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Police halt duo’s crime spree
Source: New Zealand Police A crime wave gripping a small Waikato town over the past month has been solved, following a spate of burglaries and an arson. Two young people...
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Speech to the Future Roads 2025 NZ Roading Industry Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Introduction Good morning, and thank you for the warm welcome. I would like to acknowledge Matt Freeman and his team for hosting today’s event. It’s a...
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Buying blind: Mystery packages tempting shoppers
Source: Radio New Zealand Amid anemic consumer spending, some businesses are turning to novel ways of selling goods in mystery packages to boost sales. Colloquially called “blind boxes”, the packages...
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‘One good week’ not enough to sustain Auckland accommodation sector
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Auckland hotels are sold out tonight as Metallica rocks Eden Park and the world’s largest indigenous education conference continues. But a hotel association is warning...
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Good vocational pathways ‘capped and trapped’ – tradie trainers
Source: Radio New Zealand Students in Years 9-10 should be able to enrol in a trades academy or similar programme to gain basic vocational skills, say experts. File photo. Supplied/...
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Prisoners design dozens of pairs of canvas shoes
Source: Radio New Zealand The art medium of “acrylic paint and glitter on canvas shoe” doesn’t easily fit with the hardened stereotype of a New Zealand prisoner. But that is...
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All heart: Michael Campbell’s massive achievement, 20 years on
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Michael Campbell is looking fit and healthy, and he’s feeling it too. At least, he’s feeling an awful lot better than he was earlier...
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Hessian Minister President Boris Rhein presents the Broermann Medical Innovation Award
Source: Media Outreach Dr. Carl June and Dr. Michel Sadelain honored for groundbreaking CAR-T cell research in cancer therapy One of the world’s most highly endowed medical prizes, with €1...
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ASEAN-China Week 2025 Opens in Fuzhou: Bridging ASEAN 2045 & Chinese Modernization
Source: Media Outreach FUZHOU, CHINA – Media-OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The ASEAN-China Week 2025 opened grandly in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, on November 17, under the theme “Our...
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes historic waka Hōkūle’a to Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Radio New Zealand The historic waka hourua Hōkūleʻa returns to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Tamaira Hook / WIPCE Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe that helped spark a...
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Strengthening New Zealand’s education system
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking the next step in strengthening New Zealand’s education system with the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill passing its first reading...
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Sand recall: Product safety ‘entering a completely different landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The changing way people shop and the sheer volume of products is making product safety harder to police, says Consumer NZ....
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Master carver Rei Mihaere honoured with Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award
Source: Radio New Zealand Master Carver Rei Mihaere receieves his tohū for service to the community. Sarah Sparks Master carver Rei Mihaere has been awarded the prestigious Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic...
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Taumata Arowai takes control of Kāeo water supply after 10-year boil-water notice
Source: Radio New Zealand All the affected homes and businesses are located on Kāeo’s main street, which is also State Highway 10. RNZ/Peter de Graaf For the first time in...
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Infectious diseases researcher says superbug VRE makes one in 10 sick
Source: Radio New Zealand Two different strains of VRE have been identified on one ward at Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon An antibiotic-resistant superbug with two confirmed separate outbreaks...
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Stanford promises change after social media ban petition outside parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand B416 chief executive Nicole Green speaking at the handover of a petition calling for a ban on social media for under-16 year old. RNZ/Giles Dexter The...
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Sending teens to polytech for the day a central part of government’s secondary school overhaul
Source: Radio New Zealand The government announced a number of new secondary school subjects were coming earlier this year. RNZ Sending teenagers to polytech for the day will be a...
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Is it possible to turn bread back into usable flour?
Source: Radio New Zealand Rescued Kitchen products. The Pantry / Rescued Kitchen / Instagram University of Auckland students and a food upcycling company have turned old loaves of bread back...
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Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025: United for decade of innovation and scaling
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival (HKFW x SMUF) 2025 concluded November 7,...
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Education – Open letter from Howick and Pakuranga Principals’ Association
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: He tono kia rongo, kia kōrero tahi, kia whakatika – A call for listening, dialogue, and action Tēnā koe Minister, On behalf of the...
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Parents confused by what to do with potentially contaminated play sand in their homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart has withdrawn all its sand-based products. (File photo) Supplied / MBIE A parent fielding concerns from others after testing found asbestos in a range of...
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Wesley College’s school board dissolved after safety concerns at its hostels
Source: Radio New Zealand Wesley College is in Paerata, south of Auckland. (File photo) RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson A school’s board has been dissolved after a spate of safety issues...
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New Zealand awarded dubious ‘Fossil of the Day’ at COP30 climate talks
Source: Radio New Zealand View of the logo of COP30 UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, taken on 6 November 2025. AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand...
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University Research – Study reveals major diet inequities among New Zealand adolescents – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) A new study has found that many New Zealand adolescents are eating diets high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, with young people in more...
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Education – Open Letter – Opposition to undermining the Independence and Core Functions of the Teaching Council
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: To: Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education From: Otago Primary Principals’ Association (OPPA) November 2025 Tēnā koe e te Minita, As school leaders representing...
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Valued and visible: making sign language live
Source: New Zealand Government A new 10-year strategy aims to strengthen New Zealand Sign Language, making it a more visible, valued part of everyday life Launching the NZSL Strategy 2026-2036,...
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Our Changing World: Mixing oil and water, the greener way
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the Dot Ingredients team in the lab at AUT that they are currently working out of. Claire Concannon Oil and water famously don’t mix...