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Source: Radio New Zealand An active supercell south from Rakaia. MetService/Screenshot The thunderstorm that lashed the South Island and brought widespread and large hail is one of the year’s most intense storms, MetService says. Large parts of the mainland have been under brief severe thunderstorm warnings through Saturday afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch that had … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues at the MCG in Melbourne. Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in Perth … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An active supercell south from Rakaia. MetService/Screenshot The thunderstorm that has lashed the South Island and brought widespread and large hail is one of the year’s most intense storms, MetService says. Large parts of the mainland have been under brief severe thunderstorm warnings through Saturday afternoon. Selwyn and Ashburton are currently … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing First Ōtautahi manager Nicola Fleming. Rachel Graham A new outreach service for homeless people in Christchurch encountered an 87-year-old woman living on the streets in its first week of operation. Housing First Ōtautahi has started a new rapid response, trying to ensure people who have just started living on the … Read more
Source: Media Outreach NEW YORK, US / KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 December 2025 – The Crisis Management Centre today announced the global release of Reputational Security, the landmark new book by internationally respected crisis strategist, Nordin Abdullah, now available on Amazon and Kindle. Positioned at the intersection of crisis leadership, … Read more
Source: Media Outreach After decades of quiet, Can Gio is awakening on Vietnam’s southern coast, as fresh investment and grand designs breathe new life into the once-remote district of Saigon. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 December 2025 – Six months after the groundbreaking of a 2,870-hectare coastal urban project … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Māngere Bridge. RNZ / Dan Cook Three fishermen rescued on Friday night after their boat started taking on water did “everything right”, police say. The trio embarked into Manukau Harbour from the Māngere Bridge boat ramp, and made it two kilometres off Puketutu Island when their vessel sank. Unsure where they … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 near Petone is open for traffic both ways after a single-vehicle crash around 5.17am. Police continues to investigate the crash and urges safe driving during the holiday season. Police also thank the public for their patience this morning. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues at the MCG in Melbourne. Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in Perth … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch will welcome 2025 with live music and fireworks. AFP / MATIAS DELACROIX A rundown on some of the biggest public events to ring in 2026 – and where to catch the best fireworks displays. Northland A fireworks display launched at the stroke of midnight from a barge moored in the … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police successfully coordinated a water rescue of three people in the Manukau Harbour last night after their boat started taking on water. Three fishermen set off from the Mangere Bridge Boat ramp and were approximately two kilometres away from Puketutu Island when their boat sunk. They managed to call Police just … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Darren Teague and his boat that capsized on the Raglan Bar on 1 November. Supplied A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month. Maritime safety experts say it shows that even when boaties do … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Nestled in farmland near Takapau in Central Hawke’s Bay, you’ll find New Zealand’s only Trappist monastery. A mossy tree lined driveway leads through fields of grazing dairy cows and up to Kopua Monastery, which sits among 900 acres of paddocks and native bush that was donated to the Church by Tom … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Port Waikato (file image). Google Maps A search on Saturday morning for a person missing in the sea after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato has found a body. Police said they believed the body, spotted by the Eagle helicopter, belonged to the missing man. Three people were reported to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Carol Stiles A rāhui is in place in part of the Tongariro National Park after a death on Friday. Police said a man became unresponsive while walking the Taranaki Falls Track. “Despite efforts from those who were walking with the man and a passerby, he sadly died at the scene,” a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Do you know what to do if you get caught in a rip? Or how to respond if you see someone else in trouble in the water? “Only about a third of New Zealanders can actually identify a rip,” surf lifeguard Phoebe Havill says. “We don’t want people hopping into the … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police Eagle has sadly located a body at Port Waikato, which is believed to be the man who went missing while jet skiing on Christmas Day. Police will be referring the matter to the Coroner. Our deepest thoughts and sympathies are with the man’s family at this extremely difficult time. ENDS … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A traditional Christmas cake “with a lovely golden crumb” is RNZ’s most-viewed recipe for 2025. Gray, the ‘Destitute Gourmet’ foodwriter who is also operations manager for the Good Works Trust Food Bank, discussed the recipe and the history of Christmas cake on RNZ’s Sunday Morning show with Stacey Morrison in late … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers answers questions from Parliament’s Justice Committee, alongside Deputy Commissioners Jill Rogers (Northern Districts) and Tusha Penny (Central and Southern Districts). VNP / Phil Smith The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country. Commissioner Richard … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Port Waikato (file image). Google Maps A search will continue Saturday morning for a person missing in the sea after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato. Police said search and rescue teams and the Eagle helicopter will be dispatched. Three people were reported to be in distress after the incident … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman has difficulty holding an umbrella from strong winds in rainy weather. 123RF MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of the South Island. It covers Christchurch, Canterbury Plains, Canterbury High Country, North Otago, Central Otago, Southern Lakes, Dunedin, Clutha, Southland and Fiordland. MetService said thunder could be … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month. Maritime safety experts say it shows that even when boaties do everything right, things can still go wrong. Reporter Mary Argue speaks to the skipper, credited … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person is seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 in Wellington. Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Petone at 5.15am on Saturday. The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. The northbound lanes were … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Breakers centre Sam Mennenga. www.photosport.nz The Breakers have snapped a three-game losing streak in the NBL, beating the Tasmania JackJumpers 81-80 in overtime in Hobart. Centre Sam Mennenga scored eight of the Breakers’ 10 points in a tense overtime period after the scores were locked 71-all following regulation time. The result … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tim Brown A couple of crashes Saturday morning on State Highway 1 in Canterbury have closed roads. A car caught on fire after a collision with a food truck at the intersection of Hoskyns Road and SH1 in Rolleston just before 6am. No one was injured but the intersection … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will be on the beat in Nelson on New Year’s Eve working alongside frontline staff, as well as policing at Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne in late December. Commissioner Chambers says: “Being in Nelson this New Year’s Eve is the right place for me to be. It … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 heading northbound near Petone is closed after a single-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to the area at 5.17am. One person has serious injuries and has received medical attention. The Serious Crash Unit have been notified of the incident. State Highway 2 southbound has one lane open, motorists … Read more