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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation An alarming increase in drug possession charges is causing harm and undermining progress on health-based approaches, the Drug Foundation says. New Ministry of Justice data...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO apologises sincerely and unreservedly for the involvement of nurses in historic abuses in state care. The apology was made in...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Statement by the Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses deep concern regarding the reported partnership between the University of Otagoand Palo Alto Networks,...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Greenpeace The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policy in a generation by environmental groups who...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on the Government to implement actual solutions to the energy crisis, not just short-term band aids. The Government plans to release its response to the energy...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Government’s fossil fuel crisis relief package leaves too many New Zealanders behind. “The Luxon Government has turned its back on hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, asking them to...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and three were injured after the crash. Supplied / St John One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kaumātua involved in the kaupapa at Te Whare Mahara on 21 Ridout Street, Maeroa, Hamilton. Supplied The first kaupapa Māori centre for those living with...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Emergency services were called to the crash on Tremaine...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Bluebridge ferry Connemara. RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge has cancelled a further two days’ worth of sailings for one of its Cook Strait ferries due...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Airlines are comfortable there is currently a sufficient fuel supply, Board of Airline Representatives chief executive Cath O’Brien says. Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand says...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand James Langton was fined $35,000 when he appeared for sentencing at New Plymouth District Court. Supplied / Ministry of Justice An Ōpunake farmer who charged at...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KMD Brands has rejected a proposal which would see Rip Curl de-merged into a separate dual-listed company, then merged with Stokehouse to create a new company....
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Impression of how a revamped Scott Base might look. Antarctica NZ / supplied Antarctica New Zealand says it is aiming to get its detailed business case...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Airlines are comfortable there is currently a sufficient fuel supply, Board of Airline Representatives chief executive Cath O’Brien says. Supplied/ Air NZ Airlines are pleading for...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A new prospecting permit application in the offshore Canterbury Basin signals renewed sector confidence in pursuing opportunities in New Zealand’s search for oil and gas, Resources...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Superintendent Lane Todd said the incident was a reminder of the dangers of power infrastructure. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Christchurch police are investigating the electrocution of...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fog was believed to have cleared by 8am on Tuesday but returned shortly after 9.15 am. 123rf.com Intermittent fog at Christchurch airport is leading to...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Clear improvements are being delivered across all five Government health targets, with the quarterly results for October to December 2025 showing year‑on‑year gains and more Kiwis...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Molesworth landscape. Supplied / Pamu Farms Five groups are vying to take over the country’s largest farm. Molesworth Station, the iconic high country property, is...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Jones. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government will be hearing from officials later this week on possible steps towards “demand restraint”, Associate Energy Minister Shane...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A truck transports wood in Wellington. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Angry truckers have banded together with bus, crane and even combine harvester operators to hit out...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of 91 is now more than $3.30 a litre on average across the country, and forecast to rise further. RNZ / Dan Cook Any...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Regional Connectivity Fund provided $30 million in concessionary loans to allow some regional airlines to consolidate debt, refinance loans and invest in aircraft maintenance or...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Raglan Police have arrested one person and impounded their car after reports of illegal street racing around the area over the weekend. The arrested person was...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iwi members and local stakeholders at the unveiling of the new sign restoring the name Te Heriheri to the Waihī estuary. Supplied/Te Wahapū o Waihī An...
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· March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. 123rf Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. Two...