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SH29 in Bay of Plenty closed after early-morning crash
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ/ Calvin Samuel State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash in Lower Kaimai on Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to a...
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Storm-battered people flock to Wellington City Mission after losing everything
Source: Radio New Zealand As floodwaters reached a metre high inside a Wellington boarding house, Mōkena Spooner-Hokianga walked out with a few precious items in a plastic box. “Photos of...
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Phoenix defender Mackenzie Barry riding the highs of the club’s success
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix women’s head coach Bev Priestman with captain Mackenzie Barry. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Wellington Phoenix’s stand-in captain Mackenzie Barry has experienced the lows of...
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Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it
Source: Radio New Zealand A campaign group says universal free dental care in Aotearoa is affordable. AFP/ Thibaut Durand/ Hans Lucas A campaign group has released a detailed plan which...
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Opponents say fight to stop fast-tracked Waitaha hydro scheme not over despite approval
Source: Radio New Zealand The Morgan Gorge. Neil Silverwood Conservation and outdoor recreation groups say the fight to save a pristine back country river is not over as they consider...
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Man who died in car crash was boarder at Rangataua house where body was found burned
Source: Radio New Zealand Life was looking up for man found dead after a house fire in Ruapehu, friends say The man’s boarder was killed in a car crash shortly...
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Boosting maths progress nationwide with proven pathway
Source: New Zealand Government The conclusion of the Government’s Year 7 and 8 maths acceleration trial has shown students made double the progress of their peers in 12 weeks and largely...
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Transport accident investigators call for better safety culture at KiwiRail after Port Otago near miss
Source: Radio New Zealand Nine parked wagons in a Port Chalmers yard slowly rolled back and hit a locomotive in January last year. Donovan Govan, Otago Regional Council Transport accident...
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What to do, and not do, at an Anzac Day Dawn Service
Source: Radio New Zealand The Dawn Service has been part of Anzac Day commemorations across New Zealand since 1939. The service, which traditionally begins with a military parade, is a...
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Queenstown farmer offers to pay for lift after hearing of dad forced to carry disabled daughter
Source: Radio New Zealand The stairs that Dinson Thomas has to carry his daughter up in order to get inside their home. SUPPLIED A farmer in Queenstown has offered to...
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New Zealand’s most dedicated lifeguard is 75 – he’s still saving lives
Source: Radio New Zealand If you went swimming at Piha Beach in West Auckland any weekend last summer, it’s almost certain that 75-year-old Karel Witten-Hannah was one of your guardians....
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‘His life mattered’: Sister of man who died in military custody speaks out
Source: Radio New Zealand Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging, according to his sister. Supplied Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was “brutalised to death” in...
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Property investors who ‘drank the Kool-Aid’ wondering whether to take a loss
Source: Radio New Zealand As the market slumps again, sellers are facing the prospect of gambling on a recovery or just cutting their losses. RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealand’s...
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Former Te Pāti Māori president’s haka targeting ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mata Che Wilson. Supplied / Aukaha Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a controversial haka performed at the Tainui Regional...
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Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government’s curriculum changes
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI President Ripeka Lessels, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. NZEI supplied Hundreds of principals and thousands of teachers remain opposed to the...
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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park bells to sound on Anzac Day after long silence
Source: Radio New Zealand The much-missed bells of the carillon in Wellington are playing again. Silent for most of the last 14 years, this Saturday they will be heard at...
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An overview of disability data in Aotearoa New Zealand – Stats NZ report
Source: Statistics New Zealand An overview of disability data in Aotearoa New Zealand – report 22 April 2026 Stats NZ is pleased to release An overview of disability data in...
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Person rescued from property fire in Auckland’s Takanini
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi A person has been rescued from a property fire in the Auckland suburb of Takanini on Wednesday. Emergency services received multiple calls about people...
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Police name two boys killed after Kawerau riverbank collapse
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tarawera River, where two people died on Thursday Google Maps The two boys who died after a riverbank they were playing on collapsed at Kawerau...
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Home care worker calls out ‘double standard’ over MP’s mileage allowance
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A home care worker’s calling the government out for alleged double standards over mileage rates paid to MPs. Earlier this month, home...
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Director of new Māori Battalion movie didn’t feel worthy of his hero’s story
Source: Radio New Zealand When director Tearepa Kahi went with a small crew on a reconnaissance mission to Tunisa for the film Sgt. Haane, a remarkable chance encounter occurred. “I’m...
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New measles case in Wellington, possibly exposed at airshow or music festival
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ US CDC Health New Zealand has confirmed a new measles case in Wellington. It said the case was not known to be linked to any...
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Dilworth abuse inquiry: Police make 14th arrest
Source: Radio New Zealand Dilworth School. RNZ / Dan Cook A 66-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. This marked...
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Sprite Lands Back in the Heart of Street Culture in ASEAN & South Pacific with Launch of New Global Platform ‘It’s That Fresh’
Source: Media Outreach Rolling out across more than 15 diverse markets in ASEAN & South Pacific, Sprite’s new global platform brings a dynamic new look, an iconic brand sound, and...
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Pūtiki kaumātua and kuia credited with creation of new Whanganui bus route
Source: Radio New Zealand Dozens of people from the Pūtiki community turned up to try out the new bus service. Robin Martin/RNZ People power – or should that be Pūtiki...
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Multiple people reportedly injured, road closed after crash in Matawhero
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Multiple people have reportedly been injured after a serious crash in eastern Matawhero on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to Centennial Marine...
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Southland Girls’ High School appoints first male principal
Source: Radio New Zealand Southland Girls’ High School Google Maps/Screenshot For more than a century, the top leadership at an Invercargill school was dominated by women. The streak has now...