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Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Martin James: Hastings Police can confirm a 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to the deaths of three people on Sunday. The man is scheduled to have a bedside hearing today, facing three charges of murder. There are no further updates available for release at this … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa is yet to hear back from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, over Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith’s role. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A Hawke’s Bay post-settlement iwi trust has written to the Prime Minister calling for the removal of Paul Goldsmith as the Minister … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A dead cow washed up on Island Bay Beach in Wellington. Caitlin Dalzell / supplied A dead cow has washed up on Island Bay Beach in Wellington, following the thunderstorm and heavy rain that hit the region in the early hours of Monday. Island Bay woman Caitlin Dalzell said she first … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 22 April 2026 Predator Free Port Hills (PFPH), an initiative of the Summit Road Society, ran the trap-building workshop on the roof of the Wynn Williams building in Christchurch, with around 20 lawyers putting together 10 wooden box traps used to catch rats and other small pests. PFPH spokesperson Natasha … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are due to speak to media about the disappearance of Christchurch woman Rowena Walker. Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan would speak to media at 11am. Walker was reported missing by her mother in October last year. Rowena Walker seen on CCTV. (File photo) Supplied On Monday police announced they were … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the pounamu that was recovered by police across the West Coast. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and charged three people in an operation targeting alleged thefts of the precious stone across the West Coast. Detectives from Tasman and Central Otago executed search … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s City Rail Link. (File photo) Supplied Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL), is not enough to revitalise the CBD, an entrepreneur says. The $5.5 billion rail transport project was due to be completed later this year. Andrew Barnes, the founder of Perpetual Guardian and former chairperson of the now merged Regional … Read more
Source: Ara Ake Today’s launch of the New Zealand Cleantech Impact Report 2026 shows New Zealand has a pipeline of cleantech companies with the potential to reduce emissions on a global scale. The report notes that just nine of these companies could cut global Greenhouse Gas emissions by 19.2 million tonnes a year by 2030, roughly … Read more
Source: LogicMonitor SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 20 APRIL 2026: LogicMonitor®, the AI-first platform for Autonomous IT, today announced a strategic partnership with Chillisoft to scale growth across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The partnership combines LogicMonitor’s unified platform with Chillisoft’s established cybersecurity partner ecosystem to expand distribution and market reach, while supporting organisations as they move toward … Read more
Source: ProCare ProCare is pleased to announce that the ACC GP-led MRI Programme will launch in Manawatū, the final region in New Zealand to access the service. With the support of THINK Hauora, this expansion means eligible patients with knee, lumbar or cervical spine injuries nationwide will be able to access MRI scans sooner, without … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller A person waiting for a bus in Auckland has been stabbed multiple times. Police say they were called to Manurewa Railway Station about 1.20am on Wednesday. They said the victim was approached by someone they didn’t know, who stabbed them repeatedly and tried to take their backpack. … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager, Inspector Fleur de Bes: Police continue to work intensively in the search for missing Karori man Philip Sutton. Conditions were reassessed this morning and searching got underway shortly after 8am. Physical searching could not safely proceed yesterday due to unstable stream banks, variable and fast-moving … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Whangārei, Hutt Valley and Hawke’s Bay are the latest hospitals to get peer support workers in their emergency departments, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced today. “I’ve consistently heard strong support for growing the role of peer support workers. They bring their own lived experience of recovery and can help people … Read more
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ is calling for a law change so residents who leave a retirement village get their money back sooner. Its newly launched petition asks people to back a call for residents to be repaid within 3 months of their retirement village agreement ending. “Retirement village residents or their families can be … Read more
Source: Victorian Hydrogen A major new 1.5 million tonne per year urea fertiliser project is set to be developed in Southland, offering an environmentally innovative and strategically significant alternative to imported urea fertiliser. The proposed $3 billion project, intended to be located about 30 kilometres northeast of Invercargill, will give New Zealand’s agricultural sector self-sufficiency, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The service will be home to HBO Originals such as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, Euphoria, Succession and the fourth season of period drama The Gilded Age. Max Originals like The Pitt and And Just Like That… will join the line up, as well as the new Harry Potter series Harry … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and charged three people in an operation targeting thefts of the precious stone across the West Coast. West Coast Area Commander Inspector Jacqui Corner says detectives from Tasman and Central Otago executed search warrants on Tuesday 21 April, targeting several properties in the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ State Highway 1 is closed in Southland following a serious crash near Invercargill on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Kerr Road, Dacre, 20km from Invercargill, about 8.10am. Police said initial indications suggested … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a one month-period. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a month-period, all involving teenage offenders and victims – with a couple that were filmed and circulated online. Some of the attacks happened in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand audiences are “shocking” when it comes to buying tickets at the last minute and aren’t prepared to fork out for a show during tough times, making it harder than ever for artists, says comedian Tim Batt. Batt, who has been working in the business for 15 years and hosts … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A man will appear in court today following a grievous assault in Manurewa overnight. Police were called to Manurewa Railway Station at 1.20am after receiving reports that a person had been stabbed. Detective Senior Sergeant Michele Gillespie, Counties Manukau Crime Squad, says the victim was waiting for a bus when they … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters says he should have been warned ahead of Christopher Luxon’s leadership vote this week. Christopher Luxon said there had been intense media speculation about his position, and Tuesday’s ballot would put things to rest. While he was successful, the prime minister refused to take questions … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A car carried by floodwaters landed on top of a fence after Monday’s torrential rain in Wellington. RNZ / Mark Papalii A scientist says it’s challenging to predict localised small-scale events which develop very quickly. Unexpectedly severe weather and flooding in Wellington raised questions about how such weather events can be … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The average price at the latest global dairy auction fell 2.7 percent. AFP / William West Global dairy prices have fallen again amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The average price at the latest auction, held fortnightly, fell 2.7 percent to US$4143 (NZ$7025) a tonne. It comes after prices dropped 3.4 percent at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The company says it could deliver 1.5 million tonnes a year of urea fertiliser. 123RF An Australian-led project could see Southland’s lignite, or brown coal, reserves developed into urea fertiliser. Victorian Hydrogen is proposing a $3 billion plant to be located 30km northeast of Invercargill. The company says it … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and a second person was seriously injured. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has died in a crash in south Waikato. Emergency services arrived about 11.20pm after two vehicles crashed on State Highway 1 near Humphrey Road. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rebekah Stott of New Zealand runs in to congratulate Katie Kitching of New Zealand on her goal, New Zealand Football Ferns v Papua New Guinea, Final of OFC Qualifiers, 2026. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The Football Ferns are up two spots to number 33 in the latest women’s world football rankings. Last week … Read more