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Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained by ICE officers without any explanation (file image) DANIELLE VILLASANA Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand. She lives in Wisconsin, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Alani Morse during the 2026 New Zealand National Surfing Championships in Gisborne. © Surfing New Zealand / PhotoCPL 2026 / PHOTOSPORT Taranaki’s Tom Butland and local Raglan surfer Alani Morse have secured wildcards for the Raglan leg of the WSL World Tour next month. The two surfers won their respective divisions … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Bula FC’s Roy Krishna scores and celebrates his goal. OFC Pro League 2026, Bula FC v Auckland FC, 4R Electrical Govind Park, Ba, Saturday 18 April 2026. Shane Wenzlick / www.phototek.nz Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.nz Fiji’s Bula FC upset OFC Pro League leaders Auckland FC 2-1 in Ba and made it … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The survey showed businesses wanted to invest more and at a faster rate, but energy worries were holding them back. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than one in three firms have delayed expansion plans or lost contracts due to energy costs and supply issues in the past year. The findings are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tāwhaki is an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, famed for his search for divine knowledge. There’s a poutokomanawa of him that’s about five feet tall, carved from dark wood, with an oval head and close crop of hair. His limbs are angled and rigid, while his torso sweeps in a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji’s Douglas Daveta (R) scores a try against Australia’s Aden Ekanayake (L) during their 5th place play-off match. PETER PARKS It wasn’t the results Fiji would have wanted in the first of three rounds of the Sevens World Championship held in Hong Kong. The Fiji men’s team finished fifth, and the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lynne Douglas is unhappy that while a handful of plants have survived they’ve by and large been neglected. Robin Martin/RNZ Whanganui residents are on a mission to find a solution for the caged ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff. In the early 2000s council planted dozens of griselinia in galvanised steel cages as … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A telehealth service says AI will help reassure people while they wait to speak to a counsellor. 123rf.com A telehealth service is bringing in an artificial intelligence screening tool for some of its chat responses, to help deal with an increasing volume and severity of mental health calls. The new tool, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand MPI officers removing a yellow-legged hornets nest from a property in Glenfield. Supplied / Niki Sherriff A massive eradication effort to get rid of what could have been a disastrous insect invasion is showing encouraging signs Six months ago, fear flew through the bee industry with the discovery of a yellow-legged … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher Luxon’s primeministership. This result is National’s worst in the 1News-Verian poll since Luxon became leader in November 2021. Labour is up five points on 37 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Takeaway coffee one of the biggest contributors to the annual increase. 123rf An increase in the price of takeaway coffee in March helped pull food prices up 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier. It follows a 4.5 percent rise in the 12 months to February. Stats NZ said higher prices … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A quantum computer on display at the World Manufacturing Convention in Heifei, China, in September 2025. AFP/ Fang Dongxu Google has issued a wake-up call to the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade blockchain security as advances in quantum technology increase the risk of fraudulent transactions and theft. Google … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fuel tanker driver Cody Munro took RNZ’s Charlotte Cook along on his deliveries, to see how Aotearoa’s fuel gets distributed out to communities. RNZ / Charlotte Cook A Wellington fuel tanker could carry enough 91 petrol to run my Hybrid Rav 4 for nearly 30 years, but it might only cover … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura’s town centre on Sunday. A local resident said by the time this photo was taken, the water had gone down about half a metre or more. Supplied/ Ross Perry The mayor of one town hit by floods in the weekend says there could have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand celebrate winning the Cup final against Australia at the 2026 Hong Kong Sevens. www.photosport.nz The Black Ferns Sevens have defended their Hong Kong title with another victory over fierce rivals Australia. The 19-14 win handed New Zealand their sixth title of the season and their fourth straight in Hong … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children and a woman have died following an incident at a property in Hastings, RNZ understands. It’s understood a man is in hospital in relation to the incident. A homicide investigation was launched after emergency … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Katrina, who has been reported missing from the Ruakākā area. Katrina, 38, was last seen on Kihi Place during the early hours of this morning. She has black hair and is likely wearing black long sleeved pyjamas. Police and Katrina’s family have concerns … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s liveblog. Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city. A police officer officer stationed south of the Basin Reserve said people were being evacuated from Berhampore and Ohiro Road in Brooklyn. “It’s bad, there’s flooding everywhere,” … Read more
PM Edition: Here are the top 10 business articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 20, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 20, 2026 – Full Text
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding oustide Wellington Hospital on Monday morning. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city. Emergency vehicles are out around the city, with pictures showing large amounts of water flowing along main routes, including along Adelaide road … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Legal verification of the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been completed with both countries agreeing its signing on 27 April in New Delhi in front of a large contingent of Indian and New Zealand businesses, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says. “This once-in-a-generation agreement gives our exporters unprecedented … Read more
Source: PSA The PSA will file legal action today with the Employment Relations Authority alleging Te Puni Kōkiri breached its collective agreement by excluding the union from the latest restructuring decisions. The plan could cost a further 27 roles at the already gutted Māori development agency. The PSA is seeking a compliance order from the Authority … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand On Sunday night, MetService’s remaining warnings and watches in place for the lower North Island, upper South Island and West Coast. MetService/Screenshot MetService has lifted thunderstorm warnings for most of the North Island, except the Wellington Region and Tararua, with orange and yellow warnings and watches in place for Monday. A … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Clean-up underway: Silt and gravel at Light House Cinemas, in Porirua’s Pāuatahanui, which was hit by unexpected flooding on Saturday. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Porirua is facing more rain, as locals affected by unexpected flooding scramble to clean up their properties, extracting water from flooded carpets and shifting silt from flooded … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) 123rf One person has died and three more have been injured, and part of State Highway 35 has been closed following a crash near Whangara in Tairāwhiti. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash crash about 6pm on Sunday and found one person dead at the scene, police … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Luis Gallegos Leiva of Auckland FC is a dejected figure after the 1-0 defeat. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Second-placed Auckland FC’s hopes of winning the A-League Premier’s Plate have slipped away in a 1-0 defeat to lowly Central Coast Mariners at Mt Smart Stadium. The Mariners struck early on the counter … Read more