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Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ puts these doughy Easter favourites to the test. As Easter approaches – and many of us prepare to scoff chocolate eggs and hot cross buns over the holiday weekend – Consumer NZ has put a selection of buns to the test. A panel of willing Consumer staff blind taste-tested a range … Read more
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The 12 months from July 2024 to June last year saw the highest number of preventable residential fire deaths in a decade, with 17 people killed in house fires. Seven of those deaths occurred during the winter months. When the clocks go back an hour as daylight saving ends this … Read more
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Across the Arctic north, reindeer still follow routes that have shaped Sámi life for generations, tying people to land, culture and identity. Now University of Auckland Law School Professor Claire Charters is heading to Sápmi to study the Indigenous political institutions that have emerged from that history. Charters (Ngāti … Read more
Source: Cotality Property values across Aotearoa New Zealand increased by 0.2% in March, matching the same rise seen in February. While this marks a modest lift, it comes against the backdrop of the Iran conflict that began in late February and continues to weigh on business and household confidence. Cotality NZ’s latest Home Value Index … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police is still taking a firm approach to unsafe driving behaviour from travellers going anywhere on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. Over Easter weekend in 2025, four lives were lost on roads – down from seven deaths recorded for the same period the year before. Superintendent Steve Greally, Director of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will enter into an agreement to support an additional 90 million litres of storage for diesel at Marsden Point in Northland to boost New Zealand’s fuel resilience as the Middle East conflict continues to impact global fuel supplies, Regional Development and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says. Senior Ministers … Read more
Source: Waiheke Winegrowers Association Waiheke Island will uncork a new chapter this spring with the launch of Waiheke Island of Wine – October, a month-long celebration of the island’s world-class wine, food, culture, and community. From 1-31 October, vineyards, restaurants, accommodation providers, and local businesses will come together to host a diverse programme of wine-led experiences, … Read more
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Preventing avoidable harm starts with safe sleep. Hāpai Te Hauora is encouraging whānau and communities across Aotearoa to mark Safe Sleep Day 2026 on Friday 5 June. This year’s focus is on ensuring every pēpi has a safe sleep, every time. The message is simple: “make every sleep, a safe sleep.” Supporting … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Reporting released today shows the Government’s efforts to reduce youth offending and improve school attendance are making a positive difference in the lives of young Kiwis. Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston says the Annual Report on the Child and Youth Strategy and the Child Poverty Related Indicators presented in Parliament … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges brought on by conflict in the Middle East and its effect on fuel supply across the world,” says Christopher Luxon. “Having a strong ministerial team … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Auckland executive Greg Hornblow was convicted of receiving “commercial sexual services” from a person aged under 18. Finn Blackwell A former Auckland executive who was convicted of receiving “commercial sexual services” from a person aged under 18 can now be named. Greg Hornblow’s name suppression has now lapsed. Hornblow, who … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a Defence & Security Declaration in Rarotonga today, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. “New Zealand and the Cook Islands have a special constitutional relationship which has endured for six decades,” Mr Peters says. “Today’s Declaration is about setting a course together for … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in a group’s actions after toy guns were brandished at members of the public at a night market last night. At around 10.40pm, Police received a report of youths pointing a firearm at a bus driver at Botany Town Centre. With the group believed to be in possession … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Taupō 123rf The owner of a sailing club in Taupō says eased alcohol restrictions on public holidays will make the rules more straightforward. Legislation to ease alcohol restrictions over Easter, Anzac Day, and Christmas passed its third and final reading at Parliament on Wednesday. The bill amends the Sale and … Read more
Source: Auckland Council The bi-annual test of the two tsunami sirens at Ōrewa will take place on the last day of daylight saving on Sunday 5 April, 2026, at midday. Adam Maggs, General Manager of Auckland Emergency Management reassures Ōrewa locals that the siren sound they’ll hear on 5 April is a test and no … Read more
Source: Green Party The Green Party has released data showing 9000 students across more than 70 schools and pre-schools faced unsafe drinking water in 2025, with water breaching safe Drinking Water Standards at some point during the year. “No child should face a health risk from the water coming out of a drinking fountain at their school. The data paints a troubling picture of the state of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand will resume about $29.8 million in annual funding to the Cook Islands as the two countries sign a defence and security declaration. Signed by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, the declaration comes more than a year after Brown formally signed a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The livestream is due to start around 8.15am NZT Foreign Minister Winston Peters is attending a signing ceremony with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Peters’ one-day trip to Rarotonga is expected to mark friendlier relations between the two countries after an informal meeting in Auckland last month. Brown has been … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager vaping an e-cigarette. 123RF While vapes may cause cancer – as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded – they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) looked at eight years of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The KiwiSaver contribution rate lifted to 3.5 percent this week. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Just under 5700 people have had their KiwiSaver contribution rates reduced, meaning they will not be paying the new default rate of 3.5 percent. For pay processed on or after April 1, the default contribution rate has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand has joined Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in expressing “deep concern” about an Israeli bill expanding the death penalty for Palestinians. Winston Peters posted on social media on Wednesday night, indicating New Zealand had joined the other nations, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who … Read more
PM Edition: Here are the top 10 business articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 2, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 2, 2026 – Full Text
Source: Radio New Zealand Bronwyn Heslop RNZ / Lucy Xia A former Navy ship commander faced an earlier complaint of unwanted touching before she was acquitted at a court martial of inviting a junior officer to kiss her on the cheek. Bronwyn Heslop was the commander of HMNZS Canterbury when she was alleged to have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street in the central city. The Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital, for which the fit-out … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ The government has corrected a figure after being called out for overstating improvements in school attendance. A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than at the same time in 2022. … Read more