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Prisoners design dozens of pairs of canvas shoes
Source: Radio New Zealand The art medium of “acrylic paint and glitter on canvas shoe” doesn’t easily fit with the hardened stereotype of a New Zealand prisoner. But that is...
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Former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura visited Jevon McSkimming after charges laid
Source: Radio New Zealand former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura. RNZ / REECE BAKER Two members of the police’s senior leadership team, including former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura, visited...
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Calls for corporate manslaughter law 15 years after Pike River tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand An explosion at the Pike River Mine killed 29 men in 2010.. Supplied / Pike River Recovery Agency Unions are calling on the government to support...
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New Zealand slumps again in climate-change league table
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s backflip on emission targets earned it ‘Fossil of the Day’ at the COP30 summit in Brazil. AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand has tumbled...
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All heart: Michael Campbell’s massive achievement, 20 years on
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Michael Campbell is looking fit and healthy, and he’s feeling it too. At least, he’s feeling an awful lot better than he was earlier...
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Beijing and Hong Kong Join Forces to Open a New Chapter – Chaoyang District Deepens Bilateral Cooperation with RMB 19.5 Billion in Signed Projects
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – On November 12, 2025, the thematic investment promotion event “Synergy Between Beijing and Hong Kong, Connecting...
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More people identifying with Māori ethnicity – Māori population estimates: At 30 June 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
More people identifying with Māori ethnicity – news story 18 November 2025 Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of the population living in Aotearoa New Zealand, identified with Māori ethnicity as...
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ASEAN-China Week 2025 Opens in Fuzhou: Bridging ASEAN 2045 & Chinese Modernization
Source: Media Outreach FUZHOU, CHINA – Media-OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The ASEAN-China Week 2025 opened grandly in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, on November 17, under the theme “Our...
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Wife of murdered man had rejected accused killer’s profile from marriage bureau
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder....
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Taiwan, Florida cities deploy AI to address rising urbanization challenges
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media-OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025- In Taoyuan’s traffic control center, dozens of monitors display green lights cascading through city streets. When an ambulance...
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes historic waka Hōkūle’a to Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Radio New Zealand The historic waka hourua Hōkūleʻa returns to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Tamaira Hook / WIPCE Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe that helped spark a...
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Sand recall: Product safety ‘entering a completely different landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The changing way people shop and the sheer volume of products is making product safety harder to police, says Consumer NZ....
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Master carver Rei Mihaere honoured with Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award
Source: Radio New Zealand Master Carver Rei Mihaere receieves his tohū for service to the community. Sarah Sparks Master carver Rei Mihaere has been awarded the prestigious Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic...
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All Whites v Ecuador: What you need to know
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites attacking player Sarpreet Singh. www.photosport.nz All Whites v Ecuador Kickoff 2.30pm, Wednesday, 19 November Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey. Live blog updates on RNZ...
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Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer.
Source: Radio New Zealand A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men. The Reel Recovery charity has recently wrapped up...
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Taumata Arowai takes control of Kāeo water supply after 10-year boil-water notice
Source: Radio New Zealand All the affected homes and businesses are located on Kāeo’s main street, which is also State Highway 10. RNZ/Peter de Graaf For the first time in...
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Daniel Hillier, Steven Alker among four Kiwi golfers to commit to NZ Open
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier has had an outstanding season on the DP World Tour. GIUSEPPE CACACE Four leading Kiwi golfers have announced they’ll play in the New Zealand...
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Pāpāmoa residents make stand against chipseal roads at Tauranga City Council meeting
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents fear a citywide downgrade of all street surfaces. 123rf Chipseal is cheap seal – that was the message to council, as Pāpāmoa residents continued their...
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Wife of mudered man had rejected accused killer’s profile from marriage bureau
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder....
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Sanson deaths now being treated as homicide, police confirm
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the home where the children died. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Police have confirmed they are now treating the fatal incident in Sanson on Saturday...
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Is it possible to turn bread back into usable flour?
Source: Radio New Zealand Rescued Kitchen products. The Pantry / Rescued Kitchen / Instagram University of Auckland students and a food upcycling company have turned old loaves of bread back...
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Bills backing skilled tradies pass first reading
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation that will allow skilled plumbers and drainlayers to sign off on their own work has passed its first reading in Parliament, alongside a second Bill...
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Murdered Dunedin man planned to install security cameras before death
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin High Court. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Slain Dunedin man Gurjit Singh planned to install security cameras, after discovering his garage door was open weeks before...
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Parents confused by what to do with potentially contaminated play sand in their homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart has withdrawn all its sand-based products. (File photo) Supplied / MBIE A parent fielding concerns from others after testing found asbestos in a range of...
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PM backs minister’s ‘pragmatic’ call to spend Kāinga Ora money on local bridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Bishop. Supplied Senior minister Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over a funding decision shifting Kāinga Ora money to a walking and cycling bridge in his...
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Search for missing boatie scaled back
Source: Radio New Zealand Family members raised the alarm on Friday night when the pair failed to return to Pataua South, near Whangārei. NZ Coastguard Police are scaling back the...
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Help for home buyers welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government Changes to bank lending rules that will help people to buy their first homes have been welcomed by Finance Minister Nicola Willis. The Reserve Bank has...