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Luxon speech devoid of policy or vision
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi president Sandra Grey is calling out the National Party leader for failing to address the concerns of working people at a time when a...
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Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93
Source: Radio New Zealand Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favoured for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according...
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When will Election Day be, and how is it decided?
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce the 2026 Election Day soon. RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Photo illustration / 123rf Explainer – Only one...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms h’es about to announce 2026 election date
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce when this year’s election will be held tomorrow. The first...
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Price of meth at new low, cocaine demand growing according to Drug Trends Survey
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine seized at the border in March 2025. Supplied / Customs The price of methamphetamine is the lowest it has ever been in New Zealand according...
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Counties Manukau urgent care service now operating 24/7
Source: New Zealand Government South and East Aucklanders can now access urgent care at any time, with the Counties Manukau after-hours service now operating 24 hours a day, seven days...
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Person critically hurt after assault in Taranaki
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ihaia Road in Ōpunake at around 10.15pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been critically injured in an assault...
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Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo heading to England after 2026 season
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo. Photosport / Patrick Hoelscher Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo will be heading to the English rugby premiership following the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific...
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A fisherman’s yellow leggings helped save them after capsizing at Tolaga Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand Three men spent six hours in the water off Tolaga Bay before a major search and rescue effort reached them. Supplied / NZDF Yellow leggings and...
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Health survey shows attitudes to sun protection, skin cancer slipping
Source: Radio New Zealand The slogan ‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap’ seems to have been forgotten. 123RF / Sosiukin Public health researchers say more than a decade of underinvestment in...
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Tight job market fuels interest in overseas volunteer work
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Wareham shops in markets at Apia, Samoa. Supplied/VSA An organisation offering volunteer work abroad says New Zealand’s tight job market is fuelling interest in its...
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Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to...
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Kiwi photographer Max Alexander turns camera on ‘planetary defence’, space junk
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Alexander will photographing New Zealand skies, while travelling here this summer. RNZ/Robin Martin An award-winning New Zealand photographer, who has an asteroid named after him...
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Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress
Source: Radio New Zealand The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing RNZ Many New Zealanders are starting the year...
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Ihaia Road, Ōpunake closed following incident overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Ihaia Road, Ōpunake is closed following an incident overnight. At around 10:15pm, Police were notified that a person had been seriously assaulted. They were transported to...
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All Whites to host Finland and Chile in first NZ-hosted FIFA Series
Source: Radio New Zealand The last time the All Whites were at Eden Park they qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Nearly a year after...
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Weather live: Northland, Auckland, Coromandel in line for another blast of heavy rain
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern areas are in line for another blast of heavy rain and winds, days after parts of Northland were flooded. MetService has issued orange heavy rain...
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Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad,...
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PM Christopher Luxon says tariffs ‘not the way forward’ in dispute over Greenland
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon fronts media after his State of the Nation speech. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says “tariffs are not the...
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Invercargill councillors reject claims they failed former Mayor Tim Shadbolt
Source: Radio New Zealand Partner Asha Dutt speaks at Sir Tim Shadbolt’s funeral. Former Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark disputes claims made at Sir Tim Shadbolt’s funeral that his colleagues have...
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More confirmed yellow-legged hornet sightings, but still confined to North Shore
Source: Radio New Zealand The sightings have so far been contained to the Glenfield and Birkdale areas. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail The number of queen yellow-legged hornets found in Auckland...
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KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?
Source: Radio New Zealand Other investments have been outperforming housing in recent years. (File photo) Unsplash/ Li Rezaei Your KiwiSaver might have given you a better return than your house...
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Seatbelt injuries reveal truth behind Nelson crash that injured pregnant woman
Source: Radio New Zealand Seatbelt wounds revealed the real culprit in the Nelson crash last October. Photo / 123RF A drunk and disqualified driver who crashed and flipped his faulty...
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Body found on rocks on Auckland’s North Shore by member of public
Source: Radio New Zealand The body was found near Gilberd Place in Torbay. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A member of the public has found a body on rocks on Auckland’s...
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Council of Trade Unions survey shows incomes not keeping up with cost of living
Source: Radio New Zealand Council of Trade Unions’ annual Mood of the Workforce survey showed incomes are falling even more behind on the cost of living. RNZ A major union-backed...
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Basketball: Steven Adams injured in Rockets win
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Adams has a sprained ankle. AFP New Zealand basketballer Steven Adams could be set for another injury lay-off in the NBA after falling heavily in...
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Man dead after drowning near Coromandel beach
Source: Radio New Zealand WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTERS One person has died following a water-related incident in Hahei this afternoon. At around 3.15pm on Monday, Police were alerted to a man...