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More types of play sand test positive for asbestos
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the affected play sand brands. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Some schools in Canterbury have closed for asbestos testing because a brand of play...
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Scammers using ‘extremely sophisticated methods’, one retiree lost $250,000
Source: Radio New Zealand A retiree though he was signing up to an online platform for trading crypto but he was actually being scammed out of $250,000. 123RF New Zealanders...
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‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration
Source: Radio New Zealand High court judge Anne Hinton wants privacy but her family seeks a public hearing. ikiryo/123RF Lawyers for a high court judge say her family’s dispute over...
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Golf: Daniel Hillier misses place on PGA Tour
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier plays a during the DP World Tour Championship 2025 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, November 2025. GIUSEPPE CACACE Wellington golfer Daniel...
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Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’
Source: Radio New Zealand Caulerpa smothers everything from kelp to shell fish. File photo. Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa In the more than four years since exotic caulerpa was first discovered...
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Fatal crash, Saulbrey Road, Ngaruawahia
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Ngaruawahia overnight. Police were called to a single vehicle crash on Soulbrey Road at around 8pm. Sadly,...
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Government performance rating hits new low in survey
Source: Radio New Zealand The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since the survey began eight years ago. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public ratings of government...
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Disability advocate has Facebook account shut down
Source: Radio New Zealand Meta has told Blake Forbes the account breached its “community standards” – but he suspects he was targeted for his political activism. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone...
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Poll – New poll shows most New Zealanders believe the health system is broken
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Two-thirds of New Zealanders believe the state of the New Zealand public health system is poor, a new poll by Talbot Mills Research has found. These...
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Tusiata Avia has been hiding this book away for years
Source: Radio New Zealand Giving Birth to My Father, Tusiata Avia’s latest book of poems is the most challenging book she’s written, she says. In it she shares her grief...
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Police renew footage appeals as search for Upper Hutt woman continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart went missing from Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region. Police / Supplied Police are renewing appeals for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search...
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Search to resume tomorrow for man missing off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police Police will be resuming the search for the missing man off the coast of Pataua South tomorrow. The man was one of two people onboard a...
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Sanson fire: Friends raise money for family reeling from tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for...
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Continued appeal for information on woman missing in Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Annalise Ferguson: Police continue to appeal for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for missing woman Anita Hart in Upper Hutt....
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Sanson fire tragedy: Friends raise money for reeling family reeling from tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for...
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VinFast signs MOUs with Indonesia’s leading banks and finance companies to accelerate green transformation
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 November 2025 – VinFast has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Indonesia’s leading financial institutions to...
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Several hurt in Otago gorge crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Map of the affected region. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Drivers are being asked to avoid Central Otago’s Kawerau Gorge after a two-vehicle crash left a car...
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GP owners want separate primary health organisation after big corporates make their own
Source: Radio New Zealand General practice owners are frustrated with what they call “bloated bureaucracy” at primary health organisations. RNZ General Practice Owners Association moves to set up another PHO...
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Second loss for Fiji rugby after defeat to France in Bordeaux
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji was beaten by England last week before being dealt another defeat on Sunday morning against France. AFP / GLYN KIRK France defeated Fiji 34-21 in...
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopens
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 16 November 2025 DOC Central North Island Operations Director Damian Coutts says both DOC and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are confident the track is...
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All Blacks: Scott Robertson, Scott Barrett reflect on big loss to England
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson has been left ruing a bad All Black habit that cost them in their 33-19 loss to England at Twickenham. Once again, his side...
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Mediawatch: BBC under pressure from outside – and within amid edit scandal
Source: Radio New Zealand The BBC’s top boss and news chief have both resigned. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP The BBC’s top boss and its news chief had both resigned late...
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Update: Fatal house fire incident, Sanson
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigators are beginning a complex scene examination following several fatalities at the scene of a house fire in Sanson. Emergency services were called to the...
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Biosecurity New Zealand intensifies hornet eradication efforts
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand is continuing to ramp up its campaign to locate and eliminate the invasive yellow-legged hornet, following confirmed detections on Auckland’s North...
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Grand slammed – what went wrong for the All Blacks against England
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. www.photosport.nz Analysis – In hindsight, the All Blacks going all in on dubbing this an ‘official’ Grand Slam tour is looking like a lamentable...
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Police stop antisocial road users in their tracks across Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: New Zealand Police Tāmaki Makaurau Police were out in force this weekend in a coordinated approach to disrupt antisocial road user gatherings across the city. Over the course of...
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Silver Ferns take first test against England
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Ferns shooter Grace Nweke. (File photo) Jason McCawley / Getty Images The Silver Ferns have opened up the three-Test series against England with a 61-58...