GlobalData – Telecom and pay-TV services revenue in New Zealand to increase at 1.2% CAGR over 2024-2029, reveals GlobalData

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Source: GlobalData New Zealand’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2% from $3.2 billion in 2024 to $3.4 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reveals GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s New Zealand Telecom … Read more

First Responders – Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #3

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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Operations Manager, Assistant Commander Jason Hill, says the wind has dropped considerably from this afternoon’s peak. Firefighters will continue operations until dark, and then patrol and monitor overnight. Residents … Read more

Fire Safety – Restricted Fire Season and temporary fireworks ban for parts of Otago from tomorrow

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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Queenstown Lakes District is moving to a restricted fire season on Christmas Eve. A short-term prohibition on the use of private fireworks in the Central Otago, Lakes and Upper Waitaki areas will come into force at the same time. Fire and Emergency New Zealand says the move to a restricted … Read more

Henderson Land Bestowed Asia’s Most Sustainable Company of the Year 2025

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Source: Media Outreach BALI, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2025 – The Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) Council is pleased to announce Henderson Land Development Company Limited (Stock code: 12) as Asia’s Most Sustainable Company of the Year 2025, a top distinction within the Sustainability category of the ACES Awards—one of … Read more

The most popular stories you read on RNZ in 2025

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ What were the most popular stories of the year on RNZ? They included major breaking news events, but there was also a lot of talk about laundry. RNZ is setting audience records regularly and is now the third most popular news site in New Zealand. In November, our digital audience … Read more

Health – GenPro welcomes green light for lean, patient-focused primary health organisation

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Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) welcomes government approval to establish a new Primary Health Organisation (PHO) that will reduce bureaucracy and direct more funding to front-line patient care. Te Whatu Ora’s approval marks a significant milestone in the establishment of the new PHO, says  GenPro Chair Dr Angus … Read more

First Responders – Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #1

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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Residents living around the Farmhouse Lodge on the outskirts of Fernhill are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand has firefighters and resources from a wide area responding to the fire, which is moving quickly in very windy conditions. The Incident Controller, Assistant Commander Warwick … Read more

Fire Safety – Northernmost part of Aotearoa moving to a Prohibited Fire Season

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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Outdoor fires will be banned in the northernmost part of Northland from midday today (Tuesday), when Fire and Emergency New Zealand moves its Muri Whenui Fire Zone into a Prohibited Fire Season. District Manager Wipari Henwood says the total fire ban is a preventative measure because of the increasing fire … Read more

Fire Safety – Fireworks banned in Coromandel

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Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The date in the original media release was incorrect. Please use the version below. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a ban on fireworks in the Waikato’s Coromandel Zone, as of 8am Tuesday 23 December 2025 until Friday 30 January 2026. This ban, which is possible under Section 52 … Read more

Analysis – Another FTA, another meaningless political trophy? – Prof Jane Kelsey

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Source: Professor Emeritus of law, Jane Kelsey “When the Prime Minister announced he would secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with India during the term of this government he scored another ‘own goal’. India, with whom New Zealand had spent many previous years in futile negotiations for a FTA, knew it could simply dictate the … Read more

Advocacy – NZ government looking the other way on record Israeli West Bank settlement building

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Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) is again urging the government to uphold its long-standing policies and publicly take action against record Israeli settlement expansion. It has just been reported that the Israeli cabinet has approved 19 more illegal settlements in the equally illegal Occupied West Bank. This decision will … Read more

Consumer NZ’s top Boxing Day sales tips

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Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ shares its three top tips to arm bargain hunters with a winning strategy when they hit the shops this Boxing Day.   “When you’re on the hunt for the best possible deal, you need to watch out for those less-than-genuine bargains,” says Jessica Walker, campaigns manager at Consumer. “You need … Read more

Expert questions whether New Zealand was only country involved in survey before Manawanui sank

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Source: Radio New Zealand UAS footage of RNZN Divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Op Resolution. New Zealand Defence Force A Pacific security expert questions whether New Zealand should be the only country paying compensation for the sinking of the Manawanui. The New Zealand navy … Read more

JD Vance tries to have it both ways on Nick Fuentes and antisemitism

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Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN US Vice President JD Vance. (File photo) AFP/JIM WATSON Analysis – Vice President JD Vance has never looked more like the presumptive 2028 Republican presidential nominee. We learned last week that perhaps his most formidable would-be foe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had said he would … Read more

