Aotearoa NZ News
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
RNZ 2 minutes ago
Importers will be charged $15 per gram of CO₂ for new imports instead of $67.50, and $7.50 per gram of CO₂ for used imports instead of $33.75.
Stuff
Not only are there fewer arrivals, but the number leaving New Zealand has spiked. What is most concerning are the amounts of New Zealand citizens leaving.
1 News
A budgeting advisor explains what's driving the 4.7% rise and who’s hit hardest.
NZHerald
"I would be shocked if anywhere on the North Island managed to skip out on rain."
NZHerald
Crews were called to five blazes across the district last night, all of which were contained as of 5am.
1 News 18 Nov 2025 08:58
One fire tore through a vacant Harrow St building just before midnight.
NZHerald
Fire investigators are looking into the three suspicious fires in Dunedin.
Stuff
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including weather warnings back in force, a spate of suspicious fires in Dunedin, and the stoush over Vegemite in prison.
1 News
Investigators would be looking into the fires.
RNZ
Richard Chambers later apologised after learning the advisory was still in place.
NZHerald 18 Nov 2025 06:55
The Police Commissioner said he went for an early morning run with Patel, followed by a "very quick swim" at Oriental Bay – not knowing a tsunami advisory was still in place.
1 News
A "brief dip" in Wellington's Oriental Bay with the FBI chief ended with Richard Chambers apologising for mistakenly believing a tsunami advisory had been lifted.
Stuff
The two men went for a "very quick swim" in Oriental Bay after an early morning run.
RNZ
The technology could be tested in Glentunnel next year.
Stuff 8:59 AM
The first rubber road in New Zealand is being planned in Canterbury.
ODT
The trial is one of a number of roading and infrastructure innovations the district council is exploring.
1 News
He has pleaded not guilty to murdering the pair.
RNZ 2 minutes ago
The Bucklands Beach fire killed 36-year-old Jung Sup Lee, and his 11-year-old son Ha-il Lee.
1 News
Jaeyoung Jang can now be named as the man accused of killing a father and son.
Stuff
'Our schools are already on that waka and paddling the right way.'
NZHerald
From the outside, Te Pāti Māori’s relationship looked perfect but, for some period of time, the seams have been popping apart, one by agonising one, says Joel Maxwell.
Stuff
Mai i waho, he tino tika te āhua o te tūhonotanga. Engari mō tētahi wā, kua puta mai ngā maurua, mā ia wāhanga, ia wāhanga, e ai ki tā Joel Maxwell.
Stuff
The Ministry of Education has fielded more than 260 queries from schools.
NZHerald
Multiple brands of coloured sand were recalled after testing positive for asbestos.
NZHerald
David Seymour says several hundred schools and childhood centres have contacted the Ministry of Education after the discovery of asbestos in a range of coloured… AUDIO
RNZ
Three children, Goldie, August and Hugo, aged 1, 5 and 7, died in the fire.
NZHerald 18 Nov 2025 08:08
Stuff
NZHerald
‘It’s an embarrassment’: He worked high up in corporate Australia but can’t get a job in New Zealand
A criminal record can shadow someone for life, limiting jobs, housing, and access to insurance, even decades after they last broke the law.
Stuff 4:00 AM
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
RNZ
The planned second SH1 closure from November 20 to 23 is no longer needed.
NZHerald
Students nearly missed NCEA exams as detours caused delays of up to two hours.
NZHerald
Tech Talk with Noel Leeming: Kiwis lose $3 billion to scams in the last year.
NZHerald
The cost of living is still the most pressing issue for Kiwis, the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey revealed on Monday.
Stuff
Is there such a thing as an ethical billionaire? Chelsea Daniels explores the idea with Nick Henry from Oxfam. Video / The Front Page
NZHerald
Global billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion in 2024, Oxfam figures show.
NZHerald
The Japanese star has now decided to play the United Cup in Australia, rather than Auckland’s ASB Classic, but handy replacements have been found.
Stuff
The Japanese star has now decided to play the United Cup in Australia, rather than Auckland’s ASB Classic, but handy replacements have been found.
Stuff
About 1000 workers are thought to have been been exposed to high concentrations of respirable crystalline-silica dust while working with engineered stone slabs during the past 15 years.
RNZ 17 Nov 2025
The Labour leader proposed to partner Toni Grace at Wellington’s Botanical Gardens.
Stuff 20 mins ago
The Labour leader proposed to his partner on her birthday in Wellington’s Botanic Garden.
NZHerald
Staff were told last week of sweeping changes designed to slash $50 million from Fire and Emergency's annual costs.
RNZ 2 minutes ago
Staff were told last week of sweeping changes designed to slash $50 million from Fire and Emergency's annual costs.
RNZ
News last updated:
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 11:03
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 11:03