⛅ 09 Jan 2026 2:10PM: Former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham arrested at Venezuela protest (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 8:05PM: Watch: Large fire engulfs building in Auckland's Pakuranga during firefighter strike (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 4:05PM: 'Matinee Idle' co-hosts Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris sign off (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 2:07PM: Hundreds of young cricketers battle Hawke's Bay heat for annual tournament (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 10:31AM: Government u-turns on prescription co-payment fees (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 12:21PM: Weather live: Heat alerts for 38C for in parts of country, heavy rain and gales forecast elsewhere (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 4:02PM: Six whales die, others now swimming freely after stranding at Farewell Spit (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 12:05PM: Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 1:15PM: 200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 2:53PM: Firefighters suffer burns, heat exhaustion while battling house fire (rnz.co.nz) 10/10