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· January 12, 2026
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 12th – Friday 16th January – After a scorching weekend for parts of the country, MetService is forecasting a return to typical summer temperatures for...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50 whales became stranded on Thursday at Farewell Spit. Supplied / Project Jonah New Zealand Eleven whales have been euthanised five days on from...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A leading private provider doing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment took six months to notify some patients or the public of a major cyber attack...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court after allegedly running down and assaulting a pedestrian in Nelson. Inspector...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The countdown is on for the 83rd Golden Globes, the first major film and TV awards show of the season, as stars hit the red carpet....
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman’s son put a hold on her accessing money from her bank account. (File photo) 123RF A woman whose son blocked her transaction on an...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police can name the man that is missing after a water-related incident on Saturday 10 January. He was 25-year-old Teananga Tiotia, of Hamilton. Police are supporting...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge. Google Maps Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge is closed after failures were found in support cables. On Monday, Queenstown Lakes District Council announced...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ICE agent stands nearby while federal agents detain a protester near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 9 January 2026. CHARLY...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coast to Coast Healthcare chair Dr Tim Malloy. RNZ / Adriana Weber Northland GPs are frustrated by what they say are mixed messages about the extent...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winners and presenters at this year’s Golden Globes — the first major awards show of the year and a key indicator of Oscar frontrunners — will...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As a new year of cinema beckons, we look to the upcoming releases inspiring the most excitement. Sentimental Value Play videoPause video This video is hosted...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Charismatic, gregarious, exuberant, a joker, a showman, a larrikin: such are the epithets for long-serving mayor Tim Shadbolt, who died age 78 last week....
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Father and son duo Shane and Ethan Vickery opened Kai Co to give shoppers an alternative to the Woolworths and Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly. Facebook/Kai Co The...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The three-day event was expected to generate more than 60,000 visitor nights at hotels. The Hotel Council Aoetaroa says events are a big part of turning...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warning: this story contains details that may disturb some readers. Moeaia Tuai will be sentenced next month for enslaving a young woman who he forced to...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waving down a bus is not required, but it sure helps. RNZ / Mark Papalii Whether you’re heading to work before an important morning meeting, or...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Supplied/Whakatipu Wildlife Trust A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathaniel Salmon has accepted an offer to play college football. Supplied NZ American football player Nathaniel Salmon has accepted an offer to play college football for...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This half-finished apartment block in Auckland’s Epsom has been derelict for the past six years. MELANIE EARLEY / RNZ Unfinished housing developments are dotted across the...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand My second son’s birth 42 years ago was uneventful. I recall it was surprisingly quick. We barely had time to drive to the birthing unit before...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On the West Coast, winds and heavy rain also brought down trees onto State Highway 6 and caused surface flooding. MetService Flooding has closed the key...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Elina Svitolina serves during the ASB Classic final. Alan Lee/Photosport Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina has won the 2026 ASB Classic women’s tournament in Auckland. The 31-year-old...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finley Melville-Ives, current 2025/26 FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup Standings leader with the yellow bib. FIS/Andrew Wevers Nineteen-year-old freeskier Finley Melville-Ives of Wānaka continues to warm...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A car flips on Waipa St on Auckland’s North Shore. Supplied / K Choi Traffic has been building on a main road in Auckland’s North Shore,...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand *This story has been updated to reflect that funding was available for general practitioners to provide consultation. More than 70 percent of those impacted by the...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There have been at least eight fatal house fires since July last year. VIKTOR CAP / 123RF There are fears New Zealanders are becoming more complacent...