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How grandparents feel about being the go-to childcare
Source: Radio New Zealand When I turn up at her house, Virginia Taylor, 69, a retired Hamilton kindergarten teacher, has just returned from swimming lessons. Nickson, 3 ½, has damp...
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Postcode lottery rampant in trauma care, South Island bears brunt of shortfall – specialists
Source: Radio New Zealand A study earlier this year showed Christchurch Hospital’s specialist trauma admitting service failed to improve patient outcomes due to staffing gaps, limited operating hours and underfunding....
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Donald Trump’s tariff reversal delivers a major win for NZ farmers, but risks loom
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Barnes US President Donald Trump no longer has beef with some Kiwi exports, but others are still stuck paying a high price – and an...
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Recreational fishers oppose Hauraki Gulf fishing reforms, Shane Jones says ‘it’s a bit late’
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Chissell, organiser of the One Ocean Protest in Auckland on 22 November 2025, fishing on the Hauraki Gulf, with his family. supplied A convoy of...
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Killer Nathan Boulter investigated four years ago for rape allegations when he was 14
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter appearing at the Auckland District Court in 2011. NZPA / David Rowland Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. Convicted killer Nathan...
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Manawatū, Bay of Plenty pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Coalition lauds 38,000 fewer victims of violent crime
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The coalition says its tough...
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Paid firefighters to strike at midday, FENZ says it’s unwarranted
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter at a strike in Auckland in August 2022. Supplied / Jemimah Peacocke Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is calling on the professional firefighters union to...
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Police Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle also visited Jevon McSkimming after charges laid
Source: Radio New Zealand Police assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Police Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle was the senior staffer who visited Jevon McSkimming along with former Deputy...
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Clinicians call for more regulation of home pregnancy, Covid tests to ensure accuracy
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are buying home tests that may be no more accurate than flipping a coin. 123rf New Zealanders are buying home tests for pregnancy, herpes,...
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Board directors believe economy is improving – report
Source: Radio New Zealand Board directors were feeling positive about the economic outlook. (File photo) Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Board directors have a strong sense the economy is improving, amid rising...
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Indigenous land cover continues to decline – Stats NZ news story
Indigenous land cover continues to decline – news story 20 November 2025 Indigenous land cover in Aotearoa New Zealand continued to decline between 1996 and 2023, according to figures released by...
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Anti-money laundering law change provides immediate relief for businesses
Source: New Zealand Government Basic financial transactions are about to get a whole lot easier with the first in a series of Anti–Money Laundering (AML) red-tape cuts passing its final...
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Two dead after crash near Timaru
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway One north of Timaru is closed after a fatal crash. RNZ / Tim Brown Two people have been killed and another seriously injured after...
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All Blacks named: Love to start in heavily rotated team
Source: Radio New Zealand Du’Plessis Kirifi celebrates with Ruben Love. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on...
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Fatal crash, SH1, Timaru
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have died following a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1, north of Timaru. Emergency services were called to the...
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Nearly five million tyres collected in first year of recycle scheme
Source: Radio New Zealand Adele Rose, the CEO of 3R Group that manages the Tyrewise Scheme. Supplied The equivalent of 4.8 million rubber car tyres have been collected in the...
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Thousands attend world’s largest indigenous education conference in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Indigenous peoples are leaving the world’s largest indigenous education conference (WIPCE) feeling inspired, uplifted and strengthened. Over the week thousands of indigenous...
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Work Sites – RBNZ Wellington building to reopen following isolated asbestos disturbance
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 20 November 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Wellington building will reopen on Friday 21 November following the successful remediation of an isolated...
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Greenpeace – Gore nitrate testing results still reaching reproductive risk levels
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is sounding the alarm over the nitrate level in Gore’s town supply following the organisation’s drinking water testing event held in the township today. The organisation found...
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Health and Politics – Puberty blocker ban will hurt young people: Child and Youth nurses – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The decision to ban new prescriptions for puberty blockers will hurt young people, the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses (CCYN) Tapuhitia Ngā Mokopuna Mō...
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Canterbury landlord ordered to pay $33,000 and repair boarding house
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tenancy Tribunal warned the landlord multiple times. MBIE A Canterbury landlord, who had been warned multiple times that his property was not up to standard,...
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Foodstuffs South Island fined for selling recalled hummus
Source: Radio New Zealand Foodstuffs South Island was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court. 123rf.com Foodstuffs South Island has been fined $39,000 for selling recalled hummus. The dip was recalled...
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Criminal investigations begin into three police staff over ‘misuse and inappropriate content’
Source: Radio New Zealand Six of 20 staff have been stood down since they were identified in a rapid review of Police information security controls. RNZ / REECE BAKER Criminal...
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Public feedback helping finalise plans for state highways
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Plans to improve the state highway network in Dunedin are due to be finalised by the end of this year after encouraging and constructive feedback...
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Composed Silver Ferns navigate most difficult season to date
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Fern Kate Heffernan. PHOTOSPORT Analysis – The Silver Ferns will be able to look back on a season like no other, feeling confident they are...
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Report finds a quarter of women abused by partner
Source: Radio New Zealand The head of Women’s Refuge is disappointed but not at all surprised by the latest data. 123RF Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing....