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Source: Radio New Zealand Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns was sentenced at the High Court in Dunedin on 10 March 2026. RNZ / Tess Brunton – This story discusses details of sexual violation. A Dunedin sex offender who raped a student after breaking into her Cosy Dell flat has been sentenced to preventive detention, with a period … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Access to New Zealand’s smaller ports will be significantly improved by the procurement of a new crane dredging barge, which will ensure vital supplies can be delivered to regional communities cut-off by natural disasters and other major emergencies. Associate Transport Minister James Meager confirmed the Government’s $8 million Coastal Shipping Resilience … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland on 25 August 2021 on day eight of a Covid-19 lockdown. RNZ / John Edens The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry has found the government’s response was effective but late and not communicated well enough to people. The country’s transition from its early elimination strategy to suppression … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Jago. RNZ / Nick Monro Convicted sex offender Timothy Jago has been stripped of his Surf Life Saving honours, awards and life membership. The disgraced former ACT Party president was found guilty in 2024 of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He was sentenced to two years and six … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Air New Zealand suspended its earnings guidance over ‘unprecedented’ volatility in fuel prices. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Nelson’s mayor says smaller centres are rattled by a warning from Air New Zealand it may have make changes to where it flies and how often. The national carrier has suspended the … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 has been released today, delivering an independent account of the pandemic response and its lasting impact on New Zealanders, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “New Zealanders lived through one of the most significant global public health and economic events. They … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 March 2026 Pirongia was hit by severe weather on 13 and 14 February and the network of tracks across the maunga were significantly damaged – including slips, downed trees and floodwaters destroying some bridges and steps. DOC Waikato Operations Manager Niwha Jones says staff have completed initial assessments on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog above. MPs are back at Parliament today for caucus meetings and the House back in session, after a weekend of speculation about Christopher Luxon’s leadership and economic uncertainty over the Iran war. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says it is not his council’s responsibility to get people to vote in local elections. Less than a third of Aucklanders voted in the 2025 local elections. Just 29 percent or 345,004 registered electors voted, the lowest turnout of the past … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A previous muster takes place. EMMA GRANT / SUPPLIED Kaimanawa horse muster to go ahead this year after funding uncertainty Charity founder says horse numbers would explode if no muster takes place, and horses would be culled Homes needed for just under 150 horses expected to be rounded up this year … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police An alleged offender attempting to break into cars right under the noses of Police was caught in the act in Henderson early this morning. Waitematā West Area Prevention Manager, Acting Inspector Nick Salter, says officers were called to an unrelated job at Waitākere Hospital just before 1am. “As they were leaving … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. 123RF Meat company ANZCO is working to get shipments of beef caught up in the Middle East conflict back to New Zealand to sell on the domestic market. General manager of sales and marketing Rick Walker said shipments of premium beef cuts that were on the way to Dubai … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand People gather at dawn atop Maiki Hill, or Flagstaff Hill, for the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Kororāreka in 2020. Peter de Graaf A ceremony on a Bay of Islands hilltop at dawn on Wednesday aims to preserve the memory of a war that changed New Zealand history – and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Queenstown Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in stealing two vehicles and damaging two others. The vehicles were seen in the Lake Hayes Estate and Lower Shotover areas overnight on Saturday 7 March and into the early hours of Sunday 8 March. Senior Sergeant Glenn Wilkinson, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand One person was injured. (File photo) St John A person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at Isla Bank, west of Invercargill. The road was closed at the intersection of Fairfax-Isla Bank and Isla Bank-Flints Bush Roads as a result of the crash shortly after 8.30am on Tuesday. The … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Medecins Sans Frontieres is determined to stay in Gaza despite requirements from Israel to supply extensive details of staff and funding. Medecins Sans Frontieres Aid organisations in Gaza, say they have been unable to get supplies or staff into the city since January. A court temporarily blocked a decision by Israel … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming was sentenced to nine months home detention in December after pleading guilty to charges relating to possessing objectionable publications. RNZ / Mark Papalii A police staffer who was asked to not circulate emails containing allegations about disgraced former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming “assumed” then … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Disabled people will have more choice over how they use their flexible funding from April, while keeping the same level of support they receive today, Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston says. “Our Government committed to restoring flexibility, choice and control in a way that was sustainable,” Louise Upston says. “The steps we have taken since 2024 to stabilise the disability support system have been … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog above. MPs are back at Parliament today for caucus meetings and the House back in session, after a weekend of speculation about Christopher Luxon’s leadership and economic uncertainty over the Iran war. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dom Thomas One of the country’s most prominent buyers’ agencies has complained to the Real Estate Authority about a rise in “property flippers” making six-figures from unwitting vendors. Earlier, Cotality told RNZ that the number of contemporaneous sales had lifted significantly last year after a sharp fall in 2023. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Walter Beets, 84, died in November 2023. Supplied The death of an elderly man at a dementia unit following an altercation with another patient was a “tragic outcome that was preceded by a sudden eruption of anger without a known cause or warning”, a coroner says. Police decided not to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of the fatal fire. RNZ / FELIX WALTON A fatal blaze in Auckland last week is not suspicious, police say. Emergency services were called to a garage on fire on Tamaki Avenue in Ōtāhuhu last Wednesday night. A person was found dead inside. “Our thoughts are with the deceased’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand It can be hard to avoid news about the conflict and war around the world, especially with images and updates regularly topping the news and circulating online. Brad Morgan is the director of Emerging Minds, an Australian organisation which develops mental health policy, interventions and programmes, and leads the National Workforce Centre for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic plane. Air New Zealand at Wellington airport. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Air New Zealand has suspended its earning guidance amid what it calls unprecedented volatility in global jet fuel markets. The airline expects a meaningful impact on its second half earnings. After implementing initial fare changes, it says it may … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The SuperGold card was designed to help offset the high cost of living, which statistically hit NZ’s seniors harder than other groups. RNZ / Kim Baker-Wilson SuperGold Card holders are finding it difficult to cash-in on weekly supermarket discounts with a mish-mash of locations, leaving some regions missing out entirely with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 5, 2026. AFP / Atta Kenare New Zealanders in Iran’s capital are being warned of toxic hazards. SafeTravel is advising there is oil, smoke and soot across Tehran which is making conditions significantly more dangerous. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Shattered homes: community leaders at Paga Hill settlement discuss their response to police attempts to evict them. RNZ / Johnny Blades A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG’s capital. … Read more