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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
Source: Radio New Zealand Kāeo’s water treatment plant has resumed operation after a 67-day shutdown, just in time for Christmas. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Far North town has received a very welcome Christmas present – running water for the first time in more than two months. Residents of Kāeo, about 30km … 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: Media Outreach Japan’s MONJI+—A WebOps Enablement Platform Inspired by Voices from 77 Countries—Launches Its English Edition OSAKA, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 December 2025 – ALAKI Inc., celebrating its 15th anniversary, has officially launched the English edition of MONJI+, an evolution of its 2018-born feedback tool MONJI β, now reimagined as a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The wreck of Manawanui seen from above. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii A New Zealand law professor is calling for the United Kingdom’s role to be considered when it comes to compensation for villagers impacted by the sinking of Manawanui last year. The New Zealand navy vessel was surveying the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand While your Instagram feed says the holidays are about joy and love, for many people, Christmas brings a sense of hopelessness about managing tricky family members, inappropriate comments and probing questions. “When any groups gather, there are going to be mixed emotions about the event itself, the family dynamics, which perhaps … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A 21-year-old man was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with murder. (File photo) RNZ / Richard Tindiller A man has been charged with murder after the death of a man in Hamilton last week. Police were called to a home in Lake Crescent at 6.15pm on December 18, where they … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand [xh Multiple hospitalisations due to synthetic drug use The hospitalisation had been linked to synthetic drugs in the Auckland region. (File photo) AFP A warning has been issued after multiple people were hospitalised in the last day after using synthetic drugs. High Alert, a drug watchdog, said the cases had been … Read more