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Unions call on Govt to pass corporate manslaughter law
Source: NZCTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to honour the memories of the workers who lost their lives fifteen years ago today at the Pike...
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Former MP Hone Harawira weighs in on Te Pāti Māori turmoil
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Māori Party MP Hone Harawira. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Māori Party MP Hone Harawira is calling for its ousted MPs to be brought back...
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Private Northland water supply to be taken over by council after 10 years of poor quality
Source: Radio New Zealand Kāeo’s private water treatment plant stopped working more than a month ago. RNZ / Peter de Graaf The Far North District Council is warning Kāeo residents...
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Coloured sand recall: Disposal process needs to be easier – Auckland teacher
Source: Radio New Zealand Sand that has been recalled due to potential asbestos contamination. Supplied The process for getting rid of potentially asbestos-contaminated play sand should be more straightforward, an...
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Methodology Report 2024/25: New Zealand Health Survey
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 19 November 2025 This methodology report details the procedures and protocols followed to ensure the New Zealand Health Survey produces the high-quality...
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Annual Update of Key Results 2024/25: New Zealand Health Survey
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 19 November 2025 The Annual Data Explorer presents results from the 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys where...
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How dangerous is the asbestos found in coloured play sand?
Source: Radio New Zealand Asbestos contamination in coloured play sand has raised fears of what exposure could do. 123rf Explainer – Schools and health authorities have been scrambling after the...
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Many households likley turning to debt to pay for this year’s presents
Source: Radio New Zealand The busy shopping period over the Christmas holidays could prove to be a stressful time for many households. 123rf Households remain under pressure from high costs...
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Property Market – Flat market wouldn’t have generated much capital gains tax lately – Cotality
Source: Cotality New Zealand’s property market remains largely stable heading into summer, with modest movements in values and continued strength in buyer participation from some groups, particularly in light of...
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Police halt duo’s crime spree
Source: New Zealand Police A crime wave gripping a small Waikato town over the past month has been solved, following a spate of burglaries and an arson. Two young people...
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Speech to the Future Roads 2025 NZ Roading Industry Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Introduction Good morning, and thank you for the warm welcome. I would like to acknowledge Matt Freeman and his team for hosting today’s event. It’s a...
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Radius hails occupancy rates as net profit triples
Source: Radio New Zealand Kzenon Radius’s net profit has more than tripled in line with expectations. The aged residential care provider made $6.3 million in the six months ended September...
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Black Caps welcome return of Henry Nicholls for Windies ODI series
Source: Radio New Zealand Henry Nicholls. Photosport Black Cap Tom Latham backs in-form Henry Nicholls to fit seamlessly back into national colours as they seek to seal the ODI series...
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Rule change helps improve access to KiwiSaver after death
Source: Radio New Zealand Most people’s largest solely-owned asset is usually their KiwiSaver. NZ Herald/Mike Scott A rule change should make it easier to access someone’s KiwiSaver account when they...
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New Zealand’s National Statement at COP30
Source: New Zealand Government Mr President, colleagues. Tēnā koutou katoa. It is an honour to address you today on behalf of New Zealand. When the Paris Agreement was adopted ten...
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At-risk yellowhead mohua returned to Matukituki Valley after long absence
Source: Radio New Zealand A mohua settling into its new home in the Matukituki Valley. RNZ/Katie Todd Fifty tiny, yellow songbirds have been released in a corner of Mount Aspiring...
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15 years on, Pike River families still pushing for criminal charges
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke coming out of the Pike River Mine. Credit: NZ Police Pike River families are still waiting to hear if police will lay criminal charges, as...
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30 with Guyon Espiner: Economist Gary Stevenson on why New Zealand should tax the rich
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand should be a rich country, but instead inequality is growing and the middle class are on the way out, British YouTuber, economist and trader...
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Christmas without food and presents? More families struggling, expected to go without
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland mother of three says it makes her sad to see her children accepting there could be no presents this Christmas. Anau Fangupo’s two teenagers...
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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...