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‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA A Venezuelan...
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Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified
Source: Radio New Zealand General practices remain open and are providing services, and people have been assured they can continue to seek care as normal. File photo. Photo /123RF Manage...
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Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs
Source: Radio New Zealand Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is a water park two hours north of Christchurch. There is archaeological evidence that Māori travellers used the area to...
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Lanes open, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police All lanes are now open on State Highway 1 at Takanini following an incident where a truck has collided with an overbridge, around 3.25pm today. Police...
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Road closed, SH 4, Aria, Waitomo
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 4, Aria, Waitomo is currently closed following a crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has rolled, around...
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Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an...
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Lanes blocked, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, Takanini is down to one lane northbound after a truck, carrying a small house, has collided with an overbridge. Police were called to...
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Police seek witnesses to serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking any witnesses to a serious crash involving a cyclist and vehicle in Palmerston North on Friday. The crash happened on Tennant Drive, outside...
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Live: Worldwatch special on US attack on Venezuela
Source: Radio New Zealand This combination of pictures created on August 08, 2025 shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (L) in Caracas on January 10, 2025, and US President Donald Trump...
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Appeal for sightings of vehicle, Maniototo
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Regan Price, Cromwell Police. Central Otago Police investigating a burglary in Alexandra yesterday are seeking the public’s help to locate a related...
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SH3 blocked after Waikato crash leaves two with serious injuries
Source: Radio New Zealand A serious crash has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Emergency services have responded to the scene...
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Do focus apps actually improve your productivity?
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into...
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Road blocked, SH3, Ōhaupō
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. A two-vehicle crash...
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Weather: State highway reopens, evacuees return as East Coast recovers from heavy rain
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF State Highway 35 at Tolaga Bay has reopened to one lane and is expected to be fully reopened by mid-morning. Flooding on...
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Wellington Phoenix men overcome odds to crush Brisbane 3-0
Source: Radio New Zealand Ifeanyi Eze celebrates after scoring for the Wellington Phoenix against the Brisbane Roar. photosport Wellington Phoenix overcame a wretched run of form and an early red...
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Weather: Dozens evacuated after heavy rain on the North Island’s East Coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Tolaga Bay Civil Defence is cooking breakfast for the evacuees who have spent the night at the Area School’s gymnasium. State Highway...
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Weather: Dozens evacuated as heavy rain hits East Coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Eighty evacuees are spending the night at Tolaga Bay Area School, which has been opened as a Civil Defence base because of...
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Motorists in Gisborne urged to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists in Gisborne are advised to avoid non-essential travel. mrtwister/123RF Police are urging motorists in the Gisborne area to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain...
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Multiple injured after Northland crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Delays are to be expected as emergency services work at the scene. NZ Police / Supplied Motorists travelling between Northland and Auckland faced long delays on...
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Gisborne motorists urged to avoid travel and take care
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists around Gisborne are being urged to avoid non-essential travel as heavy rain and surface flooding affects roads across the region. Multiple reports of surface flooding...
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Lulu Sun pulls out of ASB Classic
Source: Radio New Zealand Lulu Sun has had to withdraw from next week’s ASB Classic. Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse/Photosport New Zealand tennis star Lulu Sun has had to withdraw from next week’s...
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Abortion numbers rise since decriminalisation and launch of telehealth services
Source: Radio New Zealand Magma Healthcare director Simon Snook said the increase likely coincided with the launch of DECIDE, the National Abortion Telehealth Service. IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO A...
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Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The passing of Dame Karen Poutasi has seen Aotearoa lose one of its foremost health leaders and a woman of high integrity, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o...
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Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe More than a thousand homes are without power in the upper North Island as...
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Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of...
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ManageMyHealth says code fixed, security tightened after hack
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied The operators of compromised patient data app ManageMyHealth say they have received “independent confirmation” from IT experts the flaws in its code have been fixed....
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How State Highway 94 to Milford Sound is made safe for its million visitors
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] A helicopter swoops over the mountains above the Milford Road and drops explosives. Snow and ice cascade down, and when everything has settled, the...