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NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests
RNZ 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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Firefighting resumes at Hastings scrub blaze
12 minutes agoThe fire in Fernhill has left one person hospitalised and multiple buildings destroyed, with many others forced to evacuate their homes.
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Little blue penguin's special Christmas Eve release
12 minutes agoPingu the kororā has spent two months in hospital after she was found stuck in a metal drum near Army Bay.
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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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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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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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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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'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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Three new measles cases confirmed
23 Dec 2025The cases, two in Auckland and one in Wellington, bring the total number to 35 across the country.
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Surf Life Saving stress caution as rescues double from last year
23 Dec 2025Lifeguards are reminding beachgoers this summer that the safest recue is "the one that never has to happen".
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Missing Auckland teenager found
23 Dec 2025The 16-year-old was found after going missing from the Avondale area Sunday.
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How Kiwis at Scott Base will celebrate their white Christmas
23 Dec 2025At the moment, 71 people are living at the New Zealand-owned research station and they may get to enjoy some snowfall. Audio
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Hamilton airport flying after return of international flights
December is expected to be its busiest ever month, after Air NZ and Jetstar added new routes from the city.
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Man hospitalised after falling from Paritutu Rock
23 Dec 2025He was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital in a moderate condition.
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Why kids need Santa - and for how long?
23 Dec 2025What would the festive season of giving be like if children weren't waiting desperately to see if "he's been" on Christmas morning?
Top News stories
- NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests
- Firefighting resumes at scrub blaze in Fernhill, Hastings
- US Justice Department releases new tranche of Epstein files
- Little blue penguin's special Christmas Eve release after two-month hospital stint
- NSW police officer Jack Hibbert released from hospital after being shot in Bondi terror attack
