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How short-form videos could be harming young minds
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis – Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment...
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Vingroup And Kinshasa Strengthen Comprehensive Cooperation in Green Mobility
Source: Media Outreach KINSHASA, CONGO – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 December 2025 – Vingroup today announced the signing of a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kinshasa (Democratic Republic...
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European elegance, Middle Eastern character: The design story behind VinFast VF 8
Source: Media Outreach An SUV that delivers both sophistication and an industry-leading peace-of-mind ownership experience. DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 December 2025 – Middle Eastern buyers have...
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The biggest Kiwi sporting stories of 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish. PHOTOSPORT Controversies, comebacks, suspensions, breakthrough wins and a near perfect seasons, there have been some truly massive sport’s stories involving New Zealanders this year....
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The carers being a helping hand to those in need
Source: Radio New Zealand After witnessing the struggles of elderly people and those with disabilities forced to navigate hospital appointments alone, social entrepreneur Lizzie Scott has come up with a...
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Cricket: A first for Amelia Kerr in big Blaze win
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Blaze captain Melie Kerr after scoring a century in the Super Smash. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT A stunning century from White Fern Amelia Kerr has...
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Former Phoenix player returns home
Source: Radio New Zealand Roy Krishna will be a key player for Fiji. Oceania Football Fiji football star Roy Krishna has signed with Bula FC for the inaugral season of...
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Auckland Harbour Bridge repaint project: Where things stand more than a year later
Source: Radio New Zealand Engineers are trialling containment systems on the land-based areas of the bridge – the structures that will allow workers to eventually access and repaint the bridge....
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Lakes Festival delivers a one-day rave marathon in Hagley Park
Source: Radio New Zealand With Christmas done and dusted, the festive season has switched into festival season. A day after Hidden Valley’s 10-year edition at Matakana, the South Island offshoot...
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Brigitte Bardot, the French star you ‘had to see to believe’
Source: Radio New Zealand Brigitte Bardot, the doe-eyed beauty whose sensuality brought French cinema to the mainstream, has died aged 91. Arriving on screen in the 1950s, Bardot swiftly rose...
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The oddest news RNZ covered in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A statue showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein; a roll of bread; the Dalai Lama; a lost and confused kitten; a Fabergé egg that went on...
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Essential New Zealand Albums: Collision
Source: Radio New Zealand The roots of Collision can be traced to Tokoroa, where brothers Hirra and Ali Morgan and cousins Colin Henry and Charley Hikuroa formed a band called...
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The “Hey DOC…” questions you ask us: Summer edition
Source: NZ Department of Conservation We love hearing about and seeing you out naturing over the summer – keep tagging us in your adventures, we absolutely love it! During this...
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Master Lock Comanche wins Sydney-Hobart ocean race for fifth time
Source: Radio New Zealand Master Lock Comanche sailing near Tasman Island, during the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race. AFP Master Lock Comanche took line honours in the 80th Sydney-Hobart...
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‘Celia’ the optometry bus hits the road to check Kiwi kids
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteer optometrist Lynden Mason working with a young patient on the bus. Supplied A charity screening children for sight and hearing problems at schools in high-need...
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Memorable moments from across the sporting globe in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand India win women’s cricket world cup, Rory McIlroy finally wins the Masters Tournament, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks is own pole vault world record, baseball star Shohei...
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Rhythm and Vines partiers urged to stay careful on wet, busy roads
Source: Radio New Zealand Campers at the 2024 Rhythm and Vines event. Supplied / Rhythm and Vines With heavy traffic expected over the New Year period – much of it...
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Tasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding and damage in Otuwhero Valley and Sandy Bay Road near Marahau, during extensive floods in the area, on 12 July, 2025. Supplied/ Jodie Reed More...
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Staycation activities in New Zealand’s main cities
Source: Radio New Zealand A staycation doesn’t require flashy gear or carefully planned excursions to make it memorable. What matters is finding something that fits your family’s interests and offers...
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Chris Wood set for extended time out after surgery
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood of New Zealand. PHOTOSPORT All Whites captain Chris Wood’s spell on the sideline will continue for an indefinite period after undergoing surgery. The Nottingham...
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The best board games to play (and gift) this summer
Source: Radio New Zealand In a world that can seem increasingly digitised and isolating, board games offer a unique chance to connect with others. And over the holiday period, the...
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Thunderstorm watch lifted as South Island hit with intense storms
Source: Radio New Zealand An active supercell south from Rakaia. MetService/Screenshot The thunderstorm that lashed the South Island and brought widespread and large hail is one of the year’s most...
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South Island hit with one of the year’s most intense storms
Source: Radio New Zealand An active supercell south from Rakaia. MetService/Screenshot The thunderstorm that has lashed the South Island and brought widespread and large hail is one of the year’s...
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Housing First Ōtautahi launches rapid response to homelessness, finding an increase in elderly with no home
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing First Ōtautahi manager Nicola Fleming. Rachel Graham A new outreach service for homeless people in Christchurch encountered an 87-year-old woman living on the streets in...
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Can Gio Awakens as Ho Chi Minh City’s Next Growth Frontier
Source: Media Outreach After decades of quiet, Can Gio is awakening on Vietnam’s southern coast, as fresh investment and grand designs breathe new life into the once-remote district of Saigon....
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‘It’s a wonderful life’: Inside NZ’s only Trappist monastery
Source: Radio New Zealand Nestled in farmland near Takapau in Central Hawke’s Bay, you’ll find New Zealand’s only Trappist monastery. A mossy tree lined driveway leads through fields of grazing...
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Watch: This is what a rip looks like and how to avoid getting caught in one
Source: Radio New Zealand Do you know what to do if you get caught in a rip? Or how to respond if you see someone else in trouble in the...