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Fatal crash, body found at fire scene may be linked – Police
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A body found at a house fire on Friday may be linked to a fatal car crash earlier this week in the...
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Fatality following house fire, Rangataua
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Neil Forlong, Whanganui Area Commander: Investigators undertaking a scene examination at a house fire in Rangataua located one person deceased yesterday afternoon. Fire...
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Live: Heavy rain, reports of flooding in lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 58 is closed between Pāuatahanui and Haywards. Supplied / NZTA MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for areas of the lower North Island,...
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Fuel price pressure could mean May OCR increase, top economist says
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are likely to continue to spend more but get less fuel for the near term at least. Quin Tauetau New Zealanders are likely to...
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MetService issues severe thunderstorm warning for parts of lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand That warning applied to Carterton, Kapiti Coast, Upper Hutt City, Porirua City and South Wairarapa, and were expected to be accompanied by torrential rain. MetService MetService...
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Petrol and diesel prices up in March 2026 – Selected price indexes: March 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Petrol and diesel prices up in March 2026 – news story 17 April 2026 Petrol and diesel prices both increased from February 2026 to March 2026....
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SERES’ Clifford Kang Highlights AI-Enabled Smart Mobility at the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 April 2026 – Clifford Kang, Vice President of SERES Group attended the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Asia-Pacific...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Blues survive late Highlanders scare for win
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu in action against the Highlanders. Brett Phibbs/Photosport The Blues have defied a comeback for the ages to hold off a heroic Highlanders...
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Northland driver John Le Noel sentenced for death of cyclist Matthew Howard at Ōkaihau
Source: Radio New Zealand The tragedy re-ignited calls for speed bumps on Settlers Way, Ōkaihau’s main street. Supplied A judge has described a Northland man’s driving in the moments before...
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Taicang Day in Munich: Celebrating 18 Years of Sino-German Industrial Innovation
Source: Media Outreach MUNICH, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 April 2026 – The 18th edition of “Taicang Day” successfully convened at the BMW Welt Auditorium on April 16,...
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Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers
Source: Radio New Zealand Some operators want permission to use bus lanes in heavy city traffic. RNZ / Marika Khabazi NZ Trucking Association chief executive Dave Boyce warns the real...
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Fire Safety – New fire station opens in Marlborough
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Flaxbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade will celebrate the official opening of their new fire station on Sunday. The new building is on the site of the...
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Bike mechanics are ‘swamped’ – how to get your two-wheeler roadworthy
Source: Radio New Zealand The cost of fuel keeps ticking up and there are concerns about how much New Zealanders actually have left to fill their tanks. The government unveiled...
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Fuel crisis does little to diminish New Zealanders love for utes, data shows
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / Unsplash / RNZ The current fuel crisis doesn’t seem to be diminishing Kiwis love affair with utes, but it is changing the nature of...
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Police defy district’s top cop by posting pay protest stickers in station
Source: Radio New Zealand A ‘Repay the Risk’ campaign sticker inside the Dunedin Central Police Station. Supplied Police pay bargaining campaign stickers have been put up inside the Dunedin Central...
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Surge in fuel prices largest increase since Stats NZ data began in 2011
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash Fuel prices surge in March on Middle East conflict Food prices ease 0.6 in March on month before Annual food inflation lowest in...
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Lead poisoning kills two kea in Southern Westland
Source: Radio New Zealand Two kea have been killed by lead poisoning. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Lead poisoning has killed two kea in Southern Westland in recent weeks,...
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Fast-tracked hydro to boost West Coast resilience
Source: New Zealand Government A fast-tracked renewable energy project on the West Coast will strengthen regional electricity supply and improve resilience, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane...
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Activist Sector – NZDF training with US should stop amidst illegal war – Peace Action Wellington
Source: Peace Action Wellington Peace Action Wellington is calling for an immediate end to NZDF training with US forces amidst the illegal US-Israeli war against Iran. The Defence Force plans...
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Five kea hospitalised as community help sought
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 April 2026 Five kea have been taken from South Westland towns to the South Island Wildlife Hospital for lead poisoning treatment in recent weeks...
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Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa sentenced for 1988 rape of 16-year-old
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in the Auckland High Court Stuff/Pool/David White Police are analysing rape complaints between 1985 to 1989 to see if they can identify any matches...
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Mainfreight CEO frustrated with KiwiRail, AT for not offering additional services
Source: Radio New Zealand Mainfreight’s Ōtāhuhu depot Alistair Guthrie Mainfreight’s chief executive says he is “frustrated” at KiwiRail and Auckland Transport, and that the agencies could be doing more as...
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Supercars finally hits the South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Ryan Wood on his way to victory in Taupō, 2026. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The South Island will host its first Supercars race at Ruapuna near...
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Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers
Source: Radio New Zealand The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition for bailiffs. 123RF The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition (ANPR) for bailiffs...
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One dead after crash in Ruapehu District
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person is dead after crash between a truck and a car on State Highway 49 in the Ruapehu District. Police said it happened on...
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Businesses frustrated as large trucks use suburb for parking
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Supplied Businesses in a South Auckland suburb say they are sick of 18-wheeler commercial trucks blocking their access paths, doing roadside repairs and leaving oil on...
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Police name two 15-year-olds who died in Hamilton crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened on Wairere Drive in Hamilton on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Two 15-year-olds have died in a crash in Hamilton. The crash which...