Live: Firefighters responding to large Wanaka fire, evacuations carried out
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
Live: Firefighters responding to large Wanaka fire, evacuations carried out About 22 houses have been evacuated in Wānaka, where strong winds are hampering firefighters working on a large fire.
'Hoping for the best': How a police officer was left fighting for his life after a car struck him
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
'Hoping for the best': How a police officer was left fighting for his life after a car struck him A police officer is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital after he was struck by a car...
Fleeing driver in Palmerston North leaves officer in critical condition
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
Fleeing driver in Palmerston North leaves officer in critical condition A police officer remains in a critical condition after being hit by a fleeing driver in Palmerston North overnight.
Southland student's curiosity earns science honours and a ticket to the US
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
Sophie Ineson admits she never quite outgrew her childhood habit of asking "why, why, why?" The Year 13 Southland Girls' High School student has instead channelled her relentless curiosity into...
Motor industry calls for bipartisan approach to clean car standard
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
Motor industry calls for bipartisan approach to clean car standard Motor industry groups are calling for a bipartisan approach to import charges on high-emission vehicles, after the government...
Are currency conversion charges a rip-off? Ask Susan
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
We'd love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to our email...
Christchurch city councillor calls for bed register to crack down on unapproved Airbnbs
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·22 Aug 2026
Christchurch city councillor calls for bed register to crack down on unapproved Airbnbs A Christchurch city councillor is calling for a bed register to crack down on units being used for short-stay...
Work underway on roof of 204-year-old Kemp House in Kerikeri
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Work underway on roof of 204-year-old Kemp House in Kerikeri Work is underway to replace thousands of shingles on the roof of New Zealand's oldest building.
How immigration has been used to win votes in New Zealand elections
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters attracted a firestorm of criticism last month after telling China-born Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to where you've come from" during a tirade in...
Country Life: Taranaki dairy farm's herd home
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Bordering the national park that surrounds Taranaki Maunga, Crystal Rivers Farm takes its name from the many waterways which radiate out along its paddocks.
MBIE backs council ruling that Christchurch Airbnb owners need to get consent or stop
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has ruled that Christchurch unit owners have to ask for permission to offer the property as an Airbnb - or stop.
Hamilton man Jason Monkley charged childcare firm $2900 to fix van - then torched it
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
A man who was trusted to repair a childcare van instead drove it to Hamilton Gardens and set it alight, only to be caught by his own CCTV footage.
Lawyer convicted of assault on his 12-year-old son which left him hospitalised
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
A lawyer has been convicted and granted name suppression following a serious assault on his son that required him being hospitalised.
Healthline calls in reinforcements amid biggest flu outbreak in 10 years
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Healthline calls in reinforcements amid biggest flu outbreak in 10 years Healthline has called in reinforcements to cope with a deluge of calls amid the biggest flu outbreak in years.
Report on Mt Maunganui landslide risk unread: Tauranga City Council
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Report on Mt Maunganui landslide risk unread: Tauranga City Council Tauranga councillors had a detailed report showing there was a high risk people could die if their local campground got hit by a...
Police close Papatoetoe election fraud investigation due to insufficient evidence
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Police close Papatoetoe election fraud investigation due to insufficient evidence A 10-month police investigation into allegations of electoral fraud linked to the 2025 Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board...
'Doesn't bring Blake back' - inquest into 25-year-old murdered in maximum security prison concludes
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
'Doesn't bring Blake back' - inquest into 25-year-old murdered in maximum security prison concludes Little could have been done to prevent an attack that led to the murder of a 25-year-old hours...
Government to retain Labour's clean car standard for imported high-emissions vehicles
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
The government will retain a clean car standard that charges importers a fee for bringing high-emissions vehicles into the country.
Teen's murder conviction and sentence to be reconsidered more than two decades on
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Teen's murder conviction and sentence to be reconsidered more than two decades on A teenager who murdered a truck driver with his own hammer will have her conviction and sentence reheard in court.
Police continue hunt for missing $37,000 violin left on bus
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21 Aug 2026
Police are continuing to search for a missing violin worth more than $37,000 after an international student left the instrument on an Auckland bus.
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