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‘Passive’ screen time may raise dementia risk

· April 7, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Watching television and other “mentally passive” sedentary behaviours are linked to a higher risk of developing dementia, while more mentally engaging activities such as crossword puzzles...

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Is it safe to eat cold leftovers?

· April 7, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, fungi or viruses. Although most people know that it can result from poorly cooked foods...

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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...