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Jimmy Barnes to celebrate 40 years solo with two NZ shows
Source: Radio New Zealand To celebrate his landmark album For The Working Class Man, Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes will hit the road. Barnes will play the iconic album from start...
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One-man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Lane of New Zealand Black Sticks. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Sticks men have finished third at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia....
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‘We’re basically stuffed’ – Oyster farmers shut down by another oveflow
Source: Radio New Zealand Farmers affected by the latest overflow are likely not be able to harvest until after Christmas. Supplied Weeks after a 1200-cubic-metre wastewater spill into the Mahurangi...
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A one man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Lane of New Zealand Black Sticks. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Sticks men have finished third at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia....
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What to consider if your kid wants tech for Christmas
Source: Radio New Zealand When it comes to buying kids technology-based presents for Christmas, Sean Lyons from Netsafe, an organisation dedicated to online safety, likens these gifts to something they...
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Cameras used by police after killings – but who covers the cost?
Source: Radio New Zealand The financial burden of keeping the camera going is “colossal”, say community groups. Unsplash/ Johny Goh Community-owned high-tech cameras were used to catch suspects in two...
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The House: Urgency ends early after voting gaffe
Source: Radio New Zealand The House was in the midst of its fourth evening of urgency on Friday. VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox A late night voting error during a fourth...
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Housing market confidence rises: ‘It’s very much a buyer’s market’
Source: Radio New Zealand Lower interest rates and an increase in property listings is driving confidence. File photo. 123rf Confidence in the New Zealand housing market has risen to its...
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Hospital doctor owed $1.27m in annual leave
Source: Radio New Zealand A public hospital doctor is owed $1.27 million in annual leave while many more are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for leave they have been...
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Sri Lanka flooding: ‘Entire lives swept away in a single night’
Source: Radio New Zealand People in New Zealand with family in Sri Lanka are describing the widespread devastation caused by severe flooding from Cyclone Ditwah. The extreme weather system has...
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Dunedin woman fatally shot herself in head while deer hunting
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Aynsley’s gun likely went off by accident as she either fell or fumbled in steep, slippery terrain. Supplied / NZ Hunting and Wildlife Magazine The...
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‘We’ve got a shot’: Labour readies for political revival
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins shook people’s hands as he walked out of the theatre hand in hand with his fiancé Toni Grace. RNZ / Anneke Smith...
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How autistic girls and women get shortchanged
Source: Radio New Zealand For generations, researchers have been convinced autism was a “male issue” and simply haven’t bothered to look out for signs of it in women, says British...
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Mitchell Te Kani’s sister told off after reading pre-approved victim impact statement
Source: Radio New Zealand Paula Beilby (fourth from left) with her whānau outside the High Court at Hamilton. Belinda Feek/NZME/Supplied A woman whose brother was killed by a group of...
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Raglan road-rage couple sentenced over brutal attack on teens after bridge stand-off
Source: Radio New Zealand Raglan woman Te Hina Rehua-Whare, 27, was in the wrong, but refused to back off the one-lane Wainui Rd bridge. Google Maps/Supplied A Raglan woman orchestrated...
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Kiwi surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten behind international cricketers’ returns
Source: Radio New Zealand Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten performs a back proceedure. Supplied/Dr Rowan Schouten Season-ending and sometimes career-threatening, a serious stress fracture can lead athletes from around...
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Wastewater overflow prompts warning for Waiwhakaiho River, Bell Block Beach
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Tan / 123rf Although the volume of the overflow was small, it had the potential to reach an unnamed tributary of the Waiwhakaiho River. Supplied...
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Kiwi Kate Hawley crowned inaugural Costume Designer of the Year
Source: Radio New Zealand Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. Ken Woroner/Netflix The British Fashion Council has named a New Zealander Kiwi Kate Hawley as its inaugural Costume Designer of...
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Puddle ball: Auckland FC lose unbeaten A-League tag
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain-soaked Auckland FC captain Francis De Vries gestures during his side’s loss to Newcastle Jets. Photosport Auckland’s unbeaten run in this year’s A-League season has ended...
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Biosecurity New Zealand escalates response to yellow-legged hornets
Source: Radio New Zealand Biosecurity New Zealand North commissioner Mike Inglis said surveillance efforts were working. Biosecurity NZ Another yellow-legged hornet queen has been found in Auckland’s North Shore, as...
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One new measles case identified in Wellington, bringing total to 22
Source: Radio New Zealand One new measles case in Wellington. Supplied/ US CDC Health New Zealand has confirmed one new case of measles in Wellington, which it says is linked...
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Researchers link Māori housing inequities to 180 years of restrictive building laws
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s first building code banned raupō homes in the cities. Alexander Turnbull Library, Mrs Scott Collection. For centuries, Māori built homes that were warm, dry,...
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Air NZ’s Airbus A320 aircraft return to normal service
Source: Radio New Zealand About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected by the issue. 123RF Air New Zealand’s Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after...
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Auckland, surrounding regions
Source: Radio New Zealand The thunderstorms were also expected to be accompanied by heavy rain. MetService A torrential downpour has literally rained on the Auckland’s parade, as MetService issued a...
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Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery
Source: Radio New Zealand Eli Katoa has posted photos from his time in hospital after surgery for a brain bleed. Instagram/Supplied Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa says his recovery...
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Emergency mobile phone coverage system rolled out to community groups
Source: Radio New Zealand A new system to ensure cellphones get through in emergencies is being opened up to community groups. RNZ A new billion-dollar-plus system to better ensure cellphones...
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Labour announces low-interest loans for family GP practices
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement at the party’s annual general meeting in central Auckland. Anneke Smith / RNZ The Labour Party would offer doctors...