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Blues: ‘Hard’ to close Moana chapter
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana huddle, after the game on Saturday: On the same ground the team produced its greatest hour in 2025, their historic win over the Blues now...
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Super Rugby Pacific: More Moana misery as Blues bash little brothers
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Swiggs / RNZ The scenes at Albany tonight stood in stark contrast to 2025. A night when Ardie Savea inspired them to their most famous...
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Auckland FC into A-League semis after penalty shoot-out
Source: Radio New Zealand Guillermo May and Auckland FC are through to the semi-finals of the A-League. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Auckland FC have ended Melbourne City’s A-League title defence with a...
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Silver Fern legend Casey Kopua comes out of retirement to help Magic
Source: Radio New Zealand Casey Kopua played 187 games for the Magic. Photosport Ltd 2017 www.photosport.nz The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have named Silver Fern legend Casey Kopua as...
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Bilingual singer Geneva AM: ‘I just want to keep making music and uniting everybody’
Source: Radio New Zealand Geneva AM (aka Geneva Alexander-Masters) thought she was done with putting her feelings into music after fronting the alt-electronic band SoccerPractise. Then, in 2023, she gave...
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Netball: Mystics beat Tactix in grand-final rematch
Source: Radio New Zealand Mystics shooter Sophia Lafaiali’i (file photo). © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Mystics have ended the unbeaten run of the Tactix, with a 52-43 win over...
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Peace activist urges government to reject US proposal to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
Source: Radio New Zealand Valerie Morse. Johnny Blades / VNP A peace activist is urging the New Zealand government to reject a US proposal to help reopen the Strait of...
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Live: NRL – Parramatta Eels v NZ Warriors
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Warriors are away to Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. The side are riding a three match unbeaten run and welcome the return...
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Super Rugby Pacific – Fijian Drua prove too tough at home for Highlanders
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Swiggs / RNZ The Fijian Drua have scored their first Super Rugby Pacific win over the Highlanders with a 24-14 win in Ba. The results...
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Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Moana Pasifika v Blues
Source: Radio New Zealand Bottom-of-the-table Moana Pasifika host the third-placed Blues in a crosstown Super Rugby Pacific clash at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Moana Pasifika are chasing just their...
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Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strike
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiwai Point, in Southland RNZ / Nate McKinnon Workers at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have voted to take industrial action from Monday, following unsuccessful bargaining,...
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Ongoing rescue after boat capsizes in Kaikōura
Source: Radio New Zealand South Bay, Kaikoura (file photo). RNZ / Samantha Gee A rescue is underway in Kaikōura after a boat capsized on Saturday afternoon. Police said they responded...
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A naturopath’s school-lunch hack: ‘Put fruit and vegetables in a thermos’
Source: Radio New Zealand When Catie Gett’s 10-year-old started school, she ate up the highly nutritious lunches her mum prepared. But when she got older, she wanted her lunch to...
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Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Fijian Drua v Highlanders in Ba
Source: Radio New Zealand Fijian Drua host the Highlanders in a bottom-half Super Rugby Pacific clash at Four N Stadium in Ba. Both sides boast the same record — four...
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Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Fijian Drua v Highlanders
Source: Radio New Zealand Fijian Drua host the Highlanders in a bottom-half Super Rugby Pacific clash at Four N Stadium in Ba. Both sides have boast the same record –...
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Rose Matafeo: ‘I’m quite harsh on what I find good and funny’
Source: Radio New Zealand After a few big years of work in UK television, Rose Matafeo flew home to film a show created by her friend Paul Williams last summer....
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NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken rib, wife says
Source: Radio New Zealand Global Sumud Flotilla boats were intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces. GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA / SUPPLIED The wife of one of the New Zealanders in the flotilla...
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A-League finals football arrives at last for Phoenix women
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix head coach Bev Priestman. photosport Wellington Phoenix coach Bev Priestman is struggling to contain her excitement as the team’s first-ever visit to the A-League women’s...
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Queen guitarist Brian May barred from planting daffodils in his village on safety grounds
Source: Radio New Zealand Brian May became a local hero in Elstead, Surrey, when he donated thousands of daffodil bulbs to brighten up the green outside the church last year....
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The eye-opening results of a study on kids’ mouthguards
Source: Radio New Zealand Many young Australians and New Zealanders are beginning their winter sports season, gearing up for sports such as football, hockey and rugby. Apart from the training...
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New state of the art cancer treatment machine at Dunedin Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government Cancer patients across the lower South Island will benefit from more precise and advanced treatment with a new $4.3 million Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine at Dunedin...
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Ministry of Justice consults sector on victim support changes
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Ministry of Justice is reviewing how victims of crime are supported. It has sought feedback through a Request for Information (RFI) from service providers,...
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Rising fuel costs won’t impact use of search and rescue helicopters – Rescue Coordination Centre
Source: Radio New Zealand The police said air ambulances were one of a range of assets, and they would always deploy the most appropriate one. Supplied/ Philips Search and Rescue...
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Jammies for June campaign expands beyond Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Valerie Adams hoped more children could be wrapped in warmth when they needed it most. Middlemore Foundation Middlemore Foundation’s Jammies for June campaign is expanding...
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Can we consider ‘play’ to be a religion? Bluey certainly thinks so
Source: Radio New Zealand Most of us are used to thinking of “religion” in terms of a belief in God or gods. Perhaps the big hitters of world belief systems...
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‘A real joy to learn about our tūpuna’: Rangitāne iwi exhibition opens in Wairarapa
Source: Radio New Zealand An exhibition at Aratoi Museum showcases the history and taonga of Wairarapa iwi Rangitāne. RNZ / Pokere Paewai Several hundred people crowded into the Aratoi Museum...
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A case of Beauty and the Beast: Shoplifters target cosmetics and meat products
Source: New Zealand Police Four offenders were arrested on Thursday after stealing clothing and butchery items from retailers in Kāpiti. They have been bailed to appear in court next week...