How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of ‘adult’ diabetes

Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager with type 1 diabetes uses a CGM – a continuous glucose monitoring device. Amelie Benoist / BSIP via AFP A specialist in treating childhood diabetes says that some children are born “almost what we call ‘programmed’” to have the disease – but new medicine could help put them in … Read more

Crash puts e-scooter rider in hospital

Source: Radio New Zealand The aftermath of a scooter accident in central Auckland, November 2025. Dan Lake / RNZ A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from an e-scooter crash in Auckland’s CBD. It happened at the intersection of Cook and Nelson Streets just after 5.15am Monday. Police, St John and … Read more

Death in Ōtāhuhu treated as unexplained

Source: Radio New Zealand A person was found deceased at an Atkinson Avenue Ōtāhuhu property. 123RF A person has been found dead at an Ōtāhuhu property and police are treating it unexplained. Emergency services were called to Atkinson Avenue at 1.50am after a person was found deceased. Cordons were in place along a section of … Read more

More types of play sand test positive for asbestos

Source: Radio New Zealand One of the affected play sand brands. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Some schools in Canterbury have closed for asbestos testing because a brand of play sand they had been using has been found to contain asbestos. On Saturday, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said four products sold by … Read more

Scammers using ‘extremely sophisticated methods’, one retiree lost $250,000

Source: Radio New Zealand A retiree though he was signing up to an online platform for trading crypto but he was actually being scammed out of $250,000. 123RF New Zealanders are losing six-figure sums to scammers pretending to offer anything from jobs to cryptocurrency investments and technology support. Financial Services Complaints Ltd, an external dispute … Read more

Unexplained death, Ōtāhuhu

Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, Counties Manukau CIB: At about 1.50am Police were called to Atkinson Avenue, Ōtāhuhu after a person was located deceased. Emergency services remain at the scene, and cordons are in place along a section of Atkinson Avenue. Members of the public are advised to … Read more

‘He’s our hero’: Father killed in Auckland double-fatal house fire died while trying to save his son

Source: Radio New Zealand Jung Sup Lee and his Ha-il Lee, pictured when he was 4, died in a double-fatal house fire in Auckland last month. Supplied Six weeks after a father and son were murdered in a house fire, the family have spoken for the first time about what happened that night, revealing the … Read more

‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration

Source: Radio New Zealand High court judge Anne Hinton wants privacy but her family seeks a public hearing. ikiryo/123RF Lawyers for a high court judge say her family’s dispute over a bach should be dealt with in private arbitration rather than public court, in part because of her judicial position. Some of her family members … Read more

Gurjit Singh murder trial begins in Dunedin

Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene in Hillary Street in the Dunedin suburb of Liberton in January 2024. RNZ / Tess Brunton The trial of the man accused of murdering a newly-married migrant in Dunedin starts on Monday. The body of 27-year-old Gurjit Singh was found at his home in Liberton with stab … Read more

Golf: Daniel Hillier misses place on PGA Tour

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier plays a during the DP World Tour Championship 2025 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, November 2025. GIUSEPPE CACACE Wellington golfer Daniel Hillier has failed to gain his PGA Tour card in the final event on the World Tour. Hillier was hoping to join Ryan Fox on … Read more

Search for body of third child after deadly Sanson fire

Source: Radio New Zealand Police stand guard outside the fatal house fire. RNZ/Mark Papalii The search for the body of a third child caught in a deadly house fire in Sanson is to resume this morning. Four people died in the fire on Saturday afternoon. The bodies of two children were recovered on Sunday night … Read more

Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’

Source: Radio New Zealand Caulerpa smothers everything from kelp to shell fish. File photo. Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa In the more than four years since exotic caulerpa was first discovered in New Zealand waters, it has been a time of uncertainty and frustration for some living in affected areas. Caulerpa is an algae that blankets … Read more

Fatal crash, Saulbrey Road, Ngaruawahia

Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Ngaruawahia overnight.  Police were called to a single vehicle crash on Soulbrey Road at around 8pm. Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.  The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination.  Enquiries into the circumstances … Read more

