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Does wild weather make homes harder to sell?
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding and other severe weather events can impact buyer behaviour. RNZ House buyers often haven’t had long memories of how floods have affected different areas –...
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Super Round preview: Te Kaha’s grand opening, Fainga’anuku to the forwards
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Kaha will play host to Super Round, with all sides converging on Christchurch for five matches across three days. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A city...
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Northland police officer claimed $29,000 for shifts he never worked
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A Northland police officer claimed he had worked hours he had not for more than a year before it was discovered, RNZ can reveal. Riki...
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Whānau carry legacy of Māori Battalion soldier George Manapiri Pitman
Source: Radio New Zealand Herbert Manapiri, whose father served in the 28th Māori Battalion, says their stories must never be forgotten. RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell This story is part of...
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Vinhomes Green Paradise Can Gio And IHG Hotels & Resorts Partner To Bring Four International Hotel Brands To The Coastal Mega Urban Development
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 April 2026 – Cangio Tourist City Corporation, the developer of Vinhomes Green Paradise, and IHG Hotels & Resorts, one...
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Porsche Design Tower Bangkok takes centre stage at Singapore Yachting Festival 2026
Source: Media Outreach STUTTGART, GERMANY & SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 April 2026 – Blending the worlds of high-performance automotive engineering and architectural permanence, Porsche Design Tower Bangkok...
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Galaxy Macau and HSBC Hong Kong Co-present an Exclusive Constellation of Stellar Rewards
Source: Media Outreach Award‑winning luxury resort introduces a magnificent roster of bespoke privileges for HSBC Hong Kong cardholders, where elevated shopping and refined gastronomy converge through thoughtfully curated luxury rewards...
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Dunedin City Councillors opt for $270k in-house service to tackle rising homelessness
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nick Monro Dunedin City Councillors have decided a service for the homeless is best handled in-house. Councillors have voted to set up a council-led...
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NineSmart Smart Property Makes Appearance at HKBN Enterprise Solutions Event
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 April 2026 – NineSmart attended the “AI-Powered Property Operations: From Strategy to Execution” conference hosted by HKBN Enterprise...
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David Seymour floats giving year 11s $500 to invest, taking from annual KiwiSaver subsidy
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The ACT Party leader David Seymour has floated dishing out $500 to every year 11 student for an investment account, to promote...
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Homes gutted and businesses closed as Wellingtonians count the cost of floods
Source: Radio New Zealand Silt and water in Neal Jenkins and Tahni Daniels’ Berhampore home. RNZ / Mark Papalii Homes will have to be gutted and businesses could be closed...
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Giddy up: Police officer opts for horsepower to get to work
Source: Radio New Zealand An officer rode to work at Christchurch Central Police Station on a horse named Kitty. Supplied A Christchurch police officer arrived at work on an unusual...
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Clear skies ahead: stolen machinery returned to gliding club
Source: New Zealand Police While a Northland man appeared in court facing multiple charges, Police were busy recovering more of the machinery he was accused of stealing. A 28-year-old from...
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Couple donate over 400 artworks from private collection to Dunedin gallery
Source: Radio New Zealand Jim and Mary Barr, who are both retired art curators and writers, started collecting in the early 1970s buying works by young artists who were then...
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‘Play streets’ of yesteryear to be rolled out across Auckland neighbourhoods for safe play
Source: Auckland Council After a successful pilot, Auckland Council is facilitating the roll out of community-led ‘play streets’ across Auckland neighbourhoods that hark back to a time when children could...
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New Zealand’s breakthrough artist of the year finalists revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand A couple of the breakthrough acts are up for multiple prizes at this year’s AMAs. Borderline is a finalist alongside Lorde and Benee for best pop...
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How the poppy has endured as our symbol of war and remembrance
Source: Radio New Zealand In 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in...
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French fashion house Chanel and NZ high country station team up
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Otago’s Lammermoor Station. SUPPLIED/SUSAN ELLIOT Central Otago’s Lammermoor Station – the country’s largest organic farm and only certified organic fine wool producer – has woven...
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Awards – Granicus announces seven Digital Government Award winners delivering measurable impact for citizens across Australia and New Zealand
Source: Granicus Granicus’ annual Digital Government Awards recognise public sector organisations and teams delivering measurable improvements in citizen engagement, service delivery and transparency Granicus today announced the winners of...
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Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, mayor says
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says costs of damage to Wellington in the recent storm could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars He is calling...
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Health Tech – Major diagnostic imaging expansion brings advanced imaging closer to home for Otago and Southland patients
Source: RHCNZ Patients across Otago and Southland are set to benefit from a major expansion of diagnostic imaging services, with PET-CT technology now permanently based in the region for the first...
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Does hard work make you better off? More New Zealanders aren’t convinced
Source: Radio New Zealand Shamubeel Eaqub, co-author of the latest Social Cohesion report Supplied Financial stress is putting pressure on New Zealand’s social cohesion, a new report says. The second...
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Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of million of dollars, Mayor says
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says costs of damage to Wellington in the recent storm could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars He is calling...
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Mayoral Relief Fund launched in Wellington after severe weather
Source: Radio New Zealand A $100,000 Mayoral Relief Fund has been launched to support Wellingtonians affected by Monday’s severe weather, with the city calling on Wellingtonians for further donations. On...
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NZ stock market yet to appoint new chief executive after 10 months
Source: Radio New Zealand NZX Chief Executive Mark Peterson. (File photo) RNZ / Dom Thomas The New Zealand stock market is yet to appoint a permanent replacement to take over...
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Skilled plumbers and drainlayers scheme expands
Source: New Zealand Government A self-certification scheme allowing skilled plumbers and drainlayers to sign off their own work is being expanded to cover more residential work and some commercial activity,...
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Hop farmers work to brew new markets; expand US, despite export hurdles
Source: Radio New Zealand Tapawera’s Hop Revolution during the 2026 harvest. SUPPLIED/HOP REVOLUTION Hop farmers who have wrapped up this season’s harvest are flying the flag in the United States,...