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4.5 or two-star water? Health labels confuse
Source: Radio New Zealand Three different water bottles, three different health labels. Supplied Two bottles of sparkling water. One, a Pam’s product has two Health Stars. The other, a Schweppes...
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Fishery officers do thousands of recreational catch inspections throughout summer – overall compliance 94%
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Fishery officers throughout New Zealand did almost 13,000 recreational catch inspections over summer and found most people followed the rules, with compliance at about 94% across the country. In the Auckland region, fishery officers did 5,806 inspections between December and the...
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Keep yourself, family, and friends safe from life-threatening listeriosis
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is sharing some simple guidance to prevent people getting a rare but life-threatening foodborne illness. “Although listeriosis is rare in...
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Christchurch fish processing factory fined $30,000 for shellfish biosecurity breaches
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries A Christchurch-licenced fish receiver and fish processing factory has been fined $30,000 for biosecurity breaches of a shellfish contained zone. Ikana New Zealand Limited...
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Shellfish biotoxin warning for Canterbury
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the northern side of Banks Peninsula due to...
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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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Taxpayers invest $784K to new Rakaia River wetland to try lure salmon back
Source: Radio New Zealand The small farming township of Rakaia’s river was once internationally-recognised for its abundant sea-run chinook salmon and other aquatic species, but population numbers have since drastically...
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Calls to delay Auckland rail closures as fuel prices push up public transport demand
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied With high prices dragging on, officials are being urged to consider putting off work set to shut down our biggest city’s train network for days...
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Country Life: A look inside Mataura’s Masjid
Source: Radio New Zealand Haji Zamberi Matyunus, a long time resident in Mataura and the current imam of the Mataura Masjid. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life In a former Anglican...
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Christchurch City Council issued a please-explain over sewage discharge
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour. RNZ / Niva Chittock The Christchurch City Council has received a please-explain over sewage being discharged into the ocean around Banks Peninsula. The...
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Robot Rampage: Enthusiasts watch epic final fight in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Team Brazil was crowned champion at the Robot Rampage World Cup. Robot Rampage Fought inside a bulletproof cage, a battle between combat robots is not for...
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Too expensive to smile: Calls grow for universal, Te Tiriti-consistent dental care
Source: Radio New Zealand A dentist provides dental care to a girl. AFP/ Thibaut Durand/ Hans Lucas Nearly half of adults in Aotearoa are avoiding dental care because they cannot...
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Faulty alarm and surge protection led to Mahurangi River wastewater spill, reviews find
Source: Radio New Zealand A wastewater spill into the Mahurangi River meant farmers had dump thousands of oysters because of contamination. Supplied A critical overflow alarm that was not working...
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Lower Hutt businesses report 50 percent drop as roadworks roll on in city centre
Source: Radio New Zealand Lower Hutt businesses say they’re swiftly losing cash, and one’s shut up shop, as roadworks roll on in the city centre. Authorities are sorry for the...
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How much might prices rise, and when?
Source: Radio New Zealand Rising oil prices are expecting to put pressure on prices across New Zealand. But from food to coffee and petrol to clothes, what are sectors expecting?...
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How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women
Source: Radio New Zealand People rallied outside Parliament on Budget Day last year, protesting the major changes made by the coalition. RNZ/Marika Khabazi In the early afternoon of 19 March,...
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Melco achieves top result in MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2026
Source: Media Outreach MACAU SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 March 2026 – Melco Resorts & Entertainment has once again solidified its position as a global leader in fine...
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Tough breeding season for tara iti – one of New Zealand’s smallest birds
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Darren Markin One of New Zealand’s smallest birds remains in big trouble after a tough breeding season saw a third of the eggs or...
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Ban on retaining reef fish bycatch remains
Source: New Zealand Government A proposal to allow certain reef fish species taken as bycatch in the fishery in the north of the North Island to be retained and sold...
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Rugby: Table-topping Hurricanes face first NZ derby of Super Rugby season
Source: Radio New Zealand Billy Proctor celebrates scoring a try with team mates. MARK EVANS The Hurricanes top the Super Rugby standings, but the real tests of their title credentials...
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Commissioner’s speech to the National Cyber Security Summit 2026
Source: Privacy Commissioner 17 Mar 2026, 09:00 Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster spoke on Tuesday 17 March at Takina in Wellington It’s great to be here today to: share some observations,...
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Vigilantes racially profiling Asian community at Auckland rockpools
Source: Radio New Zealand Starfish at Army Bay. MARK LENTON / SUPPLIED A week since a two-year harvesting ban on the Hauraki Gulf coast in north Auckland came into force,...
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Wildberries Sees Surging Consumer Demand for African Products
Source: Media Outreach MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 March 2026 – Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, reports a significant increase in demand among marketplace customers...
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McClay to lead cross-party delegation to WTO negotiation
Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay travels to Cameroon this weekend for the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), where he will again...
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Opening address at Annual Immigration Law Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Tēnā koutou katoa, thank you for inviting me to join you at the Immigration Law Symposium. It’s a privilege to be here today and speak about...
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University Research – Hauraki Gulf seabirds face tough time raising chicks – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Studies this summer show seabirds in the Hauraki Gulf are struggling to raise chicks, as the impacts of climate change hit. Lack of food...
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‘Trail went cold’: The hunt for masterpieces stolen in the Gardner Museum heist
Source: Radio New Zealand Thieves stole 13 artworks by masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Manet, and Degas from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. Screeenshot / FBI Thirty-six years...