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Source: Radio New Zealand A video posted on YouTube shows about a dozen people approaching a police car, which then reverses, with people running after it. Supplied / YouTube Police officers retreated after their car was surrounded by what they describe as a “hostile” group of people at a car meet in Taranaki early this … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hato Hone St John sent four helicopters, three ambulances and two managers to the scene. 123RF A crash near Redwood Pass has left three people in a critical condition and closed State Highway 1. Emergency Services were called to the two-vehicle crash around 10.30am on Sunday. Hato Hone St John sent … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is providing police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say. “New Zealanders are fair-minded people, and our culture is one where we seek to help those who are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Animal control officers seized two dogs after the attack in the Christchurch suburb Brywndwr. Sam Sherwood / RNZ The two dogs that attacked and injured three people in Brywndwr yesterday could be euthanised, a councillor says. One person has critical injuries, another was seriously injured, and a third was treated for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency Services were called to Andrew Street at about 8.30pm Saturday. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A person has been injured after a dog attack in Timaru. Emergency services were called to Andrew Street in the suburb of Marchwiel about 8.30pm Saturday. The person had suffered injuries to their hand from … Read more
Source: Green Party The Green Party is imploring the Government to choose actual solutions to homelessness, after Ministers today announced the Government’s plan to effectively criminalise it. “Christopher Luxon’s Government chose to intentionally make homelessness worse, and now they’re criminalising the problem they have inflamed,” says Green Party Co-leader and Auckland Central MP, Chlöe Swarbrick. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. RNZ / Richard Tindiller State Highway 1 in Marlborough is closed after a serious crash near Redwood Pass on Sunday. Emergency Services were called to the two-vehicle crash around 10.30am. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. Police said the initial indications suggest there … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Showing us they’ve still got talent and charisma in spadefuls, Pulp’s Auckland show was a great reminder (if we needed one) of why they were such a supremely popular band in the 1990s. Last night, the British band gave no sign of age wearying them, nor creative juices drying up. At … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government New move-on powers for Police, announced today, are a key part of the Government’s action plan to create a thriving Auckland city centre, Auckland Minister Simeon Brown says. “Move-on orders give Police an important tool to address antisocial behaviour that makes people feel unsafe. When people are intimidating others, blocking doorways, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed it will give police the power to issue move-on orders – not just in Auckland, but all town centres across the country. The powers will mean police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14 years old. That is despite data … Read more
Source: NZSA Open For Applications February 20th – April 10th He karanga tēnei ki ngā kaituhi Māori, he pōwhiri hoki kia kawea ō pūkenga tuhituhi ki tētahi taumata kounga hou. Whakaae ki tā mātou wero ki te tuhi i a koe anō ki tētahi wāhi e tū ai koe i waenga i ō hoa aropā, … Read more
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ urges the government to push ahead with a surcharge ban, with research finding almost three in five New Zealanders support a ban on card payment surcharges, and only 15% oppose the proposal. It’s estimated that excessive card payment surcharges cost New Zealand shoppers approximately $65 million a year. Yet since … Read more
Source: PSA PSA calls on NZ First to put workers first, not big business Winston Peters is simply wrong to blame unions for being too slow to convince New Zealand First to block the Fire at Will Bill when his party knew about unions’ concerns in August last year. Winston Peters told RNZ NZ First could have … Read more
Source: Federated Farmers By Sandra Faulkner, Federated Farmers local government spokesperson At Federated Farmers, we’re all in favour of greater local government spending restraint. We’re not in favour of so severely straight-jacketing council budget decisions that vital infrastructure upgrades and maintenance are delayed or cancelled. That might sound like Federated Farmers wants a bob each way … Read more
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 20 February, the twelfth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action. Of these, 13 incidents were in areas impacted by the strike. Two incidents were reports of fires at … Read more
Source: RealEstate.co.nz 1,374 listings recorded a price drop in Q4 2025, the lowest number in two years Only 3% of all listings were reduced, the lowest portion in two years $41,309,345 million was the total value of price reductions, the lowest total price drop in a quarter Stable OCR could be first sign of a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Life Flight chief executive Mark Johnston and Health Minister Simeon Brown officially open the new aeromedical airbase for the upper north island at Hamilton airport. Libby Kirkby-McLeod Life Flight’s new aeromedical airbase for the upper North Island has been officially opened by Health Minister Simeon Brown, after quietly operating from a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand On Strangers Again, the debut album by Wellington singer Hemi Hemingway (Waitaha, Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Mutunga), he wore his love of ‘50s and ‘60s song structure on his sleeve. The sounds were modern, the vibe less so. His followup Wings of Desire involved expansion behind the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Confiscated audio equipment. Supplied Dozens of sound systems seized by noise control officers in New Plymouth are about to go on sale at a charity op shop after their owners failed to pay the administration fee to have them returned. Once the bane of sleeping neighbours, 18 sets of sound equipment … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Gloria Masters founded Handing the Shame Back, a campaign and charitable initiative aimed at combating sexual abuse against children. GLORIA MASTERS / SUPPLIED Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of young girls shines light on a ‘silent epidemic’, says survivor She wants mandatory reporting by teachers if they suspect a child has been abused … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A concept image showing the view over the development site from Devon Street. Supplied / New Plymouth District Council Demolition of central New Plymouth’s Metro Plaza building will begin next month, starting a three-stage project to bring daylight back to a section of the Huatoki Stream after almost a century under … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.30pm, where a vehicle had hit a parked car and flipped near the intersection of Frederick Street and Belfast Street. RNZ One person has died following a crash in the Auckland suburb Hillsborough last night. Police were alerted to the incident at about … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The magnitude 6.3 quake on 22 February left 185 people dead, while thousands of homes were demolished because of damage to the buildings or land. RNZ / SIMON ROGERS A public memorial service will be held in Christchurch today to mark the 15th anniversary of the 2011 February earthquake. The magnitude … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand At the gym, you might have been told not to lift weights in runners. There’s a common belief that this can be bad for your performance and lead to injuries. But is it really the case? Let’s unpack the science. Flat sneakers may be a good choice for lifting weights because … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fin Melville Ives, after crashing out in qualification for the Freeski Halfpipe competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP The medical assessments are in and it’s been confirmed that New Zealand Freeskier Fin Melville Ives broke his collarbone in crashing out during the qualification rounds … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand “The event is so momentous that historians may, one day, view it as a landmark in the decline of the British Empire.” That was dramatic framing by CBS News of The Beatles’s break-up in April 1970. It was illustrative of the intense hyperbole that followed this band, who went from Liverpool … Read more
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 February 2026 – Organized by the Japanese Repatriates and Japan-China Friendship Association, a delegation of 90 Japanese “war orphans,” along with their descendants and family members, visited Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on September 11, 2025, for a cultural performance. The event served … Read more