NNew Zealand Read More Wellington and Lower North Island still without power days after weather bombFebruary 17, 2026 This Wellington Electricity map shows the extent of area where individual homes remain without power Photo: SUPPLIED People…
HHeadlines Read More Antarctic expedition collects evidence that ice sheet melted during previous warm periodFebruary 17, 2026 Co-chief scientist Molly Patterson with a core sample all packaged up for transportation back from the Crary Ice…
NNew Zealand Read More Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new Auckland harbour crossing, advocate saysFebruary 17, 2026 Auckland Harbour Bridge. Photo: 123rf Imposing tolls on the existing Harbour Bridge won’t raise enough revenue to cover…
NNew Zealand Read More Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’February 17, 2026 Finance Minister Nicola Willis Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given…
HHeadlines Read More ‘Lifeline’ Lake Ferry Road bridge gouged out by raging floodwaters in South WairarapaFebruary 17, 2026 A human chain has formed to deliver food and medicine to families isolated on Wairarapa’s southern coast. Photo:…
NNew Zealand Read More Newly-independent polytechnics given $325m from former ownerFebruary 17, 2026 Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The 10 newly-independent polytechnics have been kick-started with…
HHeadlines Read More The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder’, dies at 84February 17, 2026 By John Blake, Alex Stambaugh, CNN Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (L) sits with then-Democratic Presidential hopeful Bill…
BBusiness Read More Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one jobFebruary 17, 2026 Oppo managing director Morgan Halim said more people applied for the entry level roles, than the ones with…
HHeadlines Read More Kaihu community in mourning after woman mauled to death by a pack of dogsFebruary 17, 2026 The scene of a fatal dog attack in Kaihu, Northland. Photo: RNZ The small Northland settlement where a…
NNew Zealand Read More TÄ«tÄ«rangi residents fear being cut off as 10-week road closure beginsFebruary 17, 2026 Tanekaha Rd will be closed for 10 weeks in March to repair a slip damaged during the 2023…
NNew Zealand Read More Mother’s struggles with immunocompromised daughter amid Christchurch’s boil water noticeFebruary 17, 2026 The boil water notice will not be lifted until there are at least three days of good results,…
NNew Zealand Read More Weather live: Banks Peninsula cut off by slips, floodingFebruary 17, 2026 Follow our live blog at the top of this page for updates. Banks Peninsula remains cut off by…