Update: Search for Antoine Richard

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Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Phill Hamlin: The search for missing 21-year-old French national Antoine Richard is continuing, after he was reported missing in Cromwell last weekend. Antoine was last seen around 11:45pm on Saturday 21 March at the Victoria Arms Hotel. Further appeal for sightings or information Police are appealing to … Read more

Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea

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Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to sea as councillors prepare to vote on proposals it is hoped will take pressure off the city’s struggling treatment plant. A plan put forward by … Read more

‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says

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Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs, charities and other groups to re-register as Incorporated Societies by Easter Sunday. Incorporated societies – including clubs, charities, unions and political parties – will be … Read more

Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates

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Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf Long-time Kaitaia residents say the Far North town would be devastated if its big employer timber mills shut their gates. Two mills belonging to Japanese-owned Juken New Zealand are facing uncertain futures, with the … Read more

The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme

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Source: Radio New Zealand The Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme is back on the table, after industry players formed a private planning group. Flickr / Shellie Evans The same government that scrapped the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project has put it on the fast-track list. But whether this country can pull off a project of … Read more

David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed: What happens now and could he get compensation?

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Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere pictured outside court in 2018. (File photo) RNZ David Tamihere’s convictions have been quashed, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering two Swedish backpackers, but what happens next and could he get compensation from the government? In a decision released on Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed a … Read more

Parents do have a favourite child, according to research

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Source: Radio New Zealand No matter how many times parents protest that they don’t have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen – even in adulthood. For 25 years, US‑based sociologist J. Jill Suitor and her team have examined responses from hundreds of mothers who have two or more adult children. She … Read more

Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles

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Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide removal in New Zealand waters. What is mCDR and why is it controversial? Earlier this month, a boat chartered by the company Gigablue headed out … Read more

Auditors warn big companies may fail

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Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Auditors have issued business failure warnings for 15 percent of New Zealand’s listed companies, a new report says. Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ) released data that shows an increase in the number of companies where auditors have highlighted a material uncertainty related to a going concern. It was … Read more

Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty

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Source: Radio New Zealand An improving economy has helped to reduce household debt levels. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Consumer debt arrears fall, but more in deeper distress Consumer credit demand softens a shade, but up on year ago Business credit demand subdued, but service and agriculture show strength Business liquidations in February highest in 17 … Read more

Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be

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Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. With senior minister Judith Collins set to become president of … Read more

Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced

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Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was found guilty of murder following a High Court jury trial last year. RNZ The man who murdered Gurjit Singh at his Dunedin home will be sentenced on Wednesday. Singh, 27, was found dead on the lawn of the property in January in 2024 after being stabbed more than 40 … Read more

Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association

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Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere. RNZ The Defence Lawyers’ Association does not believe the Crown has the evidence to pursue a retrial of David Tamihere. Tamihere was convicted in 1990 of killing Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen on the Coromandel Peninsula. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions and directed a … Read more

Steep rise in sepsis hospital admissions over last two decades, research reveals

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Source: Radio New Zealand Sharla McTavish, a Tangata Tiriti PhD student from the Department of Public Health at Otago University. Supplied Hospital admissions for sepsis have risen steeply in the past 20 years, with new research showing infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and those living in areas of high deprivation more at … Read more

West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini to become Open Polytechnic campus next year

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Source: Radio New Zealand Tai Poutini will become a campus of the Open Polytechnic next year. Google Maps The West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini will become a campus of the Open Polytechnic next year. The institute is among the last four polytechnics remaining in super-institute Te Pūkenga. Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds said the other … Read more

KiwiSaver contribution rates rise

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Source: Radio New Zealand Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. 123RF Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. From 1 April, the default rate for KiwiSaver contributions for employers and employees will lift to 3.5 percent, from 3 percent. This would happen for all members who … Read more

Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story

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Source: Radio New Zealand Torty the tortoise sits next to a story about her at Te Papa. TE PAPA / SUPPLIED A grand old dame who survived World War I and emigrated from Europe to New Zealand with a Kiwi solider has made a surprise visit to Te Papa to see an exhibition which tells … Read more

The Rise of Hybrid Work in the Philippines Brings Home Cooking Back to the Table

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Source: Media Outreach PROVACUNO, the Agro-food Interprofessional Organization of the Spanish beef industry, under the framework of the European Union’s promotion program It’s Time for EU Beef, invites Filipino households to make the most of this new lifestyle with premium European beef MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2026 – Hybrid work … Read more

It’s Time for EU Beef: Strengthening Ties with the Philippines through a Successful 2025 and a Promising 2026

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Source: Media Outreach The European promotional campaign “It’s Time for EU Beef” has consolidated its presence in the Philippine market throughout 2025 and has kicked off 2026 with renewed momentum. Through trade missions, international exhibitions, exclusive showrooms, and high-level seminars, the campaign continues to position European beef from Spain as a premium product among Filipino … Read more

Exercise New Zealand Part of Global Call for Urgent Action on Obesity Medications: A World’s First

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Source: Exercise NZ “GLP-1 therapies can be a powerful tool in addressing obesity. However, without strength training and broader lifestyle support, we risk worse long-term health outcomes and increased pressure on the health system. This is our opportunity to build an approach that is safe, effective, and truly holistic.” “Physical activity should not be an … Read more

Linklogis Releases 2025 Annual Results: Total Volume of Processed Supply Chain Assets Exceeds RMB500 Billion, Unveiling the “SC+ Platform”

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Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2026 – On March 31, 2026, Linklogis Inc. (09959.HK, “Linklogis”) released its 2025 annual results. During the year, the total revenue and income amounted to RMB983 million. Revenue and income in the second half of the year increased significantly by 62% compared with … Read more

CK Life Sciences’ Sequencio Therapeutics Presents the Latest Vaccine Research Advancements at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

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Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2026 – Sequencio Therapeutics Company Limited (“Sequencio”), a subsidiary of CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc. (“CK Life Sciences”), today announced that five research abstracts will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (“AACR”) Annual Meeting 2026, taking place 17–22 … Read more

For journalists who covered JFK Jr’s fatal plane crash, the memories are much more vivid than Love Story

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Source: Radio New Zealand FX’s Love Story — the Ryan Murphy-produced show that revisits the lives of John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy — concludes this week with the episode that won’t be easy to watch, even if everyone knew it was coming. The nine-episode series began by teeing up the fate that … Read more

More Bluebridge Connemara ferry sailings cancelled after Maritime NZ clearance delayed

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Source: Radio New Zealand More Bluebridge Connemara ferry sailings have been cancelled (File photo). RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge says sea trials and final clearance from Maritime New Zealand for its beleaguered Connemara ferry have been delayed. The ship was side-lined due to a technical fault 10 days ago. Then, on Monday evening, Maritime NZ … Read more

Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis has died, aged 87

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Source: Radio New Zealand Former Manukau City Council Mayor Sir Barry Curtis. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis – one of the country’s longest serving mayors – has died at the age of 87. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Sir Barry leaves “an enormous legacy”. He led Manukau City from … Read more