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Winston Peters rails against ‘blind ideology’ panic amid talk of Air NZ sale
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii Winston Peters says the “last thing we should do is go and panic” and make a...
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Hospital IT outages will continue due to Health NZ staff cuts union warns
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland and Northland hospitals were hit by an IT outage on Thursday afternoon. RNZ / Dan Cook The Public Service Association is warning hospital IT outages...
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Plenty of fish in the sea: Voting opens for Fish of the Year competition
Source: Radio New Zealand The blobfish, which was declared the world’s ugliest animal in 2013, beat the odds to win the competition last year. Bhakti Patel Voting for Fish of...
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Thousands of ambulance callouts for mental health non-urgent study shows
Source: Radio New Zealand The study analysed 26847 mental health callouts – or 5.7 percent of total callouts between July 2022 and June 2023. Supplied / St John A study...
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Housing market confidence improves, house price growth expected to remain subdued
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing market confidence continues to improve. RNZ Housing market confidence continues to improve, though house price growth is expected to remain subdued. “Indeed, we anticipate only...
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Sir Richard Taylor recognised for contributions to visual effects industry in Los Angeles
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Richard Taylor has been honoured in Los Angeles tonight. File picture. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wētā Workshop co-founder Sir Richard Taylor has been recognised for...
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Kiwi who disrupted mosque prayer in Indonesia could face deportation
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman reportedly disrupted a Qoran recitation night session at a musalla (a small prayer room) near her villa on Gili Trawangan 123RF A New Zealand...
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Person dies after incident involving gang members in Christchurch last week
Source: Radio New Zealand At the scene of last week’s incident. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff A person has died after an incident in Christchurch last week which involved individuals from...
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Dunedin man arrested after driving towards officers and avoiding arrest
Source: Radio New Zealand The 46-year-old was arrested in Fraser’s Gully after his attempts to avoid Police RNZ / Marika Khabazi A Dunedin man who drove his vehicle towards officers...
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Farmers calling for same animal welfare standards on local and imported pork
Source: Radio New Zealand NZPork has previously warned that local producers were struggling against a flood of lower-welfare imports. 123RF Farmers are renewing calls for the Government to enforce the...
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Auckland and Northland hospitals hit by ‘major’ IT outage
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ says the outage was resolved quickly without affecting patient services. 123rf.com Auckland and Northland hospitals were hit by an IT outage on Thursday afternoon....
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Nitrous oxide users ‘playing chicken’ on the roads – police
Source: Radio New Zealand Nitrous oxide has legitimate medical and catering uses, but if inhaled recreationally, the gas can have dangerous long-term side effects like nerve damage in the brain...
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AA supports proposed road rule changes
Source: Radio New Zealand One proposal is to require drivers travelling under 60km/h to give way to buses pulling out from bus stops. RNZ / Emma Hatton The Automobile Association...
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Air New Zealand CEO says airline was dealt ‘tough cards’ as Seymour calls government to sell stakes
Source: Radio New Zealand Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar (left) says the airline was dealt ‘tough cards’ as Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour calls on the government to sell...
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NZ Warriors proteges hope to send Mitch Barnett out a winner in final NRL season with club
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett celebrates a Warriors win with young forwards Demitric Vaimauga and Tanner Stowers-Smith. NRL Photos/Photosport Young NZ Warriors forward Jacob Laban recalls the day grizzled...
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Virtual reality helping people learn to drive before stepping foot in vehicle
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Evie Richardson All motorists know what it is like learning to drive – the endless attempts to parallel park, the grinding gears, the lurches...
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Families making impossible decision amid child poverty crisis
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Child poverty activists say families are having to make impossible decisions and go without life’s essentials following the release of new Stats New Zealand data....
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Otago Regional Council aims for zero percent rates rise
Source: Radio New Zealand Dom Thomas The Otago Regional Council is aiming to deliver an overall zero percent rates rise in the upcoming financial year. The council has been preparing...
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Hamilton’s growth may lead to lower speed limits on part of Te Rapa Road
Source: Radio New Zealand Over two thousand new homes are planned in a new neighbourhood, named Te Awa Lakes. Supplied/Hamilton City Council Growth in Hamilton is leading the council to...
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Another bank cuts rates, but should you take them?
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Another bank has adjusted down its long-term rates, but borrowers deciding whether to take a longer term will need to weigh up...
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims
Source: Radio New Zealand Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith said the settlement included an agreed historical account and redress for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. RNZ / Mark...
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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Wives of volunteer firefighters proud of their work
Source: Radio New Zealand Dave van Zwanenberg, left, and Craig Stevens. Supplied The wives of two firefighters killed in a landslide during Cyclone Gabrielle have recounted the moment they learned...
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Two seriously injured after bus, cars crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied There are serious injuries after an accident between two cars and bus in Auckland. It happened on Jervois Road in Ponsonby just before 4pm St...
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Two seriously injured after bus, car crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied There are serious injuries after an accident between a car and bus in Auckland. It happened on Jervois Road in Ponsonby just before 4pm St...
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Fiordland hunters make big push for venison meat processing plant
Source: Radio New Zealand The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation has a track record of two decades of deer management with volunteers within a zone known as the Wapiti Area. Supplied A...
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‘Burned in my memory’: Man who pulled Sophia Crestani out of deadly party pile-up honoured
Source: Radio New Zealand Samson Aruwa on the seat dedicated to Sophia Crestani in Dunedin. RNZ / Tess Brunton A man who carried Sophia Crestani away from a deadly stairwell...
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Lifting of Wellington swimming ban ‘positive shock’ for businesses
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of a business operating out of Lyall Bay says the partial lifting of the rāhui on Wellington’s South Coast has come as a “positive...