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Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) 123RF MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning over Dunedin and Clutha. It said thunderstorms are moving east/northeast and are expected over Dunedin at around 6pm. MetService said thunder will be accompanied by very heavy rain and large hail and warns it may make driving conditions dangerous. A broader … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Suhail Mohammed says last Christmas was busy at his shop. Ke-Xin Li On Christmas Day, tourists are getting the rare chance to enjoy a quiet Auckland city centre. Most restaurants have shut their doors, but some business owners like Suhail Mohammed, who runs a burger eatery, hope the reduced competition means … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon, 56, and Trina Cole, 54, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property in the farming community of Ruatiti on 13 December. Google Maps / Screenshot A man wanted for questioning after a double homicide in the central North Island has handed himself over to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Appam is a rice pancake – a favourite within the Malayali community. 123rf The aroma of spices instead of mint sauce signals the arrival of Christmas Day in kitchens across the country, as Indian New Zealanders celebrate with dishes shaped by region, faith and migration. While many households across New Zealand … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand When I went to swimming classes as most kids do in New Zealand it did not stick. I am not sure whether it was the dozens of kids running around while one teacher shows them how to make windmills with their arms or just a complete lack of an ability to … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett: The 29-year-old man Police required to speak to about a double homicide in Ruatiti on Saturday 13 December has handed himself into Police custody. Police launched a homicide investigation following the deaths of 56-year-old Brendon Leigh Cole and 54-year-old Trina Michelle Cole … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand All Blacks Damian McKenzie and Beauden Barrett, showing the strain, at the disastrous game against South Africa, at Wellington’s Sky Stadium, on 13 September. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Nothing incapsulates the joy and agony sport had to offer for New Zealand in 2025 more than what the All Blacks experienced in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Princy Christian (third from left) joined the morning service straight after her night shift. She’s at the service with her family. Ke-Xin Li After spending Christmas Eve working a long night shift at the Waitakere Hospital, healthcare assistant Princy Christian drove 30 minutes to attend a 9am Christmas service at her … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said a front was moving north over the South Island into Christmas Day, and was expected to affect areas from Waikato and Bay of Plenty north on Boxing Day. Supplied/ MetService People in the Bay of Plenty and from Waikato northwards are being warned to batten down the hatches for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The 240 Gull and NPD sites throughout the country would maintain their original distinctive brand if the merger goes ahead. Supplied/ NPD Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject to Commerce Commission approval, the move would combine NPD and Gull sites, teams and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The 240 Gull and NPD sites throughout the country would maintain their original distinctive brand if the merger goes ahead. Supplied/ NPD Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject to Commerce Commission approval, the move would combine NPD and Gull sites, teams and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are celebrating Christmas Day throughout the country, with traditional family get togethers, shared meals, gift giving and Christmas trees. Here’s some of what Christmas looks like this year. Auckland’s Catholic bishop Steve Lowe says Christians at home and around the world have been gathering in places of worship to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Paul Baker A small plane has crashed into a house in the holiday hotspot of Pauanui, on the Coromandel Peninsula. Police said about 9:10am on Christmas day they received reports of a small plane crashing into an unoccupied house on Harvard Court, next to Pauanui Airfield. Two people are being … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ Two people are injured following a stabbing in Ngaruawahia, north of Hamilton, late on Christmas Eve, police say. Emergency services were called to a commercial premises on Market Street, about 11 pm on Wednesday. Two people were taken to hospital in moderate condition. Police are investigating. Sign up … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said a front was moving northwards over the South Island into early Christmas morning. Screenshot / MetService It’s set to be a wet and windy Christmas Day for parts of the South Island, with heavy rain forecast for the west coast, and gales expected in Canterbury. MetService said a front … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Melling Station. Supplied / Metlink A Lower Hutt train station has seen its last service for about three years ahead of major infrastructure works. The final service between Wellington and Melling train stations ran at 6.37pm on Wednesday. Greater Wellington Regional Council said the infrastructure project, Te Wai Takamori o Te … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand On Christmas morning in 1975, 20-year-old Lee Scanlon was partially sedated, in labour with twins, and flying in a light aircraft through a thunderstorm over the West Coast. “I can remember a big bump at one stage and thinking, ‘oh, the plane’s crashed. Good’,” she says, laughing now. After being in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Before suffering a serious stroke in 2009, Chris Knox was one of our most prolific and provocative music-makers. It might say something about the nature of New Zealand that a person can go from being an iconoclast to a household name without having fundamentally changed anything about who they are or … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The house is covered in torn wrapping paper, you’ve been eating and drinking since the moment you woke up, the family bickering has begun and you forgot to buy spare batteries for the kids’ toys. Honestly, the wind down from Christmas day is both exhausting and a little dull. So before … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Melling Station. Supplied / Metlink A Lower Hutt train station has seen its last service for about three years ahead of major infrastructure works. The final service between Wellington and Melling train stations ran at 6.37pm on Wednesday. Greater Wellington Regional Council said the infrastructure project, Te Wai Takamori o Te … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Did we “survive 2025,” and will there be a fix for ’26? RNZ Depending on who you talked to, we were meant to be surviving til 2025, or even thriving in ’25. But when attention turned to whether there was a new phrase to indicate that businesses needed to hold on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to an aggravated robbery on Mill Street at about 6.40am. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Three youths have been arrested following a Christmas Eve robbery in Hamilton. Police were called to the aggravated robbery on Mill Street at about 6.40am. Hamilton City Area Commander Inspector Neil Faulkner said the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand What is going on with our eel population? Uncovering he mystery behind eel breed has proven to be a difficult task, but passionate scientists are far from calling it quits. Senior lecturer at AUT, Dr Amandine Sabadel is a chemist, ecologist, environmental scientist and an eel expert. She told The run … Read more
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 December 2025 – As Malaysians gear up for multiple financial commitments in the upcoming weeks and months, especially during the year-end holidays, back-to-school and double festive season, AEON Bank (M) Berhad, Malaysia’s first digital Islamic bank, strengthens its commitment to financial inclusion by … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The High Court has ruled Canterbury’s regional council erred when it allowed farms to discharge nitrates and other pollution without resource consents, but stopped short of ordering it to change the rule. The decision comes as the region grapples with increasing levels of nitrate in its waterways, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand What is going on with our eel population? Uncovering he mystery behind eel breed has proven to be a difficult task, but passionate scientists are far from calling it quits. Senior lecturer at AUT, Dr Amandine Sabadel is a chemist, ecologist, environmental scientist and an eel expert. She told The run … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested three youths following a swift response to reports of an aggravated robbery in Hamilton this morning. About 6:40am, Police were alerted to the aggravated robbery on Mill Street, involving a stolen vehicle. Thankfully, nobody was injured, however the offenders made off with two cash tills, among other items, … Read more