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Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ’s 12-week price-tracking investigation in the lead up to Black Friday reveals how two retailers could be more naughty than nice when it comes to genuine deals. Gemma Rasmussen, head of research and advocacy at Consumer NZ, says her team of investigators are always sceptical of the “fizzed up” deals … Read more
Source: Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today provided an update on its forecast Farmgate Milk Price and milk collections for the 2025/26 season. The Co-op has narrowed the forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from $9.00-$11.00 per kgMS to $9.00-$10.00 per kgMS, with the midpoint changing from $10.00 per kgMS to $9.50 per kgMS. The Co-op … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the military style uniform the youth in the pilot will be required to wear. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Oranga Tamariki says it learnt a lot from the coalition’s boot camp trial, but documents seen by RNZ show many of those lessons were identifed more than a decade ago … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Insight/Dan Cook Lawyers for a judge accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event want clarity over the legal test which will apply at her judicial conduct hearing. A judicial conduct panel is looking into the behaviour of Acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken. She is accused of interrupting a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mobil New Zealand. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it is taking legal action against Mobil New Zealand’s head office for pricing methods that it believes breach the Fuel Industry Act. The regulator alleges Mobil is breaching fuel industry rules by not being transparent in the way it sets … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at Waiuku recycling facility. Supplied A large blaze that’s torn through recycling facility in the Auckland town of Waiuku is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was called to the incident about 11pm on Monday, and found nearly 5000 square … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Katavich Place in Auckland’s Mount Roskill. RNZ / Lucy Xia A person has been found dead after a fire in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill overnight. Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill said they were called to a fire on Katavich Place just before 2am on Monday. When the fire was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Surge in cervical screening with self-tests “floods” services with referrals Wait times for all patients blown out Health NZ putting more resources into follow-ups Specialists say warnings were ignored Gynaecology services have been overwhelmed by thousands of referrals via the cervical screening programme since self-testing was introduced two years ago, pushing … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire broke out on Monday afternoon. Supplied / Givealittle An Auckland BMX club’s canteen has been destroyed after a fire it believes was deliberately lit. Police said emergency services were called to the blaze at Waitākere BMX club on Glen Road in Rānui just before 2pm on Monday. The club … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Woodhill Forest (file image). woodhillforest.co.nz A popular Auckland mountain bike park is closed for two days after a rider’s death. On Monday evening, a representative from Woodhill Mountain Bike Park took to social media to announce the death. “We are very sad to share that a rider has passed away at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Insight/Dan Cook Lawyers for a judge accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event want clarity over the legal test which will apply at her judicial conduct hearing. A judicial conduct panel is looking into the behaviour of Acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken. She is accused of interrupting a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 40 opposition politicians, community leaders, and organisations have launched an open letter calling to bin a proposed homelessness ban in Auckland CBD. Among the signatories are the Citizens Advice Bureau, the Mental Health Foundation, and the Social Workers’ Association. It comes after the government signalled it’s considering pushing forward … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Angel Dagcutan. Supplied Three months after fainting and waking up paralysed, a Canterbury teenager is still searching for answers as to what caused the episode. Angel Dagcutan has now regained mobility, but the episode has her concerned it may repeat in future. Angel was only days away from her 18th birthday … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing advocates are calling for national data to be collected showing where people are discharged to after a hospital stay. befunky.com Housing advocates say boarding houses are not appropriate for people with complex mental health or addiction needs and are calling for national data to be collected showing where people are … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Earth Science New Zealand diver with native pondweed and milfoil (foreground) and carpet of charophytes in a pristine lake. Earth Sciences New Zealand Mānuka, rimu, ponga, kōwhai, harakeke, tōtara – we can probably all name a few of the commonly found New Zealand terrestrial trees and plants. But what about those … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Online retailers are probably falling victim to New Zealanders’ desire for even cheaper online bargains. Nikos Pekiaridis / NurPhoto via AFP Sites such as GrabOne and NZSale are probably falling victim to New Zealanders’ desire for even cheaper online bargains, and the “Temu effect”. NZSale closed for business in New Zealand … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Employment Relations Bill could override the Uber court decision. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An expert in employment law says new legislation will override a Supreme Court ruling, but that bill is full of holes – and will itself end up being tested in the courts. The union for four Uber … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Silver Ferns team pose for a photograph with their bronze medals, Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2022. JAMES ROSS / PHOTOSPORT The Silver Ferns have been grouped with Jamaica for next year’s Commonwealth Games netball competition in Glasgow. The seedings have been taken from the world rankings with defending champions Australia … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Danni Alfeld has won every award she can possibly win when it comes to New Zealand’s best-dressed competitions in the horse racing scene. And the 26-year-old has achieved this in a remarkably short time – less then three years. When Alfeld won her first “sash” at Riccarton in Christchurch in 2023, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban, RNZ has found. Internal documents show how the sector repeatedly lobbied Resources Minister Shane … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 60 firefighters tackled a large fire at a recyling facility in Waiuku overnight. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than 60 firefighters tackled a large fire at a recyling facility in Waiuku overnight. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was called to the incident around 10.55pm on Monday, and found … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand the Retirement Commissioner says retirees need to be allowed to have more money in their KiwiSaver accounts and still receive the accommodation supplement. RNZ Retirees need to be allowed to have more money in their KiwiSaver accounts and still receive the accommodation supplement, the Retirement Commissioner says. The accommodation supplement is … Read more
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is deeply concerned about the future of Ashburton’s town water supply, as testing on Sunday revealed that a sample had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L. “This sample from Ashburton’s town water supply is dangerously close to the New Zealand Government’s limit for nitrate contamination in drinking water,” says Greenpeace freshwater campaigner Will … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A shake-up to local government is imminent, as the government works to introduce its Resource Management Act replacement to Parliament by Christmas. On Sunday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told National party members there would be a “very serious shake-up coming” to local government … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hugo, Goldie and August. Supplied Warning: This story discusses suicide. The funeral for “three beautiful angels taken too soon” in a house fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson is being held this morning. August, 7, Hugo, 5, and Goldie Field, 1, died on 15 November in what’s being treated as … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A new report into university marking predicts ‘A’s will soon be the most common grade awarded. luckybusiness / 123RF Authors of a new report into university marking predict ‘A’s will soon be the most common grade awarded. Think-tank, The New Zealand Initiative, analysed grade data from the country’s eight universities between … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Heart Kids says it is not involved in the motorcycle fundraiser. Supplied Heart Kids is warning it has no part in an event claiming to be fundraising for the charity. In a social media post, it said a charity motorcycle ride, scheduled for Saturday 28 March 2026 in Morrinsville, was being … Read more