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Can psychopaths change?
Source: Radio New Zealand Psychopaths might account for only about 1 percent of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime. Distinct from other conditions...
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Why do high earners get the pension? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions No Stupid Questions’], with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money...
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Universities – $5.1 million grant to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific region – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and Global Health at Waipapa...
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CGTN: How China builds consensus, boosts development through consultative democracy
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 March 2026 – CGTN published an article on the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC...
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Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board candidate Chris Latham wants postal voting scrapped
Source: Radio New Zealand A candidate in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board elections in Auckland wants postal voting scrapped. RNZ / Eveline Harvey A candidate in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board elections...
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Chief executive appointment ‘strong’ signal Taranaki councils headed for amalgamation – mayor
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki Regional Council boss Steve Ruru has also been named interim chief executive at New Plymouth District Council. Supplied / New Plymouth District Council The appointment...
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Riverlink project affecting Hutt River water quality
Source: Radio New Zealand A water quality monitor moored midstream south of Melling Bridge in Hutt River Te Awa Kairangi. Phil Pennington / RNZ Lower Hutt’s roads may be blocked...
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Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney stakes claim for world indoor selection with national title
Source: Radio New Zealand Eliza McCartney in action at the Sir Graeme Douglas International. David Rowland/Photosport Kiwi pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has thrown down the gauntlet to fellow Kiwis Imogen...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Cabinet colleagues back him, won’t stand down as National’s leader
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) flanked by his Cabinet colleagues. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB none of his Cabinet...
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REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace New scientific research from Greenpeace has uncovered ancient and fragile corals at a Lord Howe Rise seamount in the South Pacific, an area of huge ecological significance in the high seas...
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Prim Minister Christopher Luxon says Cabinet colleagues back him, won’t stand down as National’s leader
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) flanked by his Cabinet colleagues. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB none of his Cabinet...
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Iranian diaspora form human chain on Wellington waterfront
Source: Radio New Zealand Ali Jafari-Gh, an Iranian-born academic who teaches at Massey University, at a demonstration in Wellington on Saturday, to show support for those in Iran living under...
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Defence Force plane bound for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East. Kaye Albyt A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules was expected...
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Moa Point disaster exposes deeper problems, public health experts warn
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyall Bay beach and the rest of Wellington’s south coast has been off limits since the Moa Point treatment plant failed on 4 February. RNZ /...
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Defence Force plane leaves for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East. Kaye Albyt A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules is set...
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Acid rain falls on Vanuatu islands as volcano belches ash
Source: Radio New Zealand The Manaro Voui volcano is spewing ash and smoke as high as four kilometres above sea level. The alert level remains at three on a scale...
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Luxon says Cabinet colleagues back him, won’t stand down as National’s leader
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) flanked by his Cabinet colleagues. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB none of his Cabinet...
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The great property breakup
Source: Radio New Zealand Townhouses on Glengarry Road, Glen Eden. Supplied New Zealand’s love affair with property could be in the break-up stage, with no shortage of houses and investors...
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Local authority statistics: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Local authority statistics: December 2025 quarter – information release 6 March 2026 Local authority statistics provides information on the performance of core non-trading activities of New Zealand’s...
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Hong Kong Tech “Proposed with a Ring” and Won Third Place at MedTech Innovation World Cup 2026
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 March 2026 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) congratulates the win of United Sensing &...
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Vietnam’s Unified Political System Drives to End IUU Fishing
Source: Media Outreach Eight years after the EC (European Commission) issued its “yellow card” warning over Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Vietnam’s entire political system is executing comprehensive measures...
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Autism in Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China under the Spotlight
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 March 2026 – The Hong Kong Autism Institute (HKAI)[1] has announced a landmark collaboration with UNESCO Regional Office...
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Fisheries Minister Shane Jones blasts Christchurch City Council’s ocean sewage plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents around the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant’s oxidation ponds have been complaining of the stench coming from the plant. Christchurch City Council Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
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Lawyer calls for Louise Upston to resign after being ‘duped’ by Gloriavale leaders
Source: Radio New Zealand Social Development Minister Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Senior government minister Louise Upston was duped by Gloriavale leaders on a visit to the West Coast...
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VinFast Partners with 6 E-Scooter Dealers in Indonesia, Accelerating Nationwide Market Expansion
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 March 2026 – VinFast announced the signing of strategic Memoranda of Understanding with six electric scooter dealers in Indonesia,...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘absolutely not’ considering standing down
Source: Radio New Zealand A poll result puts National on 28.4 percent. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB he is ‘absolutely not’ considering standing down...
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Analysis: What would it take for Christopher Luxon to quit as prime minister?
Source: Radio New Zealand One of Luxon’s weaknesses in the top job is his inability to take feedback. RNZ / Mark Papalii Analysis – If anyone is going to convince...