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Speech to Project Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Check against delivery Kia ora, and thank you so much for inviting me here today. It is great to be with you all. Can I start...
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Dice before digital – the board games revolution
Source: Radio New Zealand Board games are having a resurgence despite the popularity of online gaming. Thomas Buchholz / Unsplash A sector of gamers are trading in their consoles and...
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins denies misleading public over Covid vaccine risk to under 18s
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaking to media on Friday. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour leader Chris Hipkins has denied misleading New Zealanders after revelations he had...
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Speech to the Property Council
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon, everyone. I’d like to thank Denise for the warm welcome and Leonie, and the rest of Property Council NZ for inviting me to speak....
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Speech to the Automobile Association Annual Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Introduction Good afternoon. Thank you, Brett, for the introduction and everyone for the warm welcome. I am excited to be here to talk with you today...
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Speech to the Infrastructure NZ One Day Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today. I’d like to thank Katie Bradford for the warm welcome and Nick Leggett and his team at...
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Workers First calls on finance sector to act on fuel crisis and support workers
Source: Workers First Union Workers First – the union for finance workers – has written to financial institutions across Aotearoa, calling on them to support their staff amid rising petrol costs...
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Union calls for banks to let staff work from home
Source: Radio New Zealand The cost of fuel has risen sharply in the past month. 123RF Workers First Union has asked banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions to do...
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Father’s meningitis plea after daughter’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Gerard Rushton and his wife Claire hold a picture of their daughter, Courtenay, who died of meningitis in 2014, at 16 years old. Mike Clare /...
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Government announces new diabetes roadmap but keeps details secret, for now
Source: Radio New Zealand Maungakiekie MP Greg Fleming. RNZ / Felix Walton A new diabetes roadmap hopes to slow the disease’s progression and decrease the number of amputations. The government’s...
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Independent review to look at Whanganui flight school facing $11 million loss
Source: Radio New Zealand Whanganui District Council has lost $11 million from its investment in the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy. RNZ/Robin Martin An independent review is to take...
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How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links
Source: Radio New Zealand The Regional Connectivity Fund provided $30 million in concessionary loans to allow some regional airlines to consolidate debt, refinance loans and invest in aircraft maintenance or...
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Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel and petrol prices have now hit $4 per litre on Rakiura Stewart Island. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon...
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Defence News – Emotional return to Tokelau for Royal New Zealand Navy sailor
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Returning to her spiritual home of Tokelau was a profound experience for Petty Officer Christina Sola, who visited the island while on deployment with...
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Winston Peters announces proposal to overhaul energy sector in State of the Nation speech
Source: Radio New Zealand During his state of nation speech, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters addressed his party’s new proposal to split up energy gentailers, the state of the...
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Watch: Winston Peters delivers State of the Nation speech
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will make his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday. It comes off the back of heavy questioning by the New Zealand...
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to make State of the Nation speech
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters will be making his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday, purposely timed after the release...
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University students facing the ‘toughest time’ in years as costs increase
Source: Radio New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Students Association president Aidan Donoghue displays empty boxes at the association’s foodbank. SUPPLIED Student association leaders warn more students are struggling to...
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NZ prepares for uncertainty at the pump as it eyes prolonged Middle East conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand is preparing for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East as attacks on the world’s largest natural gasfield create even more uncertainty at the...
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Novids, super-dodgers: The people who have never had Covid
Source: Radio New Zealand Lucas Zaner, a 31-year-old from Wellington, assumed he would get Covid and get it bad. Whenever he had a cold or the flu, it tended to...
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Health support group calls for better government oversight of Long Covid effects
Source: Radio New Zealand New data estimates 185,000 New Zealanders experienced Long Covid symptoms in the 12 months ending July last year. FANATIC STUDIO / SCIENCE PHOTO L The government...
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When the petrol lights come on: How NZ’s fuel escalation levels work
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite the conflict in the Middle East and growing worries over global oil supply, New Zealand remains at the lowest level of official concern – but...
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COVID-19 and long COVID 2024/25: New Zealand Health Survey
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 17 March 2026 This page presents a summary of data from questions about COVID-19 and long COVID added to the New Zealand...
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Asia Pacific strengthens its position as a global trade anchor as Singapore ranks #1 worldwide – DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026
Source: Media Outreach Globalization holds firm at a record level while trade flows in Asia expand and diversify Despite geopolitical tensions and rising uncertainty, countries largely maintain trade and investment...
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As Covid hits again, New Zealand confronts its pandemic past
Source: Radio New Zealand As the final report on how New Zealand handled the Covid-19 pandemic is released, a ninth wave of the virus is hitting communities. RNZ / Marika...
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Outgoing MP Peeni Henare on being Māori, a politician, and why he’s walking away from the Labour Party
Source: Radio New Zealand Peeni Henare stands in Matangireia at Parliament. RNZ / Lillian Hanly Outgoing Labour MP Peeni Henare says he is ready to “see the back of this...
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Beneficiary numbers soar to 12-year high despite government’s reduction promise
Source: Radio New Zealand Social development minister Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Beneficiary numbers have soared to a 12-year high, under a government that promised a reduction. They were...