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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Westpac NZ is offering interest-free, home loan top-ups to improve the resilience of homes to natural hazards and extreme weather. The five-year interest-free home loan of up to $50,000 would cover such things as installing ground moisture barriers under homes, improving drainage on properties and carrying out work to raise … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Dairy prices have been softening. (File photo) AFP / William West Dairy prices are at near two-year low after the eighth consecutive fall in the global auction overnight. The average price at the auction fell 4.3 percent to US$3507 a tonne, following the 3 percent drop in the previous auction two … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. NZTA says there’s a heavy buildup of traffic in the area. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Haeata Principal Peggy Burrows RNZ / Adam Burns A Christchurch principal has denied there being a “political agenda” behind speaking publicly about mouldy meals that were served to children. Students at Haeata Community Campus were served mouldy mince meals through the government-funded school lunch programme, which some of them ate before … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel in the capital have launched a campaign against the plans. RNZ / Ellen O’Dwyer Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel in the capital have launched a campaign against the plans, saying the project is too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has died following a crash in Tāneatua, 13km south of Whakatāne in Bay of Plenty last night, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The single vehicle crash on White Pine Bush Road was reported just after 6pm. One person died at the scene, and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. NZTA says there’s a heavy buildup of traffic in the area. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand After three decades working at Women’s Refuge, Dr Ang Jury had hoped she’d be out of a job. Instead, this week she’s retiring and passing on the mantle – family violence is still “intractable”, she says, and change is stubbornly slow. Lauren Crimp sat down with Jury to reflect on her … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A person has been seriously injured after being assaulted on Glenmore Street in Wellington. Police were called to the scene just before 5am on Wednesday. They said the person was taken to hospital. Police were making enquiries to find anyone else involved. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mark Robinson. Graphic: Liam K. Swiggs PHOTOSPORT Mark Robinson thinks that an opportunity for the government to attract international business is right under its nose. The outgoing NZ Rugby (NZR) chief executive said that the sport is “an amazing opportunity for our country” and should be used far more broadly with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud, 2025. Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse / PHOTOSPORT Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud is returning to the ASB Classic in Auckland this summer. World number 12 Ruud is the second highest ranked player behind number 9 American Ben Shelton to confirm their entry for the tournament in January, with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A very rainy day is forecast for the Taranaki region. (File photo) Romolo Tavani / 123RF A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Taranaki this morning. MetService said severe storms and heavy rain had been forecast for the Stratford and New Plymouth areas. Its weather radar first detected the thunderstorms … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Airbus A320 fault sparked worldwide delays and airport chaos, and has renewed fears over aviation safety in a turbulent 2025. The Airbus A320 has long been considered the workhorse of global aviation, reliably taking tens of thousands of passengers to their destinations every week. So, when a software glitch … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi readers often turned to stories of wartime resilience, high-stakes thrillers and immersive fantasy, based on this year’s borrowing figures from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch libraries. In Auckland, the extraordinary life story of WWII spy Pippa Latour, The Last Secret Agent, was the most borrowed. Latour, who died in West Auckland … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A scrutiny week committee at Parliament heard the Defence Force (NZDF) was aiming short term to about double its recruiting capacity to 1500 a year. A NZ Army platoon boards an Air Force plane in Christchurch. Supplied / NZDF The head of Defence says the country needs to be able to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The violence prevention watches given to some womens refuges have already produced results. Supplied A smart watch that doubles as an alarm for women at risk of family violence is helping to reduce police callouts. The social service Help at Hand has provided 1200 of the violence prevention watches to organisations … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites coach Darren Bazeley will attend his first senior Football World Cup draw this week. Trevor Ruszkowski / www.photosport.nz New Zealand Football boss Andrew Pragnell and All Whites coach Darren Bazeley are on an important mission in North America this week. They are part of a New Zealand delegation of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Most people are worse of income-wise against inflation on the year to September. RNZ Only two sectors have not experienced a reduction in their wages in real terms over the past year, data shows. While inflation was running at a 3 percent annual rate in the year to September, wage inflation … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand From March next year, gift cards will be required to have an expiry date not less than three years from the date the card was sold. 123rf New rules will make gift cards more generous – but not until next year, and shoppers are being warned to be wary this Christmas. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand driver Liam Lawson. Photosport / ATP Images / Mark Peterson Liam Lawson will be in Formula 1 in 2026 after being confirmed in one of the Racing Bulls seats. It will be his first full season competing for one team after he started 2025 in Red Bull but was … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am on northbound lanes by the Coronation Road off-ramp. The driver of the car was extracted from the vehicle and taken to Auckland … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Taneatua yesterday evening. The single vehicle crash on White Pine Bush Road was reported just after 6pm. One person died at the scene, and a second person was seriously injured. The road was closed overnight but has since re-opened. Enquiries … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey says she received an email saying her books Remote Sympathy, The Wishchild and The Transformation had been identified as being caught up in the case. Marcel Tromp A Kiwi author included in a billion-dollar US settlement over the illegal downloading of books to build an AI chatbot … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Standing outside Commercial Bay and Britomart, Auckland’s 18.5-metre tree is hard to miss: 10,000 LEDs, 200 stainless-steel baubles and thousands of flowers. Last year, Auckland Council supported the co-owners of the tree, Heart of the City and Precinct Properties, with a one-off $800,000 contribution – half went towards purchasing it and … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 December 2025 – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government is going all out to support victims and investigate the cause of a massive fire that engulfed seven out of eight high-rise residential blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Made with Flourish • Create your own Correction: The figure 309 mt in the final paragraph of this article has been updated to 305 mt. For a full explanation of each target and how it has changed, see RNZ’s target-by-target breakdown below. Four of the government’s nine key targets risk not being met, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and other liberal democracies need to band together against the rise of modern kleptocracy, a top American journalist and historian says. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum told Guyon Espiner on 30 with Guyon Espiner how today’s dictators aren’t just seizing power, they’re stealing unimaginable wealth and hiding it in … Read more