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Source: Privacy Commissioner 20 Apr 2026, 09:12 This opinion piece was first published in The Post on 20 April 2026. It concerns me greatly that the Policing Amendment Bill currently going through Parliament has the potential to significantly affect people’s privacy rights, but its impact seems to have largely passed most New Zealanders by. This … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lani Daniels is taking the IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles back to Pipiwai. AFP Greatness doesn’t change Lani Daniels. With three world titles now under her belt, New Zealand’s most decorated boxer is heading back to Pipiwai to milk cows and nurse patients. “I better make sure I’ve … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police/Supplied A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori after a man was reported unaccounted for after extreme weather in Wellington. Inspector Fleur de Bes said emergency services were contacted about 7.15am on Monday by a concerned resident who had not been able to make contact with relative … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash The government’s attempts to shake up the supermarket sector have so far failed and something has to be done, Consumer advocates say. New Zealand First said at the weekend that it was going into the election with a policy of ending the supermarket duopoly. New Zealand’s grocery industry is dominated … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash Petrol and diesel stocks have decreased slightly, while jet fuel stocks have risen, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s latest fuel stocks update. As at 11:59pm on Wednesday, there were 54.0 days’cover of petrol, 44.8 of diesel, and 51.4 of jet fuel either in-country or … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A disregard for the road rules has ended in two arrests in Counties Manukau overnight. The driver of a vehicle travelling with no headlights on and swerving across the road in now headed to court. Just after 7pm, Police were alerted to a Honda HR-V travelling northbound on State Highway 2 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied The last confirmed sighting of Rowena Walker was on 14 August 2025, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street with an associate. Supplied / NZ Police Rowena Walker. Supplied / NZ Police Police are searching Christchurch’s Red Zone in relation to the disappearance of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour welcomes the appointment of the Regulatory Standards Board (the Board), established by the Regulatory Standard Act 2025 (the Act). “The Board will provide expert oversight and advice on new and existing regulation. It will assess laws against principles of good regulatory practice, including necessity, proportionality, transparency, and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager Inspector Fleur de Bes: Police are in a position to name the Karori man who is unaccounted for following the severe weather in Wellington and urge anyone with information to come forward immediately. Emergency services were contacted about 7.15am by a concerned resident who had … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge in October 2025. Supplied / Bree Joyce Farmers are facing their second major clean up in six months around Northern Taranaki and King Country. A farmer near Awakino Gorge said she was cleaning up after the worst torrential rain she has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Supplied / David Bodescu High winds downed trees and tore off at least two roofs across the Far North overnight. Kaitāia fire chief Craig Rogers said his brigade responded just after midnight when a home on Doel Road, near Awanui, had its roof ripped off. Further east, the Mangōnui … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager Inspector Fleur de Bes: A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori this morning, after a man was reported as unaccounted for following the severe weather. Emergency services were contacted about 7.15am by a concerned resident who had not been able to make … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to seek information on an unknown male who was found inside a Glen Innes home last week. Investigators have worked through the weekend to try and progress enquiries into the burglary on Chiltern Crescent in the early hours of 17 April. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk, of Auckland … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police have identified an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing 39-year-old Rowena Walker. Rowena was last seen on CCTV footage on Bassett Street on 14 August, with an associate, and Police and her family remain desperate to locate her. Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan says enquiries have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded farmland in Ōhura. Supplied/ Ross Perry The remote King County settlement of Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services following the weekend deluge. Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton said there were slips and surface flooding on the roads making access perilous. “The public have been excluded except the odd … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are treating the approach on a Devonport street as suspicious behaviour and are asking for witnesses. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Two young girls were approached by a group in a car last week in what police are investigating as suspicious behaviour. The girls were walking on Kerr Street in Devonport … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman following an incident at a property in Hastings, RNZ understands. A man is in hospital in relation to the incident. A homicide investigation was launched … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services carried an elderly blind person and another in a wheelchair from their flooded Wellington home. Torrential rain from thunderstorms in Wellington before dawn on Monday morning caused flooding and landslips, with the city’s southern suburbs worst affected. Berhampore resident Luke Furness said police woke him as they were evacuating … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – Most Singaporeans have already ticked off Taipei’s night markets and Alishan’s morning mists. But the real discovery is happening 30 metres beneath the surface. At ADEX (Asia Dive Expo) 2026 in Singapore, the Taiwan Tourism Administration (TTA) revealed a striking finding: 48% … Read more
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council wants Aucklanders to thrive and community-led organisations play a key role in making this happen. That’s why the council’s Community Committee has allocated 11 organisations a share of $300,000 through Ngā Hapori Momoho – Thriving Communities Grant 2025/2026. Councillor Julie Fairey, chair of the Community Committee says the council supports … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s banks say they are standing by to help customers who are affected by the fuel crisis – but the 0 percent interest loans being offered in Australia aren’t on the table here. The Australian Banking Association said on Monday that Australian banks were supporting the roll … Read more
Source: Green Party This Government has cut flood protection spending by 41 per cent compared to the last Government, even as climate-change-charged extreme weather events become more frequent and severe. “Luxon’s Government gets up after each extreme weather event to talk about much they’re spending on flood protection – spending that they’ve almost halved in comparison to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott O’Donnell was appointed to the KiwiRail board with a conflict of interest management plan that included seven mitigations. Otago Daily Times / Laura Smith Scott O’Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to be on KiwiRail’s board. But he missed large chunks of its meetings and quit … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has blamed leaks about his leadership on a “small handful of dissatisfied MPs” and says he will address the matter with his caucus at a meeting tomorrow. In a round of interviews with morning media on Monday, Luxon insisted there was “no risk” of him standing down … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Shelly Beach is in the Kaipara Harbour. (File photo) The search for a man missing from a North Auckland beach is continuing. Police were called to Shelly Beach, in the Kaipara Harbour, on Sunday afternoon, after a man failed to return from the water. On Monday, the man was yet to … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 20 April 2026 After the surprise discovery of a western brown kiwi in the Pureora Forest Park’s Waipapa Block in March, DOC has echoed the Save The Kiwi call to action encouraging human Kiwis to report the signs of their feathered namesakes. The message to report kiwi comes during Conservation … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes celebrate a try against the Chiefs. DJ Mills The Hurricanes insist Saturday’s 22-17 golden point loss to the Chiefs hasn’t dented their confidence. The two teams are now tied at the top of the Super Rugby standings on 31 points, though the Chiefs have played one more match. “It was … Read more