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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water leaked onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water has stopped pumping...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Thousands of users worldwide are experiencing an outage on YouTube’s website with a “something went wrong” sign coming up on its homepage. It appears that...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shia LaBeouf was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday (local time) in New Orleans where police said the 39-year-old Transformers film star assaulted two men in...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Police have identified Mihiata Te Rore as the woman killed by dogs north of Dargaville yesterday. The 62-year-old was killed while on a Kaihu property...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the people in the images provided, who police believe can help with enquiries into a breach of the...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Children are still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered, according to a new report from the Independent Children’s Monitor. It is the second review...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the pedestrian has been taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A pedestrian is seriously injured after a crash involving...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two new medicines for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia could be on the way, with Pharmac proposing to fund venetoclax with ibrutinib or with obinutuzumab. If...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Calvin Samuel A crash on Auckland’s northwestern motorway has blocked lanes. Accoding to the NZ Transport Agency, the crash has occurred just after the...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This Wellington Electricity map shows the extent of area where individual homes remain without power SUPPLIED People are still without power across Wellington and the lower...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower insurance chair Michael Stiassny says some progress to tackle the impacts of extreme weather events had been “haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow”. RNZ Tower paid...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Western Springs College’s principal says there was an “altercation” last week and a threat made on social media. RNZ / Lauren Baker Police have been posted...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow our live blog at the top of this page for updates. Banks Peninsula remains cut off by road after widespread damage from flooding and slips....
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve ever wanted to craft the perfect sausage, Texan Bill Dumas could make your dreams come true. Known as the Sausage Sensei, Dumas is on...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of us remember having more energy in our 20s. We could work late, sleep badly, have a night out, recover quickly and still feel capable...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given any consideration to putting a $9 toll on both...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Canterbury photographer, who has a project that turns portraits into time capsules, is inviting new faces into his lens at a Christchurch studio next week....
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foo Fighters have announced two huge stadium shows for New Zealand in January 2027. They will play in Christchurch on 19 January, before performing at Auckland’s...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The loan underwritten by Kainga Ora. RNZ ASB has joined the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme, which allows borrowers to buy a house with a...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Benbow was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non parole period of 17 years after a jury found him guilty of murder. A former...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the man’s body was discovered in a secluded area of Wharepai Domain on Saturday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A homicide investigation has been launched...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Monday, Police were notified of an aggravated robbery at a commercial premises on Charles Street RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Five young people have been arrested...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Rural contractors say new road rules for agricultural machinery are nowhere to be seen, and in the meantime contractors are still being stung with fines....
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chief executive Andrew Reding expected market conditions to remain challenging in the near term. Supplied / Fletcher Building Fletcher Building has posted a smaller half-year loss...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mt Maunganui cordon, pictured earlier this month. Nick Monro A man has been arrested after allegedly breaching the cordon around Mt Maunganui. The cordon has...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Livestock farmers are being urged to keep their animals well fed and circulated to avoid the spread of moisture-loving parasites. Downpours and gusts that lashed...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Luca Harrington during the Freeski Big Air final at the 2026 Winter OLympics. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP New Zealand’s Luca Harrington has finished sixth...