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Source: NZCTU More than 45 unions, educators, occupational health and safety experts, academics, and public health organisations have signed an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to establish an urgent review into regulatory system failures resulting in asbestos-containing products in workplaces, ECEs, and schools. “Within four months two unrelated products, both containing asbestos, have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Alyssa Whinham sits injured on the field. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT The Wellington Phoenix will be without Tessel Middag and Alyssa Whinham for the remainder of the women’s A-League as both midfielders have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Middag ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft in her left knee in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had a high risk of patient harm. RNZ 1145 reports submitted with 1247 “issues” identified Dose issues most common (25.93 percent), followed by quantities, missing details … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Gareth Morgan. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand’s best-known opponent of letting cats wander where they please is thrilled the government has stopped “pussyfooting” around the issue. Describing feral cats as “stone cold killers”, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka told RNZ on Thursday they would “join their buddies, stoats, ferrets, weasels – … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have arrested and charged a man with arson after a series of fires across Dunedin this week. Police said the charges related to a deliberate fire at a vacant property on Lees Street at about 12.30am on Tuesday. It was followed by a building fire on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Grace O’Hanlon of the Black Sticks. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Black Sticks player Grace O’Hanlon has been named the International Hockey Deferation (FIH) Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for 2025. It is the first time a New Zealander has won a senior FIH global award. Stacey Michelsen’s Rising Star accolade … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Rotorua District Court ranked the lowest in the nation for satisfaction with its facilities. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A building which ties up the hands of justice – that’s how many feel about Rotorua’s courthouse which has suffered years of delays to a slated redevelopment. Rotorua District Court ranked the lowest … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A Kerikeri police officer has her head shaved as part of the 2015 world record head-shaving event. Peter de Graaf A Far North charity is revisiting a world record it smashed 10 years ago with another attempt to turn a town bald. On 20 November 2015, a total of 462 people … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, 2025. PHOTOSPORT Analysis: French driver Isack Hadjar is set to be promoted to Red Bull next year, with team advisor Helmut Marko giving him the tick of approval – so where does that leave New Zealand’s Liam Lawson? Hadjar has impressed in his … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The stovetop of a Lyttleton boarding house. MBIE A Canterbury landlord sanctioned for failing to clean up and fix a boarding house would rather cop a fine than pay for maintenance costs, a neighbour says. Murray Lawrence Hill, who had been warned multiple times that his property was not up to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The half-finished apartment building in Auckland’s Epsom has been left derelict for the past six years. MELANIE EARLEY / RNZ A man whose business sat right next to a half-finished apartment block is still waiting to be paid $30,000, after ageing concrete collapsed and blocked his driveway. The Epsom Central Apartments … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been charged as Dunedin Police continue to investigate a series of arsons around the city. Following his arrest on Wednesday, the 48-year-old Dunedin man was charged with ‘wilfully setting fire to property knowing that danger to life was likely to ensue’. He appeared in Dunedin District Court on … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied The mother of the three children who died following a fire in the Manawatu town of Sanson has spoken out for the first time. August, Hugo and Goldie died last weekend, in what police are treating as a murder-suicide. Their … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Du’Plessis Kirifi celebrates with Ruben Love. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Scott Robertson has made 13 changes for the final All Black test of the year, against Wales in Cardiff. Scott Barrett and Simon Parker … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand When I turn up at her house, Virginia Taylor, 69, a retired Hamilton kindergarten teacher, has just returned from swimming lessons. Nickson, 3 ½, has damp hair and a post-swim appetite. Taylor opens a packet of crackers. Later she will negotiate a deal with him: if he sits quietly during our … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A study earlier this year showed Christchurch Hospital’s specialist trauma admitting service failed to improve patient outcomes due to staffing gaps, limited operating hours and underfunding. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Specialists say the health postcode lottery is rampant when it comes to trauma care. The South Island was bearing the brunt … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Barnes US President Donald Trump no longer has beef with some Kiwi exports, but others are still stuck paying a high price – and an economist warns it’s anyone’s guess how long the relief will last A surprise backflip on tariffs from Washington delivered a rare win for New Zealand’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Chissell, organiser of the One Ocean Protest in Auckland on 22 November 2025, fishing on the Hauraki Gulf, with his family. supplied A convoy of recreational fishers are planning to drive from across Auckland’s Harbour Bridge on Saturday morning, protesting aspects of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act and other … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter appearing at the Auckland District Court in 2011. NZPA / David Rowland Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. Convicted killer Nathan Boulter was investigated four years ago over an allegation he raped a 15-year-old girl when he was 14. He was spoken to while serving time … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had a high risk of patient harm. RNZ 1145 reports submitted with 1247 “issues” identified Dose issues most common (25.93 percent), followed by quantities, missing details … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The coalition says its tough on crime approach is working as a new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime. The figure is close to double the government’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter at a strike in Auckland in August 2022. Supplied / Jemimah Peacocke Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is calling on the professional firefighters union to call off strike action planned for Friday. Paid firefighters will walk off the job for an hour at midday as the two parties continue to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Police assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Police Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle was the senior staffer who visited Jevon McSkimming along with former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura while he faced charges of possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material. McSkimming pleaded guilty earlier this month. The former deputy … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are buying home tests that may be no more accurate than flipping a coin. 123rf New Zealanders are buying home tests for pregnancy, herpes, chlamydia and more that may be no more accurate than flipping a coin. The tests, which give on-the-spot results, are called invitro devices used at … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Board directors were feeling positive about the economic outlook. (File photo) Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Board directors have a strong sense the economy is improving, amid rising concerns about shareholder activism, while other emerging risks go largely unchecked. The annual Director Sentiment Survey, by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in association with … Read more
Indigenous land cover continues to decline – news story 20 November 2025 Indigenous land cover in Aotearoa New Zealand continued to decline between 1996 and 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Over the same period, urban land continued to expand. “The latest version of the New Zealand Land Cover Database (LCDB) shows the … Read more
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – YTL Cement Group (YTL Cement) has become the first cement and precast producer in Malaysia to obtain Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for products across its ECOCem®, ECOConcrete™ and precast product ranges, marking a major milestone in its sustainability journey. YTL … Read more