Articles by RNZ
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National
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected as summer officially begins
Monday, 1 December 2025, 4:00pmBy RNZ The start of December might mark the beginning of summer but the upcoming week is not all sunshine and clear, blue...
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National
'Big crowds': Commuters warned to expect 40-minute queues when IKEA opens
Friday, 28 November 2025, 4:00pmBy RNZ Motorists are being warned to expect 40-minute queues when IKEA opens its first New Zealand store in Auckland next...
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National
'Done without official confirmation': Missing woman's family criticise police over media release
Monday, 24 November 2025, 8:57pmBy RNZ The family of Te Anihana Pomana has criticised police for announcing they found a body before formal identification. Te...
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National
Iwi calls for Te Pāti Māori president to step down after fiery hui
Monday, 24 November 2025, 2:30pmBy Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ Expelled Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says there was a call by an iwi for the party’s...
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National
Online abuse driving women from local politics
Monday, 24 November 2025, 10:40amBy Jessica Hopkins of RNZ Auckland councillor Julie Fairey has become accustomed to abusive comments – but she was still...
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National
Landlord fined $33k over unsafe Lyttelton boarding house
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 8:27pmBy RNZ A Canterbury landlord, who had been warned multiple times his property was not up to standard, has been ordered to...
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National
Police officers stood down for 'additional misconduct' in breath test probe
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 1:19pmBy Sam Sherwood of RNZ A “small number” of police officers who either falsely or erroneously recorded alcohol breath tests...
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National
'Tone deaf': Labour hits back at Govt over Rotorua housing claim
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 2:49pmBy Giles Dexter of RNZ The Government is celebrating the end of emergency housing motels in Rotorua - but Labour says it...
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Business
Why more Kiwis are dipping into their KiwiSaver – and what it could cost later
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 3:09pmBy Susan Edmunds of RNZ As many as 30% of people who are making withdrawals from their KiwiSaver funds for hardship reasons...
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National
Police Commissioner accidentally took FBI director for 'brief dip' during active tsunami advisory
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 7:14amA “brief dip” in Wellington’s Oriental Bay with FBI Director Kash Patel ended with the Police Commissioner apologising for...
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National
White Island plume rises 3km above sea level, visible from mainland
Friday, 14 November 2025, 7:25pmBy Libby Kirkby-McLeod of RNZ A steam and gas plume from Whakaari/White Island has been visible from the mainland, but the...
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Politics
Controversial Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 4:32pmBy RNZ The Government’s controversial Regulatory Standards Bill has passed its third reading. The legislation sets down principles...
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National
'Dumbest thing I've done': Police Commissioner confesses to speeding ticket
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 2:27pmBy Bill Hickman of RNZ This story has updated to clarify that Commissioner Richard Chambers was in uniform when he was pulled...
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National
Hōkūleʻa returns to Waitangi, 40 years after voyage that revived Māori wayfinding
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 1:26pmBy Peter de Graaf of RNZ Forty years after its first visit sparked the revival of Māori ocean voyaging, the Hawaiian waka...
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National
Revealed: The key figures at centre of IPCA’s damning report on police misconduct
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 8:23pmBy Sam Sherwood of RNZ Update: This story has been updated to include details about an additional police employee, and to...
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National
The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police ‘cover-up’
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 11:35amThe Independent Police Conduct Authority’s report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they...
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National
Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath
Monday, 10 November 2025, 8:37pmBy Victor Waters of RNZ Warning: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot,...
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National
Parents issue global plea to save conjoined twins in PNG
Monday, 10 November 2025, 1:31pmBy Margot Staunton of RNZ The parents of conjoined twins in Papua New Guinea have begun a desperate global appeal to try...
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Sport
Motorsport legend Bruce McLaren's grave vandalised at Waikumete Cemetery
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 3:58pmBy RNZ The graves of Kiwi motorsport legend Bruce McLaren and his wife have been vandalised at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland. The...
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National
Scouts say freedom campers are turning Herne Bay carpark into public toilet
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 2:45pmBy Melanie Earley of RNZ Scouts in Auckland’s Herne Bay are sharing a carpark with freedom campers, some of whom are urinating...
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National
Otago University investigates Castle Street fireworks aimed at police
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 4:30pmBy RNZ The University of Otago is investigating student behaviour after fireworks were shot at police and firefighters in...
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National
Turtles found foraging in Rangaunu Harbour
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 1:26pmResearch using drones has proven for the first time just how common green turtles are in one of New Zealand’s northernmost...
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National
Hawke’s Bay prison report finds issues with bullying and contraband
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 3:40pmBy Alexa Cook of RNZ A report into Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison has found some areas of concern including bullying and prisoner...
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National
Police rule out review after 30,000 falsified breath tests uncovered
Monday, 3 November 2025, 1:50pmBy Sam Sherwood of RNZ Police say there was “no pressure” on staff to meet alcohol breath test targets and have ruled out...
