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Source: Radio New Zealand Boxing gloves supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of Boxing New Zealand as the sport grapples with complaints about its head coach. The Sport Integrity Commission has been investigating Boxing NZ and its head coach Billy Meehan. Cathy Meehan, who is the wife … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Gloriavale overseeing shepherd Howard Temple. The Press/Kai Schwoerer The lawyer for convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple claims jailing the 85-year-old was excessive. Temple was sentenced to 26 months’ jail in December for indecencies on multiple girls and young women. He immediately appealed and has been on … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced legislation to Parliament to establish the new Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), a key step in delivering its ambitious reform agenda across housing, transport, urban development and the environment. The Environment (Disestablishment of the Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill paves the way for … Read more
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 19 February 2026 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will increase the number of scheduled monetary policy decisions from 7 to 8 per year, starting in 2027. The Monetary Policy Committee has discussed the upcoming increase in the frequency of Consumers Price Index (CPI) data releases. From next year, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Thames Coromandel District Council is urgently asking people not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area around where the stream discharges until further notice. Supplied / Thames Coromandel District Council Thames Coromandel District Council says a sinkhole has formed near the Onemana Wastewater Treatment Plant. In a post online … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The New Zealand Transport Agency’s decision to extend the Waikato-Auckland passenger rail service Te Huia is welcomed, Rail Minister Winston Peters says. “Te Huia came into existence because we funded KiwiRail to refurbish the carriages and build a dedicated mechanical depot in Hamilton,” Mr Peters says. “The five-year trial service was … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 February 2026 – GLM-5, newly released as open source, signals a broader shift in artificial intelligence. Large language models are moving beyond generating code snippets or interface prototypes toward building complete systems and carrying out complex, end-to-end tasks. The change marks a transition from so-called … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour MP Kieran McAnulty was ordered to leave the House during a tense session that included many challenges on the Speaker’s rulings. Question Time began with Gerry Brownlee indirectly rebuking New Zealand First leader Winston Peters for his remarks towards Green MP Teanau … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Huia was launched in April 2021 for a five-year trial which was due to end in June 2026, but has now been extended by a year. RNZ / Gill Bonnett The Hamilton-to-Auckland train, Te Huia, has been given an extra year to prove itself. The train provides an interregional passenger … Read more
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Justice Headline: Public engagement on civil and political rights The Government wants to hear from the public and civil society organisations before 19 March 2026 on its draft report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the Covenant). General Manager, Civil and Constitutional at the Ministry of Justice, … Read more
Source: Green Party The Green Party is condemning the Government’s decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment. “This is failure by a Minister who has turned her back on the very portfolio she was entrusted to protect. Abolishing her own ministry is as monumental as it is shameful,” said Green Party environment spokesperson Lan Pham. … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government A new travel option that enables eligible Chinese and Pacific visitors to cross the ditch to New Zealand visa free is bringing in a considerable boost in tourism and revenue, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston say. “In December, we announced that 13,000 Chinese and Pacific … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Diego Opatowski Courts will have to grapple more and more with AI fakes and it might take law changes to keep them out of trials, the government’s chief legal advisers say. Crown Law’s long-term insights briefing to a parliamentary select committee on Thursday morning turned quickly to questions around … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sky TV is increasing the price of its Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now packages. AFP/SUPPLIED Sky TV is increasing the price of its Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now packages again. The Sky Sport price will lift from $47 to $52 a month, a roughly 10 percent increase. Last March, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour deputy leader and spokesperson for Auckland Carmel Sepuloni. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour says the Housing Minister has been undermined by his leader and colleagues following the announcement to lower the maximum number of houses in Auckland from 2 million to at least 1.6 million. Meanwhile, ACT leader David Seymour … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 February 2026 – Vietnam Airlines, the National Flag Carrier of Vietnam, signed an agreement to purchase 50 Boeing 737-8 narrow-body aircraft in Washington, D.C. (USA), in the presence of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today announced four appointments to the Nursing Council of New Zealand, ensuring the Council continues to provide effective leadership across the sector. The newly appointed members are: Alex Gordon – Lay member Amanda Singleton – Lay member Helen Nielsen – Health practitioner member Dr Julia Hennessy … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has told Auckland leaders the government’s not “shagging spiders” as it progresses work on a second Auckland harbour crossing. Public discourse about another Waitematā Harbour crossing was reignited this week after the Infrastructure Commission suggested a toll as high as $9 per trip to help pay for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The person was pulled from the water at St Clair beach but could not be revived. File picture. RNZ / Tim Brown A person has died after being pulled out of the water at St Clair Beach in Dunedin. Police say they were called to the beach at the south of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves: Police are following strong lines of enquiry after four people were injured at a Hoani Street address last night. Emergency services were called to the property about 9.30pm after a report of an altercation between two parties. Four people were injured, two of whom remain … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An artist’s impression of the seven-storey apartment building, Mayfair, that is proposed for Wellington’s Mt Victoria. Supplied / One to One Hundred Ltd A controversial high-rise development has been approved in Mt Victoria in Wellington, despite strong opposition from neighbours. The proposal for the seven-storey, 32-unit Mayfair apartment block was first … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiaki Wai board chair Will Peet. Supplied / Tiaki Wai The chair of Wellington’s new water entity will not promise the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant will be fully fixed by July, when it takes over. Tiaki Wai board chair Will Peet also will not give “absolute confidence” that people will … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Parking changes in Hamilton city have come with a hefty price tag for drivers, with infringements more than doubling. The total value of tickets in the central business district was also nearly five times higher the year after the changes were introduced. But the council said Hamilton … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Wellington Water has announced a new board chairperson after Nick Leggett stepped down amid the Moa Point plant failure. Bill Bayfield was appointed into the leadership role after having served on the water company’s board since September 2023. Leggett stepped down from the job following the sewage plant failure which … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged three people following an operation targeting organised crime in Dunedin. On Thursday 12 February, Police conducted a search warrant at a commercial address on Willis Street, Dunedin. During the search Police located and recovered a stolen vehicle from the address, and three men were arrested. The … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Salvage crew survey the wreckage of Black Foils’ Amokura boat at New Zealand SailGP. James Gourley for SailGP The Black Foils are drawing heavily on the strength of injured grinder Louis Sinclair as they come to grips with the horror crash that all but destroyed their F50 boat during New Zealand … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett The British government is now allowing dual nationals to have a lifelong digital stamp in their New … Read more