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Young farmer eyes first home dream as KiwiSaver rules change
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Herbert, a 25-year-old farmer on a sheep and beef station in Wairarapa, said the changes would allow him to buy his first home and pursue...
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Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour is seen as most capable on three of the top five issues, and equal with National on a fourth. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone...
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Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building
Source: Radio New Zealand Close up of a truck wheel. siwakorn / 123RF Truckers are worried that they will not be allowed to drive over bridges being built on the...
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Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation
Source: Radio New Zealand Investors can brace for share market volatility and potentially higher fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook Investors can brace for volatility over the coming days as...
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Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents watch from the roofs of their houses as plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with...
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Tech – Not all experiences equal when it comes to the Internet
Source: InternetNZ Most of us are online, a lot – but not all of us are having the same experience, new research from InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa shows. Internet Insights is...
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Mental Health Nurses & Assistants, and Public Health Nurses ratify new collective agreement – PSA
Source: PSA More than 3,500 Mental Health Nurses, Public Health Nurses and Mental Health Assistants who are members of the PSA have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective agreement with...
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Tech – New Zealanders online as much as ever – but not loving it
Source: InternetNZ New Zealanders are still spending hours of their personal time online each day, despite a steady decline in positive sentiment about the Internet, new research shows. The latest Internet...
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Tech – Social media still has an Internet stronghold, new research finds
Source: InternetNZ New Zealanders are spending slightly less time on social media, but still a considerable amount of time each day, new research from InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa shows. The 2025...
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Property Market – Strongest February in over a decade signals property market momentum
Source: Brainchild for RealEstate.co.nz Nationally, listings rose 7.8% year-on-year while total stock grew just 1.8%, indicating homes are selling through rather than accumulating Over 12,200 new listings hit the market...
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Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai
Source: Radio New Zealand Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business. File photo. Babiche Martens A prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and...
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Mediawatch: Govt moves on rough sleeping – by moving it on
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Herald front page the morning after the government announcement. New Zealand Herald “Last week was not a particularly fun time for the government,”...
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Advocacy – Peace Vigil – No NZ support for US/Israeli war on Iran
Source: Peace Action Wellington Date: Sunday 1 March 2026 – Peace Action Wellington is calling a peace vigil on Monday, 2 March at 5:30pm meeting at the Cenotaph on the corner...
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Watch: Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Iran strikes
Source: Radio New Zealand The Foreign Affairs minister says New Zealand was not given any advance notice of the attack on Iran, and has again urged New Zealanders to leave...
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Unilateral attack on Iran must be condemned
Source: Green Party “Trump and Netanyahu’s unilateral attack on Iran must be condemned as an illegal and unprovoked act against the people of the region and any genuine pathway to...
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KiwiSaver breakthrough for young farmers – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is celebrating a major win for young farmers, with the Government finally allowing them to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy their first home or farm....
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Watch live: Foreign Minister Winston Peters to speak to media on Iran strikes
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke to media about the unfolding conflict in Iran. Peters was at Auckland’s Whenuapai Airbase on Sunday morning. It comes after a...
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KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis announces changes to KiwiSaver for live-in service workers, on Sunday 1 March, alongside Rangitīkei MPs Suze Redmayne and Mike Butterick, at his...
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KiwiSaver adjustment to help rural workers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is removing the barriers that prevent many farm and other rural workers from using their KiwiSaver accounts to buy their first homes, Finance Minister...
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Country’s lightest electric double-decker bus to hit Christchurch’s roads next week
Source: Radio New Zealand Chair Deon Swiggs, Councillor Joe Davies and corporate and public transport director Giles Southwell in front of the new bus. Supplied / Environment Canterbury The lightest...
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NZ Government Statement on Iran
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has consistently condemned Iran’s nuclear programme, its destabilising activities in the region and elsewhere, and its repression of its own people. Iran has, for...
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The Detail: Home for granny, headache for homeowner
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say that the real rule change is simply that when things go wrong, the burden of responsibility will be on the homeowner, not the council....
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Sprinter Tommy Te Puni overcomes setbacks for national 200 metres record
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Te Puni races to a 100 metres behind Tiaan Whelpton at Sir Graeme Douglas International. David Rowland/Photosport Two years have passed, but Tommy Te Puni...
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Expanded NICU to support more babies in Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Government A $13.9 million investment to upgrade and expand the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christchurch Women’s Hospital will provide a significant boost to neonatal care services...
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Why don’t we get a higher pension? – Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash – Towfiqu Barbhuiya Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions...
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Auckland community leader tired of telling governments how to combat youth offending
Source: Radio New Zealand Dave Letele in studio with Guyon Espiner. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A community leader in Auckland says he is tired of telling governments how to combat...
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Country Life: International blade shearers on edge for the Golden Shears
Source: Radio New Zealand Blade shearers at work preparing for the Golden Shears in Masterton. RNZ/Sally Round At Rewa Rewa Station’s woolshed in Tīnui shearers are at work, but it’s...