Donald Trump’s tariff ‘flip-flopping’ has NZ businesses on edge, economist says

Source: Radio New Zealand US president Donald Trump has cancelled tariffs on several US food imports including beef and kiwifruit. AFP / RNZ Composite An economist says US president Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on tariffs has New Zealand businesses on edge. Trump has cancelled tariffs on several US food imports including beef and kiwifruit. Sense Partners … Read more

Netball: Silver Ferns beaten in second test against England

Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Ward/Photosport The Silver Ferns have lost the second netball test against England in London. They were been beaten by the same score they won by in the first test, 61-58. It was another tight affair from the start with the evenly matched teams trading goals through the first quarter, which … Read more

Government performance rating hits new low in survey

Source: Radio New Zealand The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since the survey began eight years ago. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public ratings of government performance have reached another new low in the latest IPSOS Issues Monitor survey. The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since … Read more

Disability advocate has Facebook account shut down

Source: Radio New Zealand Meta has told Blake Forbes the account breached its “community standards” – but he suspects he was targeted for his political activism. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Disability advocate has Facebook account “disabled” following post criticising government policy Facebook says it’s breached “community standards” but won’t say what they are Facebook provides … Read more

Qiulae Wong named as new leader of Opportunity party

Source: Radio New Zealand New Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong says New Zealand needs a tax reset. RNZ / Supplied The political party founded by businessman Gareth Morgan almost 10 years ago has unveiled a new leader and new look. Touted as a builder of sustainable businesses, Aucklander Qiulae Wong will lead Opportunity – formerly … Read more

Poll – New poll shows most New Zealanders believe the health system is broken

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Two-thirds of New Zealanders believe the state of the New Zealand public health system is poor, a new poll by Talbot Mills Research has found. These findings are being released as more than 37,500 of NZNO’s Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora begin two-week strike actions … Read more

Live netball: Silver Ferns v England, second test

Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the netball action, as the Silver Ferns take on England for their second test at Copper Box Arena in London. The game begins at 4am NZT Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. Silver Ferns … Read more

Tusiata Avia has been hiding this book away for years

Source: Radio New Zealand Giving Birth to My Father, Tusiata Avia’s latest book of poems is the most challenging book she’s written, she says. In it she shares her grief over the death of her father, Namu-lau’ulu Mikaio Avia and the difficult situations she faced with her extended family in Samoa. The book has spent, … Read more

Cricket: Black Caps beat West Indies in first one-dayer

Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Santner of the Black Caps during the 1st ODI cricket match. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have won a tight match in the first one-day against the West Indies in Christchurch. After the Black Caps set a total of 269, the West Indies were left with 20 … Read more

Police renew footage appeals as search for Upper Hutt woman continues

Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart went missing from Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region. Police / Supplied Police are renewing appeals for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for Anita Hart, a woman who went missing from Upper Hutt. The search for the 61-year-old began in the early hours of Thursday 13 November, … Read more

Search to resume tomorrow for man missing off Northland coast

Source: New Zealand Police Police will be resuming the search for the missing man off the coast of Pataua South tomorrow. The man was one of two people onboard a boat that was reported overdue on Friday night. On Saturday morning, the boat was located with no-one aboard, and shortly afterwards the body of one … Read more

Sanson fire: Friends raise money for family reeling from tragedy

Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for the family reeling from Saturday’s fatal housefire at Sanson. Police have confirmed that four people – an adult and three children – died in the … Read more

Continued appeal for information on woman missing in Upper Hutt

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Annalise Ferguson: Police continue to appeal for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for missing woman Anita Hart in Upper Hutt. The search for Anita began in the early hours of Thursday [13 November] morning, after her car was located on Gillespies Road. Police, along with … Read more

Sanson fire tragedy: Friends raise money for reeling family reeling from tragedy

Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for the family reeling from Saturday’s fatal housefire at Sanson. Police have confirmed that four people – an adult and three children – died in the … Read more