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Source: Radio New Zealand MATTEO DELLA TORRE As vehicle dashboards rely more heavily on touchscreens, concerns are growing about driver distraction. The body that oversees safety of vehicles in Australia and New Zealand said it will now reward higher safety ratings to cars that reintroduce physical buttons for basic functions. ANCAP hoped it would encourage … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand You can imagine – or recall – the boasting in the school playground. “How many Weet-Bix can you eat?” one teenage boy asks his mates. “I ate six in one go yesterday.” “I ate eight the other day.” “Well, I ate 11 after rugby training.” “Yeah, right.” Actually, 11 Weet-Bix isn’t … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A US military transport aircraft is pictured on the tarmac at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha on 21 March 2024. AFP/GIUSEPPE CACACE Some personnel have been told to leave Qatar’s major US military base over “regional tensions”, Doha said, while Saudi Arabia’s US mission urged caution as Washington and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 30 is expected to remain closed for quite some time. NZTA Two people are dead after two cars collided on a Bay of Plenty highway. Road closures are in place after two cars collided on State Highway 30 in Tikitere, a suburb in Rotorua, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are warning the public travelling to, from and around Raglan to take extreme care driving due to the SoundSplash festival playing this weekend. The 25th anniversary of the festival will be held at Wainui Reserve, close to the Raglan town centre, from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 January. Traffic congestion … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 30 is expected to remain closed for quite some time. NZTA Road closures are in place after two cars crashed in Bay of Plenty. The crash on State Highway 30 in Tikitere, a suburb in Rotorua, was reported to police at 4.20am on Thursday. … 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 RNZ revealed on Wednesday that from next month anyone who was born in Britain – or has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Māui dolphin. Department of Conservation / supplied A David and Goliath case is unfolding as a tiny charity takes another swing at the US government at the Court of International Trade in a bid to protect endangered dolphins. Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ – which has one part-time employee – … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Ministry of Defence is looking to companies and experts for advice on a potential plan for surveillance drones to scour the Pacific. As part of New Zealand’s Defence Capability Plan released last year, it said there would be a greater focus on … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Road closures are in place following a serious crash early this morning on State Highway 30, Tikitere. The crash, involving two cars, was reported to Police at 4.20am. Diversions are in place at the intersections of State Highway 30/State Highway 33 and State Highway 30/Matahi Road. At this stage, Police are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’re feeling concerned about microplastics it can be hard to know what to do about it. After all, aren’t they everywhere? “We are constantly exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics, even smaller particles,” Cassandra Rauert says. “We really don’t have a good understanding of any links to potential health outcomes,” the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Japan’s Satoru Shimoyama’s first goal. Supplied / Hamish Black Media This week Wellington is hosting an international tournament for a sport many have never heard of. Floorball is particularly popular in Scandanavian countries, but it’s beginning to pick up in popularity here too. This week, the Asia-Oceania qualifier for the 2026 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Black Caps take on India for the second one-day international in Rajkot. Virat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a tense four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Sunday night (NZT). First ball at Niranjan Shah Stadium is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell Cyber-security expert says Manage My Health ignored warning about lax security two years ago Experts criticise “high trust” system of self-regulation Lack of government regulation is result of industry lobbying against “red tape” – political pundit Digital Health Association says “stronger penalties alone” won’t stop breaches and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dental grants of up to $1000 are available to people on low incomes and with limited assets each year. 123RF Tens of millions of dollars are being paid out in dental grants each quarter – and advocates say the total cost of excluding dental care from the public health system is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Mark Papalii Body of dead man to be removed on Thursday Scene examination could continue into weekend Three survivors critically wounded in Wellington Hospital Police reveal they attended a first callout to the Waitārere Beach property hours earlier Relative of dead man names Benjamin Timmins Police describe “hideous” scene and “harrowing … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ed Sheeran fans travelling to Auckland for his concert on the weekend are having to add extra travel time to their journey as a result of the highway closure. Paras Griffin / Getty Images via AFP Ed Sheeran fans, holidaymakers, sports competitors and businesses are being hit in the back pocket … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Chloe Matthews Firefighters will continue working into the night to put out a blaze at a scout hall in the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn. Fire and Emergency said a heavy digger was demolishing the front of the building so firefighters could finish dampening down the interior. The fire broke … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during his singles match at the ASB Classic Men’s ATP 250 tennis tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Wednesday 14 January 2026. © Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Local favourite and fifth seed Cam Norrie is out of the ASB Classic after losing 6-4 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Black Caps take on India for the second one-day international in Rajkot. Virat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a tense four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Sunday night (NZT). First ball at Niranjan Shah Stadium is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the shooting incident. RNZ/Mark Papalii Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address hours before arriving a second time to find a man dead and three others with gunshot wounds in the early hours of this morning. The survivors – a 46-year-old woman and two males … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking the public to help identify three men who they believe are able to assist with an investigation into a number of serious assaults in Churton Park. NZ Police Wellington Police are asking the public to help identify three men who they believe are able to assist with an … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZDF Three men who spent six hours in the water after their boat overturned did not have time to grab hold of anything, the Coastguard says. They were found clinging to a single life jacket, a bucket and a petrol can off Tolaga Bay on Wednesday. A major search … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Green Bay Auctions An Auckland Transport bus has crashed into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and damage a building. Police said officers were in attendance at the crash at the intersection of Neville Street and Portage Road in New Lynn. Photos from the scene show a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell In one of the biggest privacy breaches in New Zealand history, at the end of 2025 hackers got access to health data being held by privately owned patient portal Manage My Health. The cyber criminal(s) demanded thousands of dollars as a ransom, threatening to otherwise release the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Both cars received “extensive” damage. Supplied / Cherie Player Two people have minor injuries after a crash involving a police vehicle. Senior sergeant Fane Troy said police were called about 3.15pm on Wednesday about the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Piarere. It involved a police car and member of … Read more
Source: Maritime New Zealand Three people have been rescued after their crayfishing vessel overturned off Tolaga Bay today, thanks to a coordinated effort involving Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ), NZ Police, Coastguard Tautiaki Moana, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Eastland Rescue Helicopter, Surf Lifesaving NZ and local commercial operators. Around 11 am, a … Read more