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Person dies in Whitianga crash, closes SH25 intersection
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have confirmed one person has died following a crash...
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Private cancer patients to get access to Pharmac-funded medicine
Source: Radio New Zealand Phesgo, which is used to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, is one of five new medicines to be funded by Pharmac from 1 December. A group...
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Sewage overflow: $1 million compensation deal struck with oyster farmers
Source: Radio New Zealand Nick Monro A million dollar deal has been struck after another sewage overflow hit under-strain oyster farmers north of Auckland. A power surge tripping pumps at...
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Government must stop ‘short-sighted’ FENZ job cuts, PSA says
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says the cuts are “short sighted” and will “impact FENZ’s ability to deal with emergencies and prevent future emergencies.” RNZ The...
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Local government approves Dunedin City Council’s new water plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Most of the lower South Island councils have had their plans for delivering water services accepted. 123rf The Dunedin City Council’s plan for delivering water services...
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Handful remain without power in lower South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand A crushed electricity transformer lies under a tree in Clutha. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Only a handful of people remain without power nearly three weeks after strong winds...
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Trippin out: 90s legends ‘Push Push’ back for dates next year
Source: Radio New Zealand In mid-1991, a song written by a big-haired Auckland band not long out of high school was everywhere. Now it’s coming back. ‘Trippin’’ by Push Push...
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Gisborne police seeking two men in hoodies in Bill Maangi death probe
Source: Radio New Zealand One was seen running from Forrester House over the Ormond Road bridge onto Riperata Street, the other was seen walking from Forrester House on Ormond Road...
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How you can get up close to Gareth Morgan’s giant sculptures at Transmission Gully
Source: Radio New Zealand For the past four years, economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan has been working on a giant art project north of Wellington, which he says has cost...
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Pākehā Te Tiriti leader reflects on Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti one year on
Source: Radio New Zealand A Pākehā leader working to mobilise tangata Tiriti support for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says last year’s hīkoi revealed the power of collective action and aroha....
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Body Shop franchise returns to New Zealand with store in Richmond, near Nelson
Source: Radio New Zealand The entrance to the Body Shop store in Richmond. Supplied Body Shop brand returns to NZ after seven month absence New local franchise opens shop in...
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Watch live: Urgent Parliament debate into damning report in police handling of McSkimming saga
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament is set to urgently debate a damning report into police handling of complaints against disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming. A damning report by the...
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Mike King steps down as chief executive of mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation
Source: Radio New Zealand Mike King is stepping down as chief executive of the mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation but says he will continue to play a key...
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Redundancy ‘a last resort’: Fire and Emergency set to propose sweeping changes, some jobs to go
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is expected to suggest sweeping changes to its organisation and some jobs to go, but to safeguard firefighters, in a deepseated change...
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Police charge third person with murder of Tristan Oakes in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty
Source: Radio New Zealand This arrest brings the total number of people charged with murdering the 29-year-old to three. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police on Wednesday charged a third man...
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Tributes flow for beloved student Emma Heathcote, who died in quad bike accident
Source: Radio New Zealand Solway College student Emma Heathcote died after a crash involving an ATV. Supplied/Facebook Tributes have poured in online for a Masterton college student who died in...
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When are the public holidays in 2026 and how can I maximise my annual leave?
Source: Radio New Zealand With some strategic planning, you can maximise the amount of time you get off work using the least amount of annual leave. Unsplash Counting down the...
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Thousands of indigenous educators to meet in Tāmaki Makaurau for event
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the first time in 20 years the global event has returned to Aotearoa. Supplied / WIPCE Thousands of indigenous educators and leaders from around the...
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Kevin the giraffe makes a cross-country trip
Source: Radio New Zealand Kevin in the trailer ready to head off to Hamilton Zoo. Supplied A curious and loving giraffe named Kevin is on a cross country road trip,...
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Police following ‘strong’ leads in Wainoni shooting investigation
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan said police were following strong lines of inquiry in relation to the shooting. RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon Christchurch police are still hunting for...
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Analysis: Andrew Coster’s fall from champion of progressive policing
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Former police commissioner Andrew Coster RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Analysis – Once a liberal darling and champion of progressive policing, former police commissioner Andrew...
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Fire crews put in ‘grunt’ work to dampen down Tongariro fire hotspots
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers at work at the site of the fire on Tuesday. RNZ/Jimmy Ellingham Combined Fire and Emergency and Department of Conservation crews are continuing to put...
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Whitianga SH25 intersecton completely blocked following crash, police say
Source: Radio New Zealand All traffic were advised to avoid the area or delay travel as there were no diversions in place, police said. RNZ / REECE BAKER The intersection...
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National Iwi Chairs Forum files court proceedings over RMA reforms
Source: Radio New Zealand Tukoroirangi Morgan at the Iwi Chairs Forum at Waitangi. RNZ / Ella Stewart The National Iwi Chairs Forum has filed court proceedings seeking clarification on how...
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Netball: Silver Ferns beat Scotland Thistles in second test in Glasgow
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Ferns Jeremy Ward/ Photosport The Silver Ferns have beaten Scotland 80-48 in the second and final test against the Thistles in Glasgow. Grace Nweke, who...
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Weather: Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty, wind, rain watches across North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne/Tairawhiti north of Tokomaru Bay. Photo / 123RF A low front is...
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‘This is not a safe place for students’: ERO fires back at Wesley College
Source: Radio New Zealand Staff and students at Wesley College did not not report assaults on junior students, the Education Review Office said in its report. RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson...