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Watch live: Te Pāti Māori reveals fate of MPs amid turmoil
Source: Radio New Zealand The press conference will be livestreamed from about 10am at the top of this page. This is a breaking story and will be updated. Te Pāti...
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Vital Healthcare takes management in-house
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Vital Healthcare’s management is going in-house, with a $220 million capital raising to fund the change and position the property trust for near-term development projects....
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Internal Affairs tells gambling website 20Bet to stop targeting New Zealanders
Source: Radio New Zealand The offshore gambling website has been targeting New Zealanders with paid ads promoting online pokies and sports betting. 123rf The Department of Internal Affairs has given...
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National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will “think about” possible sales of government assets. While Luxon has...
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Sam Neill ‘honoured’ to receive Screen Legend Award
Source: Radio New Zealand The award recognises the 78-year-old’s five-decade career, from his breakthrough in Sleeping Dogs and international acclaim in Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning The Piano and Jurassic Park and its...
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Employers forking out more for employees in ‘talent-short’ market
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Top shelf employees are expected to cost employers much more to retain and recruit as the economy recovers. Recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters...
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Cutting-edge X-ray technology now in Stratford
Source: New Zealand Government The Stratford community in Taranaki will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services with the installation of a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Stratford...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘deeply supportive’ of social media ban for under 16s
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Nick Monro Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “deeply supportive” of protecting young people by restricting social media use under 16 and will...
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Part of Canterbury’s State Highway 73 blocked by serious crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 73 in Canterbury is blocked due to a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a ute...
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Proposed bylaws for Rāpaki, Whakaraupō and Whakaraupō extension mātaitai reserves around Lyttelton
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say Ngāti Wheke tangata tiaki/kaitiaki have proposed bylaws that aim to maintain the long-term sustainability of fisheries resources for ongoing utilisation by...
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Road blocked, West Coast Road/SH73, Kirwee
Source: New Zealand Police West Coast Road/State Highway 73, Kirwee, west of Darfield, is blocked following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a ute...
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Praise as government launches plan to combat methamphetamine
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs...
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Papamoa residents call chip seal resurfacing ‘road vandalism’
Source: Radio New Zealand Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Philip Brown says residents living in a number of Papamoa roads do not think they need to be resealed at...
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Live: Out of control Tongariro National Park fire spreads to 2500 hectares
Source: Radio New Zealand A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The blaze has burned...
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‘I would definitely recommend getting on all-fours with your dog’
Source: Radio New Zealand Coming from a family who’d farmed for generations, Amelia Thomas expected that she’d inherited some understanding of animals. The day her family moved to an old...
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Auckland community feeling optimistic shoplifting is under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Woolworths Point Chevalier reduced its hours last year following safety concerns. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Residents and business owners in Auckland’s Point Chevalier are feeling optimistic...
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Mental health worker strangled, but NZ Health denies staffing to blame
Source: Radio New Zealand Workers at North Shore Hospital’s He Puna Waiora secure mental health unit have reported multiple assaults. RNZ Another serious assault at North Shore Hospital mental health...
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Education Review Office says ‘stronger consequences’ needed for struggling schools
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Review Office said there is a need for a stronger, system-wide approach in order to improve struggling schools. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe The Education Review...
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How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
Source: Radio New Zealand Car headlights cut through the darkness of an early morning bootcamp. Ke-Xin Li It’s 6am in Pukehina – a rural community down the coast from Tauranga....
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Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas Family unaware of previous attempt and ongoing risks Health NZ says it’s...
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COP30: NZ must commit to buying offshore credits to meet Paris target, climate experts say
Source: Radio New Zealand World leaders gather for the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN Climate scientists and advocates say the government...
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‘A fantastic start’- support for government’s plan to combat methamphetamine use
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs...
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Nark told he’d be ‘well looked after’ in exchange for prison beating evidence, records show
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jenkinson Metro Magazine Former detectives have been left “stumbling for words” by police reports of a secret meeting in 1985 between a...
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Which banks most often have the lowest interest rates?
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac had the joint lowest rates advertised 54.5 percent of the time. File photo. RNZ Which bank consistently offers the lowest advertised home loan rates? And...
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Locals fear ‘truly devastating’ Tongariro National Park fire
Source: Radio New Zealand [L1] Waimarino business owners hope for forecast rain [L1] Concern tourists might cancel bookings [L1] Wall of smoke provides spectacular but unwelcome backdrop to village. A...
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Staff member injured at Youth Justice residence in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...
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Staff member injured at a Youth Justice in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...