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Source: Radio New Zealand No Duff Charitable Trust’s Aaron Wood. RNZ / Kate Pereyra Garcia A veterans’ charity says there is growing concern about the lack of mental health and transitional support within the Defence Force. This comes as a former infantry soldier is accusing the New Zealand Defence Force of failing to get him … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass project construction in February 2025. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The budget for a major Taranaki road has climbed up in costs from $365 million to nearly $600m. The Mt Messenger Bypass will be a new six-kilometre route that avoids the existing steep, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are investigating a series of ramraids across Christchurch after about a dozen businesses were targeted within the space of 90 minutes. Multiple burglaries were reported to police at a number of commercial properties across the city’s western suburbs between 4am and 5.30am on Sunday. Police said the alleged youth … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prefabs onsite of Wellington Girl’s College. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington school is looking to put behind it years of disruption centred round its old and earthquake-prone buildings. The problems at Wellington Girls College culminated last year with students setting up a classroom on Parliament grounds in protest, where one … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney, Gore CIB: Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that occurred near the corner of Melvin Street and Turner Street in Edendale last week. The assault occurred at around 10.55pm on Saturday 15 November, after a woman went to the victim’s house … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Criminal investigations have begun into three police staff in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”. RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Auckland-based detective with decades of experience in police is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly possessing objectionable material. RNZ earlier revealed criminal investigations had begun into three police staff in relation … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand She opened the cushion and pulled out an old plastic bag full of $100 notes. Supplied A cleaner tidying up some dusty old chairs at a Wellington property has stumbled across the most “insane” thing she’s ever found – $20,000 cash. Loll, co-owner of Massive Property Services, said the retro chairs … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s hard enough to find time to listen to a whole album these days, given the constant demands of everyday life. So when influential US alternative rock outfit Pixies announced they were going to perform their 1990 album, Bossanova, followed by 1991’s Trompe le Monde at the same Auckland gig on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An image of Caleb Moefa’auo positioned in the witness box. RNZ/Felix Walton Corrections officers are expected to face the Coroners Court as the second part of an inquest into the death of a man pepper sprayed at Mt Eden Corrections Facility gets underway this week. Caleb Moefa’auo, 26, died in 2022 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has announced the first organisations to receive funding from the Social Investment Agency. Ministers in August announced the priority for the fund was to support children whose parents are in prison or have been in the care system, and children … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kane Williamson celebrates a century in Hamilton against England in December 2024. PHOTOSPORT The Black Caps welcome back the side’s all-time leading run-scorer Kane Williamson in a 14-strong squad for the first Test against West Indies starting next month. Pace bowlers Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner have been included … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Members at Mangawhai’s Te Arai Links and its sister club Tara Iti will get an extension to keep taking their helicopters to the course. 123RF High-flying members at one of Auckland’s most exclusive golf clubs have been given an extension to keep taking helicopters to the course. It comes after Auckland … Read more
Source: Media Outreach MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 November 2025 – Lee Kum Kee, the global leader in Asian sauces and condiments, joined forces with Chef Vincent Liew, Executive Chef at The Star Sydney, to deliver an inspiring culinary seminar at Le Cordon Bleu’s Moorabbin campus on 20 October. The exclusive event … Read more
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency To help keep young New Zealanders safe, variable speed limits are coming into force outside schools on state highways in Northland and north Auckland, targeting the times when children are most active around our schools. As part of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) School Speed Limit Programme, electronic variable … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Search and rescue teams as well as the dive squad were continuing to look for the missing man. Google Maps A police dive squad is searching for a missing man in a Christchurch lake Police were alerted about 6.50pm on Sunday of a man reported missing in Lake Rua in Harewood. … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 24 November 2025 DOC confirms that weather-related delays on the Milford, Kepler, and Routeburn tracks have been resolved, with Milford Track reopening today, 24 November, and access now restored across all tracks. DOC says early indications show strong interest in the season ahead, with some tracks already close to capacity … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand All three-storey homes, and any alterations costing $100,000 or more, will be required to get a home warranty under indemnity changes under the Building Act. Architects, engineers and other building design professionals will be required to have indemnity insurance, and fines for Licensed Building Practitioners will also be doubled. In August, … Read more
Source: GenPro Recent advertising promoting 12-month prescriptions is creating expectations that are unrealistic, unhelpful, and in many cases not in patients’ best interests, says GenPro Chair Dr Angus Chambers. “These ads imply that everyone will be able to access a 12-month prescription, that it will be simple, and that people will save money,” Dr Chambers … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Applications are now open for the Business Investor Visa, a new immigration pathway designed to attract experienced businesspeople who want to invest in and grow established businesses in New Zealand. “This visa is about bringing practical skills and capital into the economy. We want investors who will roll up their sleeves … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Hoggard. RNZ / Angus Dreaver A decision to allow the continued use of farrowing crates and mating stalls is the straw that broke the camel’s back for animals rights activsts. In the past few months, associate agriculture minister Andrew Hoggard, responsible for animal welfare, has drawn intense criticism from animal … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ashik Ali was sentenced to three years’ jail for manslaughter. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Police wanted a trucker, who was jailed for three years for manslaughter on Thursday, to lose his operating licence years before his dodgy truck rolled backwards, fatally hitting a roadworker. Twice moves were made to take … Read more
Source: Greenpeace “Absolutely unacceptable”. That’s Greenpeace’s reaction to water testing results today which revealed more Canterbury public water supplies are contaminated with nitrate at levels above those associated with reproductive risk. Greenpeace finished its latest round of free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination in Darfield today. The organisation tested more than 110 water samples and … Read more
Source: Kia Manawanui Trust | The Heart of Aotearoa New Zealand Cannabis may be putting hundreds of thousands of Kiwis at far greater risk of serious heart problems, according to new research that has prompted strong warnings from a heart health organisation. A study published in the Heart journal found a 2.5-fold increase in major adverse … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Children with parents in prison are among those who will benefit from early intervention through seven new projects funded by the Social Investment Fund. In this first round of funding, a total of $50 million will go towards programmes reaching more than 1600 children, ranging from newborns through to eighteen-year-olds. Ministers … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Cape Reinga looking south to Tapotupotu and Spirits Bay. RNZ / Lois Williams Police are continuing to search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay, near Cape Reinga. Emergency services were called after report of the man being swept away while fishing in a remote location … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wayne Brown. Jessica Hopkins / RNZ Newly re-elected Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says his second term will be focused on boosting the region’s economic growth, making the CBD more inviting and securing a city deal. And he thinks he has the leverage to get the most for the city out of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Expelled Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says an iwi has called for the party’s President, John tamihere, to step down at a Te Tai Tokerau hui at the weekend. Te Tai Tokerau was calling on Te Pāti Māori to reinstatement their MP Kapa-Kingi, and … Read more