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Information sought after goats shot in Pōkeno
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information following a distressing incident at a Pōkeno property last week. Investigations are continuing after 18 pet goats were shot dead on...
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Health – GenPro welcomes final approval of new primary health organisation
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) welcomes the final approval from Te Whatu Ora to establish thePHO, marking a major step forward for a...
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Seventh Fast-track housing development approved
Source: New Zealand Government The Ashbourne project in Waikato, which will enable the development of 518 new homes and two solar farms, has been consented through Fast-track, Infrastructure Minister Chris...
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It’s Conservation Week. Commence naturing.
Source: NZ Department of Conservation It’s Conservation Week (20–26 April). She’s in her autumn era now. Cosy. Slightly introspective. Crunchy-leaf soundtrack. Which brings us to the question… Have you done any naturing lately? ...
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Woman who died in Napier bus crash named
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi The woman who died after being hit by a bus in Napier last Friday has been named. Olawande Perpetual Braimoh, 36, died...
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Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her school was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori...
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Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way...
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Find three, get another one free
Source: New Zealand Police A trio of supermarket shoplifters were arrested in Takapuna yesterday, bagging an unrelated thief at the same time. At around 4.50pm, Waitematā Police received a report...
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Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka returns to All Blacks
Source: Radio New Zealand Gilbert Enoka. Getty Images New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has put the final touches on his management group, which sees the return of two...
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Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of...
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Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first...
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New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones says his parliamentary colleagues have told him to tone down his language but...
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Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find...
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Pukunui population up 52 percent thanks to feral cat control
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 April 2026 The annual flock count at beaches in Murihiku/Southland last week revealed the pukunui population has grown from 105 in April last year...
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Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol
Source: Radio New Zealand The man has been charged by police. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson An Invercargill man has been accused of stealing more than 800 litres of...
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‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water...
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Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of...
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Rarotongan opera singer heading to London
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him...
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Soaring power prices show urgent need for electrification
Source: Green Party The Green Party says today’s inflation figures show power prices are once again a key driver of the cost-of-living crisis, and reinforce calls for a National Electrification...
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Second EIT degree brings valedictorian honour for Hawke’s Bay woman
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 minute ago Candice D’Acre (Ngāti Porou) will graduate from EIT Hawke’s Bay for the second time – this time as valedictorian. She will join...
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Early start at accounting firm caps EIT Hawke’s Bay valedictorian’s journey
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 2 minutes ago Dylan Simonsen (Rongomaiwahine) will graduate as one of two EIT Hawke’s Bay valedictorians tomorrow, having already started his career with a leading...
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Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way...
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Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are...
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‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club says they have the finances, plan...
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Wellington man ‘dumbstruck’ to find car on fence after flood
Source: Radio New Zealand David Fraser’s car on top of a fence after Wellington’s flash flooding. Mark Papalii A Wellington man says finding his car perched on top of a...
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University Research – Genetic testing solves mystery of teenagers’ sudden deaths – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The discovery of a genetic cause for young people’s sudden cardiac deaths discovery will bring relief to the families and clinicians who will have information...
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Amnesty International: State of the World’s Human Rights – Annual Report
Source: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 21 April 2026 – Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity Predatory attacks on multilateralism, international...