New Lower Hutt GP Riverside Medical hopes to cater to 12,000 patients
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Family-owned Riverside Medical has opened its new clinic in Lower Hutt - an area crying out for more GPs.
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top 88%Queenstown residents evacuated as flooding, slips threaten homes
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa27 Aug 2026
Queenstown residents evacuated as flooding, slips threaten homes People were evacuated in Queenstown overnight as a significant winter storm battered the South Island.
Car seen 'bolting up' street before gunshots heard in Wattle Downs suspected double homicide
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...
New Zealand's four Realm leaders are meeting in Auckland - what's on their minds?
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.
Combat sports offer young people opportunities 'we didn't have, Northern Marianas fighter says
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...
Daycare bugs: ‘Germ factories or immune boot camps?’
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?
Wet weekend in store for Northland, Auckland; worst over for South Island
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.
PNG parliament decision on Bougainville still months off at least
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...
Coroner finds speedwing pilot misjudged final manoeuvre in fatal crash at Avalanche Peak
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.
Golden Bay still waiting for better comms a year after rats chewed through internet cable
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...
Who gets to launch to space from New Zealand?
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...
AI may make home loan fraud easier, regulator warns
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.
Christopher Luxon, Louise Upston said no benefits were cut after law change - they were wrong
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...
'Horrifying': NZ-based Nepali community pleads for urgent help
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...
Police continue hunt for those behind Wattle Downs suspected double homicide
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...
Two-thirds of New Zealanders willing to pay more tax for better healthcare
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.
Five New Zealanders among missing tourists after deadly Nepal flash flood
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...
Otago councils pause regional deals after National backtracks on bed tax
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...
Government's domestic violence centre cuts 22 jobs
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.
Burger battle: How a tiny Westport food truck found itself at odds with McDonald's
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.