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Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A fire has burned through 22 hectares of...
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Ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As a new year of cinema beckons, we look to the upcoming releases inspiring the most excitement. Sentimental Value Play videoPause video This video is hosted...
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Remembering Sir Tim Shadbolt: Pineapple, cheese and jellybeans
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Charismatic, gregarious, exuberant, a joker, a showman, a larrikin: such are the epithets for long-serving mayor Tim Shadbolt, who died age 78 last week....
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Business Tech – Zespri boosts customer trust using SAP to support a streamlined claims process
Source: Botica Butler Raudon Zespri sets a new industry benchmark for speed, accuracy, and customer trust NEW ZEALAND, Auckland – 12 January 2026 – SAP today announced that Zespri, the...
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Information for people impacted by the Manage My Health data breach
Source: Privacy Commissioner 12 Jan 2026, 09:00 Everyone in New Zealand has privacy rights. Read about your privacy rights. The Privacy Act places responsibility on organisations that collect, use or...
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First NZ Women’s Championship in Scrabble goes down to the W-I-R-E
Source: Radio New Zealand Cecily Bruce (left) and Joanne Craig battle it out at the 2026 Scrabble NZ Women’s Championship. LetsPlayScrabble/screenshot There would have been a fair Scrabble sets dusted...
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US company Bourns tries to take over New Zealand chip maker Rakon
Source: Radio New Zealand Rakon specialises in precision timing systems used in mobile networks, satellites, aerospace and defence systems, as well as AI and cloud computing. 123RF Local chip-maker Rakon...
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Roaming cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland
Source: Radio New Zealand Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Supplied/Whakatipu Wildlife Trust A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is...
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Pinch Point: Tough economic times aren’t new
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The words “cost of living” have become synonymous with a struggle faced by an increasing number of Kiwi families. The news is full of stories...
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Scotty Stevenson: ‘Club sport is withering on the vine’
Source: Radio New Zealand Scotty Stevenson was just ten when he saw Keith Quinn commentating on the Rugby World Cup and thought it looked like a great job. Sixteen years...
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The psychology behind New Year’s resolutions
Source: Radio New Zealand What is the science behind setting a New Year’s resolution? SIRA JANTARARUNGSAN / 123RF New Year’s resolutions may trigger mixed feelings, but when done correctly, they...
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Hamilton mum-and-daughter busking duo delights TikTok
Source: Radio New Zealand After deciding to take a road trip to their ancestral land in Whangārei this summer, Jessie and Ally (aka Miss Ally) had the “bright idea” of...
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From CVs to interviews: How to job hunt in a tough employment market
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellingtonian Annalese Booker sometimes spends up to 12 hours on a single job application, in the hopes of standing out in a tough market. She took...
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Sir Tim Shadbolt’s Invercargill funeral service details revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Shadbolt was made a Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List. Stephen Jaquiery/ODT A public funeral service to...
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Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft
Source: Radio New Zealand Manage My Health insists it encrypted health data in its database and user passwords. RNZ / Finn Blackwell An information technology expert warns the Manage My...
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PolyU research teams and startups shine at CES 2026, winning three prestigious innovation awards
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 January 2026 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) led 19 startups to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
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PETRONAS Lubricants International Debuts First-to-Market JASO-Certified Lubricants for Japan’s Newest Generation of Engines
Source: Media Outreach CHIBA, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 January 2026 – PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI) today set a new industry benchmark at the Tokyo Auto Salon with...
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Final Weeks to Visit UABBHK 2025 — Explore AI-Enhanced Architecture Before Exhibition Closes on 24 January
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 January 2026 – The 2025 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture (Hong Kong) (UABBHK 2025)...
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How poo detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Tilde Sorensen and her dog Parker RNZ Sniffing out the last stoats on Waiheke Island is all in a day’s work for springer spaniel Parker and...
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‘In God’s timing’: Tonga’s Katoa back at training two months after severe head injury
Source: Radio New Zealand Eliesa Katoa Joshua Devenie / Photosport Tonga rugby league star Eli Katoa is back on the training paddock, but in a limited capacity, two months after...
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Canadian national sentenced to home detention for child abuse images
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch District Court. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Canadian national caught with child abuse images and videos has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention before...
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‘Poor man’s gold’ comes in from the cold
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Silver prices increased 150% in 2025 Gold rose by “just” 65% last year Silver “dual use,” complicates supply Often dismissed as “the poor man’s gold”,...
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‘Matinee Idle’ co-hosts Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris sign off
Source: Radio New Zealand After 21 summers of gleeful mischief, Matinee Idle co-hosts Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris have signed off from one of RNZ’s most gloriously divisive programmes, with...
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Govt. must accept blame for ManageMyHealth breach as it ignored funding crisis for Privacy Commissioner – PSA
Source: PSA Chickens come home to roost as Govt. turned blind eye to privacy threats The Government pushed ahead with cuts to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner despite being warned...
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Chasing delicious (and unusual) food around the world as a job
Source: Radio New Zealand For more than a decade, Kiwi couple Thomas and Sheena Southam have been chasing the world’s best food — not through fine-dining lists, but by following...
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Can you only poo at home? You may be a ‘heimscheisser’
Source: Radio New Zealand Poo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty pooping when you’re not at home. The Germans...
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Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell New ransom deadline arrives Deceased patients among those to have data breached Manage My Health response labelled “shambolic, frustrating and slow” Patient...