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Five people injured in crash on Waikato highway
24 Dec 2025Three people were seriously injured, and another two sustained moderate injuries.
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Anchors, camels and kayaks: A less traditional Christmas for Kiwi travellers
24 Dec 2025From yachts to deserts, these families are celebrating Christmas without a fixed address - proving that home, and the holiday spirit, can be found anywhere.
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Body recovered near Thames believed to be missing person
24 Dec 2025Police received reports of a body being located on the beach by a member of the public near Thames Coast Road, Kereta.
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Police dog Teo recovers from burns during Rotorua search
24 Dec 2025Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work when she fell into scalding geothermal water.
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NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests
24 Dec 2025RNZ earlier revealed about 130 police staff were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded".
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Scrub blaze near Hastings almost out
24 Dec 2025The fire in Fernhill has left one person hospitalised and multiple buildings destroyed, with many other residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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One injured after fire destroys home in Christchurch
24 Dec 2025Four crews responded around 5am and found the single-storey property in Mairehau well ablaze.
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Overnight ordeal in gorge after lazy river plan goes awry
23 Dec 2025The Wellington men eventually found cell reception and were rescued, but police say it is a reminder of the importance of personal locator beacons.
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'So cheeky and curious': Kea smarter than cockatoos - study
23 Dec 2025In the latest competition between New Zealand and Australia, researchers at the University of Vienna found that kea were more capable of surprise than cockatoos.
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DoC warns dog owners after rare fairy tern nests disturbed
23 Dec 2025Only about 40 adult tara iti survive in the wild, and of those just 10 are breeding females.
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Hawke's Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, person hospitalised
23 Dec 2025Firefighters will remain at the scene of the fire in Hastings overnight.
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Major dance music festival reveals line-up for Wellington
23 Dec 2025Ultra Worldwide is coming to the country for the first time next year.
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'Only takes one spark': Fireworks banned at multiple holiday hotspots
23 Dec 2025The private use of fireworks has been banned at several locations over the holiday period due to high fire risk.
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Person hit by car in Lower Hutt, road closed
23 Dec 2025The crash happened on Randwick Rd on Tuesday afternoon.
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Cheese shop owner 'devastated' as discarded product resold
The owner of a cheese company whose discarded product was stolen from a Waikato landfill and resold is worried the situation will damage their reputation.
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Human rights lawyer asks Ombudsman for urgent investigation into asbestos sand
23 Dec 2025Sophie Bradwell-Pollak says there have been multiple failures amounting to a human rights issue, and so far there has been no substantial response from MBIE.
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The most popular stories you read on RNZ in 2025
23 Dec 2025What did RNZ readers click on and read the most in 2025? Some of the answers might surprise you.
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What we know about the couple killed in Ruatiti and the search for their son
23 Dec 2025Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon and Trina Cole, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property.
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'It helps out big time': More than 160 Christmas hampers donated to families in need
23 Dec 2025Every year, the Christchurch Methodist Mission connects those who have volunteered to donate a hamper with those in need of extra help.
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Police car involved in crash that closed SH8
23 Dec 2025Omarama-Lindis Pass Road has been shut since late this morning following a crash north of the Waitaki town of Omarama.
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Four arrested in connection with investigation into September Gisborne murder
23 Dec 2025Police have arrested four people of interest after a man's death in Gisborne in September.
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Hamilton homicide victim named, search for car underway
23 Dec 2025Jason Poa, 55, died on Lake Crescent on 18 December, while a second person was seriously injured.
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GPs given go-ahead to set up breakaway primary health organisation
23 Dec 2025The green light for GenPro's application follows approvals for two big corporate general practice providers to set up their own PHO's.
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Officers pull over fake undercover police car
The Commodore had police-style red and blue lights concealed in the grille.
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