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Break in at antique store 'another blow', owner says
A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Contractors whip into action to clean up 10km cream spill
26 Dec 2025A dairy big cream spill on Waikato roads has prompted warnings to motorists, and a flurry of puns.
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Water search for missing jet skier ended for second night
26 Dec 2025The jet skier went missing in the water off Port Waikato on Christmas Day with two others who were rescued.
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Mini trackers used as stalking devices by abusive partners
26 Dec 2025Domestic violence experts warn they are seeing an alarming increase in abusive partners stalking their exes using mini tracking devices.
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Body found after helicopter joins search at Piha Beach
26 Dec 2025A body has been found after the police helicopter joined a search for a person washed away by the surf.
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Water pollution warnings for Wellington, Lower Hutt
26 Dec 2025Public water safety warnings have been issued for swimmers for Wellington's south coast and Lower Hutt swimming spots, due to pollution from wastewater.
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Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts for sale online
26 Dec 2025Nearly half of Kiwis get something they don't want, data shows.
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Large hail, thunderstorms forecast across NZ
26 Dec 2025More thunderstorm warnings have been issued.
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Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways
26 Dec 2025Strategy was the key, one shopper said, while NZTA advised people to plan ahead, and allow extra time for traffic.
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Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch
26 Dec 2025A man is due to appear in court on Friday.
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RNZ's best videos to watch over summer
26 Dec 2025Looking for something a bit different to watch this summer break? RNZ has you covered.
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father's legacy
26 Dec 2025Lorin 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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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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Ten interesting New Zealanders we met this year
26 Dec 2025Whether 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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Summer swimmers urged to check Rotorua water safety
26 Dec 2025Coastal and tidal waterways remain New Zealand's most deadly.
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'Strong' quake shakes lower North Island
26 Dec 2025It 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
26 Dec 2025The 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
26 Dec 2025The multibillion-dollar project was scrapped by the coalition in early 2024.
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Rockfall blocks state highway
26 Dec 2025Rockfall 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
26 Dec 2025The 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.
