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Two injured after jet ski explodes near Emu Point
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are encouraging owners to check for hidden issues in their jet skis. File photo. 123rf A jet ski near the Motuihe Channel exploded on Saturday,...
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‘Massive for Raglan’ – Waikato town laps up international attention from surf champs
Source: Radio New Zealand The crowd looks on at the New Zealand Surfing Champs, Manu Bay, Raglan, on 17 May 2026. Finn Blackwell / RNZ It’s surf’s up in the...
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Live NRL: NZ Warriors v Brisbane Broncos at Magic Round
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the NRL action, as NZ Warriors take on Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett is one of four players returning from...
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Winston Peters unveils KiwiSaver-from-birth NZ First policy, bank takeover plan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Dan Jones New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy to automatically enrol all newborn New Zealand citizens into KiwiSaver with a $1000 government...
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National to scrap good character assessments for sex offenders at sentencing
Source: Radio New Zealand The National Party is promising tougher sentences for sexual offending if it’s re-elected. Its justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith – who is currently the Justice Minister –...
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Live: Winston Peters to make NZ First policy announcement
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First leader Winston Peters is due to make a policy announcement. Peters will be speaking from Trusts Arena in West Auckland where he has been...
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Are hot baths or saunas better for you?
Source: Radio New Zealand A humble hot bath may do more for your health than a session in the sauna, according to new research. Hot water immersion triggered stronger cardiovascular...
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New Zealand’s walking football team takes world stage in Brisbane
Source: Radio New Zealand The 2026 International Walking Football Federation World Championships kicks off in Brisbane at the end of May. Screenshot/Youtube New Zealand’s walking football team is expecting to...
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‘When you think you’re going to die, you fall in love with the world all over again’
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Bowler was a 35-year-old academic with a young family when stage 4 colon cancer suddenly “exiled her into the land of the sick”. “I was...
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Auckland Grammar School welcomes government’s proposed NCEA replacement
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Grammar School Headmaster Tim O’Connor said the school was positive about the government’s changes. RNZ Insight/John Gerritsen Auckland Grammar School has welcomed the government’s proposed...
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Auckland’s St James Theatre owner buys neighbouring properties
Source: Radio New Zealand Inside Auckland’s damaged St James Theatre. RNZ / Soumya Bhamidipati The owner of Auckland’s St James Theatre has purchased two neighbouring properties on Queen Street and...
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What intimacy looks like with a disability
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s a stormy February night in Adelaide, and Jacqueline Tedmanson is at the hospital with her partner Jackson, waiting to meet their first baby. Despite having...
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NRL: NZ Warriors re-unite Mitch Barnett, James Fisher-Harris in starting front row
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett has been plagued by injury during the 2026 NRL season. Blake Armstrong/Photosport NRL Magic Round: NZ Warriors v Brisbane Broncos Kickoff 6pm NZT, Sunday,...
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White Ferns beat England in final one-dayer
Source: Radio New Zealand Brooke Halliday, player of the match in the final ODI against England, May 17th 2026. AFP The New Zealand women’s cricket team continue to show promising...
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Police encourage jet ski owners check for hidden issues
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute the following to Senior Constable Nick Hall, Marine Rescue Centre: Police supporting a water rescue yesterday are encouraging owners to check for hidden issues in...
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Government Cuts – RespectEd Aotearoa: ten years of prevention work ends, but a future worth fighting for
Source: RespectEd Aotearoa RespectEd Aotearoa will close in August after exhausting its reserves following the withdrawal of government funding. For ten years, RespectEd Aotearoa has worked in the spaces where sexual...
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Health – GenPro calls for major investment in General Practice ahead of Election 2026
Source: GenPro GenPro has today (May 18) released its Election 2026 Policy Agenda, calling on all political parties to commit to strengthening general practice as the cornerstone of a high-performing...
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Greenpeace – Ōtautau bore water a potential preterm birth risk, but town supply safe
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says that its free drinking water testing event in Ōtautau, Southland, revealed that while town water supplies in the area are relatively safe, private bore water tests showed...
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Details of NCEA replacement confirmed
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s new senior secondary qualifications will provide clearer, more credible recognition of student achievement, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. “We want young people leaving school...
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Saturday update – fatal house fire, Mairehau
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Brent Menzies: A scene examination has been completed at the scene of Thursday’s fatal house fire in Mairehau, Christchurch. The fire sadly...
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Hockey: Black Sticks squad named for FIH Nations Cup defence
Source: Radio New Zealand Olivia Shannon, is among the 20 players named in the Blacksticks, for the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland, June 2026 worldsportpics.com/ Photosport An experienced New Zealand...
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Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland’s Hobsonville Marina
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was assisted onto a different boat but did not survive. RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has died after suffering a medical event while...
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Netflix doco star: Betraying wives of paedophile polygamist was ’emotional torture’
Source: Radio New Zealand Befriending the abused wives of Sam Bateman, then becoming “the one who took away their prophet and the father of their babies,” was not easy for Christine...
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Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police
Source: Radio New Zealand A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout in front of police is now facing charges. Supplied / NZ Police A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout...
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Warriors v Broncos ‘Magic Round’: What you need to know
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors v Broncos at NRL ‘Magic Round’. RNZ/Photosport After a week off, NZ Warriors arrive in Brisbane for NRL ‘Magic Round’, facing a perfect storm of...
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Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a search warrant revealed a number of 45kg gas bottles and eight gas califonts. 123rf A woman has been arrested after a hoard of...
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Why has my investment performed so poorly? Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your...