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Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll in action at the New Zealand Open in Christchurch. photosport Squash star Paul Coll defended his New Zealand Open title in Christchurch on Sunday,...
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Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New...
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Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue
Source: Radio New Zealand By Graeme Acton, Asia Media Centre This week’s 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi decided to take the Taiwan Strait issue seriously. GREG BAKER/AFP If China...
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Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as...
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What it’s like living with cancer, rather than dying from cancer
Source: Radio New Zealand Paula Miles has “advanced notice” that her days are numbered. “I’ve been shoulder tapped and said, ‘hey, you know, look out, this is coming sooner rather...
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Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An obstacle course of road cones throughout Hutt City may be frustrating residents, but the agencies responsible for them say its short...
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Is pet insurance worth it?
Source: Radio New Zealand It could be easier for people to work out whether it was worth buying insurance if vets were more transparent about their fees, says an insurance...
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Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression
Source: Radio New Zealand Stressed, overworked and cloudy-headed, New South Wales farmer Brendan Cullen was feeling “pretty crook” back in 2015. When he started talking out loud to himself, he...
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Black Caps suffer heavy defeat as defending champions India win T20 World Cup
Source: Radio New Zealand Ishan Kishan of India celebrates his fifty runs ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Grand Final. www.photosport.nz Defending champions India have thumped the Black Caps by 96...
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Second oil spill in Akaroa Harbour in two months sparks concern for wildlife
Source: Radio New Zealand The spill in Akaroa Harbour. Facebook/Environment Canterbury A wildlife expert has serious concerns for dolphins and seabirds after a navy ship spilled hundreds of litres of...
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Decade mistakenly in a cash fund: ‘Why didn’t the bank contact me?’
Source: Radio New Zealand The bank’s cash fund returned 2.8 percent a year over the past 10 years, compared to 4.2 percent for its conservative fund. File photo. 123RF A...
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The world at our breakfast table: Three Kiwi staples that almost all end up 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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Queenstown Lakes District facing double the housing insecurity over one year
Source: Radio New Zealand Happiness House manager Léna Boss suspected the cost of living was reaching a crunch point. SUPPLIED The proportion of Queenstown Lakes residents facing housing insecurity has...
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PM Christopher Luxon facing a ‘last straw scenario’ – commentators
Source: Radio New Zealand “The trend is not good” for the Prime Minister, says Liam Hehir. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Last week was “disastrous” and a “last straw scenario” for...
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Live cricket: Black Caps v India T20 World Cup final
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the T20 World Cup final action as the Black Caps take on India at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Black Caps are coming...
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Measles case: Parliament tour included in new locations of interest
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson A tour through Parliament is among several new locations of interest connected to a measles case in a traveller who...
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Waitaki District Council considers free parking for seniors in Oamaru
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitaki District Council is considering allowing people aged over the age of 80 park for free in Oamaru. 123RF The Waitaki District Council is considering...
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Showreel showcases Dunedin as diverse filming location
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Lights, camera, action, Ōtepoti! A new pitch is hoping to put Dunedin centre stage as the next Hollywood A-list film location. Enterprise Dunedin has...
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Five wickets in five balls: Central Stags bowler achieves a world first
Source: Radio New Zealand Brent Randell, who has taken five wickets in five balls, known as a triple hat-trick. www.photosport.nz Central Stags pace bowler Brett Randell has achieved a cricketing...
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F1: Brit George Russell wins Australian Grand Prix, Kiwi Liam Lawson 13th
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Liam Lawson trails Mexican Sergio Perez during the Australian Grand Prix. AFP Kiwi driver Liam Lawson has finished 13th in Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix,...
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Why a Kiwi world record holder still misses playing Riff Raff
Source: Radio New Zealand After 15 years bringing the iconic character Riff Raff to audiences across the world Kristian Lavercombe says he experienced a kind of mourning when he stopped...
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Football: Auckland FC draw with Perth Glory
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove heads in for what was subsequently ruled to be an own goal by Perth Glory in their A-League clash at Mount Smart Stadium, 8...
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Police, helicopter rescue boaties, diver of Wellington’s southern coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Police launch Lady Elizabeth IV found the boat about 6km off the coast. Police and Westpac Rescue Helicopter have rescued a diver and boaties in windy...
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NZ Navy’s HNZS Te Kaha leaks hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour
Source: Radio New Zealand The oil spill is contained on Akaroa Harbour. Facebook/Environment Canterbury A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour...
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Five die during treacherous weekend on North Island roads
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person has died after a crash on State Highway 1, just north of Tūrangi, near Rawhira Road. The road remained closed...
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IT project behind overhaul of firearms regulations put on hold
Source: Radio New Zealand A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Supplied / NZ Police An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has...
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Diver and boaties rescued after being blown out to sea
Source: New Zealand Police Teamwork between the Police Maritime Unit and Westpac Rescue Helicopter successfully rescued a diver and boaties in windy and choppy waters off the Wellington South Coast...