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Sport in 2025: The weird, wacky and wonderful
Source: Radio New Zealand There were a plethora of bizarre, quirky, and eye popping moments in the world of sport in 2025. Photosport What happened in the unpredictable world of...
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YEAR IN REVIEW: Five climate disasters that disrupted children’s lives in 2025
Source: Save the Children In 2025, children were deeply affected by climate disasters around the world – from heatwaves that forced schools to close to flash floods and storms that flattened...
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State Highway 2 reopens after fatal crash
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has died after a single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Tangoio. The single vehicle crash was reported just after 11:40am today. The...
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A history of New Zealand’s wildfires – and what’s to come
Source: Radio New Zealand The Port Hills fire on 14 February 2024. Stuff / Kai Schwoerer Off the back of two devastating wildfires in Tongariro National Park, the country is...
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Rhythm and Vines dries out after soggy start
Source: Radio New Zealand Festival goers at Rhythm and Vines are off to a soggy start after the region was wiped with heavy rain. Lucy Parkinson After a soggy start,...
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Fatal crash: Tangoio
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Tangoio earlier today. The single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 was reported just after...
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Man charged, vehicle impounded after antisocial road user activity
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man following an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne overnight. In the early hours of this morning, 30 December,...
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Year in review: NZ Warriors ride rollercoaster to NRL playoffs
Source: Radio New Zealand The Warriors hopes suffer a crippling blow, as star halfback Luke Metcalf falls to a season-ending knee injury. Tertius Pickard/www.photosport.nz Under the Go Media Stadium stand,...
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Scientists investigate venomous spider ‘hotspots’
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Professor Steve Trewick Researchers are investigating “hotspots” of a venomous spider throughout the country this summer. The invasive noble false widow spider was first...
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Power outages, heavy rain and strong gales as wild weather heads south
Source: Radio New Zealand Campers at Totaranui Abel Tasman National Park had a near miss when a tree came down on some of their tents. They had moved into a...
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Experts: Vinhomes Green Paradise Is One of the World’s Rarest Branded Real Estate Assets
Source: Media Outreach HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 December 2025 – According to leading experts, when ESG++ urban developments account for less than 1%...
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Local insight and fast action leads to recovery of stolen goods
Source: New Zealand Police Quick thinking and local knowledge by Hamilton Police have helped recover more than $1700 worth of stolen groceries in the city this morning. Members of the...
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Liam Lawson tests out Australian Supercar
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen and co driver Richie Stanaway win the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000. Mark Horsburgh/EDGE Photographics / PHOTOSPORT Formula 1 star Liam Lawson got to...
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State Highway 2 closed after crash
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 2 near Tangoio in Hawke’s Bay is closed following a single vehicle crash. The crash north of Tangoio Settlement Road was reported to police...
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State Highway 2, Tangoio closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2, Tangoio is closed following a crash. The single vehicle crash north of Tangoio Settlement Road was reported just after 11:40am. Initial indications are...
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Police Eagle takes flight to stop dangerous road behaviour
Source: New Zealand Police Police are sending a clear message ahead of New Year’s Eve: reckless and anti-social behaviour on our roads will not be tolerated. Officers will be out...
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Political coups, fake doctors, deepfake porn and wild weather – What RNZ explained in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ explainer journalism aims to make sense of the news of the day. 123rf Explainer – What were some of the biggest topics RNZ’s journalists explained...
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Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride away
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] An alien invasion that could threaten New Zealand’s entire economy is just a plane ride away. That is the key message from a new...
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Why you shouldn’t be rinsing dishes before stacking the dishwasher
Source: Radio New Zealand I don’t own a dishwasher, so when it’s time for me to help stack one in the homes of friends and family, I’m not across the...
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New year – New inflight biosecurity video
Source: New Zealand Government The new inflight biosecurity video delivers a clear and urgent message to all international air passengers regarding their responsibility to safeguard New Zealand’s primary industries and...
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Man dies after being struck by car in Napier on 26 December
Source: New Zealand Police A man has died after being struck by a car in Napier on 26 December. The incident occurred at around 10.10pm on McGrath Street. The man...
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Media on Bardot: France’s biggest ‘sex symbol’ or ‘crazy cat lady’
Source: Radio New Zealand International and French media on Monday paid tribute to Brigitte Bardot, with some highlighting her reputation as “the greatest sex symbol of French cinema” and others...
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Correction: Date man struck by car in Napier
Source: New Zealand Police A media release earlier today regarding a man who had died after being struck by a car in Napier contained an incorrect date. The man was...
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SH57 from Shannon to Tokomaru, east of Foxton, closed due to crash
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are asked to avoid the road between Shannon and Tokomaru in Central District this morning due to a truck roll-over. The truck crashed just north...
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Live weather updates: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds
Source: Radio New Zealand The roof of an unoccupied home in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough came off in high winds and scattered debris down the road. RNZ / Kim...
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Man dies after being hit by car in Napier
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has died in hospital after being struck by a car in Napier on Saturday. The man was hit around 10pm...
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Weather: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds
Source: Radio New Zealand Campground managers in the North Island are hoping for sunnier weather leading up to New Year’s. Ruth Kuo Wild weather battered much of the North Island...