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Waltham Maintenance Hub and DM Locomotives
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon. Thank you for being here. Thank you, Sue Tindal, Peter Reidy and KiwiRail for hosting us all today. It is good...
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Volunteer Awards celebrate health heroes
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey are recognising the recipients of this year’s Minister of Health Volunteer Awards, celebrating individuals and groups...
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OMV signals end of Maui gas field this year
Source: Radio New Zealand A rig at the Maui gas field. Supplied Energy company OMV has put a possible end date on gas production at the Maui gas field. The...
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Amnesty International – We can create an Aotearoa where everyone can thrive
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand The Helen Clark Foundation’s second annual report on social cohesion has found that cohesion in Aotearoa New Zealand has slipped across every dimension measured. “Social cohesion is...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bats away business concerns over no SailGP funding
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at a media briefing in Christchurch today. RNZ / Louis Dunham Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has brushed off criticisms of his government...
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War vets get fuel price relief
Source: Radio New Zealand Veterans Minister Chris Penk. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government has boosted mileage reimbursement rates for war veterans travelling to medical appointments by 50 percent, as...
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Darfield residents seek answers after 10-bed hospital suspends admissions
Source: Radio New Zealand District nurse Mary Roberts asks a question at the Health NZ meeting in Darfield. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Darfield residents came out in their droves on...
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Investigators finish review into the way Oranga Tamariki dealt with info about murderer Nathan Boulter
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for killing Chantal McDonald. Pool / Chris Skelton / Stuff Investigators have finished looking into...
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New High Court Judge appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Chris Bishop today announced the appointment of Associate Judge Rachel Julienne Sussock as a High Court Judge. The appointment of Justice Sussock was recommended to...
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Fuel cost relief for veterans’ medical travel
Source: New Zealand Government Increased support is being provided to help ease fuel cost pressures for veterans needing to travel for treatment, Veterans Minister Chris Penk says. “Global fuel price...
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Regional airlines supported by RIF funding
Source: New Zealand Government Three more regional airlines will receive Regional Infrastructure Fund loans to help support regional air routes and safeguard essential air services, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones...
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Three more regional airlines set to receive Regional Investment Funding loans
Source: Radio New Zealand Sounds Air is one of the airlines to receive a Regional Investment Funding loan. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The government has revealed another three regional airlines...
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NZ Warriors sign Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai for NRLW
Source: Radio New Zealand Jasmin Huriwai in action for the Wallaroos against the Black Ferns. Dave Rowland/Getty Images Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai will switch codes to take up an...
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Local Government Minister Simon Watts on challenges building water infrastructure
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Building water infrastructure over the next decade will be a “mammoth challenge” according to Local Government Minister...
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Save the Children – Meet the 10 Generation Hope ambassadors championing youth voice in Aotearoa
Source: Save the Children Ten young people have been selected for Save the Children New Zealand’s 2026 Generation Hope Youth Ambassador Programme, forming a collective of passionate youth advocates ready to...
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Rural News – Farm pay growth slows after strong gains – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Farm worker pay growth has levelled off in the last few years, after a post-pandemic period of rapid growth, a new report shows. The 2026 Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm...
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Climate News – Commission advises no change to NZ ETS settings but flags late-2020s risk
Source: Climate Change Commission The Climate Change Commission’s routine annual advice on NZ ETS auction settings, released today, recommends keeping auction volumes and price controls the same for now to limit...
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Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
Source: Radio New Zealand A parliamentary hearing in the Netherlands regarding the human rights situation in the country’s former colony, West Papua. 21 April, 2026. Supplied The United Liberation Movement...
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Wellington floods and tropical cyclones: How weather forecasting is dealing with an uncertain future
Source: Radio New Zealand Fast-moving thunderstorms and flooding caught Wellington off guard, as seen on State Highway 2 on Saturday, 18 April. Josh Hay / Facebook Explainer – Has climate...
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Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService Residents in parts of the upper North Island are being advised to clear drains and gutters and avoid low-lying areas due to heavy rain. MetService...
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Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Foils SailGP Team and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France collide during Race 3, on Race Day 1. Simon Bruty for SailGP Auckland’s events boss says...
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Darfield residents seek answers a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions
Source: Radio New Zealand District nurse Mary Roberts asks a question at the Health NZ meeting in Darfield. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Darfield residents came out in their droves on...
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Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say
Source: Radio New Zealand Porirua midwives Tess Willis (L) and Sarah Dow. Supplied / HNZ Midwives say a rule-change allowing them to vaccinate parents, babies and their whanau means more...
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No rethink on US, drones on right path for now, says new Defence Minister
Source: Radio New Zealand New Defence Minister Chris Penk. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The new Defence Minister says he has not seen anything in the Iran war that would lead...
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Kawakawa social housing planned for known flood zone ‘beyond belief’, some residents say
Source: Radio New Zealand Kawakawa Business Association chairman Malcolm Francis says the town needs more social housing, but the Far North Holdings-Ngāti Hine Health Trust proposal is in the wrong...
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Auckland principals say rushed curriculum overhaul risks backfire
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Auckland Primary Principals Association says there is qualified support for the government’s curriculum changes, but it needs to slow down. The association was one...
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How WWII shaped generations of Māori names
Source: Radio New Zealand For the first decade of Tunisia Aquitania Campbell’s life, her name was a bit of a mystery. Her 13 siblings had stock-standard Pākehā names like Doris...