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Prisoners design dozens of pairs of canvas shoes
Source: Radio New Zealand The art medium of “acrylic paint and glitter on canvas shoe” doesn’t easily fit with the hardened stereotype of a New Zealand prisoner. But that is...
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Former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura visited Jevon McSkimming after charges laid
Source: Radio New Zealand former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura. RNZ / REECE BAKER Two members of the police’s senior leadership team, including former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura, visited...
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Calls for corporate manslaughter law 15 years after Pike River tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand An explosion at the Pike River Mine killed 29 men in 2010.. Supplied / Pike River Recovery Agency Unions are calling on the government to support...
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New Zealand slumps again in climate-change league table
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s backflip on emission targets earned it ‘Fossil of the Day’ at the COP30 summit in Brazil. AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand has tumbled...
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All heart: Michael Campbell’s massive achievement, 20 years on
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Michael Campbell is looking fit and healthy, and he’s feeling it too. At least, he’s feeling an awful lot better than he was earlier...
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Twelve injured in three-vehicle Invercargill crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were at the scene in Invercargill. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A dozen people are injured in Invercargill, after a crash involving three vehicles, including...
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Wife of murdered man had rejected accused killer’s profile from marriage bureau
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder....
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Army court martial: Victim did not try to hide her actions, says prosecution
Source: Radio New Zealand The court martial is being held at Burnham Military Camp. RNZ/Nathan McKinnon The complainant in a court martial of a solider accused of assaulting his former...
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes historic waka Hōkūle’a to Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Radio New Zealand The historic waka hourua Hōkūleʻa returns to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Tamaira Hook / WIPCE Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe that helped spark a...
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Sand recall: Product safety ‘entering a completely different landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The changing way people shop and the sheer volume of products is making product safety harder to police, says Consumer NZ....
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Master carver Rei Mihaere honoured with Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award
Source: Radio New Zealand Master Carver Rei Mihaere receieves his tohū for service to the community. Sarah Sparks Master carver Rei Mihaere has been awarded the prestigious Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic...
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All Whites v Ecuador: What you need to know
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites attacking player Sarpreet Singh. www.photosport.nz All Whites v Ecuador Kickoff 2.30pm, Wednesday, 19 November Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey. Live blog updates on RNZ...
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Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer.
Source: Radio New Zealand A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men. The Reel Recovery charity has recently wrapped up...
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Taumata Arowai takes control of Kāeo water supply after 10-year boil-water notice
Source: Radio New Zealand All the affected homes and businesses are located on Kāeo’s main street, which is also State Highway 10. RNZ/Peter de Graaf For the first time in...
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Infectious diseases researcher says superbug VRE makes one in 10 sick
Source: Radio New Zealand Two different strains of VRE have been identified on one ward at Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon An antibiotic-resistant superbug with two confirmed separate outbreaks...
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Luxon calls growing prisoner numbers ‘a good thing’ as police target slips
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister says the coalition will not ease up on criminals just because costs are rising. RNZ / Reece Baker Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has...
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Stanford promises change after social media ban petition outside parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand B416 chief executive Nicole Green speaking at the handover of a petition calling for a ban on social media for under-16 year old. RNZ/Giles Dexter The...
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Sending teens to polytech for the day a central part of government’s secondary school overhaul
Source: Radio New Zealand The government announced a number of new secondary school subjects were coming earlier this year. RNZ Sending teenagers to polytech for the day will be a...
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Daniel Hillier, Steven Alker among four Kiwi golfers to commit to NZ Open
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier has had an outstanding season on the DP World Tour. GIUSEPPE CACACE Four leading Kiwi golfers have announced they’ll play in the New Zealand...
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Pāpāmoa residents make stand against chipseal roads at Tauranga City Council meeting
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents fear a citywide downgrade of all street surfaces. 123rf Chipseal is cheap seal – that was the message to council, as Pāpāmoa residents continued their...
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Wife of mudered man had rejected accused killer’s profile from marriage bureau
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder....
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Sanson deaths now being treated as homicide, police confirm
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the home where the children died. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Police have confirmed they are now treating the fatal incident in Sanson on Saturday...
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Otago Regional Council investigates Wanaka wastewater treatment plant failures
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown Lakes District Council property and infrastructure general manager Tony Avery said the situation was unfortunate. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Otago Regional Council is investigating a...
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Is it possible to turn bread back into usable flour?
Source: Radio New Zealand Rescued Kitchen products. The Pantry / Rescued Kitchen / Instagram University of Auckland students and a food upcycling company have turned old loaves of bread back...
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What will the Uber decision mean for drivers’ tax bills?
Source: Radio New Zealand Jomon Perumayan Joseph was caught with a stun gun on the dashboard of his Uber vehicle. NZME A Supreme Court decision to reject Uber’s appeal against...
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200kg of signatures: Huge petition to fix ‘broken’ health system presented to Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand A petition containing 90,000 signatures is presented to Parliament. RNZ / Giles Dexter A petition calling for the government to urgently fix the health system –...
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Rare pink grasshopper discovered during annual Mackenzie Basin survey
Source: Radio New Zealand An ordinary annual insect survey has uncovered an extraordinary grasshopper. Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori said she could not believe her eyes, as colleagues called...