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Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police Police have launched a major search for a missing tramper near Lake Ōhau. Connor Purvis, 20, set off to climb Mt Huxley on or around 30 December, descending through the Huxley River South Branch. But he has not returned from his tramp, which police say … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Luxury, indulgence, immediately satisfying every need and want – these are all must-haves when it comes to a holiday. Or so you might think. However, in an era of self-improvement surrounded by a world of excess, deprivation might be what you need. It can seem somewhat ironic – paying money to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Simon Rogers Three rescue helicopters have rushed to a four-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 8 near Tekapo. Three people have serious injuries. Police say the crash happened about 7pm, between Tekapo Powerhouse Road and Braemar Road. Another person has moderate injuries. The road is expected … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A large search is under way for a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau, and Police are appealing for information. Connor Purvis, 20, intended to climb Mount Huxley on or about 30 December, descending via the Huxley River South Branch. Connor hasn’t returned from the tramp, prompting concern. Police Search and Rescue … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori wardens – Aotearoa‘s hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake. Find out how one becomes a Māori warden, what they do and what the future holds for the uniquely Kiwi institution. – Published by EveningReport.nz and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious four-vehicle crash that has blocked State Highway 8 west of Tekapo this evening. The crash happened about 7pm, between Tekapo Powerhouse Road and Braemar Road. Three people are reported to have serious injuries, while another has moderate injuries. Three rescue helicopters are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand ‘Pretty hyped to tick that one off’ – Melville Ives’ back on podium after landing trick for first time Finley Melville Ives in action at the FIS World Cup halfpipe event in Calgary, 4 January, 2026. FIS Park and Pipe Wānaka teenager Finley Melville Ives’ impressive form has continued in the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA A Venezuelan woman living in New Zealand says her family and friends in Venezuela are happy – but anxious – about the move by the United States … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand General practices remain open and are providing services, and people have been assured they can continue to seek care as normal. File photo. Photo /123RF Manage My Health has identified general practices whose patients have had their private health information breached in a cybersecurity hack – but it is not yet … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is a water park two hours north of Christchurch. There is archaeological evidence that Māori travellers used the area to rest and warm up on their journeys long before Pākehā arrived in New Zealand. The first dressing shed was built 150 years ago. It has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Changes are coming to the rules that prevent gay men from giving blood. AFP The blood service is on track to start accepting donations from men who have sex with men by the middle of 2026. It has been almost two years since NZ Blood first committed to change its rules, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police All lanes are now open on State Highway 1 at Takanini following an incident where a truck has collided with an overbridge, around 3.25pm today. Police can advise there appears to be no structural damage to the overbridge. Police also thank the public for their patience. ENDS MIL OSI
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 4, Aria, Waitomo is currently closed following a crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has rolled, around 4.30pm. There are no reports of injuries. Diversions are in place at Kopaki Road and Mangaiti Road. Motorists are urged to take alternative routes and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road. Police were called to the crash between the Papakura on-ramp and Manurewa and Takanini off-ramp just before 3.30pm. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died. Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was mayor from 2022 to 2025. He was reelected as a councillor in 2025. Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker said she ws shocked and saddened by his … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, Takanini is down to one lane northbound after a truck, carrying a small house, has collided with an overbridge. Police were called to the incident, between the Papakura on-ramp and the Manurewa-Takanini off-ramp, around 3.25pm. Thankfully, no one has been injured. The highway will be down to one … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Taylors Mistake. Unsplash / Anja Polic A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch. Police said the person appeared to have significant injuries. They believed a boat was used to get the person to lifeguards, to then meet the … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking any witnesses to a serious crash involving a cyclist and vehicle in Palmerston North on Friday. The crash happened on Tennant Drive, outside Massey University, about 4.30pm on 2 January. The cyclist received critical injuries and remains in intensive care in Wellington. Acting Detective Sergeant Grant Christian said … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman. Provided New Zealand experts in international relations and law have criticised the attack on Venezuela by the United States, saying the move is also a direct challenge to New Zealand. International relations Professor Robert Patman of the University of Otago described the US’ military … Read more
Source: Te Kuaka The Trump-led unilateral aggression by the US against Venezuela overnight (NZ time), including bombing of infrastructure and capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, must be unflinchingly condemned by the NZ government, says NZ foreign policy group Te Kuaka. President Trump has openly spoken about securing Venezuela’s oil supplies through US companies. “This is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to hear from anyone who was at the campsite and saw the fight. NZ Police / Supplied Police are seeking witnesses to an assault at a campsite in Central Otago. The fight happened at the Champagne Gully camping area near Cromwell about 10pm on Friday. A 33-year-old man has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from elephant dung, sipped the contents of camel intestines, downed yak eyeball juice and, perhaps most famously, drank his own urine. If you’ve seen Grylls gulp … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand This combination of pictures created on August 08, 2025 shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (L) in Caracas on January 10, 2025, and US President Donald Trump (R) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Powerful explosions, resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard blasting in Caracas on January 3, 2026 at around 2:00 … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Regan Price, Cromwell Police. Police investigating an assault are seeking information from the public. A fight occurred at the Champagne Gully camping area about 10pm on Friday 2 January. One man,33, has been charged with assaulting three people and is due to apear in Dunedin District Court … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Regan Price, Cromwell Police. Central Otago Police investigating a burglary in Alexandra yesterday are seeking the public’s help to locate a related vehicle. After the burglary on Saturday 3 January, a first stolen vehicle was dumped near Ōmakau. A second vehicle, a white Holden Colorado ute, was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A serious crash has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Emergency services have responded to the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road in Waikato. Police said a two-vehicle crash was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made the government’s first statement following the US military action against Venezuela, saying New Zealand is “concerned”. On Saturday, the US attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas and captured the South American nation’s president and his wife, citing alleged drug offences. … Read more