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'Not ideal': Overnight Napier health care in the balance as March 1 changes loom

It's just over a week before changes begin but Health NZ can't say what they'll be.

‘Tasteless’: Violent video game slammed for Kiwi character with mosque massacre reference

Fans called the decision 'tasteless' and 'ignorant'.

‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf

The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.

Kea Kids News: Who needs a school bus when you can hitch a ride on your chilly bin

Reporter Finlay interviews Jack Smith, an inventor who can make a minibike out of just about anything! Check out Jack’s coolest new ride in action. Video / Kea Kids News

Black Caps hit by another injury as Ferguson ruled out of Champions Trophy

Kyle Jamieson will link up with the New Zealand squad in Pakistan.

Inquiry finds failures with public agencies’ protection of personal information

Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche said some agencies failed to protect people's personal information. Video / Mark Mitchell

'Don't eat them': Urgent recall on popular chicken nuggets after rubber contamination fear

NZ Food Safety has warned shoppers not to eat the nuggets.

Kea Kids News: Nathan Rarere passes his Cheap-a-ccino secrets to the next generation

Reporter Jack is hitting the RNZ studio for some tips from radio announcing legend Nathan Rarere on interviewing sports stars and looking flash without breaking the piggybank.

Small Business: Turning up the heat with Apostle Hot Sauce

Mathew Watkins talks to Tom Raynel about Apostle Hot Sauce and its unique flavours.

Kea Kids News: Pipiwai manu prodigies compete to see who is heading to Auckland

Reporter/Manu Champ Brooklyn is at the Toka in Pipiwai, where the Manu Competition 2025 is in full swing. Brooklyn took her division in 2024, but who will dominate this year?

SH2 reopens after single-vehicle crash

The crash happened at Tutira about 4.35pm.

Watch: Firefighters extinguish blaze in block of Wellington flats, probe under way to confirm cause

A witness can see a burned-out flat with smashed windows.

Dry skin after summer? Kiwi botanicals like kānuka and harakeke can help

The same properties that allow native plants to thrive in our environment can help skin.

‘They’re all like Reacher’: Alan Ritchson on how NZ men compare to famous character

Fantasy or fortitude? Understanding the obsession with Lee Child’s creation.

Griffin’s new Chocolate Sultana Pastie – an ‘amorphous lump’ or ‘a fresh take’?

Obsolete equipment forced Griffin's to change the recipe for the enduring biscuit.

Destiny Church block Auckland's Rainbow Parade

A group wearing Man Up T-shirts block Ponsonby Rd, holding up the parade as they performed a haka. Video / Supplied