Person hit by car in Lower Hutt, road closed

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Source: Radio New Zealand Police said it appeared someone had been serious injuries. (File photo) Supplied / St John A serious crash involving a pedestrian has shut a road in Moera, Lower Hutt. Emergency services were called to the crash on Randwick Rd, where a person had been hit by a car, shortly after 4pm … Read more

Dog owners asked to keep away from nesting sites used by NZ’s rarest bird

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Source: Radio New Zealand A tara iti and chick at Waipū. Supplied / Darren Markin The Department of Conservation is pleading with dog owners not to let their pets roam in nesting sites used by New Zealand’s rarest bird – the tara iti or fairy tern. The plea comes after a series of incidents apparently … Read more

Hutt River misadventure a reminder of personal locator beacon importance, police say

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Source: Radio New Zealand The men were grateful to see rescuers, but it was an uncomfortably close call, police said. Police are reminding people of the importance of personal locator beacons after three men endured a cold, wet night in a gorge. Wellington District Search and Rescue coordinator Sergeant Jonathan Westrupp said the trio had … Read more

Human rights lawyer lodges Ombudsman complaint over asbestos sand

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Source: Radio New Zealand Her complaint centred on the decision not to recall and ban the importation sale of all coloured sand. Supplied A law advisor in human rights has lodged a complaint with the Ombudsman asking for an urgent investigation into the response to asbestos-contaminated play sand. Sophie Bradwell-Pollak said there had been multiple … Read more

Families want answers a year after South Korea’s deadliest plane crash

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Source: Radio New Zealand By Kang Jin-kyu, AFP Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport. (File photo) AFP / Jung Yeon-Je Grieving mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others … Read more

Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, person hospitalised

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Source: Radio New Zealand Drone footage of the fire near the Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill. SUPPLIED Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub fire which has destroyed buildings. Fire crews said they responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon which is located between the Fernhill township and the Ngaruroro River bridge on … Read more

Christchurch Methodist Mission provides more than 160 Christmas hampers to families in need

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Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Methodist Mission executive director Jill Hawkey says the Support a Family initiative is the highlight if her year. RNZ / Rachel Graham A little more than a 160 families’ Christmas Day became a little brighter this afternoon as they came to pick up Christmas hampers from the Christchurch Methodist Mission. … Read more

Kea smarter and more capable of surprise than cockatoos, Austrian study finds

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Source: Radio New Zealand Researchers at Austria’s University of Vienna examined the emotion of “surprise” in kea and cockatoos, testing how they would react to being given less desirable food than they were led to expect. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon *This story has been updated to reflect the study showed the kea were more … Read more

Major dance music festival reveals line-up for Wellington

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Source: Radio New Zealand An electronic dance music festival heading to New Zealand for the first time has revealed its headline acts. Artists headlining the Ultra New Zealand festival are American duo The Chainsmokers, French producer DJ Snake, German producer and DJ Zedd, English DJ and singer Darren Styles, French DJ Nico Moreno, Dutch DJ … Read more

Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, homes evacuated

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Source: Radio New Zealand The Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill, Hawke’s Bay is near the fire. Screenshot / Google Maps Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub fire which has destroyed buildings. Fire crews said they responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon which is located between the Fernhill township and the Ngaruroro … Read more

Rescuing Meals, Rewriting Waste: Yindii Closes 2025 With Over Half a Million Meals Saved

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Source: Media Outreach Regional food-surplus app turns unsold food into affordable meals, offsets over 1,375 tonnes of CO₂ and pays back more than USD 2.5 million to partners in Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2025 – As Southeast Asia grapples with growing food waste and rising living … Read more

Yindii Turns Food Waste Into Value, Saving 500,000+ Meals in 2025

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Source: Media Outreach The food-surplus app returned more than HKD 20 million to partner businesses while making meals more affordable for consumers HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2025 – As Southeast Asia grapples with growing food waste and rising living costs, Yindii, Asia’s number 1 food‑surplus marketplace, celebrates a year … Read more

Four arrested in connection with investigation into September Gisborne murder

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police have arrested four people of interest after a man’s death in Gisborne in September. Bill Maangi, 36, died in hospital after he was shot in the early hours of 29 September at an Ormond Road address. Four people aged between 25 and 37 were arrested, police … Read more