Tractors, utes and agri-technology attract thousands to Fieldays event in sunny Waikato
Fieldays 2026 is being held from from 10-13 June at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton. Photo: RNZ/Nick Monro Thousands…
Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container
One hundred bricks of cocaine seized at the Port of Tauranga on 8 June 2026. Photo: Supplied /…
ASB fined $6.73m for breaches of money laundering law
ASB reached a settlement in December 2025. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas ASB has been penalised a record…
ACT proposes new ‘split-gas’ emissions target
The ACT party last year pledged to leave the Paris Agreement unless New Zealand was allowed to set…
‘Ad hoc and piecemeal’: Insurer IAG slams govt’s approach to natural hazards in new report
New Zealand’s approach to natural hazard risk will permanently constrain the economy if nothing changes, an insurer says.…
Were the Wellington weather warnings an overreaction?
Photo: RNZ / Baz Macdonald Some south coast Wellington residents are decrying what they believe were “unnecessary” evacuation…
Health NZ plans cuts to clinical roles in top half of North Island
Photo: RNZ Health NZ is planning to cut some clinical roles from its upper central North Island Region.…
Afternoons for Wednesday 10 June 2026 Afternoons
1:08 Fieldays is on and looks to be booming! We chat to an exhibitor Kiwi Leather Innovations…
Somali government deeply regrets axing of referee Omar Artan from World Cup
Somali referee Omar Artan who has been denied entry to the US. Photo: Issouf SANOGO / AFP The…
‘Ad hoc and piecemeal’: Insurer IAG slams govt’s approach to natural hazards in new report
New Zealand’s approach to natural hazard risk will permanently constrain the economy if nothing changes, an insurer says.…
Commonwealth Games: Older and wiser, para-swimmer Josh Willmer eyes Glasgow challenge
Josh Willmer won Commonwealth Games gold in 2022. Photo: Photosport Attending his first Commonwealth Games as a teenager,…
Tesla fans, feeling duped, take the Elon Musk-owned company to court
Photo: Horst Galuschka / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP Tesla owners around the world are taking the…