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Source: Statistics New Zealand Stats NZ updates material hardship measure for child poverty statistics – news story 16 January 2026 Stats NZ has changed how we measure material hardship to ensure continuity between the new Household Income and Living Survey (HILS) and the Household Economic Survey (HES) it replaced in 2024. HILS was introduced to streamline … Read more
Source: Statistics New Zealand Price index methods – updates for the December 2025 quarter – methods paper 16 January 2026 This page summarises methodological updates for Stats NZ’s price indexes for the December 2025 quarter. Visit our website to read the full methods paper: MIL OSI
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual food prices increase 4.0 percent – news story 16 January 2026 Food prices increased 4.0 percent in the 12 months to December 2025, following a 4.4 percent increase in the 12 months to November 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Higher prices for the grocery food group, up … Read more
Source: Statistics New Zealand Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter – information release 15 January 2026 Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: September 2025 quarter presents information on one subset of Māori businesses that contribute to our country’s economy. This release includes data on Māori authorities and related businesses. It … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 19 January 2026 The Hauraki DOC team’s new ‘Walking into Happiness!’ initiative encourages people to take up the challenge to walk a selection of tracks in the picturesque Kauaeranga Valley, which together add up to 23 km – further than a half-marathon. Community Ranger Maree Limpus says summer is a … Read more
Source: NZCTU Rising costs, deteriorating public services, and a belief the government doesn’t care about ordinary New Zealanders are the key findings of the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi’s annual Mood of the Workforce survey. Read the 2026 Mood of the Workforce Report 2026 saw the largest response since the Mood of the Workforce Survey was … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Police investigating serious assaults in Churton Park can confirm a further two offenders have been taken into custody. A 21-year-old man will appear in the Wellington District Court on 22 January and a 17-year-old man will appear in the Wellington Youth Court on 27 … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A man has died after a water-related incident in Rotorua late last night. Emergency services were called to a geothermal area on Tukiterangi Street, Whakarewarewa, about 9.40pm, where a man had been pulled from the water unconscious. Sadly he was unable to be revived. His death will be referred to the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell celebrates after scoring a century. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE Black Caps batters Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips have scored centuries in a devastating partnership to lay the platform for a 41-run win over India in their third one-day international (ODI), which sealed a comeback 2-1 series victory. A target … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand If you think about what you – or your parents – were spending your money on 30 years ago, it might be quite different to how you spend it now. You’re not going down to the local Blockbuster at the weekend to pick up a VHS of a film, and you’re … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry had forgotten to allow for the Matariki holiday in its 2027 term date calculations, almost cutting the year a day short. RNZ / Richard Tindiller An Education Ministry error nearly cut the 2027 school year short by a single day. An Education Ministry document supplied to RNZ under … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Fourteen-year-old Mahe Braaksma’s idea of fun over the summer school holidays looks a little different than your typical teen. He was pedalling the length of New Zealand — 3000km — on his own. The Fiordland College student completed the month-long solo ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff, raising thousands of dollars … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services responded around 5pm on Sunday. RNZ / Rob Dixon Half of Mercury’s Tararua wind farm in Palmerston North was taken offline for hours on Sunday evening after a wind turbine caught fire. A Mercury spokesperson said half of the wind farm was taken offline while the affected turbine was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action, as the Black Caps take on India in their one-day series decider at Rajkot. First ball at Niranjan Shah Stadium is scheduled for 9pm NZT. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. Henry … Read more
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge will likely remain closed for several weeks, following extensive damage from severe rainfall and multiple large slips. A huge 322mm rain in 48 hours (double the area’s January average) turned gullies into waterfalls, overwhelmed and blocked culverts and triggered widespread debris flows across … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand driver Peter Burling says he did all he could to avoid a catastrophic collision at SailGP Perth. Samo Vidic for SailGP “Pretty shaken” Black Foils skipper Peter Burling is taking stock, while overseeing crucial repairs to the team boat, after a disastrous Perth SailGP outing at Freemantle. Damage sustained … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Marshall Erwood is presented with the Southland tour leader’s orange jersey. supplied World team pursuit medallist Marshall Erwood has an early lead in cycling’s Tour of Southland after the opening stages. The Cambridge-based Southlander capped a day of competitive racing on the first day of the rescheduled 2025 tour, featuring a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand George Gee spends almost every weekend at his holiday home in on a low-lying part of Ōakura Road. That same settlement was among the hardest hit by the Northland floods, which have isolated communities, destroyed homes and left some with nothing. “It was about 4am this morning, and it was heavy, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett Supplied / NZ Police A tramper who disappeared in Kahurangi National Park last month has been found alive. Police Search and Rescue Sergeant Jonny Evans said Graham Garnett, 66, was found about 2.30pm Sunday at Venus Hut by contractors working in the area and extracted by Nelson Marlborough Rescue … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue. Graham Garnett, 66, has been found sheltering in a hut in Kahurangi National Park, alive. Graham went tramping in the Baton/Ellis River area and did not return as expected on 30 December. An operation got underway involving Land Search and Rescue … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government is seeking urgent advice on dealing with the alleged stripping of rockpools by harvesters in the north Auckland area. On Saturday, about a hundred people demonstrated at Army Bay in Auckland’s Whangaparāoa for the protection of local rockpools. Residents … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Bracewell’s international career has flourished, despite a late start. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps captain Michael Bracewell says he didn’t expect to play one game for New Zealand, let alone bring up his 100th ODI wearing the silver fern. Bracewell leads a depleted touring side hoping to seal its first-ever one-day … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Pia Vlok was one of the Wellington Phoenix’s two goal scorers, in a 2-0 win over Canberra, on 17 January (file photo). Marty Melville Late goals from teenagers Zoe Benson and Pia Vlok have secured Wellington Phoenix a 2-nil victory over second-placed Canberra United FC, in a round 13 A-League clash. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Campbell Melville Ives takes second place on the podium, alongside winner Scotty James (Australia) and third Valentino Guseli (Australia). FIS/David Tributsch Kiwi snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives has showcased a new triple jump sequence to secure silver in the halfpipe at the latest FIS World Cup in Switzerland. The Winter Olympic-bound teen’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Mennenga topscored for the Breakers with 28 points, in their win over Cairns. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz NZ Breakers NBL season is still alive, after they beat Cairns Taipans 104-86 in their latest match. The win was their second in a row and was largely built on a dominant … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC has decisively won the first-ever North v South Kiwi derby in the new Oceania Football Confederation Pro League (OFC), following a clinical 3-0 victory over South Island United. New Football Oceania Professional League kicks off, in Auckland In front of a noisy and expectant crowd at Eden Park in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rassie Erasmus and an AI generated image of Tony Brown PHOTOSPORT Outspoken Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has taken to social media to address rumours of Tony Brown’s links to the now vacant All Black coaching role. Erasmus posted an AI-generated video of Brown, who is currently attack coach for the world … Read more