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Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Around a third of Gisborne vape stores subject to compliance checks last year were found to have broken the rules. Of the 18 stores subject...
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Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 10 leading to the Far North had been flooded on March 26. RNZ Kaikohe has avoided a water crisis, as residents and businesses quickly...
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Kiwi ingenuity taking the danger out of weighing cattle
Source: Radio New Zealand Scanabull is a new mobile phone app to estimate the weight of cattle from four and a half metres away. supplied Waikato can lay claim to...
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Why does a war in Iran affect NZ house prices and home loans? – 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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Scholarships uphold the legacy of the Māori Battalion
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngarimu scholarship board member and past winner Dr Kahurangi Waititi (left), 2026 scholarship recipient Uenuku Jefferies (center) and Māpuna host Julian Wilcox (left). RNZ/Pokere Paewai The...
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NRL: What we learnt from Warriors’ defeat to Wests Tigers
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors reflect on their comprehensive loss to Wests. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Analysis: After sweeping all before them over the opening weeks of the NRL season to sit...
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Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs
Source: Radio New Zealand The government says for now there is sufficient supply of fuel and no need for stockpiling. Quin Tauetau With prices at the pump rising and some...
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Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after mother’s disappearance
Source: Radio New Zealand After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s Today show next month. Former co-host Hoda Kotb said...
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Central Hawke’s Bay mayor questions Wattie’s, McCain closures in ‘pretty good food producing region’
Source: Radio New Zealand On Friday Heinz Wattie’s confirmed it would go ahead with shutting its frozen packing lines in Hastings, as well as manufacturing sites in Christchurch, Dunedin and...
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Police appeal for information following Christchurch aggravated robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were urging anyone with information about the incident or the alleged offenders to come forward. RNZ / REECE BAKER Christchurch police are appealing for information...
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Speech to Project Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Check against delivery Kia ora, and thank you so much for inviting me here today. It is great to be with you all. Can I start...
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What’s going on at Kathmandu owner KMD Brands?
Source: Radio New Zealand KMD has delayed the release of its financial results. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Over the course of this week, one of the country’s most well-known retailers...
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Appeal for information following aggravated robbery, Hornby
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Rebecca Podmore, Christchurch Metro CIB: Christchurch Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Hornby last night are appealing to the public for information....
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Why economists are ‘very worried’ about what lies ahead
Source: Radio New Zealand Economists are warning about possible stagflation. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King New Zealand could be facing into a period of stagflation, economists are warning. Stagflation describes a...
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Weather: Northland in the clear as sub-tropical low moves to Bay of Plenty and South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding caused serious damage to the road surface on Whakapara Bridge, on State Highway 1 north of Whangārei. RNZ / Nick Monro Weather-hit regions are set...
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Country Life: Powered by bullocks, a Northland family farms without fossil fuels
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph, Patrick and Abraham Land with the bullock team RNZ/Sally Round Their story was intriguing: no tractors or cellphones, off-grid, subsistence and organic, relying on hand...
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Country Life: Roots that run deep – Capri tomatoes
Source: Radio New Zealand The tomatoes contain little seeds and are acid-free. Supplied Red, bell-bottomed tomatoes with green crowns growing on sprawling vines in a glasshouse along Wellington’s south coast...
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Communities push back against proposed alcohol reforms
Source: Radio New Zealand A young māmā from East Auckland says the reforms feel like “profit over people”. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Concerns are growing among health providers and whānau...
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Former Wiggle Emma Memma brings ‘a preschool dance party’ to Eden Park
Source: Radio New Zealand People have really embraced the “sign language philosophy” of Emma Memma, says the performer, who left megahit Australian children’s band The Wiggles to complete her PhD...
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Couple’s old car journeys come to a close with generous donation
Source: Radio New Zealand When Ian and Esmee Rowden were considering what to do as they approached retirement, vintage cars came to mind for Ian. “Well, why not?” Esmee replied....
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DJ-turned-pop musician Avalon Emerson delivers stadium-sized new album
Source: Radio New Zealand If there was ever a traditional career path for musicians, it’s long since ceased to exist. Nowadays anything goes, from TikTok to touring, or in the...
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‘Handbrake’ holding All Whites back
Source: Radio New Zealand Finland’s Ryan Mahuta and All Whites’ Ben Old. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz The All Whites need to take off the handbrake and rediscover their heart and...
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Communities push back against government’s proposed alcohol reforms
Source: Radio New Zealand A young māmā from East Auckland says the reforms feel like “profit over people”. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Concerns are growing among health providers and whānau...
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Dice before digital – the board games revolution
Source: Radio New Zealand Board games are having a resurgence despite the popularity of online gaming. Thomas Buchholz / Unsplash A sector of gamers are trading in their consoles and...
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New Zealand cohort life tables: March 2026 update – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand New Zealand cohort life tables: March 2026 update – information release 27 March 2026 Cohort life tables track the mortality experience of people born in each year...
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Economic snapshot: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Economic snapshot: December 2025 quarter – news story 27 March 2026 Our economic snapshot summarises important economic statistics for the December 2025 quarter. It uses statistics drawn...
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Four people in hospital after ‘violent’ incident in Mt Albert
Source: Radio New Zealand Four people are in hospital after “violent” incident in Mt Albert on Friday evening. 123RF Four people are in hospital after “violent” incident in Mount Albert...