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Source: Radio New Zealand The Henley Passport Index for 2026 ranks New Zealand 24th-equal in the world in terms of destinations passport holders can travel to without a prior visa. Customs / supplied Global rankings show New Zealand’s passport is less powerful than last year. The Henley Passport Index for 2026 ranks New Zealand 24th-equal … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene at Waitārere Beach, a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. RNZ/Mark Papalii Warning: This article discusses family harm. Horowhenua’s mayor says a shooting overnight that left a man dead and three people critically hurt was a family harm incident. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Molecular basis for melanoma cell motility. (Julio C. Valencia Public Domain) Scientists at the University of Auckland hope a $1 million grant will help them develop groundbreaking new therapies for deadly skin cancers. New Zealand has the world’s highest melanoma death rate, with almost 300 people losing their lives to the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to 110 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in the top of the South Island. MetService Heavy rain is forecast to hit the top of the South Island as a low-pressure system moves in this evening. MetService has an orange heavy rain warning in place for Marlborough Sounds, Richmond … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A collective of chefs is working to revive classical Māori cooking knowledge and reconnect Māori to traditional sources of kai. That includes teaching people to forage for edible native plants including the spicy horopito, fragrant tarata or lemonwood, and kawakawa with its range of culinary and medicinal uses, as well as … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A young driver has died and his two passengers are in a serious condition in hospital after the car they were in crashed into an oncoming truck in Hamurana, north of Rotorua, yesterday. Police received multiple calls from the public around 4:30pm on Tuesday, reporting that the driver of a silver … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Warning: This article discusses suicide. A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder. Lee Rawiri Kohiti was sentenced in 1996 for the murder of his cousin. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, has died, according to an announcement on his social media pages. Adams, who was 68, announced in May that he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Dilbert, a chronicle of the indignities of American office work, was one … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Simon Watts. RNZ/Mark Papalii Tougher fines are on the way for electricity providers and retailers that breach the rules, in a move to give the Electricity Authority more teeth to maintain a fair and competitive market. Energy Minister Simon Watts said this year the authority will be able to hand out … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Lodge backflips from the top of the falls at Charlie’s Rock, on Kerikeri’s Waipapa River. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Record temperatures in Kerikeri have highlighted a long-standing bugbear in the Northland town – declining access to once-popular swimming spots. According to MetService, last Saturday’s maximum of 32.3C set a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitārere Beach is a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. Google Maps A person has been found dead and three people are in a critical condition after a shooting overnight in Horowhenua. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address near Levin at about 12.40am on Wednesday. They found four people … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Lodge backflips from the top of the falls at Charlie’s Rock, on Kerikeri’s Waipapa River. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Record temperatures in Kerikeri have highlighted a long-standing bugbear in the Northland town – declining access to once-popular swimming spots. According to MetService, last Saturday’s maximum of 32.3C set a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Gael Monfils, champion of the ASB Classic in 2025. www.photosport.nz French tennis player Gael Monfils’ fifth and last appearance at Auckland’s ASB Classic, hasn’t been one for the history books, but his contribution to the tournament down through the years, will live long in the memory. The 39-year-old was beaten in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitārere Beach is a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. Google Maps RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person has been found dead and three people are in a critical condition after a shooting overnight in Horowhenua. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address at about 12.40am on Wednesday. They found … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The nerve-racking wait is over, for better or worse. Thousands of teenagers will be signing on the New Zealand Qualification Authority’s website to check their NCEA exam results today. As a mother of four, including a 16-year-old receiving her results today, Parenting Place coach Sheridan Eketone is keen for parents and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Skippers Bridge. Google Maps A former museum director fears a popular heritage area in Queenstown will be forgotten about if a crucial access bridge is not restored. This week, Queenstown Lakes District Council indefinitely closed the country’s highest suspension bridge, Skippers Bridge, due to safety risks. The bridge is the only … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Three people are in a critical condition after a shooting overnight in Waitārere Beach. A man was also found dead at the Waitarere Beach Road address, and Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. Police responded to a 111 call about 12:40am today, says Manawatū Area … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ It could become more expensive to build a house this year. Cotality, formerly known as Corelogic, has released its latest Cordell Construction Cost Index, which shows residential building costs increased by 0.9 percent in the three months to December. The index is made up of 50 percent materials, 40 percent … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder. Lee Rawiri Kohiti was sentenced in 1996 for the murder of his cousin. He was released on parole … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy regional harbourmaster Shane Miles. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod An estimated 160,000 recreational boaties launch into the waters in and around Waikato each year. With numbers particularly high over summer time, the Waikato region bolsters its harbourmaster team through Operation Neptune, enabling daily patrols on the lakes, rivers, and coasts of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Vince, who moved with Diane from England in 1966, thought: “There’s no way they would penalise me just because I am British.” Supplied Dual New Zealand nationals will need to get a British passport Thousands of travellers are affected Changes come in next month – Brits can no longer use an … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand There’s a lot to look forward to on the box this year. Critical darlings like Bridgerton, The Pitt, EuphoriaandThe Boys are all returning for new seasons, while old fan favourites like Malcolm in the Middle and Scrubs are being dusted off, spruced up and preparing for the spotlight once again after … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Scotland’s Orla Marshall lives in a van – the only way she had been able to return to Queenstown to work after finding it too costly last winter. RNZ / Katie Todd Gold Rush: Who’s cashing in on Queenstown? An RNZ series examining the money flowing into Queenstown – and who’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ More than 150,000 students in New Zealand, Niue and the Cook Islands can access their NCEA exam results today. They can log into the Qualifications Authority’s website to see how they went. The authority said students would be able to access their marked NCEA exam papers from 20 January. It … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 January 2026 – Today, KGI has released its 2026 Global Market Outlook, covering markets in the US, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. (From left) James Chu, Chairman at KGI Securities Investment Advisory; James Wey, Head of International Wealth Management at KGI; … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 January 2026 – BBSB International Limited (“BBSB” or the Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 8610.HK), an established civil engineering contractor in Malaysia, announces its successful listing on the GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) today. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother rode around a Christchurch McDonald’s for 24 hours. Matthew Fairbrother A Christchurch mountain biker spent 24 hours cycling continuous laps around a McDonald’s drive-through to test his endurance. Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother clocked up 500 kilometres on the ride on Christmas Day, which he described as a “deliberately absurd” … Read more