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Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says there is a moderate chance of Southland’s heavy rain watch being upgraded to a warning. UnSplash/ Nechama Lock Downpours are set to strike the lower South Island, with Fiordland and Southland both under heavy rain watches. MetService warned that the rainfall could approach warning criteria. It said there was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Highways, hospitals, schools, etc: MPs agree politics is detrimental to infrastructure decision-making and things need to change, but can’t help getting political about it. VNP / Phil Smith Analysis – The centrepiece of Parliament’s week was a two-hour-long special debate on the recently released National Infrastructure Plan. The Plan is a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to take home the golden statuette for Marty Supreme, but he definitely has not won fans in the ballet and opera worlds. In a town hall discussion late last month with Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey hosted by CNN and Variety, the 30-year-old Chalamet was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lea Tahuhu has called time on her one-day international career. PHOTOSPORT The White Ferns all-time leading ODI wicket-taker Lea Tahuhu has announced her retirement from one-day international cricket. She will continue to be available for selection in the T20 format. Tahuhu has consistently been ranked inside the world’s top ten ODI … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ headlines the broadcasting minister’s response in the House. RNZ Mediawatch “There’s a power imbalance and it’s also off-the-record in an ‘under the desk’-style and I just find that dangerous,” former broadcasting minister Marian Hobbs told RNZ politics show The Whip last Wednesday. She was reacting to current broadcasting minister Paul … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Psychopaths might account for only about 1 percent of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime. Distinct from other conditions like sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder, psychopaths tend to show traits such as an absence of remorse or guilt, a lack of empathy and a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Shore plover fledgling banded on Pitt Island. Supplied / Department of Conservation The Shore Plover Recovery Group has confirmed the first fledgling of the bird from Pitt Island in 150 years. Pitt Island is the second largest of the Chatham Islands, which the shore plover – also known as the tūturuatu … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions No Stupid Questions’], with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to our email … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Corey Peters was the defending champion from the Beijing Games four years ago. PHOTOSPORT Four-time Paralympic medalist Corey Peters has finished out of the medals in the men’s downhill sitting in his first Winter Paralympic Games event at Milano Cortina. The 42-year-old Kiwi was unable to defend the title he won … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand In his latest book, Determined, Robert Sapolsky argues that we are not, in fact, masters of our own destiny. Everything we think and do is beyond our control and caused by a combination of biology and environment. The Stanford University professor was just 14 when one “very revelatory night”, he realised … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A portuguese millipede. RNZ/Mary Argue A reinfestation of invasive millipedes, crawling out of the soil and into homes, is sending residents of Wellington’s south coast to arm themselves against the bugs. The alarm was sounded about the portuguese millipede almost a year ago, with stories of people finding hundreds of the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rhonda Hira in action for the White Sox against Japan in 2000. PHOTOSPORT Rhonda Hira (Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Tipa) has long secured her place in New Zealand softball history. A five-time world championship representative, Olympian and New Zealand player of the decade from 1997-2006, Hira is widely regarded as one of … Read more
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and Global Health at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and its Pacific partners, are supporting the rollout of safe initiatives across the Pacific that are proven to prevent cervical … Read more
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 March 2026 – CGTN published an article on the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee. Reviewing the work of the CPPCC National Committee in 2025 in areas like its consultative and deliberative work and assisting in the formulation … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Kiztopia brings its award-winning “Play to Learn, Learn through Play” concept to Southern Malaysia, marking its 3rd outlet in Malaysia and 22nd across APAC JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 March 2026 – Kiztopia, Singapore’s leading family edutainment brand, officially celebrated the grand opening of its newest outlet at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Will Jordan was rested for the Crusaders’ clash against the Blues. Martin Hunter/ActionPress World class one week, woeful the next. The Crusaders barely fired a shot against the Blues at Eden Park, a sloppy and disjointed performance seeing them succumb 29-13 to their old rivals. Most worryingly, their clunky … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A candidate in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board elections in Auckland wants postal voting scrapped. RNZ / Eveline Harvey A candidate in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board elections in Auckland wants postal voting scrapped, after their 2025 election result was voided. This week, a High Court judge in Auckland upheld a district court … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki Regional Council boss Steve Ruru has also been named interim chief executive at New Plymouth District Council. Supplied / New Plymouth District Council The appointment of the current Taranaki Regional Council chief executive as interim New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) chief executive – a role that he will hold alongside … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A water quality monitor moored midstream south of Melling Bridge in Hutt River Te Awa Kairangi. Phil Pennington / RNZ Lower Hutt’s roads may be blocked up by the Riverlink highway project, but the river itself has so far kept flowing pretty clear. Bulldozers have been busy in the riverbed and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Eliza McCartney in action at the Sir Graeme Douglas International. David Rowland/Photosport Kiwi pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has thrown down the gauntlet to fellow Kiwis Imogen Ayris and Olivia McTaggart in their internal battle for selection to the world indoor championships in Poland this month. The 2016 Olympic bronze medallist and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) flanked by his Cabinet colleagues. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB none of his Cabinet colleagues have told him to reconsider his future, saying “all of them” back him. Christopher Luxon’s comments came after speculation about his leadership following a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport Super Rugby rivals Blues and Crusaders face off in the match of the round at Eden Park on Saturday. Surprisingly, both sides have just one win each to their names, but the Crusaders carrying the form of a victory over the Chiefs last week. Kickoff is at 7.05pm. Blues: 1. … Read more
Source: Greenpeace New scientific research from Greenpeace has uncovered ancient and fragile corals at a Lord Howe Rise seamount in the South Pacific, an area of huge ecological significance in the high seas that has never been surveyed before. This scientific discovery, from just one seamount on the Lord Howe Rise, has proven for the first time that … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Trevor Foley claims Ironman NZ victory at Taupō. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz American Trevor Foley and Briton Kat Matthews have headed off strong fields to claim elite honours at the 42nd edition of IRONMAN New Zealand in Taupō. Foley became the first United States man since Tim DeBoom to prevail in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) flanked by his Cabinet colleagues. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB none of his Cabinet colleagues have told him to reconsider his future, saying “all of them” back him. Christopher Luxon’s comments came after speculation about his leadership following a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Foxton Shannon Road. Google Maps One person died after a motorcycle crash that closed Foxton Shannon Road between the Manawatū towns of Foxton and Shannon on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the area about 9.40am after reports of a single motorcycle crash between Himatangi Block Road and Poplar Road. Police … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Those waiting outside Auckland International Airport’s arrival area erupted into applause for the landing of the first flight from the Middle East since recent conflict began. Emirates flight EK448 from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates arrived at 11:30am on Saturday. The flights follow a partial re-opening of the airspace, amidst … Read more