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The Warehouse fined for selling toy that was choking risk
Source: Radio New Zealand SUPPLIED The Warehouse has been fined more than $200,000 for selling a toy that was a choking risk for children under three. The Commerce Commission said...
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MyRepublic Announces ‘Card Con 2’ – Singapore’s Premier Trading Card Convention Returns Bigger in 2026
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 March 2026 – Following the success of its inaugural event, MyRepublic today announced the return of Card Con 2, Singapore’s...
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Fuel costs support package: Will those who most need help get any?
Source: Radio New Zealand Food is the one thing people can cut back on when the car runs low on fuel, say aid agencies. AFP / ROBERT MICHAEL The government’s...
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All Blacks rebooted: Rennie calls in new guard for revival mission
Source: Radio New Zealand Tana Umaga was left ‘a little bit speechless’ after the announcement. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Dave Rennie has assembled his crew to rebuild the All Blacks...
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Tonga islands
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / Earthquaketrack A tsunami was not expected after a deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Tonga islands on Tuesday, according to the Pacific Tsunami...
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Winston Peters says New Zealand not ‘rushing to contribute military forces to this conflict’
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says critics have been scaremongering and indicating the government is rushing to contribute military forces to the conflict. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Foreign...
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Appeal for information following violent assault, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police investigating a violent assault in the CBD are appealing for information from the public to assist in identifying the person pictured as we believe...
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Wellington Airport completes major runway safety upgrade
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Airport chief executive Matt Clarke next to the completed engineered materials arresting system bed. WELLINGTON AIRPORT / SUPPLIED Wellington Airport has installed new runway safety...
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JioStar Unlocks India’s Billion-Strong Consumer Base for Southeast Asia Brands via Live Sports
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 March 2026 – JioStar, a global media and entertainment powerhouse, is providing brands from South East Asia unparalleled access to...
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Is fuel support package ‘generous’ or not enough?
Source: Radio New Zealand The payment would continue until the price of 91 drops below $3 a litre. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau Commentators are split on whether the...
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Black Ferns grapple with eligibility rules as players seek more rugby
Source: Radio New Zealand Amy Rule and Georgia Ponsonby during the anthem before a test against Canada in 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Amy Rule knows how much playing...
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Who will be eligible to get an extra $50 a week as part of the fuel crisis package?
Source: Radio New Zealand The policy was estimated to cost $373 million if it ran for a full year. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau The government announced almost 150,000...
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$50 a week for lower-income working families
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is moving quickly to provide extra support for low-to-middle-income working families as conflict in the Middle East drives up fuel prices and adds pressure...
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Conflict – Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon. Israeli forces are...
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Fuel crisis package: Nearly 150,000 families to receive $50 a week
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis announcing the fuel support package on Tuesday. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Almost 150,000 families will receive an extra $50...
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Govt. response fails home support workers facing fuel crisis – must do better – PSA
Source: PSA Time to raise mileage allowance for first time in four years The Government’s decision to increase income support for low paid workers will not go far enough for 23,000...
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NZ Drug Foundation – Alarming increase in low-level drug prosecutions undermining health efforts
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation An alarming increase in drug possession charges is causing harm and undermining progress on health-based approaches, the Drug Foundation says. New Ministry of Justice data...
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NZNO apologises for abuses in state care
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO apologises sincerely and unreservedly for the involvement of nurses in historic abuses in state care. The apology was made in...
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Advocacy – Call for Ethical Review of University of Otago Corporate Partnership
Source: Statement by the Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses deep concern regarding the reported partnership between the University of Otagoand Palo Alto Networks,...
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Greenpeace – Worst in a generation, environmentalists slam Fisheries Reform Bill
Source: Greenpeace The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policy in a generation by environmental groups who...
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Greenpeace – We need solutions not bandaids on the energy crisis
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on the Government to implement actual solutions to the energy crisis, not just short-term band aids. The Government plans to release its response to the energy...
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Government’s fossil fuel relief package fails to meet the crisis
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Government’s fossil fuel crisis relief package leaves too many New Zealanders behind. “The Luxon Government has turned its back on hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, asking them to...
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One dead, three injured after overnight crash in Palmerston North
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and three were injured after the crash. Supplied / St John One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle...
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First kaupapa Māori centre for those living with dementia to open in Waikato
Source: Radio New Zealand The kaumātua involved in the kaupapa at Te Whare Mahara on 21 Ridout Street, Maeroa, Hamilton. Supplied The first kaupapa Māori centre for those living with...
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Fatal crash, Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Emergency services were called to the crash on Tremaine...
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Two days of sailing cancelled for one Bluebridge Cook Strait ferry amid technical fault
Source: Radio New Zealand The Bluebridge ferry Connemara. RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge has cancelled a further two days’ worth of sailings for one of its Cook Strait ferries due...
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Air New Zealand cancels four return flights to Samoa as airlines call for clarity
Source: Radio New Zealand Airlines are comfortable there is currently a sufficient fuel supply, Board of Airline Representatives chief executive Cath O’Brien says. Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand says...