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Joint New Zealand – Uruguay statement
Source: New Zealand Government Joint Declaration Uruguay – New Zealand on the occasion of the visit to Uruguay of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand (Montevideo, March 3,...
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The fractured, drug-fuelled life behind the scenes of a 10-month-old’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Domain The mother of a baby found unresponsive in a South Auckland home has described her broken relationship, drug use, and the day her son...
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New Zealand family living in Qatar: ‘Like a Covid lockdown with the occasional loud boom’
Source: Radio New Zealand Missiles are seen in the skies over Doha on March 3. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP The family car is filled with petrol and packed with supplies and go...
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VinEnergo Announces Global Strategy, Deploys First 10 GW International Renewable Energy Portfolio
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 March 2026 – VinEnergo announces its large-scale global expansion plan, initially focusing on Asia and Europe with a renewable...
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Vinhomes Green Paradise Gains Traction as a Multigenerational Global Investment
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 March 2026 – Can Gio is Ho Chi Minh City’s coastal district, a threshold where a metropolis of more...
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Live: Dave Rennie named as new All Blacks coach
Source: Radio New Zealand Dave Rennie has been selected as the side’s new head coach. PHOTOSPORT Dave Rennie has been named the new All Blacks head coach through to the...
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Polls show NZers want long term solutions, a new economy, and further tax on the ultra rich
Source: WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand Two Talbot Mills polls have revealed New Zealanders overwhelmingly want politicians to think long-term with future generations in mind; our economic system to change; and for...
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New CT scanner for Wairarapa
Source: New Zealand Government A new CT scanner is now operational at Wairarapa Hospital, marking a significant upgrade to diagnostic services in the region, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This...
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Christopher Luxon forced into another correction over Iran war visas
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Parliament. (File pic) VNP / Phil Smith Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had to make a personal explanation in the House on...
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New Zealand family living in Qatar: ‘Like a Covid lockdown with the occassional loud boom’
Source: Radio New Zealand Missiles are seen in the skies over Doha on March 3. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP The family car is filled with petrol and packed with supplies and go...
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Save the Children – Children sleeping in cars and on the streets in Lebanon as families seek safety
Source: Save the Children Families are sleeping in cars, in the street and in damaged schools seeking safety as the number of people displaced in Lebanon rises and with seven...
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Child Care: Tamariki and rangatahi in Oranga Tamariki care are yet again being failed by the system that is supposed to be protecting and caring for them – Ihorangi Reweti Peters
Source: Ihorangi Reweti Peters The Experiences of Care in Aotearoa report found that Oranga Tamariki has continued to not comply with the National Care Standards Regulations, six years after they...
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Children In Care – National Care Standards Regulations still not being met – Experiences of Care in Aotearoa 2024/25 published
Source: Aroturuki Tamariki | Independent Children’s Monitor There has been no real improvement in compliance with the National Care Standards (NCS) Regulations, six years after coming into effect. The regulations...
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How do airlines judge when and where it’s safe to fly near a conflict zone?
Source: Radio New Zealand PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP The conflict in the Middle East is continuing to disrupt global air traffic with nearly 4000 flights a day being cancelled across...
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New Zealand faces shortage of ultra-luxury housing
Source: Radio New Zealand A luxury house in Arrowtown. Supplied Latest house sales data indicates there is a shortage of ultra-luxury housing to meet the requirements of high-net-worth immigrants. Changes...
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Samoan teenager adopted in ‘coerced’ migration, tribunal told
Source: Radio New Zealand ASamoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a ‘coerced relocation’. Unsplash / RNZ composite A tribunal has been told a Samoan teenager was...
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Auckland mayor objects to ‘expensive’ housing plan request
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland Council has less than two weeks to respond to a letter from the government wanting the council to outline...
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Dozens of Auckland homes compulsorily bought by council for flood relief plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream. This is...
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Generational shift sees younger investors choosing managed funds over property
Source: Radio New Zealand Younger investors are choosing KiwiSaver over property. RNZ Traditional property investment is losing ground to KiwiSaver and other managed funds as a preferred way to make...
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Is a mark on the wall ‘damage’? Landlords, tenants puzzle over wear and tear
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A “very small dent” or black mark on a wall. A Raro spill on the carpet. A broken mop and bucket. These are some of...
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Survivor ‘angry and saddened’ as number of young people abused in care increases
Source: Radio New Zealand State abuse survivor Keith Wiffin. Reece Baker/RNZ A man who was abused in state care is “angry and saddened” that the number of children and young...
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ASB Investor confidence survey: Shift in investment sentiment as traditional property investments lose ground to KiwiSaver and managed funds
Source: ASB Investor confidence has lifted to 11% according to ASB’s latest Investor Confidence Survey for the fourth quarter to December 31 2025, a slight increase from 10% in Q3....
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Tourism satellite account: Year ended March 2025 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Tourism satellite account: Year ended March 2025 – information release 3 March 2026 The tourism satellite account (TSA) provides an overview of tourism’s role in the New...
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New home consents rise in January – Building consents issued: January 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand New home consents rise in January – news story 3 March 2026 There were 36,944 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended January...
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Vinhomes Green Paradise Launches Global Smart City Certification Project
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 March 2026 – Vinhomes Green Paradise – Can Gio has officially launched its Smart City Certification Project in collaboration...
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Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs
Source: Radio New Zealand If the law was retrospectively passed it would effectively criminalise people who need help, not debt, Willie Jackson says. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party...
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Christchurch could have protest-free zones at ‘sensitive sites’
Source: Radio New Zealand John Minto at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch, if one city councillor...