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Judge accused of heckling Winston Peters wants clarity
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Insight/Dan Cook Lawyers for a judge accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event want clarity over the legal test which will apply at her...
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Commerce Commission takes legal action against Mobil
Source: Radio New Zealand Mobil New Zealand. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it is taking legal action against Mobil New Zealand’s head office for pricing methods that...
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Warning to locals as huge, suspicious recycling centre fire spews smoke over Waiuku
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at Waiuku recycling facility. Supplied A large blaze that’s torn through recycling facility in the Auckland town of Waiuku...
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Person found dead after fire in Auckland’s Mount Roskill
Source: Radio New Zealand Katavich Place in Auckland’s Mount Roskill. RNZ / Lucy Xia A person has been found dead after a fire in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill...
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Women’s health services ‘flooded’ with referrals from cervical screening increase
Source: Radio New Zealand Surge in cervical screening with self-tests “floods” services with referrals Wait times for all patients blown out Health NZ putting more resources into follow-ups Specialists say...
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‘Gutting’: Auckland BMX club canteen destroyed by fire
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire broke out on Monday afternoon. Supplied / Givealittle An Auckland BMX club’s canteen has been destroyed after a fire it believes was deliberately lit....
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Rider dies at Auckland’s Woodhill Mountain Bike Park
Source: Radio New Zealand Woodhill Forest (file image). woodhillforest.co.nz A popular Auckland mountain bike park is closed for two days after a rider’s death. On Monday evening, a representative from...
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Lawyers of Judge Ema Aitken facing judicial conduct hearing want clarity
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Insight/Dan Cook Lawyers for a judge accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event want clarity over the legal test which will apply at her...
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Opposition MPs, community groups call for proposed Auckland homelessness ban to be binned
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 40 opposition politicians, community leaders, and organisations have launched an open letter calling to bin a proposed homelessness ban in Auckland CBD. Among the...
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Mysterious, flu-like illness leaves Canterbury teen temporarily paralysed
Source: Radio New Zealand Angel Dagcutan. Supplied Three months after fainting and waking up paralysed, a Canterbury teenager is still searching for answers as to what caused the episode. Angel...
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Call for national data on where people are discharged to after hospital stay
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing advocates are calling for national data to be collected showing where people are discharged to after a hospital stay. befunky.com Housing advocates say boarding houses...
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Our Changing World: Restoring native plants in our lakes and rivers
Source: Radio New Zealand Earth Science New Zealand diver with native pondweed and milfoil (foreground) and carpet of charophytes in a pristine lake. Earth Sciences New Zealand Mānuka, rimu, ponga,...
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Has the ‘Temu effect’ claimed another victim?
Source: Radio New Zealand Online retailers are probably falling victim to New Zealanders’ desire for even cheaper online bargains. Nikos Pekiaridis / NurPhoto via AFP Sites such as GrabOne and...
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Why the Uber drivers’ victory will be trumped by Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand The Employment Relations Bill could override the Uber court decision. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An expert in employment law says new legislation will override a Supreme...
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Silver Ferns grouped with Jamaica for Commonwealth Games
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Silver Ferns team pose for a photograph with their bronze medals, Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2022. JAMES ROSS / PHOTOSPORT The Silver Ferns have been...
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Why do some people enter best-dressed competitions again and again?
Source: Radio New Zealand Danni Alfeld has won every award she can possibly win when it comes to New Zealand’s best-dressed competitions in the horse racing scene. And the 26-year-old...
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How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
Source: Radio New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to...
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Dozens of firefighters tackle blaze at Waiuku recyling facility, six shipping containers alight
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 60 firefighters tackled a large fire at a recyling facility in Waiuku overnight. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than 60 firefighters tackled a large...
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Why a higher KiwiSaver balance could cost you at retirement
Source: Radio New Zealand the Retirement Commissioner says retirees need to be allowed to have more money in their KiwiSaver accounts and still receive the accommodation supplement. RNZ Retirees need...
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Greenpeace – Ashburton town supply water sample nears national health limit for nitrate; almost double levels associated with reproductive risk
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is deeply concerned about the future of Ashburton’s town water supply, as testing on Sunday revealed that a sample had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L. “This sample...
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‘Serious shake-up’ of local government imminent
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A shake-up to local government is imminent, as the government works to introduce its Resource Management Act replacement...
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‘Three beautiful angels taken too soon’: Funeral for children killed in Sanson house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Hugo, Goldie and August. Supplied Warning: This story discusses suicide. The funeral for “three beautiful angels taken too soon” in a house fire in the Manawatū...
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‘Grade inflation’: Think-tank warns ‘A’s will soon be most common university grade
Source: Radio New Zealand A new report into university marking predicts ‘A’s will soon be the most common grade awarded. luckybusiness / 123RF Authors of a new report into university...
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Heart Kids charity warns of fundraising scam
Source: Radio New Zealand Heart Kids says it is not involved in the motorcycle fundraiser. Supplied Heart Kids is warning it has no part in an event claiming to be...
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Overseas merchandise trade: October 2025 – Error in graph name
Overseas merchandise trade: October 2025 – Error in graph name 24 November 2025 We have corrected the title of a graph in the Overseas merchandise trade: October 2025 news...
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Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – first instalment – Stats NZ information release
Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – first instalment – information release 24 November 2025 Statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population projections released in Aotearoa...
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Adult and Community Education in TEIs
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 22 January 2025 Last updated 22 January 2025 Print Share Adult and Community Education (ACE) in tertiary education institutions (TEIs) is for community-based education...