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📢 This rāhui will also affect those wishing to hike the Tongariro Northern Circuit between Whakapapa Village and Waihohonu Hut.
Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park
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December 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
📢 Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv ahead of meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump.
Explosions in Kyiv as Russia launches missile and drone attack on capital
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December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
📢 Up to 25,000 fans are set to pack the Bay Oval for Australian DJ Fisher.
DJ Fisher at Bay Oval leads huge Bay of Plenty summer events lineup
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December 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
📢 The man went missing on Christmas Day while jet skiing in Port Waikato.
Body found during search for man missing after Port Waikato jet ski incident
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December 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
📢 “It was extremely challenging, but nothing derailed it and we have managed to come in $1.5m under budget and pretty much on time.

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Auckland Art Gallery heritage wing restoration unveiled after multi-million upgrade
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
📢 Northern hotspots may see skies clear again late on New Year’s Eve.
MetService New Year’s weather forecast
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December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
📢 Principal Murray Burton has never forgotten the words of a police officer the night six of his students and a teacher were killed.
What schools do when left to deal with NZ’s traumatic events
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December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
📢 The attacks mark the first by US forces in Nigeria under President Donald Trump.
US launches Christmas Day strikes on Isis targets in Nigeria
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December 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
📢 One Waipātiki Beach lifeguard managed to rescue three people in one go.
Four people swept off feet and into rip at Waipātiki Beach
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December 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
📢 The Police Eagle was deployed to help find the person.
Person dies at Auckland’s Piha Beach after being swept out by waves
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December 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
📢 Simple tips to keep your dog safe this summer.
How to keep your dog safe this summer from heatstroke, toxins and traps
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December 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
📢 He also addressed the conflict in Palestine.
Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
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December 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
📢 Motorway exits near Sylvia Park are currently 'very congested'.
Southern Motorway and Auckland airport routes face heavy traffic near malls
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December 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
📢 The man handed himself in to the Whanganui Police Station on Christmas Day.
Man appears in court after handing himself in over suspected double homicide
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December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
📢 The man handed himself in to the Whanganui Police Station on Christmas Day.
Man appears in court after handing himself in over suspected double homicide
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December 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
📢 A heavy rain watch is in force from 6pm for Bay of Plenty east of Whakatāne.

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Boxing Day shoppers face possible thunderstorms, heavy rain and 90km/h gusts
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December 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
📢 Police were alerted just before 4am and crews are clearing the road.
Cream spills for 10km on State Highway 3 between Te Awamutu and Ōhaupō
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December 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
📢 GeoNet recorded the quake hitting near Pongaroa at 7.16am.

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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolts lower North Island early Boxing Day
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December 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
📢 A Pukekohe man found in possession of extremist Islamic State content, including beheadings and terror attacks in Europe, has failed in his bid to secure a

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Auckland man caught with footage of Isis beheadings, murders, terror group promo material
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December 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
📢 Christmas Eve has retained its title as the busiest shopping day of the year, but the peak hour was well down on previous years.

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Budgets still constrained: Christmas peak spending falls for fifth year
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December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
📢 A police crackdown on a 200-strong boy racer convoy in Wellington overnight ended in officers being pelted with bottles and fireworks.

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'Completely reckless and unacceptable': Boy racers hurl bottles, fireworks at police
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December 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📢 A van carrying liquor collided with a bridge in Whangārei late this morning, blocking traffic in and out of the suburb of Onerahi and spewing alcohol acros

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Whangārei road covered in alcohol after liquor store van crash
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December 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
📢 The arrival of three private jets into Hawke’s Bay Airport in the days before Christmas is being described as a boon for the region.
High-flying families: Trio of private jets at airport ‘incredible’ for region
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December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
📢 When an insurance assessor arrived at a property, he found it “in a severely damaged condition” with debris scattered everywhere, decomposing food on the f
Tenant to pay $73k for 'severely damaged' property with human waste left 'on every surface'
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December 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
📢 Motorists were left baffled last week as a person casually took an electric scooter for a joyride across the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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E-scooter rider clings to white line on risky commute over Akl Harbour Bridge
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December 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM