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Artists, small businesses embrace TikTok livestreams
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwis are turning to livestreaming for income and promotion. Screenshot / TikTok It’s 9am on a Thursday as the rain hammers rooftops and a strong wind...
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Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – Building consents issued: February 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – news story 1 April 2026 There were 37,534 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year...
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The Drama is a dark rom-com with a controversial twist
Source: Radio New Zealand OK, now the movies are cooking again. Despite appearances to the contrary, the wildly unpredictable new A24 film The Drama is anything but a traditional romantic...
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Road tolls: Driving from Auckland to Northland and back could cost drivers $14.20
Source: Radio New Zealand The newest section of motorway between Auckland and Northland, which opened in 2023, connects Pūhoi to Warkworth. The next stage will continue to Te Hana, north...
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West Coast families forced to manage complex health needs at home – Aged Care Association
Source: Radio New Zealand Some older people are being forced to leave their communities to receive care, say advocates. File photo. Unsplash/ Ina Ramos West Coast families are being left...
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Bill to ease restrictions on Good Friday, Easter Sunday alcohol sales passes final reading
Source: Radio New Zealand Alcohol sale restrictions could be gone by long weekend. RNZ Legislation to ease alcohol restrictions on public holidays has passed in its third and final reading...
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Waitaki council welcomed back into water partnership it abandoned
Source: Radio New Zealand Southern Waters will kick in from July next year. 123rf The Waitaki District Council has been welcomed back into the Southern Waters partnership it abandoned last...
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Mevo car sharing service goes into voluntary administration
Source: Radio New Zealand The company had cars in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton and Nelson. Supplied Users of car sharing service Mevo are gutted the company has gone into voluntary administration,...
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Electrical rule change deemed ‘dangerous’ is justified, independent review finds
Source: Radio New Zealand The change was introduced in 2025. (File photo) Supplied / New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association An independent review says a decision to change electrical wiring rules...
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Record number of Wairoa EIT students travel to Tairāwhiti campus
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago A daily bus service connecting Wairoa students to EIT’s Tairāwhiti campus is carrying record numbers this semester. Wairoa Regional Learning Centre Co-ordinator...
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Promise to son leads mother to honours degree in te reo Māori at EIT
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago Laureen Kelly (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) enrolled at EIT to keep her son from quitting his Māori studies and to learn the...
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Tairāwhiti firefighter credits EIT with reigniting connection to te ao Māori
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago After more than two decades away from te reo Māori, Antony Ruru returned to study at EIT Tairāwhiti and rediscovered his language...
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EIT graduate finds passion behind the scenes in live events
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 1 day ago A Hawke’s Bay music graduate is working behind the scenes of major live events across the region after completing her Bachelor of...
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Latest fuel stock update shows overall figures down
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash There is a slight decrease in national fuel stock across petrol, diesel and jet fuel since the last update, but “supply remains within...
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Should students qualify for fuel relief?
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Yiting Lin Auckland university students are asking for free public transport and financial support as the fuel crisis continues. The Auckland University of Technology...
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Kiwis aren’t getting their five-plus a day – vege boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Process Vegetables New Zealand chair David Hadfield said there has been a significant drop in the demand for frozen vegetables. Unsplash/ Yoav Aziz At a time...
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Gurjit Singh murder: Rajinder sentenced to 17-year jail term
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was found guilty of murder following a High Court jury trial last year. RNZ The man who murdered Gurjit Singh at his Dunedin home will...
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Purchasing rules lifted for disability support
Source: New Zealand Government From today, disabled people with flexible funding will gain more choice and control over their supports, with purchasing rules removed and guidance available to help people...
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Restrictions on Good Friday, Easter Sunday alcohol sales could be gone by weekend
Source: Radio New Zealand Alcohol sale restrictions could be gone by long weekend. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Some restrictions on Good Friday and Easter Sunday alcohol sales could be gone...
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Health – West Coast bed shortage shows aged care is health care and the system is broken
Source: Aged Care Association The growing shortage of aged residential care beds on the West Coast is not just a community issue – it is a health system failure, reinforcing that...
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Murderers, money troubles and Malcolm: April’s Best TV
Source: Radio New Zealand Margo’s Got Money Troubles This new dramedy from uber-TV producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) stars Elle Fanning as Margo, a college dropout...
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‘No actual change’: Chris Bishop downplays scaling down of Auckland housing plans
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The housing minister says nothing has fundamentally changed as the government scales back Auckland’s minimum housing target even...
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Universities – Significant rise in sepsis cases, research finds – Otago
Source: University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke Hospital admissions for sepsis rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and...
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New Zealand relies increasingly on migrants to pay our tax: Is that a problem?
Source: Radio New Zealand A paper written by a Treasury principal adviser has found that people born elsewhere are becoming increasingly important for the country’s tax base. RNZ People who...
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Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea
Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to...
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Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf Long-time Kaitaia residents say the Far North town would...
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Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles
Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide...