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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 14 Poutini Ngāi Tahu (West Coast Ngāi Tahu) pounamu stones weighing close to 60 kg returned on 1 November 2024 by New Zealand Customs. Supplied Ngāi...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Interislander website showed delays of up to three hours and 45 minutes for ferries departing during daylight hours. KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greg Hornblow RNZ The former media executive who admitted paying a 14 year-old for sex and fought to keep his name secret can now be named....
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The aviation sector is calling for a specific crisis plan around fuel. Supplied / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust The Aviation Industry Association says life-preserving services such...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford has welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations to renew the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (PTCA). A ballot on the second of April...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 02 April 2026 Department of Conservation staff on Stewart Island/Rakiura have scaled up an incursion response following at least two further rat detections on the...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 2 April 2026 This safety alert covers the importance of having communication devices on hand when doing work alone. What happened? A worker in the agricultural...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 2 April 2026 This safety alert is a reminder to manage the risks around light utility vehicles on the job. What happened? A forestry worker was...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northland MP Grant McCallum says an investment consortium is considering buying Kaitāia’s beleaguered timber mills. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Northland MP Grant McCallum says local...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Anya Feilding A surgical robot in action. Palmerston North Hospital Foundation / supplied Palmerston North Hospital is a step closer to welcoming a new surgical...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Phillips died following a shootout with police in September 2025. RNZ / Supplied / Police Detailed texts about Tom Phillips’ last hours from a top...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nick Monro Auckland Transport are warning commuters there could be disruptions to scheduled train services after a major outage on Thursday. All train services...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi campus in Whakatāne. Supplied/Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is moving some of their noho and on-campus...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Children and families are better protected and supported under the multi-agency model for responding to family violence incidents. Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The latest Annual Report on the Child and Youth Strategy, released today, has clearly shown a transformation in youth offending. Minister for Children Karen Chhour wants...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are advising the public to avoid the area near Wainuiomata Road. RNZ / Patrice Allen Police are investigating an unexplained death in Wainuiomata, in Lower...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Six months after the Government stepped up support for people sleeping rough, more New Zealanders are moving into stable housing across Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch,...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 19 March 2026 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation Located in the heart of Tongariro National Park, the Chateau has long been an iconic destination...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 02 April 2026 DOC Biosecurity Technical Advisor Connor Hines says invasive weeds like common heather, gorse, or broom have recently been found on some popular...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging sports and community clubs across Hawke’s Bay to be vigilant following a number of burglaries targeting club premises. Since February, Police have investigated...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police An offender who fled Northland Police in a stolen vehicle was located drenched, defiant and in possession of methamphetamine yesterday. At around 1pm, an officer in...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been arrested following an incident that earlier prompted Auckland’s Glenfield Mall and surrounding schools into lockdown. Police said they...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve spent much time on TikTok recently, you may have noticed a strange new type of AI brain rot taking over: fruit dramas. These AI-generated...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Auckland’s Glenfield College and Wairau Valley Special school have gone into lockdown, with armed police seen running into the nearby Glenfield Mall....
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marsden Point. RNZ / Peter de Graaf The government will put more than $20 million towards additional diesel storage capacity at Marsden Point. The arrangement –...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Fast-track approval has been granted for New Zealand’s largest wind farm project. Contact Energy lodged a substantive application for the Southland Windfarm in August 2025. The...
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· April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul delivers a speech at the closing session of the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul on...