Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
Businesses still paying the price eight months on from catastrophic Moa Point failure
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Businesses on Wellington's south coast say they're still paying the price eight months on from the catastrophic failure at Moa Point treatment plant.
'I don't need to carry her anymore': Family relieved by newly installed lift
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
A dad who has been lifting his teenage daughter from her wheelchair up the stairs to their front door is relieved a lift has been installed with the help of a generous benefactor.
Move-on orders age change a good start, but still 'morally reprehensible' - city missioner
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Move-on orders age change a good start, but still 'morally reprehensible' - city missioner Organisations supporting homeless people still want move on orders scrapped completely, but say the likely...
'We've lost half our deposit': About 4000 first-home buyers owe more than their homes worth
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
'We've lost half our deposit': About 4000 first-home buyers owe more than their homes worth Rising interest rates are not welcome news for most borrowers, but they hit especially hard for those who...
The Pacific Islands Forum contains so much flexing, it's a geopolitical workout
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Analysis - This week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau contains so much flexing it's a geopolitical workout.
Moa Point failure could have been avoided, Crown investigator says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
The head of a team investigating the Moa Point failure says the catastrophic flooding of the sewage treatment plant could have been avoided.
Almost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warns
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Almost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warns A proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a...
Parent questions delay after Kaikōura school bus route restored
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
A Kaikōura school bus route has been reinstated using a four-wheel-drive bus, two months after the inland highway was damaged by flooding, with one parent questioning why it was not able to happen...
Floating rates rise after official cash rate increase
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Westpac says it is increasing variable interest rates for borrowers and some savers, after Wednesday's increase to the official cash rate.
Water leak found near Seddon after 3000 cubic metres lost
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
The leak in a Marlborough water main has been identified after about 3000 cubic metres of water was lost.
Ellerslie homicide: Accused's church friend went to pastor over murder plot, court told
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Ellerslie homicide: Accused's church friend went to pastor over murder plot, court told Lok Fung Lorrence Li roped in a church friend to help him murder his landlady and the friend told his pastor...
Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong to be trespassed from Otago University Students' Association premises
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong to be trespassed from Otago University Students' Association premises The Otago University Students' Association plans to trespass controversial Dunedin City...
Family of young woman killed by truck driver fight for law change
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Family of young woman killed by truck driver fight for law change Preventable deaths on our roads deserve stronger accountability - that's the message from a family grieving the loss of a daughter...
Auckland's Dairy Flat is plagued by seagulls
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Hundreds of seagulls are plaguing a northern Auckland district, leaving business owners at their wit's end.
Cattle farmers hoof it to Auckland's first inner-city bull auction
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
It's a bull rush. A cattle auction at Epsom's inner city Cornwall Park has attracted farmers from across the upper North Island.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing following a police...
Global warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN report
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Global warming beyond 1.5°C is now inevitable and the world must limit the 'overshoot' as much as possibly before reversing it, a new report says.
Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 2.75%
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
- RBNZ raises official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent - The rate rise followed a similar-sized rise in July and was widely expected - The monetary committee says inflation has likely...
Vanuatu women chase Los Angeles Olympics qualification in China
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team is hoping a 10-day high-performance camp in Australia will help them win a continental tournament in China and secure them direct qualification to the Los...
Thousands expected to attend Koroneihana celebrations this year
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2 Sept 2026
Thousands will descend on the Waikato settlement of Ngaaruawaahia over the coming days to participate in Koroneihana celebrations.
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