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Police issue warning over electric dirt bikes
Source: New Zealand Police Electric dirt bikes are creating serious concerns for Police, with the vehicles featuring in a growing number of crashes and cases of illegal riding. In most...
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Wellington teens do the heavy lifting to help full the new library’s shelves
Source: Radio New Zealand A group of Wellington students has turned a page on history, moving some of the last books into the capital’s redeveloped central Library. Te Matapihi has been closed...
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Arrests, infringements following league celebrations
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in the actions of a minority of league fans during the final weekend of the Pacific Rugby League Championship. To ensure celebrations were...
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Queenstown Police appeal for information after commercial burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Sergeant Tracy Haggart, Queenstown Acting Response Manager, Queenstown Police are appealing for information from the public following a burglary in Remarkables Park. At around...
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Transporting New Zealand warns of freight cost pressures
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that consumers and businesses can expect continued upward pressure on freight costs, as Port of Auckland...
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One person critically injured in fiery crash with milk tanker on Canterbury’s State Highway 73
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has been critically injured in fiery crash between a milk tanker and ute that closed a state highway in Canterbury....
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Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50,000 cattle and 450,000 sheep are auctioned off annually at the Feilding saleyards. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life The cries of ‘bid’ keep coming...
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From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth
Source: Radio New Zealand Stockmen resting after a cattle muster at Molesworth RNZ/Sally Round It’s an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the...
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More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones at the Aquaculture NZ conference in Nelson. RNZ / Samantha Gee Bespoke legislation and more ocean space is needed for...
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Country Life: Fears for wildlife from vehicles tearing through conservation area
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Banks stands on the tracks among the dunes at the side of Thornton Lagoon RNZ/Sally Round Conservationist Ben Banks spends a lot of his spare...
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F1: Liam Lawson survives clash with team-mate to grab valuable points
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. FLORENT GOODEN / PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson showed some racing maturity and survived a clash with his team-mate to pick up...
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Storms knocked out virtual farm fences
Source: Radio New Zealand Craig Piggott and the ‘smart cow’ halter supplied Technology company Halter has replaced around 30 tall transmission towers vital to its virtual farm fencing systems, after...
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Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death
Source: Radio New Zealand Crush protection on a quad bike. supplied ACC WorkSafe is urging farmers to install crush protection or a rollover guard on quad bikes following another death...
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Rural Southland communities band together after destructive storm
Source: Radio New Zealand The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, power lines and tearing roofs off buildings. RNZ / Andrew Johnstone Rural Southland...
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Rugby: Springboks pull off remarkable win over France at Stade de France
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Williams dives in to score his team’s third try during the Autumn Nations Series 2025 match between France and South Africa. David Rogers/Getty Images Despite...
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Part of Canterbury’s State Highway 73 blocked by serious crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 73 in Canterbury is blocked due to a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a ute...
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Road blocked, West Coast Road/SH73, Kirwee
Source: New Zealand Police West Coast Road/State Highway 73, Kirwee, west of Darfield, is blocked following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a ute...
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Papamoa residents call chip seal resurfacing ‘road vandalism’
Source: Radio New Zealand Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Philip Brown says residents living in a number of Papamoa roads do not think they need to be resealed at...
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Locals fear ‘truly devastating’ Tongariro National Park fire
Source: Radio New Zealand [L1] Waimarino business owners hope for forecast rain [L1] Concern tourists might cancel bookings [L1] Wall of smoke provides spectacular but unwelcome backdrop to village. A...
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Police car crashes on way to earlier crash in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two crashes – including one involving a police car on its way to the earlier smash – have closed SH2...
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Road closed following crashes, SH2 River Road, Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists should expect delays in Upper Hutt this evening, with two crashes having occurred on SH2 River Road. Emergency services were called to River Road, Clouston...
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Highway closed, power lost, after truck hit powerpole near Invercargill
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway One between Longbush and Kennington near Invercargill was closed. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon State Highway One between Longbush and Kennington, near Invercargill, was closed...
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Road blocked, State Highway 1, Longbush
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 between Longbush and Kennington near Invercargill is closed following a truck hitting an electric power pole on the highway. No injuries are reported,...
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Former Green MP Kevin Hague returns as party’s new chief of staff
Source: Radio New Zealand Greens Party’s new chief of staff Kevin Hague. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Green MP Kevin Hague is returning to politics to be the party’s new...
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Implementation of boot camp rushed, report concludes
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the military style uniform the youths in the pilot were required to wear. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson The final evaluation for the government’s...
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Am I paying too much in tax on foreign investments? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. Photo: RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launcheda new podcast, No Stupid Questions, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to...
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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #4
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fresh crews of firefighters from Taranaki and Manawatu-Wanganui are being briefed before beginning work on the second day of operations at the wildfire burning...