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Source: New Zealand Police A trio of supermarket shoplifters were arrested in Takapuna yesterday, bagging an unrelated thief at the same time. At around 4.50pm, Waitematā Police received a report of a group stealing from a Barrys Point Road supermarket. Waitematā East Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant CJ Miles, says three men entered the supermarket … Read more
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 April 2026 – The Asian Machine Tool Online Exhibition 2026 (AMTOE 2026) officially launches today, providing a comprehensive B2B sourcing platform that connects global buyers with verified Asian suppliers across the machine tool and manufacturing industry. Running through October 31, 2026, the exhibition adopts … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 April 2026 – Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announced a strategic partnership with Change Financial to accelerate payment method adoption and fintech growth across Australia. The collaboration combines Paymentology’s cloud-first processing platform with Change Financial’s local BIN sponsorship, regulatory expertise and in-market presence … Read more
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 April 2026 – Over the past eight months, Olymptrade, in partnership with the YUM Community Center, has supported elderly residents in local communities through a series of regular initiatives focused on everyday needs and health support. From September 2025 to April 2026, the program … Read more
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 April 2026 – Swiss-Belhotel International, has announced the launch of its Mobile App, marking a major milestone in the Group’s comprehensive digital transformation journey. Designed to bring convenience, value, and connectivity into a single platform, the app reflects Swiss-Belhotel International’s continued commitment to enhancing … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Gilbert Enoka. Getty Images New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has put the final touches on his management group, which sees the return of two old faces. Two senior members of the previous management group, Dr Ceri Evans and Dr Martin Swan, are departing while Gilbert Enoka and Dr James … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of inflation. It said it was increasing a number of its fixed-term home loans. The one-year special lifts from 4.59 percent to 4.65 percent. The two-year … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first time in weeks. Parliament’s first sitting day since 2 April comes after a 1News-Verian poll showing the government would be out of power, and a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones says his parliamentary colleagues have told him to tone down his language but says he gets “cut-through on debates by deploying hyperbole” like calling Indians coming to New Zealand a “butter chicken tsunami”. The prime minister said the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find missing man Nathan Green. Police said they were searching for the Motueka man who had been missing since April 13 from his home in Brooklyn. … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 21 April 2026 The annual flock count at beaches in Murihiku/Southland last week revealed the pukunui population has grown from 105 in April last year to an estimated 160. This is the biggest annual increase for pukunui since recovery efforts began over 32 years ago. DOC Rakiura Operations Manager Jennifer … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The man has been charged by police. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson An Invercargill man has been accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol in a series of thefts from a local contractor. The 32-year old man appeared at the Invercargill District Council on Tuesday with police alleging … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water incident”. A St John spokesperson said paramedics were called at 6.40am, and one ambulance and two rapid-response vehicles were sent to the base. Fire and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of “hypersensitivity reactions”, including anaphylaxis, in the past three years. The ingredient known as Andrographis paniculata had recently been reviewed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him and recorded a video to submit to Otago University. Ponini grew up in a Christian family, where singing in church was normal. “We never knew … Read more
Source: Green Party The Green Party says today’s inflation figures show power prices are once again a key driver of the cost-of-living crisis, and reinforce calls for a National Electrification Plan. “Stats NZ has today confirmed what households are feeling, with the cost of keeping the lights spiralling out of control,” says Green Party Co-leader … Read more
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 minute ago Candice D’Acre (Ngāti Porou) will graduate from EIT Hawke’s Bay for the second time – this time as valedictorian. She will join fellow graduates at one of two ceremonies at the Napier Municipal Theatre on Wednesday (April 22), where she will receive her Bachelor of Creative Practice … Read more
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 2 minutes ago Dylan Simonsen (Rongomaiwahine) will graduate as one of two EIT Hawke’s Bay valedictorians tomorrow, having already started his career with a leading accounting firm. He will join fellow graduates at two ceremonies at the Napier Municipal Theatre on Wednesday (April 22), after completing his Bachelor of Accounting. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are facing prosecution for illegally selling nitrous oxide for recreational use. Police operations focused on shops in New Plymouth, Hāwera, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and Levin. District … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club says they have the finances, plan and people to keep the Moana Pasifika franchise afloat despite being rejected in their attempts to buy the license last year. Tracy Atiga is the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand David Fraser’s car on top of a fence after Wellington’s flash flooding. Mark Papalii A Wellington man says finding his car perched on top of a chest-high fence after Monday’s flash flooding was surreal. The water left the blue station wagon balanced on the corner of a roughly 1.2m high corrugated … Read more
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The discovery of a genetic cause for young people’s sudden cardiac deaths discovery will bring relief to the families and clinicians who will have information to prevent further deaths. A New Zealand family and two Australian families, who lost young people to sudden cardiac death, finally have answers thanks to … Read more
Source: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 21 April 2026 – Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity Predatory attacks on multilateralism, international law and civil society marked 2025The alternative on offer is a racist, patriarchal, unequal and anti-rights world orderProtesters, activists and global bodies are working to … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police continue to search for 52-year-old Nathan Green, who was reported missing from Motueka, last week. On Monday 13 April, Nathan left his home address in Brooklyn around 3pm carrying a backpack but failed to return home. Police conducted initial enquiries and found that Nathan was last seen on Tuesday … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ Inflation was steady in the first three months of the year. Stats NZ numbers show annual inflation was at 3.1 percent in the three months ended March, unchanged from the December quarter. The numbers don’t fully capture the impact on prices from the Middle East conflict. The greater … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ned was unearthed in a Wairarapa garden in AUgust 2025 and was found to be something quite special – a left-spiralled snail. Supplied / Giselle Clarkson A rare snail’s quest to find a mate has come to an abrupt end. But not because he found true love. Ned the snail died … Read more