National’s Shane Reti to retire from politics

Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Reti will retire at the election. RNZ / Mark Papalii Former National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti has announced he will retire at this year’s election. The Whangārei MP has been in Parliament since 2014. He lost the Whangārei in 2020, before regaining it in 2023. Reti is currently minister … Read more

Asian Computer Industry Online Exhibition 2026: A Global Hub for Technology Industry Collaboration

Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – The Asian Computer Industry Online Exhibition 2026 (ACI 2026) will officially open on March 10, 2026, and run through June 30, 2026. Designed as a nearly four-month premier international trade event, the exhibition aims to connect suppliers, importers, and exporters across … Read more

AECOM supports CEDD and AFCD of HKSAR Government in launching Hong Kong’s first comprehensive nature-based solutions guidelines to advance sustainable urban development

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, supported the release of the Hong Kong Nature-based Solutions Design Guidelines (HKNbSDG), a first-of-its-kind guidelines developed for the Civil Engineering Development Department (CEDD) and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the HKSAR … Read more

Jury retires in Leman murder trial

Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is accused of murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father-of-three Richard Leman. Michael Scott Rodger, 46, is accused of murdering Leman, 41, whose body was … Read more

Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court

Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. File picture. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds … Read more

ABP Securite Announces Strategic Partnership With Rapid7 to Enhance Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific

Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – ABP Securite Pte Ltd, a global Value-Added Distributor (VAD) specialising in cybersecurity and network performance solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership with global cybersecurity company Rapid7, Inc. to accelerate the adoption of intelligence-led exposure management and modern threat detection solutions across … Read more

Dunedin sex offender Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns sentenced to preventive detention

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

New equipment boosts ports’ emergency access

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

Covid-19 response inquiry finds government’s response effective but late, poorly communicated

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

Surf Life Saving strips convicted sex offender Tim Jago of honours, awards and life membership

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

Air NZ suspends earning guidance amid global jet fuel markets volatility

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

COVID-19 Inquiry released

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

Tracks reopen as Pirongia storm damage clean-up continues

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

Politics live: Shane Reti announces retirement from politics, Stanford says National had ‘a bad week’

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

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown sees no issue with low voter turnout

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

Kaimanawa horse muster to go ahead after funding uncertainty

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

Wrong place for offender, right time for Police

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

ANZCO working to get shipment of beef destined for Middle East back to New Zealand

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

Battle of Kororāreka remembrance ceremony to mark key moment in history of Aotearoa

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

Appeal for information, vehicle crimes, Queenstown

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

Serious injuries following crash at Isla Bank, west of Invercargill

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

Aid organisations fighting to stay in Gaza, unable to get much-needed supplies into city

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

Documents reveal why staff didn’t tell minister about Jevon McSkimming allegations

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

Choice, control and certainty through flexible funding

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

Politics live: Christopher Luxon faces colleagues as National’s caucus meets

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

‘It’s quite deceptive’: Complaint laid about the rise of property flippers

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

Robin Beets was killed in a dementia unit attack but his family don’t want the other patient charged

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