Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies
The annual Geminids captured in 2023. Photo: AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat The best meteor shower of the year…
Teen who fled youth justice facility found
Photo: Supplied / Google Maps Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near…
Weather: Heavy rain, severe gales to lash South Island
MetService has issued multiple orange warnings and watches for parts of the South Island. File photo. Photo: Heavy…
Politicians divided over whether boating rules are fit for purpose
Skipper Travis Whiteman. Photo: RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Two lawmakers have expressed different views on whether New Zealand’s…
Road closed after crash on State Highway 75 in Bank’s Peninsula
Police closed SH75 between Summit Road and Long Bay Road following a crash. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER…
Media in the middle of fudge stunts, debate drama and ‘right v left’ rows
The possibility of a generational clash of the finance ministers got the media going. Photo: The Press “Are…
Football: Indian fans riot after Messi visit to Kolkata
Security personnel try to control the crowd as Argentina’s footballer Lionel Messi departs from Salt Lake Stadium during…
Rising home loan rates blamed on ‘another misstep from Reserve Bank’
Kiwibank’s 2026 outlook notes that the Reserve Bank is currently “at the centre of some confusion”. Photo: RNZ…
Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island
Two bodies were found at a property in Ruatiti. Photo: A homicide investigation is under way after two…
Māori rock art one of a dozen research areas to get $1.16m funding boost
Ngāi Tahu rock art of three taniwha with their tails intertwined. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry Māori rock…
Auckland shop owner assaulted in alleged aggravated burglary
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Police have arrested five people after an aggravated burglary in Auckland’s Albany. The…
King Charles shares personal experience with cancer
King Charles. Photo: – Britain’s King Charles says thanks to early intervention, his cancer treatment can be reduced…