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Two children under 3 and woman killed at Hastings home
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman...
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Elderly, blind residents carried from flooded Wellington home
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services carried an elderly blind person and another in a wheelchair from their flooded Wellington home. Torrential rain from thunderstorms in Wellington before dawn on...
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48% of Singaporean Divers Unaware of Taiwan’s Dive Offerings: TTA at ADEX 2026
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – Most Singaporeans have already ticked off Taipei’s night markets and Alishan’s morning mists. But the real discovery...
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Boost for community organisations through Auckland Council grants
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council wants Aucklanders to thrive and community-led organisations play a key role in making this happen. That’s why the council’s Community Committee has allocated 11 organisations...
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Banks ‘standing by’ to help customers amid fuel crisis – but 0% interest loans off the table
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s banks say they are standing by to help customers who are affected by the fuel crisis – but the 0 percent...
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Six meetings, 34 agenda items missed: The short, complicated term of KiwiRail’s Scott O’Donnell
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott O’Donnell was appointed to the KiwiRail board with a conflict of interest management plan that included seven mitigations. Otago Daily Times / Laura Smith Scott...
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‘Party needs to do better’, but Christopher Luxon says he won’t stand down, be rolled
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has blamed leaks about his leadership on a “small handful of dissatisfied MPs” and says he will address the matter with his...
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Keep an eye out, and ear open, for kiwi
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 20 April 2026 After the surprise discovery of a western brown kiwi in the Pureora Forest Park’s Waipapa Block in March, DOC has echoed the...
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Huge landslide as flooding hit Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents on Wellington’s south coast are relieved no one was hurt. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) was called to a large slip in Vancouver Street in the...
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Anna Kilpatrick’s life flipped – she stopped needing anything new
Source: Radio New Zealand Fifteen years ago, Anna Kilpatrick’s life was turned upside down when her children’s father suffered a stroke at the age of 38. “It blew a hole right through...
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Arrests made following aggravated robbery, Frankton
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston – Hamilton City Area Investigations Manager: Police have arrested and charged two youth in relation to an aggravated robbery...
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Liam Lawson is eliminating his mistakes, Racing Bulls boss says
Source: Radio New Zealand Alan Permane, Team Principal of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. RUDY CAREZZEVOLI / AFP Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane believes New Zealand driver Liam Lawson is...
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Smile burglars, you’re on camera
Source: New Zealand Police Security cameras have assisted in the lock up of four alleged burglars across Auckland overnight. At about 1.30am, Police were contacted by a Greenlane homeowner after...
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Consultation opens on draft ACOPs for agriculture
Source: Worksafe New Zealand WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking feedback on and input into draft content for two approved codes of practice (ACOP) for agriculture. ACOPs are a recognised, practical...
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Vintage cars, stamp collection damaged by floodwaters in wild Wellington weather
Source: Radio New Zealand Vogeltown resident Janis McLauchlan woke at 4 this morning to a river outside her window. She lives with her husband Jimmy on Balfour Street, and her...
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In pictures: The damage caused by flooding across the lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Stokes Valley on Saturday. Mark Papalii/RNZ Torrential rain over the weekend caused flooding and damage to parts of the lower North Island including Wellington,...
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Aviation Appointments – CAA appoints new Chief Digital Officer
Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) After a thorough recruitment process, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Aaron Toatelegese as Chief Digital Officer to its...
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Health and Legislation – Mental Health Bill debate stalled
Source: Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission It is one year since the Mental Health Bill was returned to Parliament for its second reading, and Te Hiringa Mahara...
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‘Water everywhere’: Dozens of cars seen floating in floodwaters in Mount Cook
Source: Radio New Zealand Resident Jane Loughnan said she woke to “water everywhere”. Supplied A woman on Wright Street in the Wellington suburb of Mount Cook saw half a dozen...
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Woman and children killed in Hastings incident
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children and a woman have died following an incident at...
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Action on Bromley sewage stench should have been taken sooner, Christchurch residents say
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers working at the burnt-out Bromley wastewater treatment plant. Christchurch City Council Christchurch’s mayor is rejecting locals’ claims his council only acted on the stench from...
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Update: Hastings homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Martin James: A homicide investigation is ongoing following the deaths of three people in Hastings yesterday. Emergency services were called...
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New Wakefield Street bridge for Whanganui
Source: New Zealand Government The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has approved funding for a new railway overbridge in Whanganui East, with the project expected to cost $2.7 million, Transport Minister...
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New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained by ICE officers without any explanation (file image) DANIELLE VILLASANA Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than...
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Kiwi 15-year-old to take on world’s best surfers
Source: Radio New Zealand Alani Morse during the 2026 New Zealand National Surfing Championships in Gisborne. © Surfing New Zealand / PhotoCPL 2026 / PHOTOSPORT Taranaki’s Tom Butland and local...
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‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany
Source: Radio New Zealand Tāwhaki is an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, famed for his search for divine knowledge. There’s a poutokomanawa of him that’s about five feet tall,...
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Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff
Source: Radio New Zealand Lynne Douglas is unhappy that while a handful of plants have survived they’ve by and large been neglected. Robin Martin/RNZ Whanganui residents are on a mission...