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Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title

· April 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and UCLA Bruins basketballer Charlisse Leger-Walker reacts after a three-pointer against South Carolina during the third quarter of the NCAA Championship match in Phoenix...

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I love crime heroines – but Kay Scarpetta leaves me cold

· April 5, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, made her fictional debut in Patricia Cornwell’s first crime novel, Postmortem, published in 1990. Cornwell...

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Prof Carole Cusack: Who put the bunny into Easter?

· April 4, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand A row of Chocolate Easter bunnies, at a chocolate factory in Germany that specialises in Easter products, on 26 February. AFP/ Matthias Bein As Easter is...

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Is fuel support going to the right places?

· April 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Fuel prices had been rising fast in recent weeks. (File photo) AFP / ROBERT MICHAEL Essential workers in some parts of the country face much higher...

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Primary Teachers’ vote to accept pay settlement

· April 2, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford has welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations to renew the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (PTCA). A ballot on the second of April...

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PM refreshes ministerial team

· April 2, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges...

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9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school last year

· April 2, 2026

Source: Green Party The Green Party has released data showing 9000 students across more than 70 schools and pre-schools faced unsafe drinking water in 2025, with water breaching safe Drinking Water Standards at some point during the year.  “No child...