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Holidays Act reform needs to take a break
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden to pause the proposed reform of the Holidays Act...
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Jury retires in Leman murder trial
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is accused of murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case...
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Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. File picture. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been...
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Dunedin sex offender Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns sentenced to preventive detention
Source: Radio New Zealand Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns was sentenced at the High Court in Dunedin on 10 March 2026. RNZ / Tess Brunton – This story discusses details of sexual...
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New equipment boosts ports’ emergency access
Source: New Zealand Government Access to New Zealand’s smaller ports will be significantly improved by the procurement of a new crane dredging barge, which will ensure vital supplies can be...
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Covid-19 response inquiry finds government’s response effective but late, poorly communicated
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland on 25 August 2021 on day eight of a Covid-19 lockdown. RNZ / John Edens The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry has...
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Surf Life Saving strips convicted sex offender Tim Jago of honours, awards and life membership
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Jago. RNZ / Nick Monro Convicted sex offender Timothy Jago has been stripped of his Surf Life Saving honours, awards and life membership. The disgraced...
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Air NZ suspends earning guidance amid global jet fuel markets volatility
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Air New Zealand suspended its earnings guidance over ‘unprecedented’ volatility in fuel prices. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Nelson’s mayor says smaller centres are rattled...
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COVID-19 Inquiry released
Source: New Zealand Government The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 has been released today, delivering an independent account of the pandemic response and its lasting...
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Wrong place for offender, right time for Police
Source: New Zealand Police An alleged offender attempting to break into cars right under the noses of Police was caught in the act in Henderson early this morning. Waitematā West...
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Battle of Kororāreka remembrance ceremony to mark key moment in history of Aotearoa
Source: Radio New Zealand People gather at dawn atop Maiki Hill, or Flagstaff Hill, for the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Kororāreka in 2020. Peter de Graaf A ceremony...
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Appeal for information, vehicle crimes, Queenstown
Source: New Zealand Police Queenstown Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in stealing two vehicles and damaging two others. The vehicles were seen in the...
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Serious injuries following crash at Isla Bank, west of Invercargill
Source: Radio New Zealand One person was injured. (File photo) St John A person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at Isla Bank, west of Invercargill. The road...
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Choice, control and certainty through flexible funding
Source: New Zealand Government Disabled people will have more choice over how they use their flexible funding from April, while keeping the same level of support they receive today, Minister for Disability Issues...
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Robin Beets was killed in a dementia unit attack but his family don’t want the other patient charged
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Walter Beets, 84, died in November 2023. Supplied The death of an elderly man at a dementia unit following an altercation with another patient was...
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How to talk to your children about conflict and war
Source: Radio New Zealand It can be hard to avoid news about the conflict and war around the world, especially with images and updates regularly topping the news and circulating...
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Air NZ suspends earning guidance amid global jet fuel markets volatilty
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic plane. Air New Zealand at Wellington airport. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Air New Zealand has suspended its earning guidance amid what it calls unprecedented volatility...
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‘Grey washing’: SuperGold Card discounts skip entire regions
Source: Radio New Zealand The SuperGold card was designed to help offset the high cost of living, which statistically hit NZ’s seniors harder than other groups. RNZ / Kim Baker-Wilson...
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Kiwis in Tehran warned of toxic hazards following US-Israel strikes
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 5, 2026. AFP / Atta Kenare New Zealanders in Iran’s...
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‘It is a ticking time bomb’: Drive to evict PNG settlement communities runs into problems
Source: Radio New Zealand Shattered homes: community leaders at Paga Hill settlement discuss their response to police attempts to evict them. RNZ / Johnny Blades A Papua New Guinean anthropologist...
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How much fuel does NZ have – and what happens if we run out?
Source: Radio New Zealand there were 49 days’ worth of petrol, 54 of diesel and 50 of jet fuel in New Zealand at the start of this month. File photo....
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The real price of Buy Now Pay Later
Source: Radio New Zealand Buy Now Pay Later schemes including Afterpay are popular with consumers, with one million Kiwis using them. Screenshot Financial watchdogs want the rules about Buy Now...
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NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge in January. Supplied/NZTA The Transport Agency (NZTA) has picked a cheaper but less effective option to...
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Our Changing World: Iwi-led conservation in the Kaimai Mamuku ranges
Source: Radio New Zealand Mohi Korohina at Killarney Lakes. RNZ Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. It was during the Covid-19...
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Advocacy group calls for National Fuel Security Plan to be activated in face of global shortages
Source: Radio New Zealand An advocacy group wants more action from the government in the face of global fuel shortages. RNZ A broad coalition dedicated to assessing and responding to...
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Human trials about to take place on universal flu vaccine
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. CDC If you get a regular flu vaccine, you may be well aware that it protects against the most prevalent strains. But because influenza...
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Shoes on or off inside? What are the rules?
Source: Radio New Zealand Across Aotearoa, our indoor shoe etiquette is shaped by culture, faith, upbringing and our own ideas about cleanliness. Guna Magesan, president of the Hindu Council, says...