New Zealand Radionz
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:35:25 +1300Government unsure on keeping NZ presence in Solomons if China troops arrive
The government is undecided on withdrawing the Defence Force from the Solomons if Chinese soldiers are stationed there, the prime minister says.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:56:29 +1300McCaws join fight to save birthing unit at Christchurch's St George's Hospital
Nearly 20,000 people have signed a petition to save one of Christchurch's birthing units.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:56:56 +1300In the spotlight: New Zealanders at the Oscars through the years
How often do Kiwis in the film industry get recognised by the Academy? New Zealand's history with the golden statue goes all the way back to 1980.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:21:21 +1300Roof removal a milestone for Christ Church Cathedral restoration team
Christ Church Cathedral restorers hope construction workers can venture inside the building by Christmas.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:51:59 +1300East Coast clean up underway, insurance council says 'not an issue'
A heavy rain watch remains in place for the North Island's East Coast as the sodden district recovers from last week's flooding.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:20:51 +1300Whangārei water rates to increase 30 percent as Marsden Point oil refining stops
Water rates are to potentially climb by more than 30 percent as Whangārei District Council faces a $3.4 million double hit from the end of Marsden Point oil refining and extra three waters costs.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:28:49 +1300Wellington youth mental health service near collapse, staff say
Wellington clinicians say the capital's youth mental health service is desperately short staffed and has all but collapsed.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:27:29 +1300Covid-19 update: Eleven further deaths, 12,882 new community cases and 861 people in hospital
Health officials are reporting that 11 more people with Covid-19 have died in New Zealand today, with 12,882 new community cases reported.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:16:19 +1300Radiologist fails to spot 'obvious' malignant growth
The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a radiologist failed to spot malignant growths on a woman's lung.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:15:10 +1300Open fire season now in place for most of upper North Island
There is now an open fire season in most parts of the upper North Island.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:54:24 +1300Over $7m in assets seized over 613kg meth bust
Police have confiscated more than $7 million in assets in relation to New Zealand's largest meth bust, when 613kg of the drug was seized at Auckland Airport this month.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:45:20 +1300Charges laid after school fight video appears to show woman waving fake gun
Police have charged a 20-year-old woman with carrying a fake gun with criminal intent and threatening to cause grievous bodily harm, after a video surfaced of a school fight in which a woman is seen waving what appears to be a gun.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:15:09 +1300Call for volunteers ends in search for missing doctor David Holland
Bay of Plenty doctor David Holland, 31, did not show up for work on 11 March after he was believed to have gone swimming.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:16:35 +1300Hundreds more may die in first Omicron wave, Covid-19 modeller says
The Covid-19 death toll stands at 258 as of Sunday evening, but a modeller says hundreds more people could die in the first wave of the Omicron outbreak.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:55:45 +1300Dame Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for 'Power of the Dog'
Dame Jane Campion has received the Academy Award for best director for "The Power of the Dog," becoming the third woman in the Oscars' 94-year history to take home the prize.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:14 +1300Erebus memorial: Ministry acted unreasonably by not consulting more widely on location - Chief Ombudsman
Site preparation began for the Auckland-based memorial in December.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:37:48 +1300Shortage of supplies hampering support of isolating Covid-19 cases in Taranaki
Taranaki has been averaging more than 600 new Covid-19 cases a day and there are about 4500 active cases in the community - 10 percent of which need support to isolate safely.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:37:49 +1300Ōhakea Air Force base to hold two large hangars, workforce of 1200
Huge cranes are towering above the flat Manawatū countryside as construction of two hangars for new Air Force aircraft cruises at altitude.