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Police win long-running effort to seize drug supplier’s assets
Source: New Zealand Police Wayne Namana lived the high life profiting from the drugs he pushed into the community, but a judge has brought his party to a close. Yesterday...
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Homicide investigation launched, Rotorua
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Lew Warner: A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Rotorua overnight. Just before 8:30pm, Police were...
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VinFast VF 8 – Crafted for high-expectation markets in the GCC
Source: Media Outreach DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 December 2025 – The Middle East’s electric vehicle market is still developing but advancing quickly. In the Gulf Cooperation...
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Person dies after serious crash in Palmerston North
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a serious crash in Palmerston North on Friday. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on...
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Fatal Crash, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash on Fitzherbert East Road, State Highway 56. The two-vehicle crash was reported to emergency services at around 12:30pm....
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Ongoing strike action by paid firefighters ‘rolling the dice on people’s safety’ – FENZ
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland firefighters protest for better pay and work conditions. RNZ/Lucy Xia Fire and Emergency (FENZ) says paid firefighters are “rolling the dice on people’s safety” with...
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Serious injuries after SH1 crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person is in a serious condition after a crash on State Highway 1 near Wellsford. Police were called to the single...
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Logging truck and car crash blocks Dunedin’s Southern Motorway
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Emergency services are responding to a crash on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway on Friday afternoon. The crash involves a logging truck and car...
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Crash, Southern Motorway, Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a crash which has blocked northbound lanes on the Dunedin Southern Motorway. The crash involves a logging truck and car. It...
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Black Caps v West Indies second test – day three
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Cap Daryl Mitchell in action on day two. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 The Black Caps bounced back from a dramatic draw...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency received calls to 22 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 22 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 12 December, the time of the most recent strike...
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Transport – Fernhill Bridge strengthening a huge win for freight
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is welcoming an announcement from the Transport Minister confirming SH50’s Fernhill Bridge will be strengthened. The...
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Serious crash: Fitzherbert East Road, SH57
Source: New Zealand Police One person is in a serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on Fitzherbert East Road, east of Palmerston North. Police were called to the scene about...
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Santa’s helpers down tools: Northland roadworks pause
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency With plans afoot for the Christmas and New Year break, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is pausing state highway works across Northland to help...
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State Highway 1 Transmission Gully resurfacing and repairs – next steps
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZTA/Waka Kotahi is outlining plans for ongoing drainage and resurfacing work for State Highway Transmission Gully/Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata this summer. December works Mark...
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Minimum wage workers to get pay increase next year
Source: Radio New Zealand The increase was to keep up with the cost of living, the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister said. (File photo) 123RF Minimum wage workers will get...
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Kidnapping charges after Facebook Marketplace buyer allegedly robbed and assaulted
Source: Radio New Zealand A man trying to buy a car was allegedly assaulted by two people. (File photo) 123RF Two people have been charged with kidnapping and robbing a...
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Netflix is buying Warner Brothers: Is it the end of the cinema?
Source: Radio New Zealand Netflix has announced its planned acquisition of the American media company Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion (NZ$142.43 billion). The acquisition has provoked...
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Pair arrested following kidnapping and robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Two people are facing serious charges following an incident in Wesley last night. The victim had arranged via Facebook marketplace to purchase a vehicle and meet...
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Funding to strengthen Ngaruroro River bridge in Hawke’s Bay confirmed
Source: New Zealand Government Transport Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed news from the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) that funding has been approved for strengthening work on the State Highway 50...
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ACC petition for volunteer firefighters rejected by Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand A FENZ firefighter works in breathing gear, amid smoke. Supplied/ FENZ Parliament has rejected a petition fighting to change ACC workplace legislation to include injured volunteer...
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The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions
Source: Radio New Zealand An advance crew set out on the traverse from Scott Base for Crary Ice Rise in November, using PistenBully snow vehicles to tow a full drill...
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Associate transport minister bars Holcim from using foreign-flagged ship for transport
Source: Radio New Zealand A Holcim Cement plant on the West Coast. RNZ / Tracy Neal A multinational cement company says local seafaring jobs will suffer if it cannot transport...
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Legal Sector – Law Society’s annual report released
Source: Law Society Law Society Chief Executive Katie Rusbatch said among the many highlights for the year was the release of the Strengthening the Rule of Law in Aotearoa New Zealand...
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Science – Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500m of Antarctic ice gets underway
Source: Antarctica New Zealand An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base (New Zealand’s Scott Base) to attempt to...
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House badly damaged by fire in Wellington’s Karori
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hildreth Street house has been severely damaged. Bill Hickman / RNZ A home in the Wellington suburb of Karori has been heavily damaged by fire...
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Christmas comes early for fans of speed reductions
Source: Radio New Zealand Some 80km/h sections are being reduced to 50km/h for Christmas. RNZ / Peter de Graaf New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is pumping the brakes and reducing...