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Saveloys out, spinach in: Here’s how our spending habits have changed
Source: Radio New Zealand If you think about what you – or your parents – were spending your money on 30 years ago, it might be quite different to how...
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Teen’s epic solo 3000km cycling trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff
Source: Radio New Zealand Fourteen-year-old Mahe Braaksma’s idea of fun over the summer school holidays looks a little different than your typical teen. He was pedalling the length of New...
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Kiwi world track cycling medallist Marshall Erwood takes early lead in Tour of Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand Marshall Erwood is presented with the Southland tour leader’s orange jersey. supplied World team pursuit medallist Marshall Erwood has an early lead in cycling’s Tour of...
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Inside Northland floods: Through the eyes of Ōakura residents
Source: Radio New Zealand George Gee spends almost every weekend at his holiday home in on a low-lying part of Ōakura Road. That same settlement was among the hardest hit...
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Tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park found alive
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett Supplied / NZ Police A tramper who disappeared in Kahurangi National Park last month has been found alive. Police Search and Rescue Sergeant Jonny...
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Found, missing tramper, Kahurangi National Park
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue. Graham Garnett, 66, has been found sheltering in a hut in Kahurangi National Park, alive. Graham...
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Black Caps skipper Michael Bracewell prepares for 100th milestone against India
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Bracewell’s international career has flourished, despite a late start. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps captain Michael Bracewell says he didn’t expect to play one game for...
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Kiwi snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives earns World Cup silver in Switzerland
Source: Radio New Zealand Campbell Melville Ives takes second place on the podium, alongside winner Scotty James (Australia) and third Valentino Guseli (Australia). FIS/David Tributsch Kiwi snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives...
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Auckland FC starts OFC Pro League in style
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC has decisively won the first-ever North v South Kiwi derby in the new Oceania Football Confederation Pro League (OFC), following a clinical 3-0 victory...
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Live: Flooding in Northland isolates communities, prompts warnings
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ngaiotonga Bridge has been washed out, Whangarei District Council warned on Sunday. Supplied/ Whangarei District Council Flooding in Northland has isolated communities, led to a...
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The rise of the autistic detective – neurodivergent minds at the heart of modern mysteries
Source: Radio New Zealand There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act –...
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Person dies day after serious crash in Whakatāne
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash on Tahuna Rd involved one car. (File photo) RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died the day after a single-car crash near Whakatāne....
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Pedestrian killed after being hit by car overnight in Northland’s Bay of Islands
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened on Puketona Rd. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Northland’s Bay of...
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Fatal crash, Tahuna Road, Whakatāne
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Tahuna Road, Whakatāne yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash around 3.40pm. Sadly,...
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Flooding in Northland isolates communities, prompts warnings
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Drivers have been warned of flooding in some parts of Northland, after heavy rain, while some areas have been isolated...
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Fatal crash, Haruru, Far North
Source: New Zealand Police One person has sadly died following a serious crash in Haruru early this morning. Around 12.10am today, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Puketona...
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Pharmac seeking clinical advice on funding Wegovy weight loss medication
Source: Radio New Zealand Wegovy slimming medication at a pharmacy in Berlin. AFP / Jens Kalaene Pharmac is seeking clinical advice on whether weight loss medication should be funded. New...
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Red panda Sundar dies after decade at Wellington Zoo
Source: Radio New Zealand Sundar the red panda. Supplied/Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo Staff at Te Nukuau Wellington Zoo are mourning the death of Sundar, one of the zoo’s popular red...
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Warning after sewage leak into Wellington harbour
Source: Radio New Zealand Seaview treatment plant. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens A warning has been issued after a sewage leak in Wellington. Wellington Water said partially treated wastewater was released...
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Black Foils sidelined after heavy collision with Switzerland at SailGP Perth
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Foils have crashed out during the opening day of Sail GP in Perth. Samo Vidic for SailGP NZ Black Foils have begun the new...
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Two seriously injured in Whakatāne single-vehicle crash
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Two people have been seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Tahuna Road, Whakatāne, on Saturday afternoon. Police said the...
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One person left with moderate injuries, after unprovoked attack on Onehunga bus
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone with information to contact them. 123RF A person has suffered moderate injuries in a unprovoked attack on an Auckland bus last Thursday....
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Serious crash, Tahuna Road, Whakatāne
Source: New Zealand Police Police are responding to a crash on Tahuna Road, between Secombe and Jackson Roads. The crash involved a single vehicle leaving the road and was reported...
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Update 2: Police rescue operation on SH 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Bill Fisher, Bay of Plenty District Deployment Coordinator: Police conducting a rescue operation of all those stranded in slip-struck Waioeka Gorge on...
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Football: Oceania Pro League kicks off in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Ahead of the first game of the new professional Oceania Football League, starting in Auckland on Saturday, players and coaches are hopeful it will provide opportunities...
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Police looking for footage after fatal two-vehicle crash in Rotorua’s Tikitere
Source: Radio New Zealand The fatal two-vehicle crash happened early on Thursday morning. NZ Police / Supplied Police are appealing for information after a fatal crash in Rotorua’s Tikitere. The...
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Enquiries continuing after Onehunga shooting
Source: New Zealand Police A man remains in a critical condition in hospital following a firearms incident in Onehunga yesterday. Police located the victim at an Arthur Street property shortly...