a Southland RSA is not pulling his punches, after thieves stole...