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How strong is support for Christopher Luxon? We’re about to find out
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Mark Papalii Analysis – The Prime Minister has doubled down in the wake of a horror poll on Friday, saying...
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NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title
Source: Radio New Zealand Alice Robinson competes in the Women’s Super G event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has to finish at least second in the...
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New agreement improves access to treatment for New Zealanders
Source: PHARMAC A multiproduct agreement, which took effect on 1 December last year, is delivering significant benefits for patients and the health system – freeing up thousands of infusion hours...
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Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have ramped up recruitment efforts in Auckland with hopes to bring more Kiwis into the force, and tempt those currently working in Australia to return...
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Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New...
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Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as...
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Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An obstacle course of road cones throughout Hutt City may be frustrating residents, but the agencies responsible for them say its short...
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Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression
Source: Radio New Zealand Stressed, overworked and cloudy-headed, New South Wales farmer Brendan Cullen was feeling “pretty crook” back in 2015. When he started talking out loud to himself, he...
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The world at our breakfast table: Three Kiwi staples that almost all end up offshore
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Five years after Who’s Eating NZ, this series revisits where our food goes, but this time through the lens of Kiwi breakfast, lunch and dinner...
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Queenstown Lakes District facing double the housing insecurity over one year
Source: Radio New Zealand Happiness House manager Léna Boss suspected the cost of living was reaching a crunch point. SUPPLIED The proportion of Queenstown Lakes residents facing housing insecurity has...
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Showreel showcases Dunedin as diverse filming location
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Lights, camera, action, Ōtepoti! A new pitch is hoping to put Dunedin centre stage as the next Hollywood A-list film location. Enterprise Dunedin has...
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Why a Kiwi world record holder still misses playing Riff Raff
Source: Radio New Zealand After 15 years bringing the iconic character Riff Raff to audiences across the world Kristian Lavercombe says he experienced a kind of mourning when he stopped...
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Football: Auckland FC draw with Perth Glory
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove heads in for what was subsequently ruled to be an own goal by Perth Glory in their A-League clash at Mount Smart Stadium, 8...
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Activist urging individual action as government looks to scrap clean car standard
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Liberation Aotearoa’s Jen Olsen said all the figures show electric vehicles are a better option. AFP A climate activist says it is up to individuals...
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Netflix part ways
Source: Radio New Zealand The brand has grown to include household items such as jams, teas, wine and honey and is expected to continue beyond the partnership. “As ever is...
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ChildFund – Just Hours From NZ – Women Still Fight for Basic Rights
Source: ChildFund New Zealand Too many women in our shared home of the Pacific still struggle to access clean water for their families. “It’s the 21st century, and yet only hours...
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Women shaping the future of Aotearoa recognised in inaugural Women of Impact in Property list
Source: Property Council of New Zealand Thirty wāhine whose leadership is shaping the future of New Zealand’s built environment have been recognised in the inaugural Women of Impact in Property...
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The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free
Source: Radio New Zealand Highways, hospitals, schools, etc: MPs agree politics is detrimental to infrastructure decision-making and things need to change, but can’t help getting political about it. VNP /...
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Timothee Chalamet taken to task over opera, ballet dig
Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to take home the golden statuette for Marty Supreme, but he definitely has not won fans in the ballet...
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Why do high earners get the pension? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions No Stupid Questions’], with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money...
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Plan to release parasitic worm on invasive millipede horde
Source: Radio New Zealand A portuguese millipede. RNZ/Mary Argue A reinfestation of invasive millipedes, crawling out of the soil and into homes, is sending residents of Wellington’s south coast to...
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White Sox great and Olympian Rhonda Hira calls for greater recognition of softball
Source: Radio New Zealand Rhonda Hira in action for the White Sox against Japan in 2000. PHOTOSPORT Rhonda Hira (Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Tipa) has long secured her place in New...
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Chief executive appointment ‘strong’ signal Taranaki councils headed for amalgamation – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki Regional Council boss Steve Ruru has also been named interim chief executive at New Plymouth District Council. Supplied / New Plymouth District Council The appointment...
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Applause at Auckland Airport as flight arrives from Dubai
Source: Radio New Zealand Those waiting outside Auckland International Airport’s arrival area erupted into applause for the landing of the first flight from the Middle East since recent conflict began....
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Iranian diaspora form human chain on Wellington waterfront
Source: Radio New Zealand Ali Jafari-Gh, an Iranian-born academic who teaches at Massey University, at a demonstration in Wellington on Saturday, to show support for those in Iran living under...
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Defence Force plane bound for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East. Kaye Albyt A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules was expected...
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Bunnings to trial facial recognition tech in Hamilton stores
Source: Radio New Zealand From next month, two Hamilton stores will set up the technology to test safeguards are working properly. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Bunnings Warehouse will introduce facial...