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Boosting maths progress nationwide with proven pathway
Source: New Zealand Government The conclusion of the Government’s Year 7 and 8 maths acceleration trial has shown students made double the progress of their peers in 12 weeks and largely...
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New Zealand’s most dedicated lifeguard is 75 – he’s still saving lives
Source: Radio New Zealand If you went swimming at Piha Beach in West Auckland any weekend last summer, it’s almost certain that 75-year-old Karel Witten-Hannah was one of your guardians....
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Former Te Pāti Māori president’s haka targeting ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mata Che Wilson. Supplied / Aukaha Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a controversial haka performed at the Tainui Regional...
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Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government’s curriculum changes
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI President Ripeka Lessels, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. NZEI supplied Hundreds of principals and thousands of teachers remain opposed to the...
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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park bells to sound on Anzac Day after long silence
Source: Radio New Zealand The much-missed bells of the carillon in Wellington are playing again. Silent for most of the last 14 years, this Saturday they will be heard at...
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Home care worker calls out ‘double standard’ over MP’s mileage allowance
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A home care worker’s calling the government out for alleged double standards over mileage rates paid to MPs. Earlier this month, home...
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Dell Technologies Highlights AI PCs and Workstations as the Next Phase of Enterprise AI in Asia Pacific
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 April 2026 – Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) today outlined how enterprise AI adoption across Asia Pacific (APAC) is moving from...
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Students take climate action into their own hands at NLCS (Singapore)’s Earth Week
Source: Media Outreach Earth Week brings together students and sustainability practitioners through 26 workshops; culminates in a Service and Sustainability Summit to explore how early action can shape a more...
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Dilworth abuse inquiry: Police make 14th arrest
Source: Radio New Zealand Dilworth School. RNZ / Dan Cook A 66-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. This marked...
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Southland Girls’ High School appoints first male principal
Source: Radio New Zealand Southland Girls’ High School Google Maps/Screenshot For more than a century, the top leadership at an Invercargill school was dominated by women. The streak has now...
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Operation Beverly: Police make further arrest in historical sexual offending case
Source: New Zealand Police A fourteenth arrest has been made under Operation Beverly, the investigation into historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. The 66-year-old man had been sought by the...
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Student bonds are built at SIM from orientation to graduation
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 April 2026 – As universities adapt to hybrid learning and evolving workforce expectations, student relationships are increasingly being treated not...
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New site to teach kids about Anzac history launched
Source: Radio New Zealand Poppies at Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2024. RNZ/Marika Khabazi The government is launching a new online visual storytelling website to help children learn about Anzac history....
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New initiative for children to explore Anzac history
Source: New Zealand Government A new digital initiative for children to explore Anzac histories and stories from the battlefront to the homefront has launched today, says Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden. “Anzac Stories is an online visual...
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Police recover 1000 kilograms of pounamu in operation targeting alleged thefts across West Coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the pounamu that was recovered by police across the West Coast. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and...
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Nine Kiwi startups could offset emissions at the scale of NZ forests
Source: Ara Ake Today’s launch of the New Zealand Cleantech Impact Report 2026 shows New Zealand has a pipeline of cleantech companies with the potential to reduce emissions on a global...
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Op Taniwha cracks alleged pounamu ring
Source: New Zealand Police Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and charged three people in an operation targeting thefts of the precious stone across the West Coast. West...
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The long goodbye: ‘I’m not sure what love looks like now’
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the laughter that surprises you. Rumblings of mirth that move around the table as an anecdote unfolds. A woman is telling a story about how...
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Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information
Source: Radio New Zealand The Child Protection Investigation Unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. Supplied The country’s newest child abuse...
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Polytechnics to carry hundreds of unfunded students that subsidies won’t cover
Source: Radio New Zealand Some polytechnics will carry hundreds of unfunded students. 123RF Some newly-independent polytechnics will carry hundreds of unfunded students as they enrol more than the Tertiary Education...
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OPPO Opens Entries for OPPO Photography Awards 2026, Introducing New “Super Video” Category and Programs Supporting Young Creators
Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 April 2026 – OPPO officially announced the launch of the OPPO Photography Awards 2026 today, marking the return of...
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Air New Zealand considering setting up aviation engineering school in Northland, MP says
Source: Radio New Zealand Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands was being considered for an aviation engineering school. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf Air New Zealand is considering...
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Cheap blackmarket cigarettes with no health warnings concerning for experts
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook No graphic images of damaged lungs and hearts, no health warnings of impotency, gangrenous feet and emphysema – experts say blackmarket cigarettes are undermining the...
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Heavy deluge turns Hawke’s Bay valley into an ‘ocean’
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Omakere. SARAH KINGSTON / SUPPLIED A heavy deluge in the early hours of Tuesday morning caught Central Hawke’s Bay residents by surprise, flooding roads...
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Local News – Porirua Careers Expo back for 2026!
Source: Porirua City Council The Porirua Careers Expo is promising a jam-packed day at Te Rauparaha Arena next month, offering a chance to engage with a wide range of industry professionals...
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Federated Farmers applauds fuel support for rural schools
Source: Federated Farmers Extra support for small, rural and isolated schools to help them manage fuel cost pressures is timely and very welcome, Federated Farmers says. “The huge spike in fuel...
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Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her early childhood education centre (ECE) was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived...