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Legendary Ngāti Porou filmmaker Lee Tamahori dies
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori on location while filming “The Convert” in 2022. Supplied / Kirsty Griffin One of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making has died. Lee...
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Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says under the amended legislation schools will “be required under s127 of the Act to provide Māori language education on request of a...
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Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on government’s te reo policies
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāi Te Rangi chairman Charlie Tawhiao. RNZ / Justine Murray Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet...
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Close call? What the world thinks of All Blacks win
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Hopes of a historic win have been denied, after the All Blacks managed to maintain their unbeaten record against Scotland. The Murrayfield game had...
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‘It’s easy until it’s not’- Arrowtown Backyard Ultra was about testing runners’ limits
Source: Radio New Zealand Competitors set off on their 27th lap of the Arrow River Trail. Katie Todd Some races end at a finish line – instead, the Arrowtown Backyard...
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Live: NZ Kiwis v Toa Samoa – Pacific Championships final
Source: Radio New Zealand Five-eighth Dylan Brown offloads against Toa Samoa. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images A massive second half has seen NZ Kiwis defeat Toa Samoa 36-14 at CommBank Stadium in...
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All Blacks’ fantastic finish can’t hide some serious yellow fever
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Damian McKenzie celebrates scoring a try against Scotland. AFP Analysis – The All Blacks’ unbeaten record against Scotland has remained intact – just ....
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Rugby: Springboks pull off remarkable win over France at Stade de France
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Williams dives in to score his team’s third try during the Autumn Nations Series 2025 match between France and South Africa. David Rogers/Getty Images Despite...
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Vital Healthcare takes management in-house
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Vital Healthcare’s management is going in-house, with a $220 million capital raising to fund the change and position the property trust for near-term development projects....
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Sam Neill ‘honoured’ to receive Screen Legend Award
Source: Radio New Zealand The award recognises the 78-year-old’s five-decade career, from his breakthrough in Sleeping Dogs and international acclaim in Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning The Piano and Jurassic Park and its...
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Cutting-edge X-ray technology now in Stratford
Source: New Zealand Government The Stratford community in Taranaki will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services with the installation of a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Stratford...
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Part of Canterbury’s State Highway 73 blocked by serious crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 73 in Canterbury is blocked due to a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a ute...
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Road blocked, West Coast Road/SH73, Kirwee
Source: New Zealand Police West Coast Road/State Highway 73, Kirwee, west of Darfield, is blocked following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a ute...
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Papamoa residents call chip seal resurfacing ‘road vandalism’
Source: Radio New Zealand Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Philip Brown says residents living in a number of Papamoa roads do not think they need to be resealed at...
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Mental health worker strangled, but NZ Health denies staffing to blame
Source: Radio New Zealand Workers at North Shore Hospital’s He Puna Waiora secure mental health unit have reported multiple assaults. RNZ Another serious assault at North Shore Hospital mental health...
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Education Review Office says ‘stronger consequences’ needed for struggling schools
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Review Office said there is a need for a stronger, system-wide approach in order to improve struggling schools. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe The Education Review...
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How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
Source: Radio New Zealand Car headlights cut through the darkness of an early morning bootcamp. Ke-Xin Li It’s 6am in Pukehina – a rural community down the coast from Tauranga....
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Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas Family unaware of previous attempt and ongoing risks Health NZ says it’s...
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COP30: NZ must commit to buying offshore credits to meet Paris target, climate experts say
Source: Radio New Zealand World leaders gather for the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN Climate scientists and advocates say the government...
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Nark told he’d be ‘well looked after’ in exchange for prison beating evidence, records show
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jenkinson Metro Magazine Former detectives have been left “stumbling for words” by police reports of a secret meeting in 1985 between a...
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Locals fear ‘truly devastating’ Tongariro National Park fire
Source: Radio New Zealand [L1] Waimarino business owners hope for forecast rain [L1] Concern tourists might cancel bookings [L1] Wall of smoke provides spectacular but unwelcome backdrop to village. A...
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Staff member injured at Youth Justice residence in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...
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Staff member injured at a Youth Justice in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...
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Tauranga man Noel Raymond Candy sentenced for historical sexual offending
Source: Radio New Zealand A brother and sister had lived in shame, after being sexually abused by a relative four decades ago. 123.rf Warning: This story deals with the sexual...
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Former boxing champion Sean Sullivan reprimanded for false repossession bid
Source: Radio New Zealand Former champion boxer Sean Sullivan has been found guilty of misconduct and gross negligence by the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority. NZ HERALD/SUPPLIED Former world-rated boxing...
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New Zealand ‘reluctantly’ extends pause in Cook Islands funding
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced the pause after Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown signed a partnership with China. RNZ/Pacific Islands Forum/123RF New Zealand has...
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Police car crashes on way to earlier crash in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two crashes – including one involving a police car on its way to the earlier smash – have closed SH2...