New Zealand

New Zealand headlines with summaries.

• Teen rides e-bike stolen at knifepoint down motorway during police chase

  crime Auckland Region

  11 Feb 2026

  

  The 15-year-old wasn't injured in the crash but did find himself in handcuffs, police say.

  Teen allegedly steals e-bike at knifepoint, falls off while being tracked by police helicopter

• Big gaps in awareness, treatment, support for ovarian cancer

  health

  11 Feb 2026

  

  Ovarian cancer is the least survivable woman's cancer and takes one woman's life every two days in New Zealand.

  Big gaps in awareness, treatment, support for ovarian cancer

• Safety restrictions eased on four Tauranga homes after landslide

  Bay of Plenty

  11 Feb 2026

  

  Western Bay of Plenty District Council says yellow stickers have replaced the red and the properties can be accessed under certain conditions.

  Safety restrictions eased on four Tauranga homes after landslide

• Police request public's help in finding Hastings stabbing suspect

  crime Hawke's Bay

  11 Feb 2026

  

  A man remains in critical condition after being stabbed on Saturday.

  Police request public's help in finding Hastings stabbing suspect

• 'Education hub' opens for students cut off by slip

  education weather

  11 Feb 2026

  

  Students cut off from their high schools by a monster slip northeast of Whangārei are instead taking lessons at a temporary 'education hub' set up at a local primary school.

  'Education hub' opens for students cut off from schools by Helena Bay Hill slip

• 'Unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': The death of Malachi Subecz

  children crime

  11 Feb 2026

  

  Everything possible went wrong for 5-year-old in the last six months of his life, as he was tortured, and no one noticed. Audio

  'Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': Coroner's findings on Malachi Subecz death

• UK citizens want refunds, more clarity from NZ Post over passport pandemonium

  transport immigration

  11 Feb 2026

  

  NZ Post customers say the company should offer refunds and be more upfront about increased demand and slower timeframes for international mail.

  UK citizens want refunds, more clarity from NZ Post over passport pandemonium

• How to limit processed meats for lunch

  food health

  11 Feb 2026

  

  What's the difference between supermarket meats and what the butcher sells? How do I understand the ingredients?

  How to limit processed meats for lunch

• National war memorial bell-playing may have to be outsourced to Australians

  employment national

  11 Feb 2026

  

  An Australian may have to play the bells at Pukeahu on Anzac Day.

  National war memorial bell-playing job axed, likely to be outsourced to Australia

• We're not meant to know that' - Teacher loses job after student information shared with son in prison

  New Zealand

  11 Feb 2026

  

  The senior teacher got confidential information about a protected person from the school computer.

  Teacher loses job after sharing private student information which was relayed to son in prison

• College told of priest's sexual offending nearly 20 years ago

  crime

  11 Feb 2026

  

  Allegations against Friar Rowan Donoghue, who was recently convicted of historical abuse, were first made by an anonymous complainant in the mid-2000s.

  St Bede's College told of priest's sexual offending nearly 20 years ago

• Person dies days after Wellington motorway crash

  emergency services

  11 Feb 2026

  

  The crash happened on State Highway two about 2am on Sunday.

  Person dies days after Wellington motorway crash