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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flightradar24 shows a Philip Rescue Helicopter left Palmerston North shortly before 7pm, circling the area before landing in Wellington at 8.30pm. Screenshot / Flightradar24 A man...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 5 is down to one lane following a truck going off the road at Tarawera. It happened around 8pm, around halfway between Taupo and...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Census data between 2018 and 2023 period showed a 37 percent increase of people living without shelter in Aotearoa New Zealand. RNZ / Nick Monro The...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe The principal of a West Coast secondary school says there are too many barriers to hiring teachers who were trained or born overseas....
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Queens Drive in central Lower Hutt has reopened after an earlier incident. That incident had been resolved, police said. The road had...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Queens Drive in central Lower Hutt has been closed while police respond to an incident. Police aren’t providing details, but say there...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are warning of scams from overseas visitors after a tourist from the UK swindled tens of thousands of dollars from a couple. It is...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation which provides Police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places has passed first reading...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Queens Drive in central Lower Hutt is currently blocked while Police respond to an incident this evening. Police were called to the incident around 4.50pm. There...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel. AFP or licensors Two men are due to appear in Tauranga District...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government More than 80 Wairoa youth will be supported to re-engage with education or embark on the pathway to employment, through a joint Government and community funding...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose-Maree, 23, and Sapphire-Hope, 3, died after a fire tore through their home. Supplied A heartbroken Christchurch family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old with...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police have helped a pair to court after they were caught helping themselves in Epsom this morning. At around 4.24am, Police responded to a report about...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Two Tauranga men are due to appear in Court following a report of a fuel theft from a construction site. At around 11.35pm, Police were notified...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Roadside drug tests are rolling out nationwide, as the government aims to crack down on impaired drivers. The new tests could detect...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A visiting UK national finds himself in custody after scamming tens of thousands’ out of an Auckland couple for a fake paint job. The man’s associate,...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A series of poor decisions resulted in one teenager’s arrest and a badly damaged vehicle. It could have ended so much worse. A Police unit patrolling...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Two Christchurch police officers followed two stolen cars at speed in dark and wet conditions against policy, the Independent Police Conduct Authority...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel Twenty people have been arrested following a major investigation that has spanned nearly a year into alleged corruption within several prisons. Detective Inspector Colin...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A complex Police investigation spanning nearly a year has unearthed alleged corruption and other criminal activity taking place within several corrections facilities. Twenty people have been...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ponsonby’s Williamson Ave on Wednesday evening. (File photo) RNZ A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car outside an Auckland...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge the IPCA’s findings in relation to the actions of three Christchurch officers during an incident that resulted in a car being hit by a...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ponsonby’s Williamson Ave on Wednesday evening. (File photo) RNZ A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car outside an Auckland...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle outside a central Auckland supermarket, forcing a young boy from the front seat. Police responded to...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a van north of Auckland. The police said emergency services went to Whangaparāoa Road in...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police A man is in critical condition following a crash in Red Beach on Wednesday night. Emergency services responded to Whangaparāoa Road after 9pm, to reports that...
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· May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One week from now, the government will open the books on its third Budget. RNZ One week from now, the government will open the books on...