NZ Navy ship runs aground off Samoa, catches fire and sinks
WEB2 days ago — Government and environmental agencies in Samoa are on alert after a New Zealand Navy ship caught fire and sank off the south coast of Upolu. The HMNZS Manawanui - a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel - was conducting a reef survey when it hit the reef on Saturday night. Seventy-five crew and passengers were taken off the …
Rugby: No Black Ferns, no worries as Canterbury contest eighth …
WEB3 days ago — Canterbury are through to their eighth consecutive premiership final in the Farah Palmer Cup, with a new crop of players helping keep that run alive. Canterbury beat Counties Manukau 36-31 in last week's semi-finals to advance to Saturday's title decider in Hamilton against top qualifiers Waikato ...
Saturday Night for Saturday 5 October 2024 - RNZ
WEB3 days ago — The Jam - Monday. Nick Cave with Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow. Chaka Khan - Like Sugar. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It. Velvet Underground - Ocean. The Fall - Serum. And Late Night Hot Toddy after 11, The Birthdays of Bob Geldof, Steve Miller and Mrs Elva Miller. . Previous Episode: Saturday, 28 …
Country Life podcast - RNZ
WEB5 days ago — FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 September 2024. Copy URL. 13 September 2024. Episode details. Hear from an expert on China's consumer market, meet a former dairy high-flyer now farming a very different sort of protein and learn more about a niche rural business using deer antlers. Play 50m.
All the roads closures in Dunedin as flooding batters the region
WEB3 days ago — Dozens of roads have been forced to close, some highways are closed and buses have been cancelled due to flooding and slips battering Dunedin. MetService said Dunedin had 85 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours and a red heavy rain alert has been issued for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha until 9pm on Friday.
Dunedin Hospital: Why does it cost so much? | RNZ News
WEB6 days ago — Susan Edmunds, Money Correspondent. The cost of the new Dunedin Hospital could hit as much as $3 billion. Photo: RNZ/Tess Brunton. Problems with Dunedin Hospital highlight that New Zealand needs to develop a more mature approach to large, important projects, Infrastructure New Zealand says. Plans for the new hospital have been thrown …
Live: State of emergency declared in Dunedin, red heavy rain
WEB4 days ago — A red heavy rain warning remains in force for Otago, with torrential downpours drenching parts of the region overnight.. Many Dunedin residents have evacuated their homes due to rising floodwaters.. It comes after storms caused power cuts and blocked roads in Coromandel on Thursday morning.. Roads are closed across Dunedin and …
NZ officials silent on questions over Temu and cybersecurity
WEB3 days ago — The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) disregarded RNZ's direct questions about whether people should be worried about Temu. It stuck instead to general comments such as that with foreign apps, foreign laws on data-gathering might apply, though if companies operated here they had to meet local legal and privacy …
NRL grand final - Storm v Panthers: What you need to know
WEB2 days ago — All the information for Sunday night's big decider in Sydney. Storm v Panthers. Kickoff: 9:30pm, Sunday 6th September. Accor Stadium, Sydney. Live blog updates on RNZ Sport. In what's tipped to be one of the biggest NRL showdowns of all time, Dally M medal winner Jahrome Hughes and the Melbourne Storm take on Nathan Cleary and the …
Len Lye sculpture returns to Wellington waterfront after vandal …
WEB3 days ago — An iconic Wellington sculpture has returned to its home on the waterfront after an 18-month hiatus. Len Lye's Water Whirler was removed for repairs following a vandal attack in April 2023, during which the wand-like sculpture was snapped in half.. The return of the public artwork, which has perched on the harbour's edge since 2006, has been …