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Update: Mt Wellington homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in relation to the death of an Auckland man in Mount Wellington on Friday afternoon. He has been charged with...
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Two people injured after jet boats crash in Wairarapa
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Free Ambulance says two patients are in a moderate condition. Photo / Supplied Two people have been taken to hospital after two jet boats crashed...
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Road closed, SH26, Tirohia, Hauraki
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 26, Tirohia, Hauraki, is currently blocked, between Quarry Road and Cadman Road, due to a car fire this afternoon. Police were called with a...
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Black Caps add keeper Mitch Hay and tall seamer Michael Rae to test squad
Source: Radio New Zealand Canterbury seamer Michael Rae has joined the Black Caps test squad in Wellington. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Uncapped fast bowler Michael Rae has been added to...
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Kiwi Alice Robinson secures back-to-back giant slalom wins in Tremblant
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Alice Robinson has been unbeatable in her last two World Cup giant slalom races. PHOTOSPORT New Zealand’s Alice Robinson claimed her second straight giant...
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Oodles of Noodles: How do I know which is the ‘right one’ to use?
Source: Radio New Zealand As a staple food in many Asian countries, noodles are a daily food for billions of people. Each culture has developed its own style of noodle...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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FIFA World Cup: All Whites to play in Los Angeles and Vancouver
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites striker Kosta Barbarouses. PHOTOSPORT The All Whites will play their FIFA World Cup pool games in Los Angeles and Vancouver. The group draw was...
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Wellington On a Plate, Beervana deliver $10m boost to capital’s economy
Source: Radio New Zealand One80 Restaurant’s Goan Chicken Ros Pao. Wellington On a Plate / Supplied This year’s Visa Wellington On a Plate (WOAP) and Beervana festivals delivered a $10...
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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster claims ministers knew about McSkimming allegations
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he briefed both former Police Minister Chris Hipkins and current Police...
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Review: Jennifer Lawrence ‘spectacularly, fearlessly, uncompromisingly brilliant’ in Die My Love
Source: Radio New Zealand Die My Love is a film by Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, whose reputation rests on just a handful of films over 25 years. She’s probably best...
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Weather: Heavy rain, gales to hit lower South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Shot of Fiordland taken during Earth Sciences New Zealand’s end of year snowline survey. Gregor Macara / Earth Sciences New Zealand MetService has issued a heavy...
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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster fronts for first televised interview since damning IPCA report
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he does not accept the “perception” that he pressured staff to...
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‘Anytime he had a word that he didn’t know, we would write a song’
Source: Radio New Zealand When musician Steph Brown’s son Freddie was having a battle learning how to spell a tricky word, she invoked the shouty power of the Ramones to...
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Te Pāti Māori tensions expected to loom as party AGM goes ahead
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori, including co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, are gathering for the yearly AGM in Rotorua on Sunday. RNZ Te Pāti Māori will gather...
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Water nitrate levels rise in town previously hit by unsafe levels
Source: Radio New Zealand Nitrate levels have been testing high in Waimate district water supplies (file photo). HENDRIK SCHMIDT Nitrate levels are inching up in a small South Canterbury town...
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What to watch: Succession star shines in tense psychological thriller All Her Fault
Source: Radio New Zealand Set in Chicago – though filmed mostly in Melbourne (more on that later) – All Her Fault immediately pulls us into the tension. Sarah Snook (Shiv...
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Workers injured by chemical leak at Taumarunui transfer station
Source: Radio New Zealand An unknown chemical leaked out of unlabelled plastic bottles as they were being packed up for recycling (file photo). RNZ / Ana Tovey An unknown chemical...
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NZ Breakers surge into ANBL playoff contention with win over Tasmania JackJumpers
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Mennenga grabs a rebound for the Breakers. Photosport The NZ Breakers have continued their mid-season surge to overcome the Tasmania JackJumpers 99-86 at Auckland’s Spark...
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Weather: MetService issues orange wind, rain warnings for parts of South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has announced a raft of weather warnings overnight and into Sunday morning. MetService Severe weather alerts have been issued for overnight into Sunday, for a...
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Tammy Davis on co-creating ‘Outrageous Fortune’ character Munter
Source: Radio New Zealand For five years, Tammy Davis played hapless handyman Jared ‘Munter’ Mason on the local comedy drama series Outrageous Fortune. With people under 40 recognising him as...
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Auckland University group believes this season best in five decades for Kākāpō breeding
Source: Radio New Zealand The summer season is expected to bring a record number of kākāpō chicks, according to conservation scientists. The chair of the Kākāpō Recovery Group believes all...
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Christchurch childcare company where children burned admits it failed on safety
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were called to Kindercare in Woolston on Friday afternoon. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon The childcare company where seven people suffered chemical burns admits it...
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Christchurch house, shed fire across two properties now under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have brought a fire at a Christchurch house and neighbouring shed under control. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are mopping up, after a shed fire...
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Kaitāia woman sentenced after four dogs injure neighbours in Kaiwaka attack
Source: Radio New Zealand The dogs, pictured here on Settlement Road in Kaiwaka, on the day they attacked two people. NZME A woman enjoying the sunshine ended up being flown...
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Greens critical of government’s traffic-light system for beneficiaries
Source: Radio New Zealand Ricardo Menendez March has criticised the system as another layer of bureaucracy. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Green Party is criticising the $8 million cost to...
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The Ashes live: Australia v England – second test, day three
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action, as the second match in the five-test series between arch rivals Australia and England continues at the Gabba in Brisbane. Australia lead...