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Watch: This is what a rip looks like
27 Dec 2025Do you know what to do if you get caught in a rip? Or how to respond if you see someone else in trouble in the water?
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Body found in search for person missing after jet ski incident
27 Dec 2025It is believed a man who died during a jet ski incident near Port Waikato was not wearing a life jacket.
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'It was seconds': Father recalls boat capsize on notorious sandbar
27 Dec 2025A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month.
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Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park
27 Dec 2025Police said a man became unresponsive while walking the Taranaki Falls Track.
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Top cops on the beat over the New Year
The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country.
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The tiny bird at the centre of wildlife centre's strife
27 Dec 2025Half a year ago, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre was on the brink of closure.
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Canterbury roads closed following crashes
27 Dec 2025A couple of crashes Saturday morning on State Highway 1 in Canterbury have closed roads.
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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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One seriously hurt in Petone highway crash
27 Dec 2025Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Petone at 5.15am on Saturday.
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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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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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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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Ten of the best literary chats of 2025
27 Dec 2025RNZ met with authors from around the literary world this year, taking in famous fictional sleuths, true life murders, medical mysteries and dystopian futures.
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What makes Dudley Benson's The Awakening an essential album
26 Dec 2025With his choirboy background and use of chamber instruments, Dudley Benson presented a unique artistic vision on his 2008 debut album The Awakening.
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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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