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Young people arrested after aggravated robbery, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Mike Godwin, Hawke’s Bay CIB: Two young people have been arrested following the aggravated robbery of a dairy on Bill Hercock...
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Halt to puberty blockers curses ‘young transgender women to stigma’
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Manahou Mackay says she started using puberty blockers at age 13-14 after “extensive” discussions with psychiatrists and therapists and nurse practitioners. Supplied A model who...
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ Analysis: New Zealand politics has long acknowledged a truth of coalition life – sooner or later, everyone swallows...
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Concern over ‘cost blowouts’ behind pause on Wellington’s Golden Mile project
Source: Radio New Zealand Mayor Andrew Little says the council needs to establish why several of its projects have gone way over their budgets. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor...
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Delays on State Highway 1 following truck crash, Orewa
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are being advised to expect delays following a truck crash in Orewa. The crash, on the Northern Motorway near the Millwater off-ramp, was reported to...
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Auckland slavery case: Man found guilty of treating young people as property
Source: Radio New Zealand Moeaia Tuai during his trial at the High Court at Auckland. RNZ / Gill Bonnett A jury has found Auckland man Moeaia Tuai guilty of slavery,...
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Police Minister’s staff replied to Jevon McSkimming accuser’s emails
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Minister Mark Mitchell RNZ / Mark Papalii The police minister says the correct process was followed by his electorate staff who forwarded emails containing allegations...
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RFI launched for future road user charges system
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making progress on transitioning New Zealand’s 3.6 million light petrol vehicles to road user charges (RUC), today launching a Request for Information (RFI)...
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Full statement by Chelsey Field, mum to August, Hugo and Goldie who died in the Sanson house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo and Goldie Supplied The mother of three children who died following a fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson has spoken out for the...
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Appeal following crashes in Timaru
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a double fatal crash north of Timaru are seeking help from the public. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a car and...
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‘Playing for the black jersey’: Scott Robertson explains mass All Black changes
Source: Radio New Zealand Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Scott Robertson has said that the All Blacks have...
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Oceania Healthcare posts profit, despite revenue drop
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. 123RF Retirement village operator Oceania Healthcare has made a first-half profit, despite a slight drop in total revenue. The company’s total unit sales rose...
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Speech: New Social Housing Investment Plan released
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s a privilege to be here today to announce our Government’s new approach to housing investment, including our first Investment Plan. I’d like...
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How does Jenny-May Clarkson feel about leaving TVNZ?
Source: Radio New Zealand Just days after announcing she would leave TVNZ after nearly two decades on air, Jenny-May Clarkson found herself in a place she had almost forgotten: the...
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Changes to Clean Car Standards Put New Zealand in Slow Lane
Source: Press Release Service Headline: Changes to Clean Car Standards Put New Zealand in Slow Lane New Zealand EV smart charger manufacturer Evnex is condemning the Government’s decision to scale...
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EIT programme blends practical environmental training with kaupapa Māori learning
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 23 seconds ago Students at EIT are gaining practical environmental skills through programmes that embed the principles of kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship). The NZ Certificate...
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Unions, educators, and health leaders demand urgent review into asbestos failures
Source: NZCTU More than 45 unions, educators, occupational health and safety experts, academics, and public health organisations have signed an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to establish an...
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Pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Black Stick Grace O’Hanlon named international keeper of the year
Source: Radio New Zealand Grace O’Hanlon of the Black Sticks. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Black Sticks player Grace O’Hanlon has been named the International Hockey Deferation (FIH) Women’s Goalkeeper...
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The town that wants to turn its residents bald
Source: Radio New Zealand A Kerikeri police officer has her head shaved as part of the 2015 world record head-shaving event. Peter de Graaf A Far North charity is revisiting...
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F1: Isack Hadjar set for promotion, so where does that leave Liam Lawson?
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, 2025. PHOTOSPORT Analysis: French driver Isack Hadjar is set to be promoted to Red Bull next year, with...
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Neighbour wins $30k payout over half-done, ‘blight’ of an apartment block in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand The half-finished apartment building in Auckland’s Epsom has been left derelict for the past six years. MELANIE EARLEY / RNZ A man whose business sat right...
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All Blacks side named: Love to start in heavily rotated team
Source: Radio New Zealand Du’Plessis Kirifi celebrates with Ruben Love. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on...
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How grandparents feel about being the go-to childcare
Source: Radio New Zealand When I turn up at her house, Virginia Taylor, 69, a retired Hamilton kindergarten teacher, has just returned from swimming lessons. Nickson, 3 ½, has damp...
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Postcode lottery rampant in trauma care, South Island bears brunt of shortfall – specialists
Source: Radio New Zealand A study earlier this year showed Christchurch Hospital’s specialist trauma admitting service failed to improve patient outcomes due to staffing gaps, limited operating hours and underfunding....
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Recreational fishers oppose Hauraki Gulf fishing reforms, Shane Jones says ‘it’s a bit late’
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Chissell, organiser of the One Ocean Protest in Auckland on 22 November 2025, fishing on the Hauraki Gulf, with his family. supplied A convoy of...
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Killer Nathan Boulter investigated four years ago for rape allegations when he was 14
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter appearing at the Auckland District Court in 2011. NZPA / David Rowland Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. Convicted killer Nathan...