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Murderers, money troubles and Malcolm: April’s Best TV
Source: Radio New Zealand Margo’s Got Money Troubles This new dramedy from uber-TV producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) stars Elle Fanning as Margo, a college dropout...
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Family ‘devastated with worry’ over French man Antoine Richard who’s missing in central Otago
Source: Radio New Zealand Antoine Richard hasn’t been seen since 21 March. Supplied / NZ Police The family of French national Antoine Richard is appealing for more help in the...
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‘No actual change’: Chris Bishop downplays scaling down of Auckland housing plans
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The housing minister says nothing has fundamentally changed as the government scales back Auckland’s minimum housing target even...
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Update: Common Room bar fight, Hastings
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Heath Jones: Police have arrested a second person in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar earlier this month. Police...
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Universities – Significant rise in sepsis cases, research finds – Otago
Source: University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke Hospital admissions for sepsis rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and...
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‘Needed more than ever’: Living wage rises to $29.90 per hour
Source: Radio New Zealand The living wage was set by Living Wage Aotearoa NZ. (File photo) RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The living wage will rise to $29.90 per hour from...
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What’s going wrong for New Zealand small businesses?
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand small businesses have ranked last out of 11 Asia-Pacific countries in terms of their growth, for the second year in a row. CPA...
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Nuts about food science: Torere Macadamias partners with Riddet Institute
Source: Radio New Zealand Riddet Institute acting director Paul Moughan and Torere Macadamias general manager Vanessa Hayes discuss macadamias at the Riddet Institute Agrifood Summit in Wellington in February. Supplied...
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New Zealand relies increasingly on migrants to pay our tax: Is that a problem?
Source: Radio New Zealand A paper written by a Treasury principal adviser has found that people born elsewhere are becoming increasingly important for the country’s tax base. RNZ People who...
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Start-up asked for regulation changes to allow controversial marine carbon storage
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ An international start-up has been pushing for regulation changes to allow it to carry out controversial marine carbon storage in New Zealand waters. The company,...
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Update: Search for Antoine Richard
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Phill Hamlin: The search for missing 21-year-old French national Antoine Richard is continuing, after he was reported missing in Cromwell last weekend....
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Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea
Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to...
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‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs,...
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Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf Long-time Kaitaia residents say the Far North town would...
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The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme
Source: Radio New Zealand The Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme is back on the table, after industry players formed a private planning group. Flickr / Shellie Evans The same government...
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David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed: What happens now and could he get compensation?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere pictured outside court in 2018. (File photo) RNZ David Tamihere’s convictions have been quashed, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering two...
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Parents do have a favourite child, according to research
Source: Radio New Zealand No matter how many times parents protest that they don’t have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen – even in adulthood. For...
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Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles
Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide...
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Auditors warn big companies may fail
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Auditors have issued business failure warnings for 15 percent of New Zealand’s listed companies, a new report says. Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ)...
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Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty
Source: Radio New Zealand An improving economy has helped to reduce household debt levels. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Consumer debt arrears fall, but more in deeper distress Consumer credit demand...
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Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher...
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Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was found guilty of murder following a High Court jury trial last year. RNZ The man who murdered Gurjit Singh at his Dunedin home will...
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Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere. RNZ The Defence Lawyers’ Association does not believe the Crown has the evidence to pursue a retrial of David Tamihere. Tamihere was convicted in...
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Steep rise in sepsis hospital admissions over last two decades, research reveals
Source: Radio New Zealand Sharla McTavish, a Tangata Tiriti PhD student from the Department of Public Health at Otago University. Supplied Hospital admissions for sepsis have risen steeply in the...
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West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini to become Open Polytechnic campus next year
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai Poutini will become a campus of the Open Polytechnic next year. Google Maps The West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini will become a campus of the...
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KiwiSaver contribution rates rise
Source: Radio New Zealand Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. 123RF Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. From 1 April,...
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Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story
Source: Radio New Zealand Torty the tortoise sits next to a story about her at Te Papa. TE PAPA / SUPPLIED A grand old dame who survived World War I...