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Breaking down the damage caused by last week's deadly storms
Homes were evacuated, floods covered districts, and slips blocked roads and took lives. RNZ looks at just how devastating last week's storm was.
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'Unpleasant environment' - Over half of retail crime advisory group resigns
26 Jan 2026Questions have been raised about the group's value for money and the behaviour of its chair Sunny Kaushal. Audio
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Man punches probation officer, performs crude act in social worker's office, gropes paramedic
26 Jan 2026Everest Oketopa repeatedly groped a paramedic in the back of an ambulance, forcing them to move to the front of the vehicle to avoid him.
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Police name man found dead in Mahurangi River
26 Jan 2026Police have named the man who was found dead near Warkworth as Tekanimaeu Arobati, 47, from Kiribati.
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What are New Zealand's spookiest abandoned ghost towns?
26 Jan 2026Spooky cemeteries, abandoned factories, ruined pubs and derelict workers' cottages all have stories to tell of Aotearoa's once-thriving communities.
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Tears shed for Mount Maunganui missing teen at Auckland's Domain
26 Jan 2026About 100 people came together to mourn Sharon Maccanico, one of six people missing after the slip at a holiday park last week.
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FENZ warned of slip near camp almost four hours before deadly landslide
26 Jan 2026No crew was sent out, but FENZ says it told Tauranga City Council as the owners of the camp immediately. Audio
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NZ nurses union 'appalled' at US agents' killing of ICU worker
Alex Pretti was pinned to the ground, pepper-sprayed, disarmed and then shot 10 times by federal agents during a protest in Minneapolis.
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'All we could do was watch it happen - and that was horrible'
26 Jan 2026Communities are still isolated following widespread flooding and slips, with helicopters delivering supplies. Audio
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Two taken to hospital after reported dog attack
26 Jan 2026Two people have been taken to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after a reported dog attack.
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Woman dies after being dropped from stretcher at hospital
Margaret Batten, 83, suffered a fatal head injury after falling onto a concrete ambulance bay floor when a St John officer lost control of her stretcher.
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Vandalism at flood monitoring sites endanger community, council says
26 Jan 2026River monitoring equipment that is "absolutely critical" for timely flood warnings has been damaged by thieves on two Marlborough rivers, sparking a plea from the council.
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As it happened: Mourners gather at Auckland domain to remember teen victim of slip
26 Jan 2026The recovery teams are working in conditions that remain highly dangerous after six people were apparently killed in a landslide last week.
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Police investigating 'unexplained' death in Tākaka
26 Jan 2026A scene examination has been completed at the property.
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'Hell of a shock': Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt
Detectives are continuing to investigate the death of a woman at a Clutha property, where a man was also found critically injured.
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Government to offer temporary accommodation to storm victims
The government is standing up its Temporary Accommodation Service to help people displaced by last week's storms.
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Accused arsonist takes 'sovereign citizen' questions to judge
26 Jan 2026Daniel Miller declined to say if he understood the proceedings, instead demanding to know if Judge Catriona Doyle was using her full and legal name.
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Stolen turtles slowly make their way home to Hastings park
26 Jan 2026The red-eared slider turtles were taken after a large square hole was cut in the fence of the Cornwall Park aviary at the beginning of January.
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Stink news - 500 litres of human waste spills onto Canterbury highway
26 Jan 2026SH1 near Geraldine is down to one lane after a truck carrying port-a-loos crashed, sending hundreds of litres of human waste across the road.
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Person dies in 'serious' Whangārei crash
26 Jan 2026Three other people have been taken to hospital, police say.
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'End of the road': Wellington café to shut its doors after 12 years
26 Jan 2026Spruce Goose, located near Wellington Airport, said in a post on social media it had been unable to secure a new lease.
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'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms
Farmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2.
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WorkSafe to look into holiday park, council over landslide
26 Jan 2026Recovery work resumed at the site of the Mount Maunganui disaster, where search crews are trying to recover six people. Audio
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150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues
One contractor says they now have a two-year local wait list. Audio
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Police close Wellington's Lambton Quay over 'item of concern'
26 Jan 2026Poli e were called to the area near Brandon Street about 11.20am.
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Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?
26 Jan 2026The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?
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Why do some sexual abuse victims go on to offend in a similar way?
A survivor's story highlights how abuse shapes lives without defining them, as experts warn that stigma may stop victims from seeking help.
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Domino's staff chase down TV thief
A brazen burglar was chased down by Te Awamutu pizza store workers after he was busted strolling in and taking off with a television.
Top News stories
- Evacuations, floods and slips: The damage caused by last week's deadly storms
- Over half of government retail crime advisory group resigns
- Waikato man Everest Oketopa sentenced after crude act, and indecent assault on paramedic
- Police name Tekanimaeu Arobati as man found dead in Mahurangi River
- What are New Zealand's spookiest abandoned ghost towns?
