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Testing for asbestos in kids’ play sand no game
Source: Radio New Zealand Asbestos removal is carried out. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Tucked above an unassuming safety store in Auckland, a small team is making big inroads into...
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It’s election year – let the lies, damn lies, and dodgy statistics flow
Source: Radio New Zealand By law South Australian politicians aren’t allowed to lie in their election ads. Here, we have the Advertising Standards Authority and the Media Council, but neither...
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Briscoes Group trialling facial recognition tech
Source: Radio New Zealand Briscoes Group is halfway through a year-long trial which began in September 2025. RNZ Facial recognition technology (FRT) trials are underway in 18 Briscoes and Rebel...
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Policing our politicians for porkies
Source: Radio New Zealand By law South Australian politicians aren’t allowed to lie in their election ads. Here, we have the Advertising Standards Authority and the Media Council, but neither...
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NZ-AU: Innovation Beverage Group Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Controlling Interest in BlockFuel Energy Inc. and Execution of Amended Merger Agreement
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) IBG Acquires 51% stake in BlockFuel Energy as business combination nears completion Once complete, the combined entity will become a rising oil producer and power generation company...
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Indigenous filmmakers share the love of film across cultures at Māoriland
Source: Radio New Zealand Filmmakers across indigenous cultures the world over are gathering in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast this week to connect and collaborate at the Māoriland Film Festival....
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Pike River Mine victims’ families fear proposed health and safety law changes risk another tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne outside Parliament in 2025. RNZ / Anneke Smith Families of those killed in the Pike River Mine disaster fear the...
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Married at First Sight expert Mel Schilling remembered as ‘amazing’ and ‘radiant’ after bowel cancer death
Source: Radio New Zealand Mel Schilling emerged as one of Australia’s most recognisable relationship experts on Australian (and New Zealand) television. On Tuesday, she died of bowel cancer at the...
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Fears for NZ children in ‘harsh’ immigration crackdown
Source: Radio New Zealand Axing humanitarian appeal rights for temporary visa holders will potentially harm children caught in the crosshairs, legal experts say. RNZ Alarm bells are sounding about harsh...
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Investments – Upcoming Minimum Wage and KiwiSaver Changes – Effective 1 April 2026
Source: Peninsula New Zealand Auckland, 25 March 2026: New minimum wage rates and KiwiSaver contribution changes will take effect across New Zealand from 1 April 2026, impacting employers, employees, and...
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Thousands more Kiwis now eligible for bowel screening
Source: New Zealand Government Thousands more New Zealanders are now able to access bowel screening earlier, with the starting age being lowered from 60 to 58 across the central and...
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Lifestyle – Australia Beats New Zealand to Modernise Physical Activity and Wellness Guidelines
Source: Exercise NZ “The Australian guidelines are simple, clear, and pick up on all the key points we know matter. Move more, sit less, and build activity into everyday life. ...
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Jeremy Coney and Haidee Tiffen inducted into NZC Hall of Fame
Source: Radio New Zealand Haidee Tiffen and Jeremy Coney have been inducted into the NZC Hall of Fame. Photosport The NZC Hall of Fame has honoured two of Aotearoa’s legendary...
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Bids now open to host 2028 World Cup games in NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand Eden Park hosts the T20 international between the Black Caps and South Africa, 2026. Blake Armstrong / PHOTOSPORT Venues across New Zealand can now make bids...
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RTS to Super League? Reports link Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to Wakefield Trinity
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been linked to a move to the Super League in 2027. Photosport / Andrew Cornaga Warriors winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is reportedly...
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New Zealand is expensive, Reserve Bank economist says – here’s what we can do about it
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealand is an expensive country, Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway says, with many products priced well above the OECD average....
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Consistency the key as Liam Lawson prepares for Japan GP
Source: Radio New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team MARCEL VAN DORST / AFP Analysis – Consistency is the word that...
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NZ has ‘seized opportunities’ to work closer with US on defence, space – MFAT briefing
Source: Radio New Zealand A MFAT briefing says technology cooperation is increasingly significant to the relationship between the US and NZ. 123rf New Zealand’s attempts to get more cooperation with...
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Combat deployment of NZ troops to Middle East unlikely, even if help asked – law professor
Source: Radio New Zealand A MarineTraffic map showing ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz . AFP / JONATHAN RAA A law professor says if New Zealand was asked to...
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Iranian New Zealanders mark Nowruz at Parliament with mixed feelings
Source: Radio New Zealand A dancer performing at the event. RNZ / Lillian Hanly Iranian New Zealanders gathered at Parliament on Tuesday night to celebrate Nowruz, or Iranian new year,...
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Winston Peters says New Zealand not ‘rushing to contribute military forces to this conflict’
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says critics have been scaremongering and indicating the government is rushing to contribute military forces to the conflict. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Foreign...
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Golden Bay gold mine proposal pushing ahead ‘without any genuine community consent’, say locals
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters occupy the drilling site in Sams Creek, in the Upper Tākaka Valley. Supplied / Timothy Firkin Golden Bay locals are continuing to campaign against a...
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Black Ferns grapple with eligibility rules as players seek more rugby
Source: Radio New Zealand Amy Rule and Georgia Ponsonby during the anthem before a test against Canada in 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Amy Rule knows how much playing...
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Man from religious organisation with Pacific links charged with rape, strangulation, indecent assault
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have laid several serious charges against a man connected to a religious organisation with links around the Pacific. Detective Senior Sergeant...
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Arrest in Operation Aurora
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Colin Baillie: Police executing search warrants have arrested one person from a religious organisation that has a presence...
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Rip Curl de-merger bid rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand KMD Brands has rejected a proposal which would see Rip Curl de-merged into a separate dual-listed company, then merged with Stokehouse to create a new company....
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NZ cricketers back new T20 league “You’re playing the game for the fans”
Source: Radio New Zealand Jimmy Neesham. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz New Zealand’s top cricketers are happy a decision has been made about the future of the domestic T20 competition and are looking...