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Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika is set to disband at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Photosport / RNZ Moana Pasifika is not the only club facing closure since the Super Rugby Pacific competition kicked off in 2022. The Melbourne Rebels suffered a similar fate at the end of the 2024 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied Indian negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand over its persistent efforts to include dairy, New Zealand’s chief trade official says. Vangelis Vitalis revealed the detail to MPs … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero said the deal weighed on statutory profit as the company moved from a net cash to a net debt position. RNZ Xero has reported record full‑year revenue, even as net profit fell due to acquisition costs. Key numbers for the year ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand continues to see a small recovery in its net migration numbers. Statistics New Zealand said New Zealand had a net gain of 24,200 migrants in the year to March, up from 14,000 in the same period last year. That is still well down on the recent peak, which … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Andrew Maaka disappeared suddenly one Tuesday in west Auckland nearly 35 years ago, ceasing all contact with his family. Despite an open Police investigation, no one has seen or heard from the known Headhunters associate in that time. Investigators suspect foul play. Now, Waitematā Police are renewing public appeals for information. … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Communities will have more power to decide how social services funding is spent locally under a new approach being delivered through the Government’s Social Investment Fund, Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis says. “Expressions of interest are now open for Community-led Commissioning, which will give trusted local leaders and organisations with a … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has signed a City and Regional Deal with Western Bay of Plenty councils, establishing a long-term partnership between the Western Bay of Plenty and central Government Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Local Government Minister Simon Watts say. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says the Deal marks another major milestone in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour’s leader says the Prime Minister is embracing the “anti-migrant rhetoric” of his coalition partners. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told business leaders on Wednesday that immigration was an emerging political issue, and the party would put social cohesion ahead of business profits. Speaking … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police A strong smell of cannabis alerted has police to a group who were driving through an Auckland suburb, towing a trailer full of the harvest-ready plants this week. Waitematā West Area Prevention Manager, Acting Inspector Nick Salter, said on Tuesday police picked up the scent before stopping … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Jo Galer won the seat. (File photo) Supplied The Dunedin City Council by-election has been won by less than 100 votes. Councillor and former mayor Jules Radich died earlier this year, leaving a seat vacant. Jo Galer has been elected with 10,201 votes. Her closest rival, former mayor Aaron Hawkins received … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s natural gas reserves have fallen sharply over the past year, and the latest figures show why the Government is working hard to secure the country’s energy supply, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says. “MBIE’s annual Petroleum Reserves report shows gas reserves have dropped 23 per cent in the past year, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kael Leona during his appearance in the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday. RNZ/FlinnBlackwell Correction: The headline on this article has been updated. The man who murdered a woman on an Auckland bus will spend at least 12 years behind bars. Kael Leona, 38, pleaded guilty to the murder of Bernice … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Oamaru Airport. (File photo) ODT / Hamish MacLean Oamaru Airport will lose its flight school after the business opted not to renew its lease, the Waitaki District Council says. The New Zealand Airline Academy opened at the airport in 2018 with student numbers exceeding 200 in the past year. It sought … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Soul Mathew Turany was 16 weeks old, when he suffered a fatal assault. Supplied / Facebook The mother of a Canterbury baby who died of catastrophic head injuries has broken down in tears as she claimed she struggled to recall the morning her son was injured. Soul Turany was less than … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced legislation today which provides Police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Our government is committed to fixing the basics in law and order, and building a future where everyone feels … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Chris Bishop has paid tribute to the life and contribution of the Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith ONZ KBE PC KC, who has died aged 88. “Sir Kenneth Keith was one of New Zealand’s most distinguished jurists, legal scholars, and public servants,” Mr Bishop says. “Across a remarkable career spanning … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Billy Macfarlane. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The founder of a prisoner reintegration service has been charged with assaulting a woman who was on bail. Billy Macfarlane says the allegations are “a whole lot of lies”, and that he “never assaulted anybody”. RNZ earlier revealed Macfarlane, the Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust general … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Nearly $12 million seized from criminals will be used to help combat methamphetamine and gang-related harm, the government has announced. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello said $11.9 million would be funnelled from the Proceeds of Crime … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip is blocking the road near the Eight Mile Creek Bridge and has closed State Highway 6 and upper Buller Road. NZTA State Highway 6 and Upper Buller Gorge Road, between State Highways 65 and 69, has reopened after an earlier slip. The road straddles the West Coast and Tasman … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood will captain the All Whites for their FIFA World Cup campaign in North America. New Zealand head coach Darren Bazeley named his 26-player squad for the Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting on 11 June. The squad is: Goalkeepers: Max Crocombe, Alex … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand By; Chris McGavin*, Dr Andrew Lensen* and Dr Cassandra Mudgway* Opinion: Nearly a year has passed since the Government released their so-called AI Strategy. Nine months since we, along with other New Zealand AI Experts, penned an open letter to the Government calling for AI regulation and the establishment of some … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government A newly introduced pharmacist role in Dunedin Hospital’s Emergency Department is already helping patients get seen and treated faster, while giving doctors more time to focus on care, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Improving patient flow through the ED and across the hospital Saving doctors up to 20 minutes per patient … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Children with serious illnesses and their families will be better supported with compassionate, specialist paediatric palliative care closer to home, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Families caring for a child with a life-threatening illness are facing some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable. Parents and their children deserve to know they … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Whites squad that will carry New Zealand onto football’s biggest stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will today be unveiled at Eden Park. Coach Darren Bazeley will name his 26-man squad as New Zealand prepares for its first World Cup appearance since the 2010 tournament in South Africa. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Taylor, playing for the Welsh Fire Women in 2021, has been named as England’s men’s fielding coach for the test series against New Zealand. ACTION PHOTO SPORT/AFP Former England women’s wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has been appointed as fielding coach for head coach Brendon McCullum’s men’s team for their test series … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have spoken to one young person who was assaulted, and other teenagers who were at the fight. Google Maps Police are speaking to several teenagers involved in a violent brawl at a West Auckland train station this week. Police Inspector Mohammed Atiq said students from several West Auckland high schools … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A new energy provider wants to shake up things up by offering consumers access to the wholesale electricity market, and is promising full price transparency. PowerHub said it would replace traditional retailer margins with a wholesale rate plus 10 percent pricing model. Exposure to the wholesale electricity market may sound … Read more