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Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Nick Monro The forestry sector is calling for a cap on rates increases after one forestry blocks rates bill went up 570 percent in a year. The 1100-hectare block near Wairoa managed by agri-advisory firm Lewis Tucker was originally farmland but was bought in 2019 and planted in pines … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand BusinessNZ director of advocacy Catherine Beard. Supplied / Business NZ Standards New Zealand has been invited by Standards Australia to take a seat at the table following many years of being unable to pay the price to join. The change follows an agreement by the Australian and New Zealand governments to … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Acting Sergeant Mike Skates, Foxton Police: Police in Foxton and Foxton Beach are proactively dealing with reports made over bad driving on dirt and quad bikes in the area. Three bikes have already been impounded, and several young people have been spoken to in relation to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Comet’s Laughton Kora isn’t afraid of a little disruption — even at Waitangi. In 2024, he quite literally shook the foundations, he says, providing the sound design as Māori artist and activist Tāme Iti was welcomed onto Te Whare Rūnanga. “That’s a big thing for me because I was able to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro Mayor Weston Kirton wants the government to consider a proposal to return Chateau Tongariro to its former status as a hotel. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Tongariro’s mayor says the government should consider a proposal from an unnamed investor to return the Chateau Tongariro to its former status as a hotel. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever since whispers of casting choices began popping up on social media, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has been a lightning rod for controversy. Now days away from the movie’s highly anticipated premiere, fans and critics are still arguing. Fennell is not the first to attempt a screen adaptation of Emily Brontë’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones addressing Fast Track protesters last year. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf New Zealand First will campaign on reinstating sweeping ministerial powers in the fast track legislation this election. The law, set up as a ‘one stop shop’ process for consenting infrastructure, initially proposed … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Labour is talking “a load of rubbish” when it claims the government is implementing a new “gas tax” on New Zealanders. But Labour has fired back with one of National’s own attack lines – “if it looks like a tax and it quacks like a tax, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A teenager faces court after failing to give Police the slip after a shoplifting in Te Atatū Peninsula. Police responded to a dairy on Te Atatū Road just after 8pm on Monday night. “Two males had entered the dairy, when one allegedly reached over the counter and grabbed a range of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government From this week, a new nationally consistent approach will begin to benefit disabled people, families and carers who use supports funded by Disability Support Services (DSS). Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston says the new approach is significant and confirms the first tranche of the changes announced in September 2025. “We … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Albert Aquatic Centre. Supplied / Community Leisure Management Worksafe will revist an Auckland aquatic centre after a boy smashed his front teeth while on a hydroslide – the second recent injury involving the same slide. A man was injured at the Mt Albert Aquatic Centre in late December, losing his … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of the stabbing. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Police are examining a central Christchurch property where a man was critically injured in a stabbing. Emergency services were called to the two-storey block of flats in Fitzgerald Avenue at 12:20pm on Monday, where they arrested a person. A scene guard remained … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Workplace Relations Brooke van Velden says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses. 123RF A work safety group says a new bill before Parliament is likely to increase harm to people and cause cost blowouts from accidents. The amendment bill is the first … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Christchurch’s central city library Tūranga. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a fall from Christchurch’s central Tūranga library. Emergency services were called to the building near Cathedral Square shortly before 11am on Tuesday. Three fire trucks worked to free … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emmy-winning actress Catherine O’Hara, who starred in Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone, died from a blood clot in her lungs, her death certificate reveals. The Canadian-born performer was rushed to the hospital on 30 January after having difficulty breathing at her home in the ritzy Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker Supplied / NZ Police Police have “grave concerns” for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility she may have been the victim of foul play. They say her children want their mother back and the family are desperate for answers. Rowena … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A former Education Ministry staff member says the government’s curriculum rewrite ignored the views of many subject experts and teachers. Waikato University academic Claire Coleman told Nine to Noon she worked on the curriculum until the middle of last year and said it was chaotic and politicised. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Olympic medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was honoured by her team mates with a haka following her silver medal win in the Big Air event at the Winter Olympics in Italy. It was a record third medal in the event for Sadowski-Synott, who took silver in Beijing in 2022 and bronze in Pyeongchang … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Some people following their applications’ progress using online trackers noticed they were being held up at an Auckland mail centre before being sent to the UK. 123RF NZ Post says the volume of British passport applications is causing delays to them being sent to the UK. A new requirement for dual … Read more
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 23 hours ago Max Elsmore is building a future in the construction industry after completing a certificate in carpentry at EIT Tairāwhiti. The 20-year-old from Gisborne completed the NZ Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Carpentry Strand) (Level 3) last year, and has recently begun a building apprenticeship with Brendan Fry … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Bremworth carpet wool. Bremworth Carpet maker Bremworth earnings hit by tough trading Company under takeover offer from owner of main rival Godfrey Hirst Cash return to shareholders likely to be less than first estimated Commerce Commission has concerns over proposed takeover Shareholders in carpet company Bremworth have been told they will … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A motorcyclist’s decision to flee saw his wheels impounded and a variety of illicit drug items seized this morning. The Papatoetoe man was also allegedly found to be nearly twice the legal breath alcohol limit. A unit located the Harley Davidson on Great South Road, Papatoetoe at around 1.38am. Counties Manukau … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Noeline Taurua and her assistant Debbie Fuller (right). PHOTOSPORT Dame Noeline Taurua’s coaching bench will have a new look to it at the Commonwealth Games with long-time Silver Ferns assistant Deb Fuller to coach the Malawi Queens. Fuller has been appointed as the new High Performance Netball Consultant for the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand By Michael Holden, Reuters Britain’s King Charles III has made clear his “profound concern” at allegations against Andrew, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. AFP / POOL / PAUL ELLIS Buckingham Palace says it is ready to support any police investigation into King Charles’ younger brother after emails suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has grabbed the silver medal in the Big Air event at the Winter Olympics in Italy, matching her result from four years ago. Kokomo Murase of Japan won the gold medal, with Seungeun Yu of South Korea taking bronze. It is a record third medal in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Energy minister Simon Watts. RNZ/Mark Papalii The government wants taxpayers to pay for a new liquefied natural gas import terminal, but is promising lower power prices will come as a result. It is estimated the new terminal, expected to be ready next year at the earliest, will save New Zealanders around … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand John Campbell says he is thrilled to be returning to daily news. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly John Campbell makes his return to RNZ, joining Ingrid Hipkiss as the new co-host of Morning Report on April 13. RNZ’s Chief Audio Officer Pip Keane said the field of applicants for role on the … Read more