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Rugby prodigy ready to prove the hype
Source: Radio New Zealand Rico Simpson of Auckland during the 2025 NPC at Eden Park. Photosport Rico Simpson is no stranger to expectation. The schoolboy prodigy has been long tipped...
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Forestry sector calls for rates cap after bill increases 570 percent
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Nick Monro The forestry sector is calling for a cap on rates increases after one forestry blocks rates bill went up 570 percent in...
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New Zealand gets a seat at Standards Australia
Source: Radio New Zealand BusinessNZ director of advocacy Catherine Beard. Supplied / Business NZ Standards New Zealand has been invited by Standards Australia to take a seat at the table...
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Shaking the marae grounds at Waitangi
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Comet’s Laughton Kora isn’t afraid of a little disruption — even at Waitangi. In 2024, he quite literally shook the foundations, he says, providing the...
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Investor proposal to return Chateau Tongariro to hotel status should be considered – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro Mayor Weston Kirton wants the government to consider a proposal to return Chateau Tongariro to its former status as a hotel. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ...
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Wuthering Heights is one of the year’s most controversial films
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever since whispers of casting choices began popping up on social media, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has been a lightning rod for controversy. Now days away...
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NZ First to campaign on ministers getting final say in fast track projects
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones addressing Fast Track protesters last year. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf New Zealand First will campaign on reinstating...
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Labour talking a ‘load of rubbish’ by labelling new liquefied natural gas terminal a tax – PM
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Labour is talking “a load of rubbish” when it claims the government is implementing a new “gas tax” on New Zealanders....
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WorkSafe to revisit Mt Albert Aquatic Centre after man’s finger torn off, boy’s teeth smashed on hydroslide
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Albert Aquatic Centre. Supplied / Community Leisure Management Worksafe will revist an Auckland aquatic centre after a boy smashed his front teeth while on a...
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Police at scene of Christchurch stabbing
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of the stabbing. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Police are examining a central Christchurch property where a man was critically injured in a stabbing. Emergency...
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Work safety group says proposed law change likely to increase harm to people
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Workplace Relations Brooke van Velden says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses. 123RF A work safety group...
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Person falls from Christchurch’s Tūranga library
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Christchurch’s central city library Tūranga. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a fall from...
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Catherine O’Hara’s cause of death revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Emmy-winning actress Catherine O’Hara, who starred in Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone, died from a blood clot in her lungs, her death certificate reveals. The Canadian-born...
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‘Grave concerns’ for missing woman not seen for six months
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker Supplied / NZ Police Police have “grave concerns” for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility...
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Ex-ministry staffer accuses government of ignoring education experts, teachers
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A former Education Ministry staff member says the government’s curriculum rewrite ignored the views of many subject experts and teachers. Waikato University...
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Watch: ‘Really special’ – team mates perform haka following Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s medal win
Source: Radio New Zealand Olympic medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was honoured by her team mates with a haka following her silver medal win in the Big Air event at the Winter...
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NZ Post says deluge of UK passport applications causing delays
Source: Radio New Zealand Some people following their applications’ progress using online trackers noticed they were being held up at an Auckland mail centre before being sent to the UK....
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Bremworth shareholders told to expect less cash in hand if takeover goes ahead
Source: Radio New Zealand Bremworth carpet wool. Bremworth Carpet maker Bremworth earnings hit by tough trading Company under takeover offer from owner of main rival Godfrey Hirst Cash return to...
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Former Silver Ferns’ assistant Deb Fuller to coach Malawi Queens
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Noeline Taurua and her assistant Debbie Fuller (right). PHOTOSPORT Dame Noeline Taurua’s coaching bench will have a new look to it at the Commonwealth Games...
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Palace ready to help UK police in any inquiry into king’s brother Andrew
Source: Radio New Zealand By Michael Holden, Reuters Britain’s King Charles III has made clear his “profound concern” at allegations against Andrew, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. AFP / POOL...
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Watch: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver in snowboarding big air final
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has grabbed the silver medal in the Big Air event at the Winter Olympics in Italy, matching her result from four...
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New liquefied natural gas terminal: ‘Vital’ or ‘bonkers’?
Source: Radio New Zealand Energy minister Simon Watts. RNZ/Mark Papalii The government wants taxpayers to pay for a new liquefied natural gas import terminal, but is promising lower power prices...
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John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host on April 13
Source: Radio New Zealand John Campbell says he is thrilled to be returning to daily news. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly John Campbell makes his return to RNZ, joining Ingrid Hipkiss...
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New medicine funding could be life-saving for rural areas, health expert says
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ A rural health expert says increased access to pain relief and blood clotting medications will improve medical outcomes could be life-saving for patients...
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Contractor ‘mortified’ as fault welds found on Auckland rail network
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s Waitematā Station. Dan Satherley / RNZ A KiwiRail contractor is “mortified” after eight welds which join the rails together tested faulty. Auckland train services on...
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver in snowboarding big air final
Source: Radio New Zealand Zoi Sadowski Synnott at the 2026 Winter Olympics. ULRIK PEDERSEN / AFP New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has grabbed the silver medal in the Big Air...
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Our Changing World: Predator Free South Westland nears eradication goal
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitangiroto Nature Reserve is home to the country’s only Kōtuku breeding ground and the rainforest has benefited from predators being eliminated. Tess Brunton / RNZ...