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  • New Zealanders' dismal savings balances revealed

    News
    Business money
    24 Feb 2026
    Broken piggy bank with coins on gray background

    A third of New Zealanders have savings of less than $500, Westpac says.

    New Zealanders' dismal savings balances revealed
  • 'Shuffled out of sight': Councillor condemns move-on powers

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    24 Feb 2026
    A cluster of homeless people took shelter under canvas and in cars at Pākaitore on the banks of Whanganui River during the February 15 storm and state of local emergency. Photo: Moana Ellis (single use only)

    The government's move "falls well short of the standards of decency that Whanganui aims for", says a local councillor.

    ‘Shuffled out of sight’: Whanganui councillor condemns move-on powers
  • Companies could favour road as KiwiRail assets face decline

    News
    Business transport
    23 Feb 2026
    Thousands of motorists don't stop or give way at railway crossings

    KiwiRail has to meet budget cuts of $200 million over the next three years. Audio

    Companies could favour road as KiwiRail assets face decline
  • Hamilton-to-Auckland train trial extended to June 2027

    News
    New Zealand transport
    19 Feb 2026
    The first Te Huia commuter train from Hamilton to Auckland arrives at Papakura on Tuesday morning.

    Te Huia has been given an extra year to prove itself.

    Hamilton-to-Auckland train Te Huia trial extended to June 2027
  • Cook Islands' Auckland consulate office closure still unresolved

    News
    Pacific Cook Islands
    19 Feb 2026
    The consulate office in Auckland once played a role in engaging with the growing Cook Islands community in New Zealand, estimated at more than 62,000 people and supported Islanders travelling for medical referrals and administrative issues. TALAIA MIKA

    An opposition MP says Cook Islanders remain in the dark about what the office is actually doing and whether it should stay shut.

    Cook Islands' Auckland consulate office closure still unresolved
  • Residents fear being cut off as 10-week road closure begins

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    18 Feb 2026
    Tanekaha Rd will be closed for 10 weeks in March to repair a slip damaged during the 2023 storm events.

    Weeks of work is scheduled to repair subsidence under the road from the 2023 Auckland Anniversary weekend storm.

    Tītīrangi residents fear being cut off as 10-week road closure begins
  • Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland

    News
    New Zealand Te Ao Māori
    16 Feb 2026
    People with buckets by the rock pools at Army Bay.

    The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay and will take affect from 12 March. Audio

    Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland
  • 'We had to intervene': Govt bans taking shellfish from Auckland rockpools

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    15 Feb 2026
    Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced the $13 million loan from the government's Regional Infrastructure Fund for development at Nelson Marina.

    The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay.

    Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland
  • Long-running Auckland bookshop saves itself from closure

    Audio
    books
    11 Feb 2026

    A much-loved and long-running Auckland secondhand bookshop will live to write another chapter, having saved itself from closure. Hard to Find Books was struggling to find a new location for its… Audio

  • What happens next for NZ Post?

    News
    Business What you need to know
    11 Feb 2026
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    Explainer - It's closing service counters and cutting delivery days. What does the future of mail look like? Audio

    What's happening to the future of NZ Post services in New Zealand?
  • Mayor backs Auckland Museum's request for government funding - but it has no plans to help

    News
    New Zealand local council
    11 Feb 2026
    Auckland War Memorial Museum

    $10 million in abestos removal costs, paired with a loss in revenue from a months-long closure has put Auckland War Memorial Museum in a precarious financial position. Audio

    Mayor backs Auckland Museum's request for government funding - but it has no plans to help
  • Spinal rehab centre re-opens after five-year closure

    Audio 11 Feb 2026
    Spinal Injury Transitional Home

    A new purpose built centre has opened after five years of Auckland's community going without access to care. Audio

  • Three men linked to Head Hunters gang sentenced to life in prison for murder

    News
    New Zealand court
    4 Feb 2026
    Three men have been sentenced to the life in prison for the murder of West Auckland teenager Jayden Mamfredos-Nair nearly three years ago.

    The men were found guilty of murdering West Auckland teenager Jayden Mamfredos-Nair nearly three years ago

    Three men linked to Head Hunters gang sentenced to life in prison for murder
  • Ministry proposes closing boarding school for students with disabilities

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    4 Feb 2026
    The Education Ministry has opened consultation on closing Westbridge Residential School.

