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Buyers eye electric vehicles as fuel prices soar
Source: Radio New Zealand Car dealers say it’s the final push for some people to buy electric vehicles. AFP With fuel prices nudging xxx add price in AM car dealers...
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Muslims fear hate rising as seventh anniversary of Christchurch mosque attack approaches
Source: Radio New Zealand A policewoman stands guard outside the Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on 21 March, 2019. Sanka Vidanagama / NurPhoto via AFP As Muslims in Christchurch...
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What you can do to protect your home from flooding
Source: Radio New Zealand There are already 750,000 New Zealanders living in a flood-risk area. RNZ Nick Brown has a real thing about lowered kerbs. Where the average person might...
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‘The Invisible unemployed’: Too much for a benefit, not enough to make ends meet
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau While the surging number of beneficiaries is plain to see, there is a struggling layer of people who feel out of sight:...
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Documents reveal Health NZ knew IT job cuts would risk patient care, hospital resilience
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ knew cutting data and digital staff would increase risks to patient care and hospital resilience. Unsplash / RNZ Health NZ knew cutting data and...
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How Auckland sex workers are keeping their STI rates down
Source: Radio New Zealand When Wellington-based sex worker G is with a client, her use of condoms is akin to how an ER doctor might use latex gloves. Most sex...
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Uncertainty over the fuel that drives our economy
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say in this environment, it’s near impossible to predict where the prices will land. RNZ / Dan Cook It doesn’t matter where we get our...
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Wattie’s a big name reminder of pressure on NZ manufacturers
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wattie’s factory in Christchurch. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ Big names like Heinz Wattie’s closing their doors are high-profile reminders of the pressure many businesses are...
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And best drama goes to… this year’s totally unhinged award season
Source: Radio New Zealand With both the Seattle Opera and the Music Center in Los Angeles announcing they launched discount codes like “TIMOTHEE” and “CHALAMET” for their upcoming fine arts...
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Decorated East Coast fencing champion chases three-peat at Rural Games
Source: Radio New Zealand Against the clock, reigning champion Tim Garrick stays calm under pressure. supplied Tim Garrick could win his third New Zealand Speed Fencing Championship at the Rural...
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NZ Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck eyes 150th game for NRL club
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will bring up 150 games for the Warriors this week. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Canberra Raiders Kickoff 8pm, Friday, 13 March Go...
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Super Rugby preview: Rivalry round, Love returns
Source: Radio New Zealand Tensions have reached boiling point between the Blues and Moana ahead of their clash at Eden Park on Sunday afternoon. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz It’s rivalry...
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Beef, lamb, onions and wine: Kiwi dinner time staples in huge demand offshore
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Five years after Who’s Eating NZ, this series revisits where our food goes but this time through the lens of Kiwi breakfast, lunch and dinner...
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KiwiRail hopes to have stricken Kaiārahi ferry sailing by next week after technical fault
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kaiārahi has been out of service because of an intermittent technical fault. Interislander KiwiRail hopes to have a stricken Interislander ferry back in service by...
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Calls to let workers stay home to beat fuel prices
Source: Radio New Zealand Some countries, such as Vietnam and Thailand, have urged people to work from home to save fuel. 123RF Government is being asked to let the public...
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Business employment data: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business employment data: December 2025 quarter – information release 12 March 2026 Business employment data includes filled jobs and gross earnings, with breakdowns by industry, sex, age,...
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Business financial data: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business financial data: December 2025 quarter – information release 12 March 2026 Business financial data provides sales, purchases, salaries and wages, and operating profit estimates for most...
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Building New Zealand: Focus on the construction industry – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Building New Zealand: Focus on the construction industry – news story 12 March 2026 This article uses statistics drawn from several Stats NZ datasets to provide insights...
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Wattie’s supplier fears for industry’s future after proposed closure of factories
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wattie’s factory in Christchurch. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ Wattie’s growers and staff are reeling following the company’s announcement of the proposed closure of three factories...
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Co-founder of Copenhagen’s Noma steps down after abuse allegations
Source: Radio New Zealand The co-founder of Noma, several times crowned the best restaurant in the world, Danish chef Rene Redzepi said Thursday that he was stepping down, following reports of past...
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Should Marsden Point refinery have been saved? Shane Jones and David Seymour can’t agree
Source: Radio New Zealand Currently the country has about 52 days worth of fuel supply either in country or en route. RNZ Shane Jones is continuing to make a case...
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Four before the courts after failing to appear, Coromandel Peninsula
Source: New Zealand Police Four people are facing the courts following the first of many Police operations in Eastern Waikato today. Police conducted a number of search warrants in the...
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Heritage advocates warn shifting to higher seismic zone will damage Dunedin’s economy
Source: Radio New Zealand The Octagon in Dunedin. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Heritage advocates are warning shifting Dunedin to a higher seismic zone will damage the city’s economy and put...
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Zaroa NZ Salami products recalled due lack of required food safety controls
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is supporting MeatUp Limited trading as Zaroa NZ in recalling all batches of 3 salami products due to a lack...
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Successful end to fruit fly response in Auckland’s Mt Roskill
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill have been lifted with no further evidence of Queensland...
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Proposed options to improve the traceability of pigs and sheep
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Update – 19 February 2026 The consultation closing time was extended by 7 hours. Submissions will now be accepted up to 11.59pm on 5...
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Fruit fly surveillance area widens in Papatoetoe
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand is widening its trapping zone in Papatoetoe after today finding 3 more male Oriental fruit flies, says Biosecurity New Zealand commissioner...