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Source: New Zealand Government A ban on taking spiny rock lobster from the east coast of Northland to Hauraki Gulf will create a network of protections to help rebuild the fishery, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. Under the previously announced closure, which comes into effect on 1 April 2026, commercial and recreational harvest of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith have today announced the completion of the Telecommunications Sector Review (the Review). The Review cleans up outdated bureaucracy that gets in the way of innovation. The review makes 22 recommendations across five areas. Key recommendations include cutting red tape and clearing bureaucracy … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 Amelia Kerr and Jacob Duffy have taken the top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. White Ferns captain Kerr secured an unprecedented fourth-straight Debbie Hockley Medal while Duffy claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. Amelia Kerr of New … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Supplied / Stella Matthews MetService says there’s a strong likelihood of several regions being upgraded to red heavy rain warnings as a damaging storm sweeps across the country. Northland and Whangārei are currently in a state of emergency, which will last for seven days. Although rainfall is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP The head of the science teachers association says Year 11 students could benefit from compulsory science lessons. The government is considering making the subject mandatory, along with English and maths, when it abolishes NCEA level one in 2028. Jayatheeswaran Vijayakumar, who is also head of science at Edgewater College, told … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ F1 driver Liam Lawson PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson concedes driving remains difficult as he and the majority of the grid struggle with the new electrical element in their Formula 1 cars. After a two-week break the championship heads to Japan for the third round, with Mercedes well clear after finishing one-two … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Minister Mark Mitchell. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A new bill would give police new powers but just how far it goes will now be fought over in select committee. The Privacy Commissioner says it sets the bar too low, but a Justice Ministry push for more safeguards was rejected. A … Read more
PM Edition: Here are the top 10 business articles on LiveNews.co.nz for March 27, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for March 27, 2026 – Full Text
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ Private healthcare provider IntraCare has been affected by a cyber breach, with its IT systems now offline and 28 patients’ surgeries deferred. The company, which specialises in “image-guided precision medical diagnostics and interventions”, said it became aware of the breach on Friday, March 20, and immediately shut down … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP The head of the science teachers association says Year 11 students could benefit from compulsory science lessons. The government is considering making the subject mandatory, along with English and maths, when it abolishes NCEA level one in 2028. Jayatheeswaran Vijayakumar, who is also head of science at Edgewater College, told … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Breaches of odour consents at Wellington Water’s Seaview wastewater treatment plant have upset locals for years. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens The Hutt Valley’s wastewater treatment plant is upgrading blowers and pipes at risk of failing because they are old or too small. Wellington Water is upgrading the smell-prone Seaview plant at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A Football Ferns training session in Honiara. Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz Sailors representing New Zealand stopped off in the most countries (8) of any team in the last 12 months. New Zealand cricketers went to Zimbabwe for the first time in nine years and spent nearly three months in the subcontinent. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Court sitting in 2022. RNZ Insight/Teresa Cowie A move to strip family background information from alcohol and drug reports used in court has angered some defence lawyers and counsellors. The Ministry of Justice said the change had been introduced to improve the consistency, quality and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Easter egg prices have increased again as the price of chocolate pushes up costs. A survey of pricing shows a 325g bag of Cadbury marshmallow eggs is now on special for $10 at Woolworths, down from $13. Last year, it was $8, down from $12. The same pack was $9.90 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Thomas Lefebvre / Unsplash Advocates say the use of AI to screen job applications is dehumanising and creates bias. The technology is used by companies like McDonalds and Woolworths to process applications en masse, but handing the reins to a computer has Unite Union’s assistant national secretary Gerard Hehir uneasy. “AIs … Read more
Source: Media Outreach As part of the European campaign “It’s Time For European Beef”, the promotional activities carried out in 2025 and those currently underway in 2026 are reinforcing the positive image held by both Singaporean meat importers and end consumers, who appreciate the quality, tenderness, flavour and naturalness of our meat, as well as … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Innomotics wins several orders to provide motor and drive technology for turbine replacement projects, totaling a volume in the higher double-digit million EUR range Environmental, operational and financial benefits for many industries and industrial applications Geographic diversity underlines market potential NUREMBERG, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 26 March 2026 – Innomotics, a globally … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS As the Iran war affects the global economy, Americans are asking if their ties with Israel look like the tail wagging the dog. The United States was one … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Fijian Drua will in future play for the Joeli Vidiri Memorial Trophy whenever they meet in Super Rugby. PHOTOSPORT There were few sights in the late 90s more thrilling than Joeli Vidiri in full flight during the early days of Super 12. The blockbusting winger ignited excitement alongside … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Fijian Drua will play for the inaugural Joeli Vidiri Trophy this weekend. Photosport The final piece of the All Black’s puzzle now awaits. With Dave Rennie’s coaching squad assembled, the new crew will now turn their attention to the players they will task with resurrecting the national side. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kāeo township NZTA/Supplied Civil Defence teams are heading out in Northland to assess how much damage the latest storm has caused. A red heavy rain warning expired at 4am Friday and the Far North and Whangārei remain under a state of emergency for another six days. Kaitaia is cut … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Disgraced former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has not replied to a request to pay back up to 10 taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair, three weeks on. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers wrote to McSkimming on 4 March asking him … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it. It’s thick with algae. The microscopic plant-like organisms lack leaves or roots, but possess a prodigious ability to feast on nutrients and with the help of sunlight, multiply exponentially, turning clear water into … Read more
Source: Sustainable Business Council The cost of living continues to emerge as New Zealanders’ top concern – yet sustainability continues to play a decisive role in how people judge businesses, according to new research released today. The Better Futures 2026 report, now in its 17 th year and produced in partnership between the Sustainable Business Council … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain and winds continue as a deep sub-tropical low continues to make its way across the country, particularly from Northland to Bay of Plenty. A period of large northeast waves is also expected with strong to gale-force winds. Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangārei remains under a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand States of Emergency have been declared in Whangārei and the Far North The Whangārei District Mayor Ken Couper said with communities isolated and more heavy rain forecast, declaring an emergency means Civil Defence had access to emergency powers to protect life and property. He said that includes ordering evacuations, closing roads … Read more