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Prof Carole Cusack: Who put the bunny into Easter?
Source: Radio New Zealand A row of Chocolate Easter bunnies, at a chocolate factory in Germany that specialises in Easter products, on 26 February. AFP/ Matthias Bein As Easter is...
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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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Easter Sunday surcharges cannot have public holiday excuse, Consumer NZ says
Source: Radio New Zealand Many hospitality businesses add surcharges on public holidays to cover the higher wage costs. 123rf A consumer watchdog says diners encountering surcharges over Easter should make...
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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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Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running
Source: Radio New Zealand Parkrun’s philosophy is to create a healthier community with free volunteer-led, 5km runs or walks in open spaces every weekend around the world. Simon Watts /...
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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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Easter Sunday trading rules ‘confusing’, need overhaul, EMA says
Source: Radio New Zealand Small grocery shops are one of the few stores that can be exempt to shop shutdowns over Easter (file image). MARK PAPALII / RNZ A business...
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Eddie Izzard on her long-awaited return to New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand manda Searle Comedy legend Eddie Izzard is known for revolutionising the art of the stand-up monologue. Hers is a career that spans over four decades –...
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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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Nvidia’s new AI tool is giving female game characters a makeover – and gamers are pushing back
Source: Radio New Zealand Last week, leading chipmaker Nvidia announced DLSS-5 (Deep Learning Super Sampling), a new artificial intelligence (AI) rendering tool it describes as a “breakthrough in visual fidelity...
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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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Iranian media says US jet shot down, bounty offered for pilot
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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From a familiar force to the unrecognisable – 2026 ANZ Premiership contenders
Source: Radio New Zealand The Silver Ferns’ defensive line of Kelly Jackson, Karin Burger and Kate Heffernen are lining up in the Australian competition this season. Marty Melville/Photosport Analysis –...
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Wairarapa council hopes new anti-erosion tech will be ‘magic bullet’ to protect crucial road
Source: Radio New Zealand By Madleine CarrWhite, Massey Journalism Student Eco Reef at Turners Bay, Cape Palliser Road. Supplied / South Wairarapa District Council The approval for the extension of...
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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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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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Person taken to hospital after sea lion bite on Dunedin’s Brighton beach
Source: Radio New Zealand The St John spokesperson said the animal was no longer at the scene. AFP / Biosphoto / Minden Pictures / Colin Monteath / Hedgehog House A...
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UK-led Hormuz talks demand ‘immediate’ reopening of Hormuz
Source: Radio New Zealand By Peter Hutchison and Helen Rowe, AFP with aditional reporting from RNZ A Marine Traffic map showing ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz. AFP /...
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Arrest made in relation to Wainuiomata death
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard, Wellington District Crime Manager: A young person has been arrested in relation to the death of a man in Wainuiomata...