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How OECD’s tax change could give you more money in KiwiSaver
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A 25-year-old earning an average income could end up about $90,000 better off over the course of their working life if reforms...
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First-ever stone skimming national championship to take place this month
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The stone skimming competition will take place at Lake Hāwea. Harrison Fitts / Pexels New Zealand’s best stone skimmers will have the chance to...
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Ten hours of mahi a week – can you handle off-grid life?
Source: Radio New Zealand When the owner of a Mākara lifestyle block just 30 minutes from Wellington’s CBD, moved there in 2009, everyone doubted he could live off the land. ...
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Letter reveals ex-Police Commissioner’s concerns over investigation into McSkimming
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told the chair of the police watchdog that a woman who was...
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Far North settlement could be first place in NZ to entirely relocate
Source: Radio New Zealand Aerial view of Whirinaki after the flood receded. Bridget Wallace’s home is in the foreground at centre. Supplied / Whirinaki Trust A small Far North settlement...
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Tax I paid in 1962 was meant to give me a pension. Where did that go? Ask Susan
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear...
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Government taking 10 initiatives to safeguard undersea internet and power cables
Source: Radio New Zealand Growing international threats prompted Assistant Transport Minister James Meager to ask for “no-cost, low-effort” options to counter the greatest vulnerabilities. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The government...
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Dargaville residents support merger with Whangārei District Council over Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Peter de Graaf Residents in the Northland town of Dargaville believe their best option is to merge with Whangārei. Local Democracy Reporting said Kaipara...
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The House: Learning on the (ministerial) job
Source: Radio New Zealand National’s Chris Penk, sitting at the conference table in his Beehive office. VNP/Phil Smith When there is a Cabinet reshuffle, I tend to feel a little...
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Committee recommends disestablishing Environment Ministry despite public opposition
Source: Radio New Zealand The Environment Select Committee has recommended by majority that the bill be passed, despite strong opposition from Labour and Green Party members. RNZ / Angus Dreaver...
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Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be ‘lost forever’
Source: Radio New Zealand Rotuma is an island about 650km north of Fiji and is a dependency of Fiji. RNZ / Anric Margraff Sitanilei A community leader from a tiny...
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Illegal tobacco crackdown group could make difference, criminology professor says
Source: Radio New Zealand An “action group” of Customs, police and health officials has been announced, with improved planning and joint operations to fight the illegal tobacco trade. NZ Customs...
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Mediawatch: Putting down the watchdog?
Source: Radio New Zealand The Broadcasting Standards Authority may soon be abolished or changed with pending media regulation reforms. RNZ / Nik Dirga “This will be a free-for-all, will it?”...
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Advocacy – Global Sumud Flotilla Legal Team Confirms that Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila will be Released in the Coming Hours
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla ASKALAN, OCCUPIED PALESTINE – The legal team of the Global Sumud Flotilla has confirmed that Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila will be...
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Advocacy: Gaza – Governments of the World: History Will Record What You Did Not Do
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, abducts civilians in international waters, and tortures international activists, the Global Sumud Flotilla demands governments...
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Advocacy – The Global Sumud Flotilla Remains Undeterred As Over 30 Boats Depart for Türkiye
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) has officially departed Crete, with more than 30 vessels now cutting a path across...
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Little engagement with security efforts despite threats against MPs rising – Parliamentary Service
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Petitions Committee has considered an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation targeting women MPs and local body representatives. RNZ / Angus...
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Green Party criticises government’s ‘outrageous’ decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the government should invest more in the future of young people, not less. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party...
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Cancer treatment closer to home for West Aucklanders
Source: New Zealand Government West Aucklanders receiving cancer treatment will soon be able to receive care closer to home, with a new community-based infusion service opening in Henderson on Monday,...
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Taupō councillors see future without their council
Source: Radio New Zealand Wahine Murch, Te Papamārearea Ward Councillor. Supplied / LDR When Te Papamārearea (Taupō Māori ward) councillors Ngahuia Foreman and Wahine Murch swore their official oaths last...
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Palmerston North MP calls for fix to shortage of gastroenterology specialists at its hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Tangi Utikere wrote this week to health minister Simeon Brown outlining his concerns about the situation. RNZ Palmerston North MP calls for immediate response...
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Little engagment with security efforts despite threats against MPs rising – Parliamentary Service
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Petitions Committee has considered an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation targeting women MPs and local body representatives. RNZ / Angus...
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Green Party criticises govt’s ‘outrageous’ decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the government should invest more in the future of young people, not less. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party...
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Rāwene community celebrates milestone in battle to keep human waste out of Hokianga Harbour
Source: Radio New Zealand Hapū kaikōrero Dallas King says Rāwene’s new wastewater system shows what can be achieved when councils, iwi and communities work together. RNZ / Peter de Graaf...
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Olive industry confident despite closure of Wairarapa producer
Source: Radio New Zealand Pixabay Olives New Zealand is confident growers and olive oil supply will not be significantly affected by the collapse of Wairarapa producer The Olive Press, despite...
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New engine room now powering up Auckland City Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government Auckland City Hospital is now being powered by its new Central Plant Complex, the ‘beating heart of the hospital’, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This is...
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Green light for new SH6 walking and cycling bridge in Queenstown
Source: New Zealand Government Construction is expected to start in the coming months on a new walking and cycling bridge over State Highway 6 (SH6) in Queenstown, that will provide...