Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Car seen 'bolting up' street before gunshots heard in Wattle Downs suspected double homicide A man who lives near a South Auckland home where a woman and a man were found dead on Thursday says he...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Analysis - The Realm of New Zealand's four leaders are meeting in Auckland on Friday morning for a chance for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to field their most pressing concerns.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Combat sports offer young people opportunities 'we didn't have, Northern Marianas fighter says A Northern Mariana Islands former mixed martial art (MMA) fighter, who has developed the reputation of...
RNZ National27 Aug 2026
Daycare bugs: ‘Germ factories or immune boot camps?’ Parents tell each other that “if they get sick now, at least they won’t get sick once they start school”. Is that the truth?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Wet weekend in store for Northland, Auckland; worst over for South Island South Island highways were monitored overnight for any further flooding and slips with more heavy rain expected to fall.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
After an historic day in which the result of Bougainville's independence referendum was finally tabled in Papua New Guinea's national parliament, an eventual decision on the matter is at least...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
A thrill-seeker's fatal leap from a mountain peak was filmed by a nearby tramper who watched his final manoeuvre before he collided with the ground.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Golden Bay still waiting for better comms a year after rats chewed through internet cable More than a year after rats chewed through the fibre cable that connects Golden Bay to the world, residents...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Who gets to launch to space from New Zealand? The National Aerospace Centre's new policy on what to launch into space would say yes to the New Zealand Defence Force but think hard about any request...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
AI may make it easier for people to make fraudulent home loan applications, New Zealand's financial regulator says.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Christopher Luxon, Louise Upston said no benefits were cut after law change - they were wrong Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston both told Parliament no...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
- A flash flood and landslide hit the Nepal-China border on Wednesday - Police in Nepal say 362 bodies have been found - Hundreds of tourists are among more than 1000 people missing - Five Kiwis...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Police continue hunt for those behind Wattle Downs suspected double homicide Police have been hunting through the night for those responsible for a suspected double homicide in Wattle Downs, South...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
A survey of 1600 people has found two-thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare - particularly when it comes to cancer.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
- The flash flood and landslide hit the Nepal-China border on Wednesday - Police in Nepal say 270 bodies have been found - Hundreds of tourists are among nearly 1500 missing people - Five Kiwis are...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Otago councils pause regional deals after National backtracks on bed tax Three Otago councils poised to sign a regional deal with the government say they will not do so until they get more clarity...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention is cutting 22 jobs - a change that Secretary for Justice Andrew Kibblewhite says will "sharpen" the organisation's focus.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Burger battle: How a tiny Westport food truck found itself at odds with McDonald's A Westport food truck has been sent a cease-and-desist letter by McDonald's over its burger of the week.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
A Wellington school is urging parents to be vigilant for signs of scarlet fever after confirmation of a case at the school.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Offender on the run, double homicide investigation launched after South Auckland incident A manhunt is underway after police confirmed the two people found dead in South Auckland were victims in a...
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