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Ministry working with schools highlighted in auditors report
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ministry of Education says it is working with the schools that were highlighted in a recent report from the Office of the Auditor General. RNZ...
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The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets
Source: Radio New Zealand The Electoral Amendment Bill was given the urgency treatment for its second reading and committee stage. VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox In its penultimate sitting week of...
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‘The Manipulated’ a relentless thriller built for binge-watching
Source: Radio New Zealand Watching the trailer of The Manipulated, you might think: “Isn’t this just Prison Break all over again?”. But you’d be wrong. While a few shots and...
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Chris Hipkins promises different Labour: ‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023. The last...
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Should you sell your US shares?
Source: Radio New Zealand Some are warning that an AI fall could bring a share price collapse to tech stocks. AFP / Joel Saget Share markets have had a volatile...
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Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies
Source: Radio New Zealand The annual Geminids captured in 2023. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat The best meteor shower of the year will be visible across New Zealand skies from Sunday...
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Weather: Heavy rain, severe gales to lash South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued multiple orange warnings and watches for parts of the South Island. File photo. Heavy rain and severe northwest gales are set to hit...
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Altercation in Te Kūiti leaves person hospitalised
Source: Radio New Zealand The injured person is in a stable condition. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been hospitalised after an altercation in the King Country town of...
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Media in the middle of fudge stunts, debate drama and ‘right v left’ rows
Source: Radio New Zealand The possibility of a generational clash of the finance ministers got the media going. The Press “Are you worried about this Taxpayers’ Union campaign that’s going...
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Training exercise to test response to maritime emergency
Source: Radio New Zealand A training exercise will be carried out off the Taranaki coast. 123RF A training exercise will be carried out off the Taranaki coast, in a bid...
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Politicians divided over whether boating rules are fit for purpose
Source: Radio New Zealand Skipper Travis Whiteman. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Two lawmakers have expressed different views on whether New Zealand’s boating rules are fit for purpose. But the rules...
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Football: Auckland City claim back-to-back National League titles after penalty shootout
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City celebrate winning the National League Championship Men’s Final. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz Auckland City FC have defended their National League Championship title with a...
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Teen who fled youth justice facility found
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near Christchurch. The boy fled from Te Puna Wai o...
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‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’: Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023. The last...
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Basketball: Tough night for Breakers as they fall to Phoenix in Melbourne
Source: Radio New Zealand The Breakers winning run has come to an end. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Breakers fell to a 12-point loss to South East Melbourne Phoenix...
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Why do some people get carsick and others don’t?
Source: Radio New Zealand Jan Parkes’ early travel blogging trips to Fiordland were seven hours on the road with a baby who wasn’t even walking yet. But with a travel-writing,...
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Rising home loan rates blamed on ‘another misstep from Reserve Bank’
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwibank’s 2026 outlook notes that the Reserve Bank is currently “at the centre of some confusion”. RNZ Miscommunication from the Reserve Bank has driven interest rates...
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Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Two bodies were found at a property in Ruatiti. A homicide investigation is under way after two people were found dead at a rural property in...
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Firefighters extinguish fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have extinguished two housefires on...
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Kiwis quinella World Cup freeski halfpipe event in China
Source: Radio New Zealand Finley Melville Ives celebrates victory at Secret Garden, China. FIS Reigning freeski halfpipe world champion Finley Melville Ives from Wānaka has won the FIS World Cup...
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On the road: Auckland FC building form as they take A-League lead
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Callan Elliot competes for possession against Central Coast Mariners. PHOTOSPORT Auckland FC have regained the lead at the top of the A-League men’s table...
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Firefighters battling house fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have been sent to two...
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Firefighters battling housefire in Auckland’s Beach Haven
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Several fire crews are battling a...
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Road closed after crash on State Highway 75 in Bank’s Peninsula
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have closed SH75 between Summit Road and Long Bay Road following a crash. RNZ / REECE BAKER A serious crash has blocked State Highway 75...
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Drug dealing dad to lose more than half a million dollars in asset seizures
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a Wairarapa methamphetamine supplier and his network profited at the expense of the community, and are carrying out court ordered asset seizures. Supplied/ Police...
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Young person escapes youth justice facility near Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ understands the facility the young person escaped from is Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo. Supplied / Google Maps A young person has escaped from a...
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Interislander ferry failure shows emergency tug needed – Maritime Union
Source: Radio New Zealand The Interislander ferry, Kaiārahi (file). Interislander The Interislander ferry dodged a bullet after suffering a technical failure yesterday, the Maritime Union says. The Kaiārahi experienced steering...