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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has updated the safety ratings for used vehicles on Rightcar.govt.nz. People are twice as safe in a 5-star safety-rated vehicle compared to a 1-star vehicle. Based on data analysed by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), this year’s ratings draw from 9.5 million … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The ministry said this was in line with the government’s push for efficiency and effectiveness 123rf The Public Service Associations says it has formally raised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff concerns about high workloads in what it calls “a period of instability”. An MFAT report shows it shed seven … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Media are advised that Police will hold a stand-up this afternoon regarding the homicide investigation in east Auckland. Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin will speak to media at Auckland City Police Hub, on Hargreaves Street, at 12.15pm. Media are asked to RSVP to media@police.govt.nz as the stand-up will be held inside the … Read more
Source: NZCTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is condemning select committee changes to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, which would give bad employers an even greater ability to exploit workers. “This legislation is one of the most anti-worker bills in New Zealand history, and shockingly the Bill as reported back from select committee will make … Read more
Source: Consumer NZ With 2025 marking the first Christmas when supermarkets must show unit pricing in-store and on their websites, Consumer NZ is urging shoppers to pause and check out the unit prices when they’re doing their big festive shop. Consumer NZ spokesperson Gemma Rasmussen says the festive season puts pressure on household budgets, … Read more
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City is about to publish draft district-wide assessments that map where landslide and liquefaction geohazards are more likely to occur in Porirua. Flood hazard modelling is also being updated for five of our catchments. The maps produced with the assessments will provide the most up-to-date information on these hazards for residents, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation About 80% of nurses working in primary health care have considered leaving their jobs in the past six months a survey by Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO has found. NZNO recently conducted a survey of its members working in primary health care (see findings below). Of those, 30% said they … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) has challenged her predecessor Ruth Richardson. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied Nicola Willis has challenged former National Party Finance Minister Ruth Richardson to debate the country’s books at Parliament. The Taxpayers’ Union is poised to launch a “pressure campaign” targeting Willis in an effort to convince her to cut … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hato Hone St John were called to an incident on Fenchurch Street around 8pm on Monday. Google Maps An Auckland dairy worker, who saw a man with a stab wound dying outside his shop, said he and several people tried to help the man in his last moments. Police have launched … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand To pick the best, juiciest summer fruit you need to learn to rely on your senses and knowledge of the varieties and seasons, experts say. We visited Auckland’s wholesale fruit markets to get the intel on how to make sure you get the pick of the bunch. .1em]:grid-cols-[calc(14rem*var(–base-multiplier))_1fr] @[28.1em]:p-16 @[28.1em]:gap-16 @[18.75em]:grid-cols-[2fr_3fr] … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Happy birthday, GST. You probably pay it every day – 70c or so on a bottle of milk, $150 on an airfare. But did you know the tax, which is applied to almost everything you buy, has turned 40? This December marks 40 years since the law changed to allow … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The summer break is a Kiwi institution. But has it always been that way? 123rf Explainer – It’s been a long year, but the end is in sight. Most Kiwis are counting down the days until their summer holiday – whether they’re heading off camping, heading to the bach or just … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Many businesses were falling behind, with 40 percent never having analysed their gender pay gaps. 123rf A new survey shows overwhelming support from New Zealanders for mandatory pay gap reporting. The survey from STILLMindingTheGap.nz, an organisation campaigning for gender pay equality, spoke to more than 1,000 people, and found 74 percent … Read more
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 9 December 2025 This page summarises information on adults’ self-reported experiences of racial discrimination in New Zealand. This includes ethnically motivated personal attack (verbal or physical), and unfair treatment in health care, employment or housing. Data was collected in the racial discrimination module included in the 2011/12, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Searching efforts will continue today for a missing swimmer at Lake Wainamu, Bethells Beach. Police were contacted at 6.10pm on Monday night, after the swimmer got into difficulty and did not resurface. “The 23-year-old man had been in waist deep water with three friends at the time,” Waitematā West Area Response … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand This morning, the Golden Globes nominations were unveiled. Were there big surprises? The snub of Wicked: For Good in the best picture category, for one. There was also a very gratifying nomination of Amy Madigan for her turn as the villain in Weapons. Overall, most of the nominations closely tracked awards … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr. Helmut Marko, Director of Red Bull F1 and head of Red Bull’s driver development programme. PETERSON Mark / PHOTOSPORT Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is to leave the Formula 1 team. The 82 year old has been with the outfit since they joined Formula 1 in 2005. The Telegraph is … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A homicide investigation is underway following two assaults aboard a bus in east Auckland on Monday evening. One man has died with a second man receiving serious injuries after they were attacked in two separate incidents aboard the number 76 bus travelling from Glen Innes towards Ōrakei. A team of investigators … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government A new scientific report shows New Zealand’s fish stocks are in good shape overall, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “Fisheries New Zealand’s Status of the Stocks report shows 87.2 percent of the country’s 149 scientifically evaluated stocks are sustainable. There are plans in place to get the 19 fish … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The blaze has been extinguished. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Two people are missing after a fire completely engulfed a home in Foxton Beach. Five fire crews, police and St John were called to the blaze on Queen Street just after 5am on Tuesday. The blaze had been extinguished, but two people … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Helicoprion, nicknamed the Buzzshaw shark, has been extinct for 270 million years Davina Zimmer From a shark the size of a cigar to the long-extinct 400-kilo ‘buzzsaw’ to those that glow in the dark, sharks are an incredibly diverse species – and according to the exhibition’s curator, ‘the most misunderstood … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were called to the house on Kohekohe Street on Monday afternoon. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A person has been found dead following a house fire in New Lynn. Emergency services were called to the house on Kohekohe Street at 1.23pm on Monday. About 20 firefighters fought the blaze, and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Manawatu Area Commander Ross Grantham: Emergency services are attending a house fire on Queen Street in Foxton Beach this morning. Just after 5am, reports were made that a house was completely on fire. Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are at the scene and will … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The first stage of the Our Whare Our Fale housing programme in Eastern Porirua has been completed, supporting local jobs and delivering new affordable homes for families, say Pacific Peoples Minister Dr Shane Reti and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka. Eighteen warm, energy-efficient homes and a communal fale (gathering place) have … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police enquiries underway after a person was located deceased following a house fire in New Lynn. Emergency services were called to a house on Kohekohe Street in New Lynn at 1.23pm on 8 December. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, Waitematā CIB, says a scene guard was put in place at the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling to contain a large fire at the Tongariro National Park. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) fears a wind change forecast for Tuesday at Tongariro National Park could cause flare-ups. The fire started on Monday, one month after a blaze covering almost 3000 hectares ripped through the park. Firefighters are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The blaze has been extinguished. RNZ / Rob Dixon Fire crews have been battling a house fire in Foxton Beach . Five fire trucks and a support vehicle were called to the scene just after 5am on Tuesday. St John told RNZ an operations manager and a rapid response unit were … Read more