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Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault with a weapon after a staff member was injured at a Youth Justice facility in Auckland. A police spokesperson said they were called to a residential facility on Kiwi Tamaki Road in Wiri … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Crush protection on a quad bike. supplied ACC WorkSafe is urging farmers to install crush protection or a rollover guard on quad bikes following another death in the Far North. Emergency services were called to a rural property east of Broadwood, in North Hokianga, about 4pm on Thursday following a quad … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Algidus Station. Sotheby’s / supplied One of the country’s most storied high-country stations is on the market. Offers of $50 million or more are being sought for Mt Algidus Station, a 22,120-hectare property in the Southern Alps. Author Mona Anderson lived on the property for 33 years, and detailed her … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Jemma Ostenfeld RNZ/Sally Round Growing up gardening with her grandmother sowed the original seed for heritage seed collector and grower Jemma Ostenfeld. Originally from Australia’s Gold Coast, she’s been in New Zealand five years and after learning the ropes of seed collecting in Hawke’s Bay, she now collects and sows heritage … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Berwick Settle Supplied From extreme heat to extreme cold, the cows which have been in Berwick Settle’s care live in some challenging situations. Over the past two decades, the former Southland sharemilker has helped set up dairy farms in Cambodia, China, Vietnam and Russia. His first introduction to fully housed dairy … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceana Gold purchased more than 5 hectares of land at Hauraki District small town Waihi. 123RF A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for a gold mine buffer zone are some of the latest purchases by international investors through the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). Land Information New Zealand/Toitū Te … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Dairy prices have fallen again in the fortnightly global auction overnight. The average price at the Global Dairy Trade auction fell 2.4 percent to US$3768 a tonne, the sixth consecutive fall. It follows the 1.4 percent drop in the previous auction. The GDT Price Index was at its lowest level … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti made the announcement at a North Canterbury farm. RNZ/Monique Steele The government is doubling down on supporting the development of new tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farm with a new co-investment, following its decision not to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Remains of some of the trees on Richard Hunter’s farm after October’s storm. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A farmer-led initiative is heading up driveways to support rural Clutha families hit by last month’s damaging winds. The initiative is backed by Rabobank, the Rural Support Trust, the Ministry of Primary Industries, Clutha District Council … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, power lines and tearing roofs off buildings. RNZ / Andrew Johnstone Rural Southland communities are banding together in the aftermath of last month’s damaging winds. The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The winners of Te Mana Kuratahi 2025 Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa. Supplied/Te Matatini Enterprises Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa have been named Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka, the overall winners of Te Mana Kuratahi, the national primary schools kapa haka competition for 2025. The group from Hamilton bested 62 other kapa haka from 17 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori has died aged 75. RNZ / Dru Faulkner Actor Te Kohe Tuhaka has paid tribute to late filmmaker and mentor Lee Tamahori, describing him as a trailblazer for Māori in cinema. In a statement his family said Tamahori died peacefully today at home surrounded by his long-time love Justine, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tohu Oranga Angitu (Lifetime Achievement) award winner Piripi Walker. Supplied/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the first-ever bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025, the annual Māori Language Awards held … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of Ngāti Pāoa outside Parliament after the iwi’s Treaty Settlement passed its third reading. RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Crown has apologised to Auckland and Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for its actions which led to the iwi becoming “virtually landless.” Around 500 iwi members travelled to Parliament to witness the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori on location while filming “The Convert” in 2022. Supplied / Kirsty Griffin One of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making has died. Lee Tamahori from Ngāti Porou, made his directorial film debut with the ground-breaking Once Were Warriors. Born in Tawa, in Wellington he started Flying Fish, one … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says under the amended legislation schools will “be required under s127 of the Act to provide Māori language education on request of a parent or caregiver”. RNZ / Tom Furley A sudden law change means the only legal obligation for schools to teach te reo Māori is if … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Academic Dr Alex Barnes is disappointed by proposed changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum. RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell Dr Alex Barnes, a Pākehā father who grew up in the kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa movement, says proposed changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum risks “leaving our past … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāi Te Rangi chairman Charlie Tawhiao. RNZ / Justine Murray Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet and that it’s going to continue promoting te reo regardless of what the government does. The Waitangi Tribunal released its Taku Kura Reo, Taku Reo … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand National Iwi Chairs Forum chairperson Bayden Barber is playing a role in trying to reconcile disaffected factions within Te Pāti Māori. RNZ / Kate Green Te Pāti Māori’s co-leaders and their offside MPs are set to meet on Thursday to try to find headway in their open conflict. The party is … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pati Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Te Pāti Māori’s leadership is willing to meet with estranged MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says. Ngāti Kahungunu chairman Bayden Barber sat down with the party’s president and two co-leaders at Parliament … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ rower Emma Twigg. PHOTOSPORT Former Olympic champion Emma Twigg has set herself up for yet another tilt at the games after winning the women’s title at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Turkey. 38-year-old Twigg won gold in the women’s solo event. She beat defending champion Magdalena Lobnig of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Hopes of a historic win have been denied, after the All Blacks managed to maintain their unbeaten record against Scotland. The Murrayfield game had the Edinburgh crowd on the edge of their seats, with the second-half being one to remember – or world media sure thought so. New Zealand’s … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Kyle Jamieson bowls a delivery against West Indies. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have held their nerve to claim a tense nine-run T20 win against the West Indies in Nelson. The West Indies fell short of the 178 target in a dramatic final over. A late partnership between West Indies tailenders … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The world champion Australian women’s rugby league team have trounced the Kiwi Ferns 40-8 in the Pacific Championships final in Sydney. Scoring four unanswered tries in the first half, the Jillaroos raced to a big 24-point lead at halftime. The seven-try demolition capped a dominant campaign for Australia, who go back-to-back … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Martina Salmon in action for the Silver Ferns. AAP / Photosport The Silver Ferns tipped off their Northern Tour with a comfortable 63-41 win over Scotland in Glasgow. New Zealand won all four quarters and led 33-22 at half-time. Amelia Walmsley and Martina Salmon were the shooters for the Ferns with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Competitors set off on their 27th lap of the Arrow River Trail. Katie Todd Some races end at a finish line – instead, the Arrowtown Backyard Ultra is all about how many times runners can cross the start line. On Saturday, 150 competitors lined up to see how many laps of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Five-eighth Dylan Brown offloads against Toa Samoa. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images A massive second half has seen NZ Kiwis defeat Toa Samoa 36-14 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. The result means coach Stacey Jones’ side has lifted the Pacific Championship title, after an unbeaten campaign. Tries to second-rowers Isaiah Papali’i and Erin … Read more