NNew Zealand Read More ‘War on nature’: Forest and Bird says govt changes put wildlife at riskJanuary 20, 2026 Forest and Bird chief adviser Richard Capie. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith Forest and Bird is concerned government…
HHeadlines Read More Plans for a Super Liquor store in Lake Hāwea was approved despite record community objectionsJanuary 20, 2026 Lisa Riley and her son on the site of the proposed Super Liquor store. Photo: Supplied/Lisa Riley Plans…
HHeadlines Read More Asian MPs call for immigration to be left out of seafood gathering debateJanuary 20, 2026 From left: Lawrence Xu-Nan, Carlos Cheung, Nancy Lu Photo: RNZ / Yiting Lin Asian politicians on both sides…
NNew Zealand Read More Man in home detention after obtaining more than $2m in mortgage fraudJanuary 20, 2026 Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court last September. Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen A…
NNew Zealand Read More Auckland duty lawyers consider further industrial action over pay, conditionsJanuary 20, 2026 Dennis Ansley has been a duty lawyer in Auckland for more than 38 years. Photo: Supplied An Auckland…
NNew Zealand Read More Environment expert warns dog owners, swimmers of Wairarapa river contaminationJanuary 20, 2026 One of the popular Wairarapa swimming spots along the Ruamahanga River, between Double Bridges and the Waingawa River.…
HHeadlines Read More 20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had rupturedJanuary 20, 2026 Photo: Unsplash / RNZ composite Man with Prader-Willi Syndrome died of multi-organ failure from a complication of undiagnosed…
BBusiness Read More NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce CommissionJanuary 20, 2026 The companies announced their proposed merger late last year. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says…
SSpace Read More Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm ‘in over 20 years,’ forecasters sayJanuary 20, 2026 By Ashley Strickland, CNN Aurora borealis, or northern lights, produced by a solar geomagnetic storm are seen from…
AArtificial intelligence Read More How AI might help you do your supermarket shoppingJanuary 20, 2026 Photo: 123RF Artificial intelligence could soon be helping you get your supermarket shopping done, but one AI expert…
WWildlife Read More Remote Fiordland islands deer-free again after pests removed during annual sweepJanuary 20, 2026 An aerial photo of Pukenui Anchor Island. Photo: Supplied / Leon Everett Remote Fiordland islands are deer-free again…
HHeadlines Read More Earring-sized transmitters introduced in war against yellow-legged hornetsJanuary 20, 2026 Earring-sized transmitters are being attached to worker hornets as Auckland’s war on the insect pest continues. Biosecurity New…