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Speech to Project Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Check against delivery Kia ora, and thank you so much for inviting me here today. It is great to be with you all. Can I start...
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Former Wiggle Emma Memma brings ‘a preschool dance party’ to Eden Park
Source: Radio New Zealand People have really embraced the “sign language philosophy” of Emma Memma, says the performer, who left megahit Australian children’s band The Wiggles to complete her PhD...
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Workers First calls on finance sector to act on fuel crisis and support workers
Source: Workers First Union Workers First – the union for finance workers – has written to financial institutions across Aotearoa, calling on them to support their staff amid rising petrol costs...
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Union calls for banks to let staff work from home
Source: Radio New Zealand The cost of fuel has risen sharply in the past month. 123RF Workers First Union has asked banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions to do...
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New Zealand is expensive, Reserve Bank economist says – here’s what we can do about it
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealand is an expensive country, Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway says, with many products priced well above the OECD average....
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Economy – Why New Zealanders still feel squeezed despite lower inflation – RBNZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 25 March 2026 – Reserve Bank Chief Economist Paul Conway delivers a keynote speech at the National Financial Advisers Conference 2026 in Auckland, with this...
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Father’s meningitis plea after daughter’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Gerard Rushton and his wife Claire hold a picture of their daughter, Courtenay, who died of meningitis in 2014, at 16 years old. Mike Clare /...
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Fuel-crisis package is paper-thin
Source: NZCTU The Government’s proposed support package for families in a fuel crisis is woefully inadequate, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey. “Some families will get limited relief...
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How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links
Source: Radio New Zealand The Regional Connectivity Fund provided $30 million in concessionary loans to allow some regional airlines to consolidate debt, refinance loans and invest in aircraft maintenance or...
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Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel and petrol prices have now hit $4 per litre on Rakiura Stewart Island. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon...
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Fuel cost crisis: Govt to unveil ‘targeted and temporary’ support tomorrow
Source: Radio New Zealand The finance minister will reveal “targeted and temporary” support for hard-hit families on Tuesday, as fuel costs continue to rise. Nicola Willis gave notice of the...
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Defence News – Emotional return to Tokelau for Royal New Zealand Navy sailor
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Returning to her spiritual home of Tokelau was a profound experience for Petty Officer Christina Sola, who visited the island while on deployment with...
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Watch: Winston Peters delivers State of the Nation speech
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will make his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday. It comes off the back of heavy questioning by the New Zealand...
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to make State of the Nation speech
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters will be making his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday, purposely timed after the release...
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University students facing the ‘toughest time’ in years as costs increase
Source: Radio New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Students Association president Aidan Donoghue displays empty boxes at the association’s foodbank. SUPPLIED Student association leaders warn more students are struggling to...
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How much might prices rise, and when?
Source: Radio New Zealand Rising oil prices are expecting to put pressure on prices across New Zealand. But from food to coffee and petrol to clothes, what are sectors expecting?...
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What is vaginismus and how do you know if you have it?
Source: Radio New Zealand Madeleine Edwards had never heard of vaginismus, but about six months after giving birth to her daughter, Carmine, she was diagnosed with the condition. The 31-year-old,...
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Inflating cost of running a farm now structural – report
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / William West The cost of running a farm in New Zealand is more than a quarter higher than it was before the Covid pandemic....
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Novids, super-dodgers: The people who have never had Covid
Source: Radio New Zealand Lucas Zaner, a 31-year-old from Wellington, assumed he would get Covid and get it bad. Whenever he had a cold or the flu, it tended to...
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Employment Trends and Research – Benefits in use: popular vs untapped
Source: Robert Half Benefits with the highest usage, according to New Zealand hiring managers: Working from home/hybrid options (41%), flexible work arrangements (32%), and (un)paid sabbaticals/leave of absence (26%). Benefits...
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Iran war will lead to more supermarket price rises – Foodstuffs boss
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Shoppers will take another hit when the impact of the Iran war hits the supermarket shelves, a Foodstuffs boss says. Households have already been feeling...
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The future of the NZX
Source: Radio New Zealand Bad news is nothing new for Kiwi investors in the NZX but better days could be on the way. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The NZX is...
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Moving health decisions closer to home
Source: New Zealand Government From 1 July, decision-making within Health New Zealand will shift closer to patients, communities, and hospitals, ensuring decisions are made in the right place at the...
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Papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s order to decentralise rapidly. Unsplash /...
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Leaked papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s order to decentralise rapidly. Unsplash /...
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Nelson region to take a tourism hit, as Air New Zealand cancel flights over fuel prices, mayor says
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ is cutting flights due to the price of jet fuel. (File photo) RNZ/ Mark Papalii Nelson’s mayor says Air New Zealand’s cancellations of flights...
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And best drama goes to… this year’s totally unhinged award season
Source: Radio New Zealand With both the Seattle Opera and the Music Center in Los Angeles announcing they launched discount codes like “TIMOTHEE” and “CHALAMET” for their upcoming fine arts...