    A consultation paper said there were "significant concerns" regarding the ongoing health and safety of students and the quality of education provided.

    Proposed closure of Westbridge Residential School following safety, performance concerns
  • For pharmacists, industry changes are a hard pill to swallow

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    2 Feb 2026
    Pakuranga pharmacist Vicky Chan says government funding has not kept pace with other costs and she has to work harder to keep her business viable by offering extra government-funded services such as sleep clinics. Photo: Sharon Brettkelly

    As more discount chain pharmacies open, locally owned and operated chemists worry their customers won't get the high level of care that saves trips to GPs and emergency departments.

    Pharmacist fears for 'last bastion' of communities
  • 'I've never seen it like this': Mount Maunganui businesses feeling pain

    News
    Business Local Democracy Reporting
    1 Feb 2026
    Mount Made manager Matt Oliver.

    Mount Maunganui businesses are experiencing a steep drop in foot traffic and revenue following the deadly Mauao landslide, with confusion over the cordon causing many visitors to avoid the area.

    Mount Maunganui landslide: Businesses plead for customers to support them
  • Roads closed, cordons in place as hundreds gathered for Auckland protests

    News
    New Zealand police
    31 Jan 2026
    Hundreds marched in a peace rally organised by Toitu te Aroha in Auckland's CBD

    The first protest was led by Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition, and the second by Toitū te Aroha across Auckland's CBD.

    Two protests in Auckland's CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures
  • Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland

    News
    New Zealand dissent
    31 Jan 2026
    Thousands demand sanctions against Israel in Auckland Pro-Palestine Protest

    Police say commuters should expect delays in Auckland's central city on Saturday with two protests planned.

    Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland
  • Lantern Festival expected to bring economic boost to South Auckland

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    RNZ中文 RNZ中文 英语新闻
    29 Jan 2026
    Lanterns sit on display at the 2025 Lantern Festival in Auckland.

    The four-day festival at Manukau Sports Bowl is expected to attract between 160,000 and 180,000 visitors.

    Lantern Festival expected to bring economic boost to South Auckland
  • NZ Post to close more than 140 counters across the country

    News
    Business
    27 Jan 2026
    Ponsonby Post Office is shutting shop next month.

    The majority of people living in urban areas will still be within four kilometres of a post shop, it says.

    NZ Post to close more than 140 counters across the country
  • Retired Salvation Army pastor walks length of country to raise funds

    News
    New Zealand
    27 Jan 2026
    Gavin Baxter walking the length of New Zealand to raise money for foodbanks.

    It comes as food charities call for urgent ongoing government funding as they face unprecedented demand during the cost of living crisis. Audio

    Retired Salvation Army pastor walks length of country to raise funds
  • NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it

    News
    New Zealand Comment & Analysis
    22 Jan 2026
    Avonside Drive, Christchurch after heavy rain on 12 July 2022.

    Analysis: For many people this summer - especially those across Northland Auckland and Coromandel - showery days and bursts of heavy rain have become all too familiar.

    NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it
  • Floods, power cuts, land slips: What is happening in your region

    News
    New Zealand weather
    22 Jan 2026
    Drone images of Kāeo in the Far North on 22 January, 2026.

    People are missing after two landslides in Bay of Plenty, thousands are still without power but there are now no MetService rain warnings in place for the North Island.

    Floods, power cuts, land slips: What is happening in your region
  • Permit for Harbour Bridge march declined

    News
    New Zealand activism
    16 Jan 2026
    The Auckland Harbour Bridge

    The event is being organised for 31 January by the Brian Tamaki-associated Freedom and Rights Coalition.

    March planned across Auckland Harbour Bridge has permit declined
  • Rules on fishing, collecting shellfish vary by species and location

    News
    RNZ中文 RNZ中文 英语新闻
    16 Jan 2026
    Hands holding freshly harvested delishious green-lipped mussels (known as greenshell mussel or kuku) at Marlborough Sounds, South Island of New Zealand

    Explainer - Authorities are warning the public to check local regulations before casting a fishing line or gathering shellfish over summer.

    Rules on fishing, collecting shellfish vary by species and location
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