NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

6 Nov 2026

Search

Teams of specialist paramedics who back police to be shut down by Christmas
RNZ has seen an email from St John ambulance that said the teams would shut down before Christmas due to lack of funding.

Teenager in hospital after stabbing outside Auckland business
A 21-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after the Wednesday evening incident and appears in court on Thursday.

One dead, four hospitalised, after crash at intersection
Two people are in a critical condition following a single-vehicle crash near Westmere, Whanganui, last night.

'Sheer luck': New Zealander who survived fatal Nepal helicopter crash recalls collision
West Auckland man Shailesh Krishna Patel was returning from Mt Everest Base Camp when the helicopter he was in collided with another while landing.

Tonga-Samoa rivalry offers opportunity for annual Pacific rugby league series
Tonga's 20-18 win over Samoa at the Rugby League World Cup has renewed discussion about the possibility of an annual series between the Pacific rivals.

Parliamentary committee puts ratification of Fiji-Australia security treaty on hold
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he is "very disappointed" and would pursue "another route" to get the Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance bilateral agreements ratified.

Defeat ends Djokovic's hopes of making ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic is out of the race to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin after a second-round defeat by qualifier Rinky Hijikata at the Paris Masters.

Why Man Utd's Roma comeback has echoes of Mourinho and Solskjaer
After their memorable comeback victory against Roma, can Manchester United avoid a repeat of the past and follow that up with a successive victory?

Mugabe's son arrested over 'assault' during luxury car smuggling probe
The son of late former president Robert Mugabe will appear in court on 5 November with four other men.

Deel launches security tool to spot fake remote hires
Employers can now flag fake applicants earlier as concern grows over deepfakes, stolen identities and forged documents in remote hiring.

How Formula 1 forced Kiwi Supercars dates to be moved and reversed
The Supercars championship won’t hit New Zealand until May and when it does, it will be in reverse order.

ResearchRabbit update aims to keep students curious
The changes come as universities weigh whether AI should speed up answers or help students keep exploring their original research questions.

Election live: 'Disgusting'': Winston Peters promises to deal with Michael Laws after election
Meanwhile, the polls are tight two days out from election day, and we look at a major policy question.

Election 2026 live updates: Winston Peters says Michael Laws’ future with NZ First still to be decided
Laws has apologised for sexist comments he made about women in the Opportunity Party.

Behind the scenes as All Blacks coach presents scrum gripes in rugby’s rare meeting of minds
World Rugby officials and coaches gathered to discuss the sport’s big issues with TMO meddling, scrum trends and hip-drop tackles under the microscope.

Ocon dropped - is it the end of his F1 career?
Esteban Ocon's career as a Formula 1 race driver is over - at least for the foreseeable future - after falling out with Haas. Andrew Benson looks at what the future holds for the Frenchman.

Zverev annoyed by reaction to becoming world number one
After a defeat at the Paris Masters, Alexander Zverev complains that he is the only player who has had "to explain why it's OK" for him to be top of the rankings.

Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism
Critics say the move comes too late, that the files themselves are incomplete, and the move risks sowing division and causing unnecessary anguish.