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'Plan B' Wanted For Highways That Keep Getting Damaged By Storms
Monday, 26 January 2026, 2:20 pm | RNZ
Farmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2. More >>
150,000 Tonnes Of Fallen Trees, $1m Council Costs: Clutha Cleanup Continues
Monday, 26 January 2026, 2:13 pm | RNZ
One contractor says they now have a two-year local wait list. More >>
CNMI Leaders Push Back Against US Senators' Calls To End Visa Waivers
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1:56 pm | RNZ
Republican senators have called for an end to visa waiver programmes for visitors from China and Hong Kong, citing concerns about birth tourism, human smuggling and long-term security risks. More >>
Tonga Health Ministry Urges Calm Following Confirmed Typhoid Cases
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1:50 pm | RNZ
Typhoid is transmitted by ingesting water and food contaminated by faeces or urine of patients or animal carriers. More >>
Ministry Says Schools Will Increase Use Of New Curriculum Over The Year
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1:48 pm | RNZ
Auckland Primary Principals' Association president says it could take about three years to embed the new curriculum. More >>
Prime Minister Luxon Decries Racist Rhetoric Over Role Of Iwi After Mt Maunganui Slip
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1:43 pm | RNZ
The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves. More >>
Goff Takes Aim At Peters 'Deafening' Silence On Trump's NATO Comments
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:51 pm | RNZ
Phil Goff has accused Foreign Minister Winston Peters of failing to stand up for New Zealand soldiers. More >>
Death Of Disabled Man Who Had Dream To Break Record Was 'Avoidable' - Health And Disability Commission
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:46 pm | RNZ
Jacob Davies died in May 2023 aged just 20, following months of poor supervision at a NZCL facility in Levin. More >>
Mt Maunganui Landslide Victims: Long-Time Friends Spent Every Summer At Campsite
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:44 pm | RNZ
Susan Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler, both 71, are unaccounted for following the landslide, along with four others. More >>
What We Know About The Pause In Recovery At Scene Of Mount Maunganui Landslide
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:42 pm | RNZ
All recovery work has come to a stop after geotechnical experts spotted a crack in the hillside, bringing risks of further landslides. More >>
What We Know About The Six Unaccounted For Victims Of The Mt Maunganui Slip
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:38 pm | RNZ
Those unaccounted for include two Pakuranga college students and a Morrinsville Intermediate School staff member. More >>
'Insufficient Evidence ': Fiji Public Prosecutions Office Throws Out COI Cases
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:36 pm | RNZ
Twelve police investigations arising from the probe have been dismissed due to insufficient evidence. More >>
Kiwi Pro Josh Burnett Wins Third Tour Of Southland Cycling Title, Joining Ranks Of Tour Greats
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:31 pm | RNZ
Southland's Josh Burnett has become just the sixth rider to win three or more Tour of Southland titles, joining an elusive club that includes Brian Fowler and Hayden Roulston. More >>
WGTN's Popular Chocolate Fish Café, Forced To Shut By Sir Peter Jackson's Property Company, Opens For The Last Time
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 7:29 pm | RNZ
The Miramar establishment, which has operated since 2009, is closing after Sir Peter Jackson's company WingNut PM terminated its lease. More >>
The Mount Maunganui Tragedy Reminds Us Landslides Are NZ’s Deadliest Natural Hazard
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 6:47 pm | RNZ
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change are combining to amplify a largely hidden risk. More >>
'Automatic Citizenship': Children Of GB-NZ Parents Need UK Passports To Fly To Britain
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 6:04 pm | RNZ
British citizens living in New Zealand will have to get UK passports for their children before they can fly there - as they are automatically citizens, authorities say. More >>
Fiery Rātana Rhetoric Cools Amid Frosty Māori-Crown Relations
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 6:02 pm | RNZ
Analysis - Rhetoric at Rātana was cooler this year, compared to the past four years of fiery exchanges. More >>
'Unelected Globalist Bureaucrats' - Peters Praises United States' WHO Withdrawal
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 6:00 pm | RNZ
The United States has officially exited the WHO, a year since President Donald Trump gave notice via executive order. More >>
'Vote On The Go' Events Nixed From New Auckland Local Body Election
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 5:59 pm | RNZ
The voting option was questioned in the 2025 Papatoetoe election that was ruled void after officials uncovered irregularities in ballot papers. More >>
Tokelau Airport Project Scrapped Despite Multi-Million Dollar Design
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 5:56 pm | RNZ
MFAT says the Government of Tokelau have been advised of Wellington's decision. More >>
