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How does Jenny-May Clarkson feel about leaving TVNZ?
Source: Radio New Zealand Just days after announcing she would leave TVNZ after nearly two decades on air, Jenny-May Clarkson found herself in a place she had almost forgotten: the...
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New Social Housing Investment Plan released
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has today released its new Housing Investment Plan, a major shift to a data-driven, needs-based approach to housing investment. “For too long, governments have...
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Changes to Clean Car Standards Put New Zealand in Slow Lane
Source: Press Release Service Headline: Changes to Clean Car Standards Put New Zealand in Slow Lane New Zealand EV smart charger manufacturer Evnex is condemning the Government’s decision to scale...
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EIT programme blends practical environmental training with kaupapa Māori learning
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 23 seconds ago Students at EIT are gaining practical environmental skills through programmes that embed the principles of kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship). The NZ Certificate...
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New members of National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Five members have been appointed to the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) for a three-year term, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says. ...
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Unions, educators, and health leaders demand urgent review into asbestos failures
Source: NZCTU More than 45 unions, educators, occupational health and safety experts, academics, and public health organisations have signed an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to establish an...
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Double blow for Phoenix with season-ending injuries
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Alyssa Whinham sits injured on the field. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT The Wellington Phoenix will be without Tessel Middag and Alyssa Whinham for the remainder...
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Pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Gareth Morgan happy feral cat ‘crime family’ now on Predator Free 2050 hit list
Source: Radio New Zealand Gareth Morgan. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand’s best-known opponent of letting cats wander where they please is thrilled the government has stopped “pussyfooting” around the...
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Man charged after series of fires lit in Dunedin
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have arrested and charged a man with arson after a series of fires across Dunedin this week. Police said the charges...
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Black Stick Grace O’Hanlon named international keeper of the year
Source: Radio New Zealand Grace O’Hanlon of the Black Sticks. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Black Sticks player Grace O’Hanlon has been named the International Hockey Deferation (FIH) Women’s Goalkeeper...
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Lawyers bring own audio equipment to run-down Rotorua District Court, say upgrades needed
Source: Radio New Zealand Rotorua District Court ranked the lowest in the nation for satisfaction with its facilities. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A building which ties up the hands of...
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The town that wants to turn its residents bald
Source: Radio New Zealand A Kerikeri police officer has her head shaved as part of the 2015 world record head-shaving event. Peter de Graaf A Far North charity is revisiting...
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F1: Isack Hadjar set for promotion, so where does that leave Liam Lawson?
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, 2025. PHOTOSPORT Analysis: French driver Isack Hadjar is set to be promoted to Red Bull next year, with...
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Sanctioned landlord ‘not the kind of guy that really wants to do the right thing’, neighbour says
Source: Radio New Zealand The stovetop of a Lyttleton boarding house. MBIE A Canterbury landlord sanctioned for failing to clean up and fix a boarding house would rather cop a...
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Neighbour wins $30k payout over half-done, ‘blight’ of an apartment block in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand The half-finished apartment building in Auckland’s Epsom has been left derelict for the past six years. MELANIE EARLEY / RNZ A man whose business sat right...
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Man charged in relation to Dunedin arsons
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been charged as Dunedin Police continue to investigate a series of arsons around the city. Following his arrest on Wednesday, the 48-year-old Dunedin...
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Mum Chelsey Field says children lost in Sanson fire her ‘absolute world’
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied The mother of the three children who died following a fire in the Manawatu town...
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All Blacks side named: Love to start in heavily rotated team
Source: Radio New Zealand Du’Plessis Kirifi celebrates with Ruben Love. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on...
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How grandparents feel about being the go-to childcare
Source: Radio New Zealand When I turn up at her house, Virginia Taylor, 69, a retired Hamilton kindergarten teacher, has just returned from swimming lessons. Nickson, 3 ½, has damp...
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Postcode lottery rampant in trauma care, South Island bears brunt of shortfall – specialists
Source: Radio New Zealand A study earlier this year showed Christchurch Hospital’s specialist trauma admitting service failed to improve patient outcomes due to staffing gaps, limited operating hours and underfunding....
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Donald Trump’s tariff reversal delivers a major win for NZ farmers, but risks loom
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Barnes US President Donald Trump no longer has beef with some Kiwi exports, but others are still stuck paying a high price – and an...
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Recreational fishers oppose Hauraki Gulf fishing reforms, Shane Jones says ‘it’s a bit late’
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Chissell, organiser of the One Ocean Protest in Auckland on 22 November 2025, fishing on the Hauraki Gulf, with his family. supplied A convoy of...
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Killer Nathan Boulter investigated four years ago for rape allegations when he was 14
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter appearing at the Auckland District Court in 2011. NZPA / David Rowland Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. Convicted killer Nathan...
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Manawatū, Bay of Plenty pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Coalition lauds 38,000 fewer victims of violent crime
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The coalition says its tough...
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Paid firefighters to strike at midday, FENZ says it’s unwarranted
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter at a strike in Auckland in August 2022. Supplied / Jemimah Peacocke Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is calling on the professional firefighters union to...