Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3 Sept 2026
The number of young people enrolled to vote has increased over the past month, but almost 188,000 18- to 24-year-olds remain unenrolled ahead of this year's general election.
RNZ National3 Sept 2026
The world of professional guinea pig showing International judges. Months of preparation. A demanding grooming regime. It is, of course, the New Zealand National Guinea Pig Show.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3 Sept 2026
The Tokelau community is mourning a New Zealand career diplomat who served multiple times as the administrator to Tokelau, helped build its public service and fought to ensure their right to...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3 Sept 2026
New lifejacket rules have been in place for more than a decade in Waikato and save lives, harbourmaster says The rest of the country is catching up to Waikato's life jacket rules in what its...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3 Sept 2026
SSM Investments, owner face more fines for exploiting workers A restaurant and takeaway business with branches in Auckland and Cromwell and its owner have been ordered to pay $130,000 in penalties...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Penrhyn port upgrade raises transparency and environmental concerns in the Cook Islands The United States and New Zealand-funded upgrade of Penrhyn port, a former American military base, in the...
RNZ Worldby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
More than half a dozen New Zealanders narrowly escaped last week's deadly flash floods on the Nepal-China border after their Auckland-based tour operator decided to cross the border a day earlier.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Auckland Museum hopes to be free of asbestos by the middle of next year, but the still-closed Māori and Pacific galleries won't reopen until the end of 2029 - four years after the toxic dust was...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
In recent years record-breaking amounts of illicit drugs have been seized at the border as international organised crime groups target the New Zealand market.
RNZ National2 Sept 2026
Tick in the grass triggers very rare meat allergy Jude’s tick bites didn’t seem normal, they “festered for months”. Then came gut aches in the evening. Turns out she had Alpha-gal Syndrome.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Psychologist calls for New Zealand to follow Australia's lead and make helmets on e-scooters compulsory A psychologist wants us to follow Australia's lead and make helmets compulsory for e-scooter...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Melanesian countries to review Indonesia's status at MSG if no action on West Papua visit Melanesian countries are pushing Indonesia to facilitate a long-requested visit to West Papua by the United...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Edith Cavell Bridge reopens after Milford Sound quakes Fallen rocks have been removed from the road after last night's earthquakes in the South Island, and a major bridge has reopened following an...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Developer defends reviving controversial Arrowtown Ridgeburn housing project The developer behind a controversial housing project near Arrowtown is defending a revised fast-track application and...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Travellers are being warned to exercise utmost caution when carrying items for another person across borders after multiple reports of scams relating to the practice have emerged in recent weeks.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Edith Cavell Bridge to stay closed after Milford Sound quakes Fallen rocks have been removed from the road after last night's earthquakes in the South Island, but a major bridge will remain closed...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
New Zealand has been in a downturn for the past three years - but some parts of the country are coming out of it, Kiwibank says.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Solomons Islands reopens debate over dialogue partners at Pacific Islands Forum RNZ's Teuila Fuatai in Koror, Palau The Solomon Islands is asking its fellow Pacific Island Forum (PIF) members to...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
Hospitality businesses in Christchurch have pointed to changing habits among young people as a factor amid record low levels of alcohol consumption.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2 Sept 2026
The number of people in apprenticeships and workplace training hit a 15-year low last year and continued falling in the first quarter of the year.
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