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Fears NZ’s tobacco black market will get as bad as Australia’s
Source: Radio New Zealand In March 2024, Customs carried out search warrants in Gisborne, locating a significant amount of cash in a bedroom and in a vehicle parked outside the...
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Mama Hooch rapists’ appeals dismissed
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mama Hooch trial, Danny Jaz, left, Roberto Jaz appear in the Christchurch District Court charged with sexual violation 07 February 2023. Supplied / POOL Warning:...
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True Chiropractic Aligns Care With Changing Health Needs
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 March 2026 – True Chiropractic has announced the expansion of its care model to include a series of specialised chiropractic...
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Conflict – Children cling to pets, favourite toys, as they flee homes in Lebanon – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Children are clutching beloved pets and toys as they flee their homes in Lebanon due to the escalating conflict with the violence also cutting access to vital...
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PSA – Help us now – 23,000 home support workers hit by petrol price hikes urge Govt. to act
Source: PSA The PSA is urging Finance Minister Nicola Willis to walk the talk and deliver support for a key group of hard working New Zealanders struggling with rising fuel costs...
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Leslie Parr revealed as man twice ruled insane after committing two separate killings
Source: Radio New Zealand Leslie Parr. Supplied A man who has twice been ruled insane after committing two separate killings can now be named. RNZ can reveal the man is...
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Mass resignations rock Solomon Islands government
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Ten Solomon Island Cabinet ministers have tendered their resignation in an apparent coalition breakdown. RNZ Pacific understands that Deputy Prime Minister Frederick...
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EIT Tairāwhiti valedictorian inspired by whanau, driven by purpose
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 12 minutes ago Four years ago, Ami Hokianga set out to complete her Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) at EIT Tairāwhiti as a commitment to...
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Which nut butter is healthiest – peanut, almond or cashew?
Source: Radio New Zealand Once, the only nut butter on the supermarket shelf was peanut butter. Now you can also buy almond, cashew, hazelnut and macadamia nut butters, or blends....
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What is breastfeeding aversion and how can you manage it?
Source: Radio New Zealand While many women find breastfeeding an enjoyable bonding experience, some will have an involuntary and overwhelming urge to remove their child from the breast. Intense negative...
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99-year-old dementia patient died after bedroom assault by another rest home resident
Source: Radio New Zealand Leonard Hewgill was a resident at a 40-bedroom unit offering specialist dementia care. A 99-year-old dementia patient died after being assaulted in his rest home bedroom...
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‘They took my whole life’: ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Buxton’s life changed forever after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. But he says the hardest battle wasn’t recovery. It was fighting the system meant...
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Petrol costs bite for travelling care workers
Source: Radio New Zealand The subsidy they get to help pay for fuel has not changed since 2022. 123rf Laura, a home support worker in Nelson, says it’s getting increasingly...
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AIA Alta Prestige Wealth Centre Opens at AIA Central
Source: Media Outreach Elevating the High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High Net-Worth Experience through Orchestrated Wealth and Legacy Advisory HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 March 2026 – AIA Hong...
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Country Life: The Shepherdess Muster heads to Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand Shepherdess founder Kristy McGregor. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life With a seven, five, and one-year-old at home, and another baby on the way, life can be...
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Minister visits EIT Tairāwhiti to see workforce training and innovation
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 7 minutes ago Minister for Vocational Education Penny Simmonds visited EIT’s Tairāwhiti campus today to see how the newly independent institute is helping build the...
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Hong Kong Exporters’ Association Leads Greater Bay Area Technology Companies to “Go Global” at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 March 2026 – The Hong Kong Innovation and Invention (HKII), one of the flagship projects organised by the...
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Wastewater testing shows Covid cases increasing
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Wastewater testing is showing an increase in Covid cases, and hospitalisations are on the rise as New Zealand enters it’s ninth Covid wave. National Clinical...
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Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Judith Trotman and Health Minister Simeon Brown. Supplied The Health Minister has agreed to meet with a group of blood cancer specialists who wrote an...
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Education – Ara celebrates milestone as 900 graduates cross the stage
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury has marked a major milestone in its return to independent status, with over 900 graduates filling Ōtautahi’s Wolfbrook Arena in two vibrant...
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Alibaba Cloud Accelerates Worldwide AI Innovation and Adoption Across Industries
Source: Media Outreach AI+Cloud strategy continues to empower businesses towards greater efficiency and new growth opportunities HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 March 2026 – Alibaba Cloud, the...
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Minister to attend Global Fraud Summit
Source: New Zealand Government Customs and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello will travel to Europe tomorrow to represent New Zealand at the Global Fraud Summit and for a series of...
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Second meningococcal disease case in Dunedin student community
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A second case of meningococcal disease has been reported in the Dunedin student community, Health New Zealand says. On Tuesday, the University...
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CAT scans yes, cats, no: Popular moggies not permitted at Taranaki Base Hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand Theo Cowley gets a cuddle from Mr Pip Suz Crowley Claws are out over a directive to restrict the movements of two popular moggies at Taranaki...
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Second meningococcal disease case at Otago University
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A second case of meningococcal disease has been reported in the Dunedin student community, Health New Zealand says. On Tuesday, the University...
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CAT scans yes, cats, no: Taranaki Base Hospital bans popular moggies
Source: Radio New Zealand Pip the cat at Taranaki Base Hospital. Robin Martin / RNZ Claws are out over a directive to restrict the movements of two popular moggies at...
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Remains confirmed as Ferzil Babu, who disappeared almost two years ago
Source: Radio New Zealand Ferzil Babu, who went missing while on a fishing trip at The Gap, Taiharuru on 1 May, 2024. GiveaLittle Human remains located on Coppermine Island (Mauipane),...