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Source: PSA – New law will make it easy for bosses to fire workers at will – Employment Relations Amendment Bill most anti-worker law in a generation As 2026 dawns, working New Zealanders will soon face increased job insecurity with a new law coming into force that will give bosses the power to fire workers at will. When … Read more
Source: Fish and Game NZ Sea-run salmon populations in Canterbury are at critically low levels, prompting Fish & Game to seek public feedback on potential regulatory changes designed to increase the relative size of the spawning population. The primary way Fish & Game can influence the sea-run salmon fishery is by changing the harvest rate through … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Bunting, Waitematā CIB: Police investigating the incident on Kaipara Coast Highway, Makarau, Auckland, where a person was found deceased on the road, are appealing to the public for information. Around 5.20am today [Thursday 1 January], Police were called with a report that someone was deceased … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Today marks a major step forward for vocational education in New Zealand, with ten regionally governed polytechnics and eight new Industry Skills Boards officially beginning operation, Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds says. “Today is more than the start of a new year, it is the start of a stronger, more responsive … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland. Police had earlier asked motorists to avoid the village of Makarau after an “incident”. In a statement, police said officers were called to the scene about 5.20am this morning “where a person was found … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has died following a crash in Waikato’s Hauraki District. Police were called to the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road in Tirohia at around 12.40am this morning. The sole occupant of the single vehicle crash died at the scene. The road was closed as a result of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Motorists are being asked to avoid the village of Makarau, north of Auckland, after an incident. Police were called to Kaipara Coast Highway around 5.20am on Thursday. The road is closed in both directions. More to come… Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased on Kaipara Coast Highway, Makarau, Auckland, this morning. Police were called to an incident around 5.20am where a person was found deceased on the road. The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries into the circumstances are underway. A scene examination is taking place, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 is currently 272, down from 292 in 2024. This marks three years in a row that road deaths have seen a reduction, due in large part to Operation Open Roads, says Superintendent Steve Greally, Director Road Policing. “Over the last three years, we … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a crash at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road, Tirohia, Hauraki, early this morning. Police were notified of the single vehicle around 12.40am. Despite emergency services efforts, the sole occupant of the vehicle sadly died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit have … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Kaipara Coast Highway, Makarau, Auckland, is closed while Police respond to an incident this morning. Police were called to the incident around 5.20am. The road is closed in both directions and cordons are in place at the West Coast Road intersection and the Kahikatea Flat Road intersection. Motorists are advised to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fashion! A delight to the senses, a thing of beauty, a source of pleasure, pain and, in its determined ridiculousness, humor. But this year, fashion was more likely to inspire something else: pure, unadulterated rage. Sydney Sweeney’s great jeans ad — or were they great genes?! — became a cultural firestorm so … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Year’s reveller. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The near year has started with a bang across the country. In Auckland, more than half a tonne of fireworks launched high up the Sky Tower. Thousands poured into the central city after streets were closed to get a prime viewing spot … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Zealander has been arrested for walking onto the tarmac at Perth Airport. 123rf.com A New Zealander has been arrested for breaking through security and walking onto the tarmac at Perth Airport. Australian Federal Police said the 25-year-old man had been denied entry to his flight on Tuesday because he … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company. Supplied A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company – but GPs and patients are still waiting to hear if their health records have been compromised. The country’s largest patient information portal on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the cables at the historic Ōpiki bridge has fallen into the Manawatū River again. Supplied / Horizons Regional Council Horizons Regional Council has issued a warning to Manawatū River users at the historic Ōpiki Bridge. One of the two suspension cables remaining from the old toll bridge, adjacent to … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 December 2025 – Vietnam Airlines has officially launched its nonstop service between Ho Chi Minh City and Copenhagen, Denmark, marking the first-ever direct air connection between Vietnam and Northern Europe. This milestone represents a major step in the airline’s European network … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 December 2025 – Vietnam Airlines has officially inaugurated its direct service between Hanoi (HAN) and Cebu (CEB), marking a significant addition to the airline’s expanding international network. This new route strengthens connectivity between Vietnam and Southeast Asia while offering travelers more opportunities to discover … Read more
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 1 January 2026 Summary This notice authorises Medical Referees to permit cremations to be carried out without complying with the requirement in regulation 7(1) of the cremation regulations for a medical or nurse practitioner to complete form AB or to see and identify the body after death … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks at the Sky Tower in Auckland at midnight. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm at North Hagley … Read more
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 December 2025 – As Malaysia prepares to welcome the world ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026, the country’s diverse culinary scene continues to stand out as one of its strongest cultural assets. From fine dining to street-inspired comfort food, Kuala Lumpur has become … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NYE crowds in central Wellington. RNZ / Ruth Hill With less than two hours left of 2025, New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – In the new rom-com Eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) faces an impossible choice: spend forever with the steady husband she’s loved for years, or reunite with the dreamy first husband she married back in her carefree youth. In this afterlife, everyone gets one shot at choosing where – and with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Minister for Māori Development is praising those named on the New Year Honours list. Eighteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ’s biggest news stories 2025. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The year 2025 felt like the year of the strikes. Over the past 12 months, we saw an abundance of industrial action across the public sector, including one of the largest strikes in New Zealand history. Geopolitical tensions, weather extremes and contentious … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks from the 2023 display. BBC screenshot Half a tonne of fireworks set to launch from the Sky Tower for New Year in Auckland are being put through their final paces. Six months of planning and design work will take just five minutes to show off when 3500 individual shots are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A police dog and handler have been injured in Whangārei. RNZ / REECE BAKER A police dog and its handler have been injured on Wednesday afternoon while pursuing suspects in Whangārei. Northland District Commander Superintendent Matthew Srhoj said “a vehicle of interest” was stopped just after 2pm. “The driver has taken … Read more