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Attacks on guide dogs leave animals too anxious to work
Source: Radio New Zealand Guide dogs can not get away if they are attacked while in their harness, and could put their owners at risk. File photo. RNZ / Marika...
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Want a rollercoaster in your garden?
Source: Radio New Zealand If Aussie theme parks are not an option and you can’t face the crowds at Rainbow’s End, fear not. Bjorn Burton might have the solution. During...
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Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows’ environmental footprint
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Barlass’ farm is home to about 1500 dairy cows RNZ / Nate McKinnon As nitrates creep up in some Canterbury drinking water supplies, dairy farmers...
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Planning reform bills pass first reading
Source: New Zealand Government The legislation underpinning New Zealand’s new planning system has passed its first reading in Parliament, marking a major step toward replacing the RMA with a system...
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Football: Auckland FC striker getting better protection months into A-League season
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove of Auckland (centre) celebrates with Logan Rogerson (left) after scoring a goal during the A-League. DAN HIMBRECHTS/ PHOTOSPORT Auckland FC knew what they were...
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Man sentenced in long-running corruption case
Source: Radio New Zealand Former roading subcontractor Frederick Pou pleaded guilty to giving gifts to an agent. 123rf A former roading subcontractor has been sentenced to home detention in a...
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Potential extreme fire risk for Northland as high winds and low humidity looms
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are still working at the scene of Sunday’s major blaze in Kerikeri ahead of a possible sharp increase in fire danger on Wednesday. RNZ/Peter de...
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Hong Kong Launches Its First Dental Innovation Incubation Programme
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 December 2025 – The University of Hong Kong (HKU) proudly unveils the Global Hub for Future Dentistry (GHFD)...
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Chris Bishop can’t say how many jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Transport Chris Bishop. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Minister for Transport can’t say how many people are expected to lose their jobs as the...
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Forecasts show Govt economic strategy failing workers
Source: NZCTU The Treasury’s latest forecasts, released today, show the Government’s economic strategy isn’t working and that workers will be paying the price for years to come, said NZCTU President...
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Madame Tussauds Hong Kong Welcomes a New K-Wave Star Jung Hae In’s First-Ever Wax Figure Unveiled
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 December 2025 – Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, a brand under Merlin Entertainments Group, is set to create Hallyu...
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Southeast Asian Games Thailand 2025 Esports Appoints Moonshot as Official Mobile Controller Partner
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 December 2025 – Moonshot, a next-generation phygital mobile gaming company, has announced the appointment as the Official Controller Partner for...
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Government books bleaker as surplus gets further away, deficits grow
Source: Radio New Zealand Further spending discipline is needed, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Return to budget surplus delayed a year until 2030 Deficits forecast to...
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Engineers warn that changes to electrical safety rules create new hazard
Source: Radio New Zealand Two electricians work on an EV charging station Supplied / New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association The country’s main engineering industry group has joined warnings that changes...
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Government financial position weaker than expected in May budget
Source: Radio New Zealand Further spending discipline is needed, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Return to budget surplus delayed a year until 2030 Deficits forecast to...
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Speech to Antarctic Parliamentarians’ Assembly
Source: New Zealand Government Honourable Andrew Bayly, Chair of the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly 2025, delegate Parliamentarians, expert speakers, Ambassadors, Members of Parliament, and distinguished guests from the New Zealand Antarctic...
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How two friends who co-own a house make it work
Source: Radio New Zealand “What if things turn sour?” people often asked when Bennett and Gray mentioned they were investing in a house with a former flatmate. But people don’t...
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New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Bishop RNZ / Nick Monro The government has announced a mega ministry which will take on the work of housing, transport, and local government functions....
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Speech to Antarctica Parliamentarian Assessmbly
Source: New Zealand Government Honourable Andrew Bayly, Chair of the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly 2025, delegate Parliamentarians, expert speakers, Ambassadors, Members of Parliament, and distinguished guests from the New Zealand Antarctic...
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New ministry to deliver better housing, transport, and environmental outcomes
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has today confirmed the establishment of a new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), to support the Government’s ambitious reform agenda in...
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Mineral reservation over Kermadec Arc renewed
Source: New Zealand Government A reservation over the Kermadec Arc north of New Zealand will remain in place for a further two years, continuing restrictions on mineral permitting in the...
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Making summer holiday travel easier; road workers to down tools
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Summer holiday travel can be fraught with frustration and unwelcome surprises and New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is doing its part to make...
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Police acknowledge sentencing in sexual offences case
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective David Payne: Police acknowledge the sentencing yesterday of a former Wellington medical professional in relation to sexual offences. Jared Cook was sentenced yesterday...
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Paws on board: Inside the Pet Bus as it travels the country
Source: Radio New Zealand was due Nearly two-thirds of households in New Zealand own a pet, and many more are planning to welcome a furry friend this Christmas. In Auckland,...
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Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles to 940 people in year to September – survey
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest six-monthly survey of housing support providers shows homelessness in Auckland has more than doubled to 940 people in the year to September. RNZ /...
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Our Changing World: Return of The Kākāpō Files
Source: Radio New Zealand The males stay in one spot and attract the females through their boom and ching calls. Jake Osborne, DOC On the small, bush-clad, Whenua Hou /...
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What’s really going on with Canterbury’s water
Source: Radio New Zealand Depending on who you ask, Canterbury is either in the grip of a nitrate emergency orcontrolled by environmental alarmists waging a war on dairy cows. Despite...