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Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites
Source: Radio New Zealand The clutter persisted for two years under the new centralised agency, which began consolidating them in July 2024. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Health New Zealand...
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Rural communities to access planned care closer to home
Source: New Zealand Government New funding will help upskill the frontline rural health workforce, enabling rural general practitioners to deliver planned care and allowing more people to receive care closer...
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Manawatū Police urge community to take precautions when heading into water after incident
Source: New Zealand Police Manawatū Police Search and Rescue, Surf Life Saving New Zealand, and Coastguard New Zealand are urging people to remain vigilant and to be prepared when heading...
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Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Fair and Home InStyle to Unveil Market Trends in April 2026
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 April 2026 – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will unite the global lifestyle industry with its...
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New AI assistant for fast, easy problem reporting
Source: Auckland Council Aucklanders can now use an AI-powered virtual assistant to safely report problems, including graffiti, roaming dogs and party noise. Every day, Aucklanders help keep our communities safe,...
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Fadez by Naia: Ōtara’s talented teen barber
Source: Radio New Zealand Brightcove link: https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6392786299112 Despite having just turned 14, Naia Talakai’s racking up the haircuts, working 6 days a week at Ōtara town centre. He does his...
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Housing or Health? It’s an Unacceptable Choice A Quarter of New Zealanders Skipped Medical Care Last Year to Stay Housed
Source: Botica Butler Raudon Partners New survey of over 5,000 New Zealanders finds housing costs now drive sacrificeacross health, food, and family life. AUCKLAND – 7 April 2026 – More...
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What to know as flu strain ‘super-k’ nears New Zealand shores
Source: Radio New Zealand The new flu variant Super-k spread across the US and Europe last year, and has already arrived in Australia CDC The health system is preparing for...
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Nationwide expansion of cancer treatment services
Source: New Zealand Government Thousands more New Zealanders will be able to access life-saving cancer treatment closer to home, with a nationwide expansion of community infusion services underway, Health Minister...
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PSA – Take inspiration from Australian Govt: encourage public servants to work from home to save fuel and ease costs
Source: PSA The Government needs to take a leaf out of the Australian Government’s book and step up and direct public service agencies to encourage working from home to conserve fuel...
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Expansion of cancer infusion services announced
Source: Radio New Zealand An expansion of cancer infusion services will allow “thousands” more New Zealanders to access “life-saving cancer treatment closer to home”, says Health Minister Simeon Brown. Brown...
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Talk of relocation after string of weather disasters, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand A brown river raging in flood, in a gorge, during a storm. RNZ/ Nick Monro Wild weather has once again brought flooding, damage and destruction to...
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‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ warns of Russia’s slide into militarisation
Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar award-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin is a classic story of “a very regular person finding his power and finding his voice”, director David Borenstein...
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Wellington woman Irene Katsougiannis died from blow with heavy ornament – coroner
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. A pathologist found a bloody ornamental dolphin at the scene was the probable weapon. RNZ A Wellington woman, murdered by her son in 2023,...
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NZ ‘getting a cyclone season’: Cyclone Vaianu’s impacts felt across the North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu’s wrath lashing the north and east. Hundreds of households were evacuated, while thousands more went...
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Live weather: Cyclone Vaianu leaves roads closed, evacuees still out of homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s live blog. Whakatāne acting mayor Julie Jukes says Cyclone Vaianu caused significant amount of damage, and the full extent is not...
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Wellington women Irene Katsougiannis died from blow with heavy ornament – coroner
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. A pathologist found a bloody ornamental dolphin at the scene was the probable weapon. RNZ A Wellington woman, murdered by her son in 2023,...
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Cyclone Vaianu brings 220mm of rain to Coromandel in 24 hours
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga before Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. RNZ/Marika Khabazi A Coromandel weather station recorded more than 200mm of rain as Cyclone Vaianu swept over the North Island. The...
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Prisoners need help planning for release – Salvation Army
Source: Radio New Zealand Prisoners can’t seek help from Ministry of Social Development until they have left prison. 123RF The Salvation Army says prisoners deserve more help planning for their...
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One in four skip meals, medical care due to cost of housing – survey
Source: Radio New Zealand 50 percent of respondents worry they cannot pay for housing in the future. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The cost of housing is making it difficult for...
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Money: ‘Gentrified’ suburbs where renters are disappearing
Source: Radio New Zealand New developments had changed the character of suburbs around the city. RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealand’s recent building boom has changed the make-up of some...
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Calls for independent dispute resolution service for schools, parents
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ was recently contacted by two families that took their children out of school because of what they said was lack of support for their children’s...
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Cyclone Vaianu brings 220m of rain to Coromandel in 24 hours
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga before Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. RNZ/Marika Khabazi A Coromandel weather station recorded more than 200mm of rain as Cyclone Vaianu swept over the North Island. The...
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Vingroup Launches Hanoi – Quang Ninh High-Speed Railway Project
Source: Media Outreach QUANG NINH, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 April 2026 – The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province, in coordination with Vingroup and the People’s Committees...
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Mayor ‘grateful’ Far North escaped serious cyclone damage
Source: Radio New Zealand Rāwene residents are being urged to conserve water after a water main broke under Parnell Street, the town’s main street. Supplied / FNDC Far North Mayor...
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How to stop your bed becoming a microscopic eco-forest
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to 300ml of sweat goes onto our sheets every night, along with the skin cells we shed, says a microbiologist. “And it doesn’t matter what...
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‘Monkey off our back’: What we learnt from Warriors win over Storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck celebrates a try saving tackle on Storm wing (and Warriors successor) Will Warbrick. AAP / Photosport Analysis: There’s no better way to put championship...