NNew Zealand Read More Police search farm effluent ponds and waterways of missing Southland man Kevin BellingFebruary 18, 2026 Invercargill man Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu farm on Friday 9 January. Photo:…
BBusiness Read More The wine industry headache | RNZ NewsFebruary 18, 2026 It’s estimated that roughly a fifth of the potential crop may be left on vines this year due…
NNew Zealand Read More Banks Peninsula sees nearly six times monthly rainfall in 48hrs, MetService saysFebruary 18, 2026 Flooding around Akaroa, Banks Peninsula on Tuesday. Photo: RNZ / Nathan McKinnon *Since RNZ published this story MetService…
BBusiness Read More Major outage on YouTube websiteFebruary 18, 2026 Photo: 123RF Video sharing site YouTube has suffered a widespread outage, with hundreds of thousands of users reporting…
NNew Zealand Read More Infrastructure Commission clarifies suggestion of Auckland Harbour Bridge tollFebruary 18, 2026 Photo: Tom Kitchin The Infrastructure Commission has moved to clarify its suggestion around tolling the Auckland Harbour Bridge,…
EEnvironment Read More Minister defends bottom trawling, despite poll showing majority of NZers want it bannedFebruary 18, 2026 Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley’s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting “ocean killer” on…
MMedication Read More Some GLP-1 users say apathy is a side effectFebruary 18, 2026 If you watched the Super Bowl, you might have noticed that a lot of the ads were for…
HHeadlines Read More Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’February 18, 2026 Finance Minister Nicola Willis Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given…
NNew Zealand Read More Police sent to Auckland school after ‘threats towards students’February 18, 2026 Western Springs College’s principal says there was an “altercation” last week and a threat made on social media.…
BBusiness Read More Reserve Bank leaves official cash rate at 2.25%February 18, 2026 The Reserve Bank has held the official cash rate unchanged at 2.25 percent New governor Anna Breman has…
EEconomy Read More In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime pricesFebruary 18, 2026 Cucumbers are the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price. Photo: Unsplash By Andrew Osborn, Reuters Cucumbers have…
NNew Zealand Read More Cyclists thigh-deep in water days after rainFebruary 18, 2026 The Petone railway underpass on a nearly-new $70 million cycleway is thigh-deep in water more than two days…