Navigation for News Categories
New Zealand
New Zealand headlines with summaries.
-
Big music festivals struggle as cost of living bites
16 Dec 2025Some smaller events are hoping they can pick up punters let down by the big music festivals. Audio
-
The farmers working to shrink the environmental footprint of their cows
16 Dec 2025Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio
-
Art of Banksy exhibition lands in Christchurch
It is the first time original Banksy works will be displayed in the South Island, showcasing more than 150 original pieces.
-
Extreme fire risk warning for Northland
16 Dec 2025Northland's top firefighter said the region's unusual weather conditions could be heightened by a front travelling up the country on Wednesday.
-
'It's an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing flag artwork
16 Dec 2025"Good art will provoke thought. It provoked me to think that maybe I should pick this up."
-
New election ordered for Papatoetoe after allegations of fraud
16 Dec 2025In November, 79 voting papers were found to have been cast without the rightful voter's knowledge.
-
Missing fisherman swept off rocks presumed drowned
Man Bock Lee, 65, was fishing from rocks with friends near Cape Rēinga three weeks ago when he was swept away.
-
Want a rollercoaster in your garden?
16 Dec 2025An Auckland dad has listed a homemade designer playhouse for sale on TradeMe, complete with sandpit, slide, climbing ramp and 20-metre roller coaster.
-
Public warned to stay away from man sought over double murder
Police have been looking for Mitchell Cole following the discovery of two bodies in Ruatiti on Saturday.
-
Two people injured as fire tears through industrial site
16 Dec 2025Fire crews worked on the building from aerial trucks because the fire fuelled by polystyrene made it too dangerous to enter.
-
Prisoner accused of killing fellow inmate granted name suppression
16 Dec 2025Johnathan Trubuhovich died 10 days after he was seriously assaulted in Mt Eden Prison.
-
More red flags over potential for fatal electric shock hazard
16 Dec 2025The country's main engineering industry group has joined warnings that changes to electrical safety rules create a new hazard.
-
'It's about anywhere anytime': First day of roadside drug testing
The testing got underway in Wellington on Monday, and will be rolled out to the rest of the country next year. Audio
-
Do you know what you're drinking?
16 Dec 2025Luis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap. Audio
-
Why the plug is being pulled on one of our biggest summer festivals
16 Dec 2025Splore organisers say they've had to make a tough call after years of headwinds.
-
NZ police to guard Jewish community locations
16 Dec 2025Police say the officers, who have been armed, will stay while they continue to assess the deadly attack at Bondi that killed 15 people. Audio
-
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
The Total Mobility scheme provides discounted taxis and public transport fares for those with long-term impairments.
-
'Take a mask': The popular tourist toilets labelled an 'embarrassment'
15 Dec 2025Whakarewarewa toilets have been labelled an embarrassment, with new facilities planned soon.
-
Tom Phillips filmmakers agreed police could edit documentary
16 Dec 2025The documentary makers' 'access agreement' outlines exactly what the filmmakers and police signed up to back in March.
-
Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in a year
16 Dec 2025A worker at a special court that helps Auckland's homeless who have committed low-level crimes turn their lives around, says she is seeing increasing levels of distress in recent months.
-
Paws on board: Inside the Pet Bus as it travels the country
16 Dec 2025Along with dogs and cats, the family-run business has transported poultry, spiders, and carried ant farm to an Invercargill school. Audio
-
South Taranaki fire grows to 100 hectares
16 Dec 2025The fire, located between Waitōtara township and Waiinu Beach settlement, started on Monday afternoon and is yet to be contained.
-
Most NZ glaciers on track to disappear - study
16 Dec 2025At the current rate of global warming, just a few hundred of the country's 3000 glaciers could remain by the end of the century.
