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Movie stars join forces to buy Auckland film and TV studio
Source: Radio New Zealand Actors Cliff Curtis and Jason Momoa, along with director Taika Waititi, have acquired Auckland-based film studio Studio West in a bid to bring more jobs and...
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I love crime heroines – but Kay Scarpetta leaves me cold
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, made her fictional debut in Patricia Cornwell’s first crime novel, Postmortem, published in 1990. Cornwell...
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NRL: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s departure affects NZ Warriors in different ways
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and family celebrate his 150th Warriors outing against Canberra Raiders. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Erin Clark heard NZ Warriors teammate Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was leaving from his...
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Daylight saving: Does an hour really make a difference?
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s just an hour, will it really affect us? “It does. There’s really clear research out there that shows that missing out on sleep by an...
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Highway reopens after Dunedin house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Four fire trucks had been working to put the fire out. RNZ / Rob Dixon A stretch of State Highway One in Dunedin has reopened to...
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Dunedin house fire closes State Highway 1
Source: Radio New Zealand Four fire trucks had been working to put the fire out. RNZ / Rob Dixon Crews were at the scene of a house fire in Dunedin...
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Cricket: White Ferns v South Africa Women – third and final ODI
Source: Radio New Zealand Maddy Green has scored an unbeaten 141 runs to guide the White Ferns home by 66 runs in the deciding one-day international against South Africa at...
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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke skips IMF event in Washington DC, cites price of fuel
Source: Radio New Zealand Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Lillian Hanly Te Pāti Māori MP and the youngest New Zealand politician, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has decided against attending an International Monetary Fund event in...
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Iran searches for downed US jet crew, claims second plane hit
Source: Radio New Zealand By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa This video grab taken on April 3, 2026, from undated UGC images shared on social...
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NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks – what you need to know
Source: Radio New Zealand Taine Tuaupiki and Will Kennedy will square off, when NZ Warriors face Cronulla Sharks. Photosport/RNZ NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks Kickoff 4pm, Sunday, 5 April...
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GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Luke Bradford. Supplied GPs are concerned about patients missing appointments and medicine stocks running low, as...
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Avalon in Lower Hutt was once part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove]https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6386626163112 If you’re walking around Avalon in Lower Hutt, you might not realise you are walking past trees planted in the 1800s. Today’s suburban streets such...
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Country Life: Four farmers, one forgotten grain and the pasta-maker bringing it to the plate
Source: Radio New Zealand A new packing machine is spitting out pasta as fast as it can be made at Monty and Sons, artisan pasta-makers based on the outskirts of...
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Country Life: Bennik’s Eggs pioneers in poultry
Source: Radio New Zealand Bennik’s Eggs is also home to a hatchery. Supplied More than 30 years after moving away from caged egg farming, the Bennik family is proud of...
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Iran searches for downed US jet crew, US media reports one rescued
Source: Radio New Zealand By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa This video grab taken on April 3, 2026, from undated UGC images shared on social...
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Todd Blanche takes over US Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow
Source: Radio New Zealand By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, CNN Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas,...
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Football: Auckland FC grab a point in Adelaide to stay in the hunt
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC Luis Felipe Gallegos and Guillermo May celebrate Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Auckland FC have grabbed a valuable point in Adelaide to keep the heat...
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A brief history of mulled wine – from health tonic to festive treat
Source: Radio New Zealand When frost sparkles in the morning and our breath is visible as we venture outside, thoughts turn to winter warming treats like mulled wine – a...
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We’re living apart – are we subject to relationship property rules? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions‘, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to...
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ASEAN Travel Influencers Check In at Beibu Gulf! This Cultural-Tourism Exchange Is a Hit — “Not-So-Distant Destinations” Are on Fire
Source: Media Outreach NANNING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 April 2026 – Recently, the “Romantic Coast, Beautiful Southern Border” promotion — a new-media cultural and tourism campaign inviting...
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Phoenix women beat Adelaide to secure historic second placing
Source: Radio New Zealand Marisa Van Der Meer (L) of the Phoenix celebrates a goal with team mate Lucia Leon. photosport The Wellington Phoenix have swept aside Adelaide United 2-0...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders farewell home ground with 11-try demolition of Drua
Source: Radio New Zealand Codie Taylor crosses for his fourth try for the Crusaders against the Fijian Drua. photosport Hooker Codie Taylor bagged four of the Crusaders’ 11 tries as...
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Nelson man Louis Fleming sent to prison; had ‘desire’ to sexually abuse young children
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson man Louis Blaise Fleming has been sentenced in the Nelson District Court. NZME/Tracy Neal Warning: This story discusses graphic details of sexual exploitation of children...
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Ronald Hills had ‘three drinks’ before he fatally crashed into a speeding motorcyclist in Hamilton
Source: Radio New Zealand Ronald Kelvin David Hills, 63, was sentenced to 11 months and two weeks of home detention. NZME / Belinda Feek A man who fatally crashed into...
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Kieran Foran’s coaching reign off to flying start with Manly win over Dolphins
Source: Radio New Zealand Kieran Foran, while playing for the Kiwis in 2025. Photosport Former Kiwis rugby league international Kieran Foran’s off to a flying start as an NRL interim...
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As the Iran war continues, what else might New Zealand face shortages of besides fuel?
Source: Radio New Zealand Much more than just oil may be affected by price rises or even shortages if the Iran war continues to escalate. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Explainer...
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All Whites return to clubs to await World Cup news
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites, from left, playing for their club sides Ben Waine, Finn Surman, Jesse Randall and Ryan Thomas. AFP/Photosport The All Whites played their final home...