David Seymour promises to reignite Treaty principles debate in 2026
Deputy Prime Minister and ACT leader David Seymour. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii ACT leader David…
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming set to be sentenced
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming is…
Infrastructure Commission calls for government business cases, budget submissions to be public
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop said transparency was important and he would consider all the Commission’s recommendations Photo: RNZ…
Forest fire near Whanganui spreads to more than 100 hectares
The Lismore Forest fire in fire spread under tall trees by 2am on Monday 15 December 2025. Fire…
Government urging passport renewals as more than 1.3 million set to expire over two years
More than 1.3 milllion passports were set to expire in the next two years. Photo: 123RF With a…
Tonga has a new prime minister
Lord Fakafanua after the nobles’ results announcement in Nuku’alofa on Thursday. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Teuila Fuatai Lord…
High-powered magnet ban not preventing harm – experts
Small magnets are easily accessible through online marketplaces, photo shows a pack of 100 3mm by 2mm magnets…
Bondi Beach attack: ‘We just went running for our lives’ – Kiwi in local restaurant
Mark Blundell, Donna Corbel, Tahlia Blundell and Jake Blundell, pictured during an earlier trip to Melbourne, were in…
One dead, five injured in Waipā crash involving speeding BMW
File photo. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi The driver of a car hit by a BMW that was seen speeding…
NZ’s biggest bank lifts its home loan interest rates
ANZ says the increases in fixed rates are a response to recent rises in wholesale interest rates. Photo:…
Bodies of two climbers recovered from National Park, two others overdue on Aoraki Mt Cook
The bodies of two climbers were recovered from the north buttress of Sabre Peak in Fiordland National Park.…
The 3G shutdown in NZ is starting. Here’s what you need to know
New Zealand’s 3G network will shut down soon. Are you ready? Photo: 123rf Explainer – It is nearly…