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Medsafe begins testing Estradot oestrogen patches
Source: Radio New Zealand Garo Phanie / AFP A group of women who have had ongoing issues with Estradot patches says they feel like they’ve been heard after Medsafe told...
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints subsidiary buys kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty
Source: Radio New Zealand The Three Roads kiwifruit orchard in Edgecumbe near Whakatāne. SUPPLIED/Craigmore Sustainables The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a...
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Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve Evans is a man who just loves old wood and just can’t bear the thought of seeing it end up in landfill or being chucked...
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Barker’s is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issues
Source: Radio New Zealand The view back to the factory from the ponds. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Iconic South Canterbury fruit company Barker Fruit Processors’ $60 million factory expansion will come to...
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ANZ posts record $2.53 billion profit
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ used economic hedges to manage interest rate and foreign exchange risks. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The country’s biggest bank has reported a record full-year profit...
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Blueberries the size of a ping-pong ball to be grown in NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand The Eterna is the world’s largest variety of blueberry. Supplied / The Fresh Berry Company This story has been updated to clarify the blueberries will not...
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Medafe begins testing Estradot oestrogen patches
Source: Radio New Zealand Garo Phanie / AFP A group of women who have had ongoing issues with Estradot patches says they feel like they’ve been heard after Medsafe told...
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Country Life: Country museum shines light on Eketāhuna’s Scandinavian past
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of Eketāhuna Museum’s volunteers (L-R) Bridget Ferguson, Ian Day, Jean O’Brien, Bruce Laurence, Chris Petersen and Rose-Marie McGhie RNZ/Sally Round The big work table in...
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Pacific Championship rugby league: What you need to know about NZ Kiwis v Toa Samoa men’s final
Source: Radio New Zealand Samoa issue a cultural challenge to the Kiwis at Go Media Stadium. Brett Phibbs/www.photosport.nz Pacific Championship (men) – NZ Kiwi v Toa Samoa Kickoff: 6.05pm Sunday,...
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Country Life: Jemma Ostenfeld, a heritage seed collector with an eye on the future
Source: Radio New Zealand Jemma Ostenfeld RNZ/Sally Round Growing up gardening with her grandmother sowed the original seed for heritage seed collector and grower Jemma Ostenfeld. Originally from Australia’s Gold...
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Foreign investors buy forests, lily bulb plant and meat plant stake
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceana Gold purchased more than 5 hectares of land at Hauraki District small town Waihi. 123RF A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for...
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Live: Kiwi Ferns v Australia Jillaroos – 2025 Women’s Pacific Championships Final
Source: Radio New Zealand The world champion Australian women’s rugby league team have trounced the Kiwi Ferns 40-8 in the Pacific Championships final in Sydney. Scoring four unanswered tries in...
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Employers forking out more for employees in ‘talent-short’ market
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Top shelf employees are expected to cost employers much more to retain and recruit as the economy recovers. Recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘deeply supportive’ of social media ban for under 16s
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Nick Monro Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “deeply supportive” of protecting young people by restricting social media use under 16 and will...
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Could NZ plug into Australian ‘drone wall’ to keep China at bay?
Source: Radio New Zealand A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Ghost Bat drone is displayed on the first public day of the Australian International Airshow on 28 March 2025. Paul...
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Callaghan Innovation redundancies cost taxpayers more than $10m – report
Source: Radio New Zealand *Since this story was published Callaghan Innovation has identified errors in the numbers it released to the PSA under the Official Information Act. RNZ has updated...
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Look out, North Island – Christchurch is nipping at your fashionable heels
Source: Radio New Zealand When you think of New Zealand fashion, you may picture the glamour of Auckland or the creativity of Wellington, but Christchurch has been enjoying a cultural...
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NZ-AU: Clearwater Wellness Launches World-First Thermoelectric Ice Bath, with Tim Paine Joining as Founding Partner
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Clearwater Wellness Co launched the SnowCap, the world’s first thermoelectric ice bath requiring no ice or plumbing. Backed by $700,000 in pre-sales and a $1.84 million funding...
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NZ-AU: Dancetime Launches Guide to Top 8 Outdoor Party Hire Essentials Amid Surge in Sydney Events
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Sydney, NSW, Nov. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dancetime, a leading event hire provider in New South Wales and Queensland, announced today the release of its definitive...
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McClay to promote trade in China, UAE, India, Singapore and Australia
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay left yesterday to visit China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Singapore and Australia to strengthen trade relationships and...
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HKSTP Crowns EPIC 2025 Winner: Champion of HKSTP EPIC 2025 NEU Battery Materials from Singapore Triumphs at Hong Kong’s Flagship I&T Mega Event
Source: Media Outreach A fresh roster of innovators, and increased sums of investment, had global innovators eyeing Hong Kong’s I&T capabilities HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7...
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Local News – Porirua’s ChoctoberFest a sweet boost for local economy
Source: Porirua City Council ChoctoberFest is once more in the rearview mirror, having poured more than $200,000 into Porirua’s economy. With the festival complete for the year, businesses have crunched their...
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Transporting New Zealand backs the introduction of average speed cameras
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand is welcoming news from the NZ Transport Agency that it will begin operating its first average speed camera in December, with another 16 sites to...
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Redundancy Issues – Economic vandalism exposed – $10.7m redundancy cost to axe Callaghan Innovation experts – PSA
Source: PSA The Government has spent $10.7 million in redundancy payments to dismiss 209 workers at Callaghan Innovation, with more than half of these being scientists and researchers whose skills New...
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NZ-AU: IREN Reports Q1 FY26 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Secured $9.7bn AI Cloud Contract with Microsoft Targeting $3.4bn AI Cloud ARR by End of 2026, Expansion to 140k GPUs 1 NEW YORK, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE...
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Business – WWNZ annual Supplier Award recipients ‘beyond business as usual’
Source: Woolworths NZ Hundreds of top suppliers celebrated last night at the Auckland War Memorial Museum for the annual Woolworths NZ Supplier Awards, with the top awards going to suppliers showing...
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Boosting New Zealand’s film industry
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making targeted updates to the International Screen Production Rebate to ensure New Zealand remains a competitive and attractive destination for global film, television,...