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Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Powerlines on a cloudy sky RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Power was cut off in several parts of Cambridge, in the Waipā District, after a car hit...
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Wellington tetraplegic man climbs equivalent of Mt Everest in a year
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington man who severely injured his spine and is tetraplegic has climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest in a year. Andrew Leslie walked to the...
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Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens?
Source: Radio New Zealand The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores...
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Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into resigning
Source: Radio New Zealand Former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman. Aotearoa Media Collective Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was “hounded” into resigning, after a “witch hunt”...
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Police consider new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is...
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Retailers, truckers back government’s simplified fuel rationing, Labour unconvinced
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis visit a Singapore refinery on 5 April 2026. Supplied / Prime Minister’s Office Retailers and truckers back the government’s more simplified,...
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More than 100,000 households claim rates help
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More than 100,000 people have claimed a rates rebate so far this year. The Rates Rebate scheme...
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ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi being moved to another state
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained when re-entering the US on a Green Card a month ago, following a family holiday in New Zealand. Supplied The mother of...
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An anti-fireworks tipping point
Source: Radio New Zealand Remi, a 14-year-old retired race horse, had to be put down because of the injuries she sustained when fireworks were let off near her. Supplied The...
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Is it really possible to live a plastic-free life?
Source: Radio New Zealand When 60-year-old Liz Bell wakes up in the morning, she rolls out of a bed made with cotton sheets and a feather-stuffed duvet and pillows. She...
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ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi taken to another state
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained when re-entering the US on a Green Card a month ago, following a family holiday in New Zealand. Supplied The mother of...
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Corrections announces new acting chief executive weeks after saying interim role filled
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Leota has been appointed Corrections acting secretary and chief executive. Supplied / LinkedIn Corrections has announced a new acting chief executive, weeks after saying one...
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Education – ERO provides a new guide to help parents choose a school
Source: Education Review Office The Education Review Office (ERO) has today released a new Guide to Schools to help parents understand what makes a school good. ERO Acting Chief Review Officer...
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Innomotics accelerates LNG electrification with major eLNG drive orders worldwide
Source: Media Outreach Innomotics wins several orders to provide motor and drive technology for eLNG projects, totaling a volume in the higher double-digit million EUR range Innomotics advances electrification of...
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Rhenus Extends Capabilities in Specialized Warehousing in Thailand with new Dangerous Goods Warehouse in Bangkok
Source: Media Outreach The new warehouse enhances the company’s footprint in providing companies support in specialized goods logistics The addition is in line with the company’s plans in Asia Pacific...
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Katie Rodgers’ ‘Garden of Time’: SAINT BELLA Redefines the Postpartum Journey Through Art
Source: Media Outreach SHANGHAI, CHINA – EQS Newswire – 11 May 2026 – For Mother’s Day 2026, SAINT BELLA, the luxury maternity and infant care brand, chose a more intimate...
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‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital. RNZ/LouisDunham Nurses and care workers at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital say they’re facing burnout and anxiety over working conditions, which included chronic understaffing, broken...
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Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case
Source: Radio New Zealand Bob Pearce on deployment in Iraq. Supplied A landmark case has found that a veteran’s brain cancer must be treated as service-related because of potentially carcinogenic...
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Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker is on trial for murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and badly injuring Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay The Press / Iain McGregor A Nelson policeman...
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13 people arrested for gang, gun-related violence in Wairoa
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ More than a dozen people have been arrested and weapons seized following increasing...
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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University
Source: Radio New Zealand By Māpuna Te Kura Toroa, chief executive of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Evie O’Brien Evie O’Brien, Te Kura Toroa, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa A partnership between...
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Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place
Source: Radio New Zealand The soldier, seen here during his court martial, can still not be named. ADELE RYCROFT Soldier who thought he was spying on New Zealand to keep...
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Health and Nursing – 12 May 2026 International Nurses Day: Healthline nurses help 800 New Zealanders a day – from homes just like yours
Source: Whakarongorau Aotearoa This International Nurses Day (12 May), Whakarongorau is doing a shout-out to the Healthline nurses who care for people across Aotearoa every day – unseen, from home, and...
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Government Cuts – Government’s decision to scrap fees free scheme will lead to further student exodus – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Coalition Government’s decision to scrap the fees free policy for third year tertiary students has left nursing tauira outraged Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed at...
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Universities – Junk food designed to make us eat more, study finds – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Ultra Processed foods are designed and marketed in ways that encourage people to keep choosing them, despite knowing they are unhealthy. A new University of...
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Universities – Third sister in whānau gains engineering degree – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick is the third sister in her whānau to graduate in engineering at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick (22) celebrated her...
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Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gene Technology Bill was first proposed in late 2024. Unsplash / RNZ composite The government still intends to pass legislation to liberalise gene technology laws,...