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Powerlines down, road closed in Auckland suburb
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps Repair crews are at a crash site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga after a crash brought down powerlines on Thursday morning. Mount Smart...
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Experts await latest weather models to get clearer picture of Cyclone Vaianu’s path
Source: Radio New Zealand The predicted path of Cyclone Vaianu. The cone of uncertainty as it heads south is still quite large. Zoom Earth MetService staff will be casting their...
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Police investigate ‘unexplained’ Christchurch death
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating an ‘unexplained death’ in Christchurch. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating a sudden death in Christchurch. Officers were called to a Main...
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Dunedin motorway reopens after being blocked by digger
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin’s southern motorway was closed at Burnside after a digger fell off a truck. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The Southern Motorway at Burnside in Dunedin has...
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Christchurch Police appeal for information following two assaults
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating two assaults believed to have occurred in Sydenham and are seeking information from the public as part of ongoing enquiries. On Wednesday 18...
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Appeal for information after road opens, Dunedin Southern Motorway, Burnside
Source: New Zealand Police Dunedin Southern Motorway, Burnside, has reopened following an incident this morning and Police are now asking the public for information. At around 10.40am, Police responded to...
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Digger falls from truck, blocks Dunedin motorway
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin’s southern motorway was closed at Burnside after a digger fell off a truck. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The Southern Motorway at Burnside in Dunedin is...
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Teenager charged after violent Mt Albert party leaves four injured
Source: Radio New Zealand The broken glass is on the corner of Springleigh Ave and Jerram Street. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins A teenager has been charged with assault after a...
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Arrests in relation to attempts to steal fuel
Source: New Zealand Police Two men are due in court today for separate instances relating to attempts to steal fuel, following prompt calls from members of the public. Around 4am...
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Hunters on target at police, DOC forest checkpoint
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 April 2026 Easter is often seen as the traditional start of the hunting season, and this year the long weekend coincided with The Roar...
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Arrest made over Papakura firearms incident
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested a man over a firearms incident on Marne Road in Papakura last month. The 41-year-old man had a warrant for his arrest and...
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Arrest in Mt Albert disorder
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill, Auckland City West Area Investigations Manager: Police have made an arrest in the investigation into a disorder incident...
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Cyclone Maila upgraded, as PNG and Solomons brace for more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding caused by Cyclone Maila at Baia Village in PNG’s West New Britain province. Supplied Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila has been upgraded to a Category 4...
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Minister for Social Investment expects govt agencies to comply with procurement rules
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Investment Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Minister for Social Investment says her “enduring expectation” is that all government agencies comply with...
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One person arrested after ‘serious assault’ in Nawton, Hamilton
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were called to the incident on Dominion Road in Nawton at about 3pm this afternoon. RNZ One person has been arrested following a what...
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Farming app detects rise in ‘suspicious’ fuel takes overnight
Source: Radio New Zealand A farmer with his farm fuel tank featuring Levno sensors to monitor fuel withdrawals. SUPPLIED/LEVNO Data from an app that tracks farm fuel levels shows a...
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Gang member arrested and charged for drug supply, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Craig Scott: Police delivered an early Easter surprise to a Christchurch gang member, who was arrested and charged in relation to drug supply...
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Renewed appeal for information on missing woman Rowena Walker
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police remain committed in their efforts to locate missing woman Rowena Walker, nearly eight months on from her last confirmed sighting. Detective Senior Sergeant Jo...
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Missing woman Rowena Walker’s family ‘desperately worried for her safety’
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker’s last confirmed sighting was on 14 August, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street with an associate. Supplied The family...
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Four deaths on our roads across Easter holiday weekend
Source: New Zealand Police Provisionally, four people lost their lives on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. There is still a lot of work to do, and we need to...
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What to make of new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case
Source: Radio New Zealand Bill Sutch was acquitted of breaching the Official Secrets Act. But decades later, the evidence he was handing information to the Soviet Union persists. Public Domain...
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From rescue to recovery: Inside the first 48 hours at Mt Maunganui
Source: Radio New Zealand This photo was taken in the hours after the deadly landslide. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Newly released documents give an insight into how Fire and...
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Employees hospitalised after assaults at two Christchurch businesses
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are making enquiries after two aggravated robberies in Christchurch on Monday evening. Canterbury Police Acting Senior Sergeant Seb Kohnke said officers...
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Auckland Southern Motorway lane closed by vehicle fire
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire between the Ramarama on-ramp and the Great South Road off-ramp is causing traffic disruption. Screenshot / Google Maps A vehicle fire on Auckland’s Southern...
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Aggravated robberies, Briggs Road, McBratneys Road
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Senior Sergeant Seb Kohnke Canterbury Police: Police are making enquiries following two aggravated robberies in Christchurch this evening. At around 8.10pm, Police were...
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Police review into Tom Phillips documentary ‘entirely appropriate’ – minister
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Supplied / Police The police minister says a review around the processes behind a documentary regarding Tom Phillips is “entirely appropriate”. Phillips died following...
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What exactly can you get away with when renting a short-term rental?
Source: Radio New Zealand Four people were sent to hospital after youths clashed at a party at a short-term rental in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert last month. RNZ...