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How To Dad’s Jordan Watson: ‘Cheap and cheerful is what’s worked for me’
Source: Radio New Zealand Back in 2015, wearing stubbies and a bush shirt, Jordan Watson (Tainui) made a joke video for a friend from work who was about to become...
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Mediawatch: Govt moves on rough sleeping – by moving it on
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Herald front page the morning after the government announcement. New Zealand Herald “Last week was not a particularly fun time for the government,”...
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KiwiSaver breakthrough for young farmers – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is celebrating a major win for young farmers, with the Government finally allowing them to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy their first home or farm....
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KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis announces changes to KiwiSaver for live-in service workers, on Sunday 1 March, alongside Rangitīkei MPs Suze Redmayne and Mike Butterick, at his...
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KiwiSaver adjustment to help rural workers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is removing the barriers that prevent many farm and other rural workers from using their KiwiSaver accounts to buy their first homes, Finance Minister...
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Police pleased with safe and fun Electric Avenue crowd
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police on safety patrol around the Electric Avenue concerts on Friday and Saturday are pleased with the behaviour of the event attendees. An estimated 43,000...
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Local addicts, Yellowstone expands and Louis Theroux mans up: March’s best TV
Source: Radio New Zealand Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere In his disarmingly polite way, the acclaimed documentarian enters the toxic hellhole of the manosphere to expose the people pushing this...
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‘By the end of the year, they’re making their own clothes’
Source: Radio New Zealand Heather Black has always sewed, starting age 12 on an old-style treadle sewing machine. It was a skill she taught herself out of necessity, she told...
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Tenant wins $5000 payout after Kāinga Ora fails to act over machete threats
Source: Radio New Zealand The police had been called for three separate incidents at the property. 123RF A woman’s 14-year-old grandson was nearly mowed down by her neighbour’s car, while...
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Football: Auckland FC stun with A-League win over champions Melbourne City
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Guillermo May scores against Melbourne City. Photosport Auckland FC have kept the pressure on A-League men’s leaders Newcastle Jets with a stunning 3-0 home...
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Can New Zealand economy recover if house prices don’t?
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly...
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Basketball: NZ Breakers part ways with head coach Petteri Koponen
Source: Radio New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is leaving the club. Blake Armstrong/Photosport NZ Breakers and head coach Petteri Koponen have parted ways, and the club will advertise globally...
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The Detail: Home for granny, headache for homeowner
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say that the real rule change is simply that when things go wrong, the burden of responsibility will be on the homeowner, not the council....
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Red alert issued for Vanuatu province as Cyclone Urmil passes nearby
Source: Radio New Zealand Tropical cyclone Urmil near Vanuatu, 28 February 2026 Zoom Earth Vanuatu’s national disaster management office has issued a red alert for TAFEA province as a tropical...
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Can New Zealand’s economy recover if house prices don’t?
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly...
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Defence in Whangārei murder trial closes, arguing Anaru Morunga had an ‘imaginative grip on reality’
Source: Radio New Zealand Anaru Morunga is on trial for the alleged murder of his ex-partner and the mother of his two children, Jasmaine Reihana. NZME/SUPPLED Warning: This article discusses...
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Can New Zealand’s housing market recover if house prices don’t?
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly...
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Expanded NICU to support more babies in Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Government A $13.9 million investment to upgrade and expand the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christchurch Women’s Hospital will provide a significant boost to neonatal care services...
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Why don’t we get a higher pension? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash – Towfiqu Barbhuiya Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions...
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Auckland community leader tired of telling governments how to combat youth offending
Source: Radio New Zealand Dave Letele in studio with Guyon Espiner. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A community leader in Auckland says he is tired of telling governments how to combat...
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The migrant communities reporting some of the worst mental health
Source: Radio New Zealand Khawat, a sisterhood for ethnic women, hosting a run club. SUPPLIED From watching homelands burn on social media to being stuck between cultures, there is one...
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Australian buyer loses $100k deposit due to banking rules – could the same happen here?
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A case in which an Australian house buyer lost more than A$100,000 because he was two days’ late with his deposit payment could happen in...
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Country Life: International blade shearers on edge for the Golden Shears
Source: Radio New Zealand Blade shearers at work preparing for the Golden Shears in Masterton. RNZ/Sally Round At Rewa Rewa Station’s woolshed in Tīnui shearers are at work, but it’s...
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Experiencing an Authentic Chinese New Year in Chinese Gardens Around the World
Source: Media Outreach NANJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 February 2026 – Since 1980, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened “Ming Xuan” modeled after Dianchun Yi of...
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Reds v Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium – Super Rugby Pacific
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport The Highlanders have suffered another heartbreaking loss, after the Reds bounced back in style. The Reds defeated the Highlanders by 17 points at Suncorp Stadium...
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Amateur golfer among three leading Kiwis at NZ Open
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuki Miya of New Zealand Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Christchurch amateur golfer Yuki Miya has the lead at NZ Open going into day three at Millbrook...
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Enhancing Hong Kong’s strength as a global financial centre: 2026-27 Budget
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 February 2026 – In his 2026-27 Budget announced on Wednesday (25 February), Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the...