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Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ will increase some fixed terms by between 19 and 30 basis points, while ASB is increasing some fixed rates by between 20 to 30 basis points. RNZ ASB and BNZ have joined the Westpac and ANZ in pushing some of their fixed home loan interest rates higher. BNZ said it … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming RNZ / Mark Papalii Police officers have been spat at and called paedophiles, child abusers and kiddie fiddlers since Jevon McSkimming’s offending became public, their union says. The Police Association says officers are tired in the wake of the disgraced former Deputy Commissioner’s case as its … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to investigate a firearms incident in Gore yesterday that left two people injured. Shortly before 8pm Police were called to a house on Aparima Street following reports of a firearm being discharged. The pair were airlifted to hospital, one with serious injuries, and one with moderate injuries. Inspector … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 December 2025 Rangitahi/Molesworth is an iconic drylands landscape with a history familiar to many New Zealanders. Alongside a long history of sheep and cattle farming in the reserve it holds a deep cultural significance for iwi. Home to a range of threatened plants and wetlands, and a haven for … Read more
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on new self-assessable changes guidance documents and changes to the existing chemistry and manufacturing guidance. This consultation opened on 18 December 2025 and we are accepting submissions until 5pm on 15 February 2026. New guidance documents To better … Read more
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on the updated ‘Labelling veterinary medicines’ guidance document. This consultation opened on 18 December 2025 and we’re accepting submissions until 5pm on 15 February 2026. The ‘Labelling veterinary medicines’ guidance document provides the detailed information that must be … Read more
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 30 seconds ago A new free Art and Design programme is set to open at EIT in Central Hawke’s Bay next year, with award-winning designer and educator Beck Wheeler leading the programme. The Level 3 Certificate in Art and Design will begin in February 2026 and run for half a … Read more
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago IDEAschool celebrated a full spectrum of creativity last month at its end of year festival – Here and Now, Ko Au Te Wā. Across several days of exhibitions, performances and screenings, students in Design, Art, Music, Screen and Fashion presented the culmination of their 2025 work to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia’s Ryan Peake, 2025 New Zealand Open champion. www.photosport.nz Australian golfer Ryan Peake will return to Queenstown to defend his New Zealand Open Crown in February. Peake described his win at Millbrook earlier this year as “life-changing”. The former West Australian bikie gang member said returning as defending champion was “pretty … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The rate of gas installations has slowed, as the supply shrinks. 123RF.com Renewables advocates claim it’s “madness” that thousands of new piped gas connections are being installed into houses every year, despite dwindling supply. Organisations pushing for the country to electrify say households will face steeply rising bills in the short … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Numbers out today are likely to show the economy rebounded in the September quarter. Gross domestic product – a broad measure of growth – is expected to have grown 0.9 percent in the three months, after a shock 0.9 percent fall in June. Economists are predicting growth … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Christmas dinner may be an inside affair this year as MetService forecasts a chilly Christmas Day for much of the country. 123rf.com MetService is predicting a chilly Christmas Day as the current cold snap continues. The forecaster says a southwesterly air mass is responsible for cooler than average temperatures for most … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The rate of gas installations has slowed, as the supply shrinks. 123RF.com Renewables advocates claim it’s “madness” that thousands of new piped gas connections are being installed into houses every year, despite dwindling supply. Organisations pushing for the country to electrify say households will face steeply rising bills in the short … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Auckland duty lawyers won’t work for a week to highlight poor pay and working conditions. RNZ / Dan Cook An Auckland duty lawyer says he and some of his colleagues will not work for a full week next month, as they battle poor pay and working conditions. Duty lawyers are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says it dispatched multiple ambulances to the scene. ST JOHN NZ Police say two people have reportedly suffered injuries after a gun was fired in the Southland town of Gore. Emergency services were alerted to the incident near Aparima Street shortly before 8pm on Wednesday. St John said it … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Only police can authorise an air ambulance under current rules. File photo. Supplied / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face, but police refused because they mistakenly thought the girl was dead. The 13-year-old had seen her … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ has seen more customers asking about switching from floating rate to a fixed one. RNZ Home loan customers are hustling to fix as rates start to rise. The country’s biggest bank, ANZ, said it had seen more customers asking about switching from a floating rate to a fixed one in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Inside a cell at Christchurch Men’s Prison (File photo). Luke McPake / The Wireless. Prison staff’s failure to answer an emergency call from a cell intercom and a subsequent delay in starting CPR potentially contributed to the death of a Christchurch inmate, a coroner has ruled. The 67-year-old man, whose name … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland. 123RF Warning: This story discusses suicide and teen deaths. A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland in the wake of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Principals say the new curricululm will make teaching multi-level classes extremely difficult, if not impossible. RNZ/ Dan Cook Primary school principals warn the government’s new year-by-year curriculum faces a huge obstacle – the fact that most schools have classes with children from multiple year groups. They said the new curricululm insists … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Master Control staff claim the calls were overlooked, because they were very busy. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A coroner is critical of Department of Corrections staff for failing to answer calls for help the day an inmate was found dead in his cell. After an inquiry into his death, coroner Katherine Greig has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Epidemiologist Michael Baker. Luke Pilkinton-Ching A leading epidemiologist says a plan to ditch an online tool tracking respiratory illness is short-sighted, and will leave a big gap in surveillance. The Ministry of Health is not renewing its contract for the FluTracking tool, as it looks to cut costs. FluTracking New Zealand … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kazzi Beach Greek displays Israel flags to support the victims, but has had both positive and negative feedback. Charlotte Cook Bondi businesses say they will feel the effects of Sunday’s attack for a long time, but they are determined to return to normal. The community is defiant to not let the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Is Antoine Dupont the best player in the world? Former team mate Pita Ahki says yes, having been there for the French halfback’s rise to prominence as a team mate at French Top 14 powerhouse Toulouse. “Yeah I do,” said Ahki at his first official media engagement for the Blues, after … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Hang Lung’s Vision for Academic Excellence Drives Hong Kong’s Global Competitiveness HONG KONG SAR & SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – The winners of the 2025 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards (“HLMA”), co-organized by Hang Lung Properties Limited (SEHK Stock Code: 00101) (“Hang Lung” or the “Company”) and … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – Lever Style Corporation (HKEX: 1346, “Lever Style”), has acquired designated assets from Active Apparel Group (“AAG”) through an asset purchase agreement. This marks Lever Style’s seventh acquisition since its initial public offering in 2019. This transaction strengthens Lever Style’s activewear … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – VinSpeed High-Speed Railway Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (a member of Vingroup) and Siemens Mobility GmbH (a subsidiary of Siemens AG, Germany), have officially signed Agreements on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Technology Transfer, thereby establishing a deep and wide-ranging cooperation … Read more