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…
BBusiness Read More Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stressJanuary 20, 2026 The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing…
SSpace Read More NZ agencies have eye on ‘largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years’January 20, 2026 Aurora lights up the sky in Mercer, Auckland on 11 May, 2024. Photo: Supplied / Laura Acket A…
NNew Zealand Read More Fire crews put out blaze at Christchurch HospitalJanuary 20, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Firefighters have extinguished a fire at Christchurch Hospital. Eight crews were called to…
BBusiness Read More Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to VinciJanuary 20, 2026 Fletcher Building headquarters in Auckland. Photo: Fletcher Building Fletcher Construction to be sold for $315.6m, potentially rising to…