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Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 is blocked following a serious crash near Waipapa Bay, Kaikoura this morning. Police were called to the single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at around 10am. One person was located with serious injuries. The road is fully blocked and motorists are advised to follow diversions. ENDS MIL OSI
Source: Radio New Zealand Launch on fire on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, near Browns Island. Supplied/Facebook A launch caught fire in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf this morning, near Browns Island. Fire and Emergency were called to the incident about 8.15am. It said the 38-foot-long launch (about 11 metres) was well ablaze, when firefighters arrived on the scene. … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge and accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) into the deployment of tasers by three officers in Wellington in January 2025. On 9 January, Police were responding to an urgent family harm incident on Cockayne Road, Wellington, where a man with a weapon was chasing a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An inset of Tom Phillips at one of his campsites. RNZ / Supplied / Police The government has announced an inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case by government authorities. Phillips died following a shootout with police, when they were called to reports of a burglary in the early … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins has today announced a Public Inquiry will be held into the disappearance of the Phillips children. “The Inquiry will look into whether government agencies took all practicable steps to protect the safety and welfare of the Phillips children,” Ms Collins says. “The decision to establish a Public Inquiry … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hāmama is back at Rānana Marae after more than 100 years away. Supplied After more than 100 years in museum exhibitions and storerooms, a carving is back at the marae it was taken from. The tekoteko Hāmama arrived back at Rānana Marae in the Whanganui district in November, after years of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Former investment banker Rodger Finlay has been appointed Chair of the Reserve Bank and businesswoman Rhiannon McKinnon has been appointed to the Bank’s Board. “The appointments are the latest milestones in the refresh of the Reserve Bank, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “The Bank now has a new Chair, a new … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruth Kuo Feral cats are responsible for spreading toxoplasmosis, which can cause “abortion storms” on sheep farms. Methods of control, such as annual culls, have come under fire from animal welfare advocates. Content warning: This story describes the killing of animals. It was over beers in a woolshed that the decision … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A man has been charged after handing himself in at a police station, over a stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Henderson on Wednesday. A man was found seriously injured on Edsel Street around 2.40pm. A 45-year-old went to the Henderston Police Station on Wednesday night and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A crash involving a motorcycle and car has blocked the southbound lanes of State Highway 2 at Melling. The crash happened on Western Hutt Road, just south of Melling Link Road, about 8am. One person is being treated for serious injuries and there will be ongoing delays while emergency services work … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand PHOTOSPORT Former Grand Slam tennis champion Stan Wawrinka is returning to the ASB Classic this summer. Wawrinka, who has won 16 titles including three Grand Slams, has confirmed his entry for the Auckland tournament in January. The 40-year-old Swiss star last played in Auckland as a 21-year-old. Wawrinka played at the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust chair Hamish Chisholm expects the power prices will start to drop soon. Ajay Peni Ataera / First Dawn Productions A new wind farm makes it possible for the diesel-reliant Chatham Islands to go green and run entirely on renewable energy. Locals hope it will slash astronomically high … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged a man following a stabbing in Henderson on Wednesday afternoon. Enquiries began after a man was located off Edsel Street at around 2.40pm with serious injuries after allegedly being stabbed. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, of Waitematā CIB, says a person of interest known to the victim has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Property Brokers were fined for having a QR code rather than a price on a sign. (File photo) 123RF A property manager says he was shocked to be handed a $2000 fine for including a QR code rather than a stated rent amount on the sign outside a property available for … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Nurses picket during a strike in Wellington in September. SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ Nurses sick of being used as “chess pieces” by Health NZ Partial strike exposing existing gaps Health NZ expects “a small number” of cancellations for planned care treatments and appointments It’s raised concerns with the union over high … Read more
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s “war on nature” has been met with an unprecedented wave of resistance from tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the two years since the coalition took office. Today, Greenpeace released a timeline illustrating the scale of public pushback. “From the moment it was sworn in, this Government launched an all-out … Read more
Source: InternetNZ New Zealand small businesses could be missing out on connections with customers, new research from InternetNZ finds. The 2025 .nz research surveyed businesses and consumers to get a snapshot of how New Zealanders use the Internet to run, or engage with, businesses. The research found that nearly half of businesses, 47 percent, don’t have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor says it’s more likely the region’s councils will become a super-city following reforms announced by the government this week. Andrew Little said the government’s reforms are another step towards Wellington, Greater Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt councils merging into … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Safer Places Network was developed to help police identify security cameras across the country. (File photo) Unsplash/ Alan J Hendry The founder of a CCTV register in Australia says a similar scheme in New Zealand may have allowed police to find a young woman much faster than the three months … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Molly Spark competing at an event in Ecuador. Molly Swift / Facebook Adventure races don’t get much tougher than the Godzone event which starts on Thursday in Marlborough. Thirty-two teams of four are taking part, with the aim to cover 615 kilometres of often rugged terrain as quickly as possible on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuna and Minu Jo, aged eight and six, were murdered by their mother Hakyung Lee in 2018. Supplied Education officials should have done more over the disappearance of two children, who were later found murdered and hidden inside two suitcases at a storage facility, says a child protection advocate. Yuna and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters at the mothballed Escarpment Mine say they won’t quit until Bathurst pulls out of the area. Fox Meyer A proposal to expand mining operations on the Denniston Plateau pits the economy against ecology, leaving the Government facing a high-stakes decision. A proposal to extend mining on the Denniston Plateau has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The coalition government has missed its commitment to deliver 500 new police officers in its first two years. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The coalition has officially missed its commitment to deliver 500 new police officers in the first two years in government. But the minister responsible is defending the target, saying … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian Border Force officers seized 36kg of methamphetamine after selecting two women, both aged 22, for a baggage examination following their arrival on a flight from Malaysia. Supplied / Australian Federal Police Two New Zealand women have been charged with allegedly importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine into Melbourne. The women, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Karel Sroubek. Carmen Bird Photography The Court of Appeal has rejected Karel Sroubek’s latest attempt to overturn his deportation to the Czech Republic. But the convicted drug smuggler can still bring a judicial review. The former kickboxer has been battling against deportation for seven years, when former immigration minister Iain Lees-Galloway … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand From left: Associate Minister of Defence Chris Penk, Sir Nick Hine, CEO Marine at Babcock International, and Lance Bauerfeind, Head of Training and Simulation at Company-X, pictured at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. Supplied A Hamilton company has done a deal to supply its virtual reality (VR) training … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The government plans to ban surcharges on in-store card payments by May next year. 123rf The retail sector is still hopeful it can convince the government to ease its hardline stance on banning card surcharges. The government plans to ban surcharges on in-store card payments like Paywave by May next year, … Read more