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Measles outbreak: Rural nurses target vaccination ‘hesitancy’
Source: Radio New Zealand Only 72 percent of Māori children under five years old are vaccinated. 123rf Rural nurses are on a mission to try and lift measle vaccination rates...
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Fonterra sale could inject $4.5b into economy and $3.2b directly to farmers
Source: Radio New Zealand The sale of Fonterra’s consumer businesses could have a flow-on effect for the economy. 123rf / Supplied images The New Zealand economy is set to benefit...
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Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori’s national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict. The National Iwi Chairs Forum...
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Country Life: LIC’s quest to breed low methane emitting bulls
Source: Radio New Zealand At 106 metres long and 30 metres wide and with room for up to 120 cows, the multi-million dollar build is the largest research facility of...
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Fonterra CEO says Lactalis deal will allow it to grow
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf / Supplied images The head of Fonterra says it has been difficult for its brands to compete in global markets after shareholders voted in support...
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Clutha district farmers plea for more help after devastating wind storm
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Katie Todd One week since a wind storm tore through the country’s south, some Clutha district farmers say the financial hit could be harsher...
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Sale of Fonterra’s consumer business expected to get shareholder approval
Source: Radio New Zealand Fonterra is looking to sell its consumer business to French dairy giant Lactalis. 123rf / Supplied images Fonterra shareholders asked to approve $4.22b sale of consumer...
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Rawiri Waititi blames two ‘rogue’ MPs for turmoil within Te Pāti Māori
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi. RNZ / Mark Papalii Te Pāti Māori’s co-leader Rawiri Waititi is blaming two of his MPs for turmoil within the...
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Māori academic warns draft curriculum erases children’s rights to local histories
Source: Radio New Zealand Raupatu Hetaraka from Ngāti Kahu watching the kaihoe at Waitangi Day 2025. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ A leading Māori academic says removing the requirement to teach...
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Iwi leaders step in as Te Pāti Māori tensions escalate
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. RNZ / MARK PAPALII Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says the party’s leadership will “very shortly” consider whether to...
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‘Greed, avarice, and entitlement’ – Te Pāti Māori president urges MPs to quit
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has fired the latest salvo in an increasingly public fallout between the party leadership and two MPs. RNZ / Cole...
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Freshwater allocation system degrading water quality and shutting Māori out, court hears
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Wai Manawa Whenua coalition outside the High Court in Wellington. RNZ/Pokere Paewai A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over...
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Mt Algidus Station could be yours, if you have $50 million
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Algidus Station. Sotheby’s / supplied One of the country’s most storied high-country stations is on the market. Offers of $50 million or more are being...
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Foreign investors buy forests, lily bulb plant and meat plant stake
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceana Gold purchased more than 5 hectares of land at Hauraki District small town Waihi. 123RF A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for...
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Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti made the announcement at a North Canterbury farm. RNZ/Monique Steele The government is...
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Crown apologises to Auckland, Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for leaving them ‘virtually landless’
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of Ngāti Pāoa outside Parliament after the iwi’s Treaty Settlement passed its third reading. RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Crown has apologised to Auckland and...
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Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says under the amended legislation schools will “be required under s127 of the Act to provide Māori language education on request of a...
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Diluting history curriculum risks ‘leaving our past to chance’ – Academic
Source: Radio New Zealand Academic Dr Alex Barnes is disappointed by proposed changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum. RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell Dr Alex Barnes, a Pākehā father...
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Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on government’s te reo policies
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāi Te Rangi chairman Charlie Tawhiao. RNZ / Justine Murray Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet...
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Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted at hui
Source: Radio New Zealand National Iwi Chairs Forum chairperson Bayden Barber is playing a role in trying to reconcile disaffected factions within Te Pāti Māori. RNZ / Kate Green Te...
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One of two Te Pāti Māori factions willing to meet – iwi leaders
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pati Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Te Pāti Māori’s leadership is willing to meet with estranged MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi...
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Watch live: Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Source: Radio New Zealand A composite image of Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs Te Pāti Māori’s national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta...
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Watch live: Te Pāti Māori reveals fate of MPs amid turmoil
Source: Radio New Zealand The press conference will be livestreamed from about 10am at the top of this page. This is a breaking story and will be updated. Te Pāti...
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National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will “think about” possible sales of government assets. While Luxon has...
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Employers forking out more for employees in ‘talent-short’ market
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Top shelf employees are expected to cost employers much more to retain and recruit as the economy recovers. Recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters...
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Cutting-edge X-ray technology now in Stratford
Source: New Zealand Government The Stratford community in Taranaki will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services with the installation of a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Stratford...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘deeply supportive’ of social media ban for under 16s
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Nick Monro Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “deeply supportive” of protecting young people by restricting social media use under 16 and will...