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Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways
NZTA is advising people to plan ahead, and allow extra time for traffic.
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RNZ's best videos to watch over summer
30 minutes agoLooking for something a bit different to watch this summer break? RNZ has you covered.
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Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch
1:01 pm todayA man is due to appear in court on Friday.
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Mini trackers used as stalking devices by abusive partners
12:31 pm todayDomestic violence experts warn they are seeing an alarming increase in abusive partners stalking their exes using mini tracking devices.
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father's legacy
12:44 pm todayLorin Clarke's conversations with her father, John Clarke, just a year before his death, have become the backbone of a documentary which reveals the man behind the iconic public persona.
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Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts for sale online
10:44 am todayNearly half of Kiwis get something they don't want, data shows.
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Ten interesting New Zealanders we met this year
9:58 am todayWhether it was surviving on rotten octopus, traversing the world in a catamaran or getting pooed on by a massive whale, the characters we met this year had good yarns to share.
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Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin
Bargain hunters have started their Boxing Day shopping early to avoid crowds and traffic.
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End of the line for Melling train station
30 minutes agoThe iconic station would close for about 36 months.
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Large hail, thunderstorms forecast across NZ
9:12 am todaySeveral weather watches have been issued.
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Summer swimmers urged to check Rotorua water safety
10:10 am todayCoastal and tidal waterways remain New Zealand's most deadly.
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'Strong' quake shakes lower North Island
8:37 am todayIt measured 4.7 and struck 10 km southwest of Pongaroa at a depth of 17km.
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Rare dolphin spotted in Northland, prompting questions
1:01 pm todayThe sighting is only the second confirmed in the area in the last 100 years.
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Light rail must become Auckland's long-term transport plan - advocate
6:40 am todayThe multibillion-dollar project was scrapped by the coalition in early 2024.
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Rockfall blocks state highway
6:55 am todayRockfall has been causing disruption on the roads around Arthur's Pass between Canterbury and the West Coast.
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Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike
9:57 am todayThe withdrawal meant volunteers who would feel obligated to respond during the strike could relax.
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The people who say goodbye when nobody else can
25 Dec 2025The number of people in the Auckland region who died without any family or friends to handle funeral arrangements leapt in the last year.
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How Boris finally made his way back home
25 Dec 2025The wily feline was among animals released by an animal loving intruder who broke into the SPCA in Nelson in February this year.
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Man wanted for questioning in Ruatiti homicide turns himself in
25 Dec 2025A man wanted for questioning after a double homicide in the central North Island has handed himself over to police.
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Auckland business owner isn't dreaming of a light Christmas
25 Dec 2025It's Christmas and almost everyone is filling up on food and presents - but spare a thought for those working.
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Hundreds lose power in Dunedin thunderstorms
25 Dec 2025Hundreds of people were without power on Christmas Day in Mosgiel near Dunedin, and also in Southland.
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An 'almighty thud' - Witness' shock as plane smashes into holiday home
25 Dec 2025"I thought 'oh that doesn't sound too good,'" the witness told RNZ after the crash.
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'The generosity is amazing' - Tucking in the Christmas spirit
25 Dec 2025The Rimutaka Lions Club's annual Christmas lunch today is a tradition running for nearly four decades.
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Person critically injured after vehicle rollover
25 Dec 2025A person has been airlifted to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital in critical condition after a vehicle rolled over in Northland.
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Most of NZ's flowering plants grow nowhere else, and Xmas is peak bloom
25 Dec 2025Christmas falls in peak flowering season, a time of rebirth and reprodction more akin to the northern Easter.
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'Jesus bands us together' - Celebrating the season at church
25 Dec 2025Christmas isn't just about food and presents - for many, it's also a time to worship and give thanks.
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Storm warnings for Boxing Day, wet front still over South Island
25 Dec 2025A slow moving storm front still over some South Island areas has prompted new warnings for Waikato northwards, for Boxing Day.
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The town that opened its doors to Polish refugee children
25 Dec 2025It's been eight decades since hundreds of children found a new home in Pahīatua during WWII.
