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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The question sounds simple. The answer, once you examine the actual measurement science behind it, is more interesting than either “yes” or “no”. The houseplant-as-air-purifier idea...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Phil Gillbanks: A woman is due to appear in Rotorua District Court today on charges relating to a fatal crash last year. The...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Georgia Plimmer at the County Ground in Northampton where the ODI between the White Ferns and England was washed out, 14 May 2026. Photosport The White...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington essayist Ingrid Horrocks has won the major prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her fiction debut, All Her Lives. The collection, which...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Portuguese millipede. RNZ/Mary Argue Hopes have been dashed that a parasitic worm will effectively kill hordes of invasive millipedes plaguing Wellingtonians. South coast residents sounded...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Corrections staffer quit while being investigated over allegations they were in a relationship with an inmate they had assessed for parole. The Christchurch Women’s Prison...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sociologist Paul Spoonley RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A demographer believes the prime minister is promising a solution to an immigration problem that does not exist. Christopher...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa A majority of New Zealanders support reinstating the very low nicotine cigarette policy, and more than two-thirds believe the tobacco industry influences government policy, a new national...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After twenty years in the business, Katchafire have made many friends in the music industry. The New Zealand band have called on some of their contacts...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Shane Tuhi, Hamilton City CIB: Hamilton Police have arrested and charged two men in relation to a road-rage assault in February. On Friday...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A landslide on a Kingston street in Wellington, April 2026. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Natural Hazards Commission [NHC] is now receiving more claims for damage...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Grovers Hill walking track in Roxburgh. Supplied / Central Otago District Council One person has died after a truck rolled on a walking track in...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation to make New Zealand’s transport regulatory system fit for purpose has passed its third reading today, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Associate Transport Minister James...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Annette Hall has been the voice of Far North Radio and Sea Rescue for the past 20 years. RNZ / Peter de Graaf For the past...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At age 14, Valiant Overcomer climbed into the back of a truck as it drove out of Gloriavale towards what he believed could be hell. The...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Craspedia argentia seedlings in their new home at Mahaka Katia Scientific Reserve. RNZ / Katie Todd One of New Zealand’s rarest plant species is getting another...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested four people following a public brawl in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne, last month. On Wednesday 15 April, around 12.30pm, Police were called to the shopping...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Joao Luiz Bulcao / Hans Lucas via AFP Health NZ has confirmed one of the New Zealanders on board a cruise ship struck by hantavirus does...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awanui Labs is privately owned, but is contracted by Health NZ to provide medical laboratory and pathology services. Supplied An independent review into Invercargill’s Awanui Labs...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Renders of the proposed floating sauna on Lake Henry, looking north. Supplied / Southland District Council A proposal to run a floating sauna in a popular...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matthew Ryan has admitted making and publishing intimate visual recordings. DCM / supplied A well-known Wellington landlord who owns numerous properties has pleaded guilty to multiple...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Young people who could have been helped into work are instead stuck “in a void” due to government policy changes, says the head of the...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sturges Road train station in West Auckland. File photo. Google Maps There has been an increased security presence at a West Auckland train station, after...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inflation is expected to hit 3.41 percent in the year ahead, from 2.59 percent forecast in the previous survey. RNZ / Quin Tauetau RBNZ survey shows...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Good evening, everyone. Thank you to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs for the invitation to deliver this year’s annual lecture. It’s a pleasure to...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government As part of the Government’s work to grow the international education sector, new funding for a dedicated support function will help build sector capability and support...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AA said increasingly powerful e-bikes and e-scooters were hitting the market and causing a headache for police. RNZ / Dom Thomas The AA wants stronger rules...