Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
Electricity system overhaul overdue - Business advocates New Zealand's electricity system is overdue a major overhaul according to a business group advocating for stronger economic growth.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
Former St John paramedics now working in other parts of the organisation are being asked to jump back into ambulances to meet "exceptional" demand.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
New charges over alleged corruption in North Island prisons Fresh charges have been laid over alleged corruption by dozens of individuals within several North Island prisons.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
The Fiji government's new five percent Tourism Services Tax (TST) has been criticised by international travel associations.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
An Auckland man has been charged in relation to a major organised crime investigation from five years ago linked to what police called "one of the world's largest organised crime takedowns".
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
An Auckland detective has pleaded guilty to possessing objectionable publications over nearly two years.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa24 Aug 2026
The 2023 Pacific Games audit report will be handed to Solomon Islands Police for investigation. Solomon Islands auditor-general David Teika Dennis told Honiara-based Solomon Business Magazine (SBM)...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
NZ's first Pacific physiotherapy graduate awarded with honorary doctorate Back in 1964, Aseta Redican became the first Pacific person to qualify as a physiotherapist in Aotearoa, graduating from...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
*This story has been updated with comment from Labour stating Ayesha Verrall had never knowingly met with tobacco industry representatives New Zealand politicians are basing tobacco policymaking on...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
A senior police officer says he stood at the bedside of a critically injured colleague in despair over the weekend, listening to machines whirring and thought "what an absolute waste".
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
Earlier this month, record demand saw calls to Hato Hone St John break records for the most callouts it's ever received in a single day.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
The Canterbury first-five, who has recently returned from playing in Japan, has been named to start for the All Blacks against the Lions in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
Lakapi Samoa CEO warns World Rugby sanctions could end Manu Samoa There will be "no more Manu Samoa" if the government does not accept a proposed World Rugby review of Lakapi Samoa (Samoa Rugby...
RNZ National23 Aug 2026
Here is a finding that surprises most people, including plenty of regular gym-goers. When researchers tracked nearly 1900 older adults (aged 70-79) over three years, those who held on to their...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
New Zealand is heading for a critical shortage of plumbers, with fewer than 20 percent of businesses taking on new apprentices, while experienced tradespeople head to Australia.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
Dilworth child sex offender must wait six months before moving into home near school, kindergarten.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
After his wife's death by suicide, a grieving husband describes a NZ mental health inpatient facility as being "unfit for his dogs to spend time in, let alone his wife who's just given birth".
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
Term deposit rates might have a bit further to increase, but savers should ask themselves whether it is really the right place to put their money.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
'It will come back': Wellington business owners optimistic despite ongoing challenges Wellington business owners know the city's economy is still struggling, but they are "cautiously optimistic"...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
New Zealand politicians are basing tobacco policymaking on media optics, rather than international law meant to protect against industry lobbying, new research suggests.
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