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· December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Interislander ferry, Kaiārahi (file). Interislander KiwiRail is investigating an Interislander ferry steering problem that saw passengers stuck on board for more than six hours on...
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· December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A 12-year-old boy who tried to stop a neighbour’s prolonged attack on his father says he wouldn’t wish the “horrible experience” on anyone. The boy,...
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· December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand If anyone knows what it takes to survive a family road trip without the kids bickering in the back seat or your marriage reaching breaking point,...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / MarineTraffic Passengers have been stuck on the Interislander ferry, Kaiarahi, for almost six hours. The ship experienced steering problems during its voyage across the...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a serious crash in Palmerston North on Friday. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins The government’s plan for Parliament’s final full week of the year moved 12 different proposed laws through 32 stages of approval. Included in the...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand For people with disabilities, even daily life can require some workarounds – let alone a natural disaster. With this in mind, the Wellington Region Emergency Management...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruth Richardson says she is still willing to debate Finance Minister Nicola Willis “so long as it is a substantive discussion”. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied The Taxpayers Union...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland firefighters protest for better pay and work conditions. RNZ/Lucy Xia Fire and Emergency (FENZ) says paid firefighters are “rolling the dice on people’s safety” with...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anticipation is building ahead of the third instalment of director James Cameron’s alien epic, Avatar, with a crowd expected to attend Saturday’s star-studded red carpet event....
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person is in a serious condition after a crash on State Highway 1 near Wellsford. Police were called to the single...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Thirty-three stores passed the test. 123RF Auckland police are disappointed after three liquor stores sold alcohol to minors. During the last three weeks, over 30 stores...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Niva Chittock A major Queenstown tourism operator and two other contractors have been sentenced for contributing to a landslip that inundated a residential street,...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Farmers will be exposed to the uncertainty of the three-year political cycle by the government’s decision to walk away from the bipartisan...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Like everyone else, teenagers want to have fun and feel like they’re on holiday when summer comes. They can also push back on routine and expectations...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Emergency services are responding to a crash on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway on Friday afternoon. The crash involves a logging truck and car...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Masamba had just celebrated his 23rd birthday two weeks ago. Facebook / Hamilton Zoo Hamilton Zoo has announced the death of one of its giraffes. Masamba...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Howard Temple, 85. The Press/Kai Schwoerer The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale is appealing his imprisonment for abusing girls and young women at the community. Howard...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rudmer Zwerver CreativeNature.nl A low-emissions future for farming will likely mean fewer cows – but farmers will struggle to diversify without financial and infrastructure support, government-funded...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Cap Daryl Mitchell in action on day two. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 The Black Caps bounced back from a dramatic draw...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police say there will be an increased presence in Napier this weekend with gang members expected to attend the unveiling of a...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sun and swimmers out in Mission Bay, Auckland. RNZ / Jordan Dunn New Zealand is in for a sunny weekend across the motu, forecasters say. MetService...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins The government’s plan for Parliament’s final full week of the year moves 12 different proposed laws through 32 stages of parliamentary approval. Included in...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Another bank has increased its fixed home loan rates, as pressure continues on wholesale rates. Although the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate at...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Every year in New Zealand, children three and under experience around 1,250 toy-related injuries, according to new ACC statistics. To keep babies and young kids safe,...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump’s tariffs were suspended on beef and fruit in November. (File photo) AFP / RNZ Composite New Zealand exporters appear to have coped...
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· December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mussels in Te Kaha were found to have high levels of biotoxins. (File photo) Suppled/Kura Paul-Burke NZ Food Safety is warning people not to eat shellfish...