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Cuba’s unending embargo

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The Cuba-flagged LPG/chemical tanker Pastorita leaves Havana Harbour on February 26, 2026. YAMIL LAGE / AFP Cuba has been under US trade sanctions since 1962 and...

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Serious crash, Wairere Drive, Hamilton

· April 13, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Police are at the scene of a serious crash involving a car and truck, which has blocked Wairere Drive at Harrowfield, Hamilton. The crash was reported...

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Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man’s death

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand An elderly man was sent home from Waikato Hospital’s ED after being misdiagnosed. RNZ / Simon Rogers An 82-year-old man died the day after being sent...

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Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The clutter persisted for two years under the new centralised agency, which began consolidating them in July 2024. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Health New Zealand...

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Rural communities to access planned care closer to home

· April 13, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government New funding will help upskill the frontline rural health workforce, enabling rural general practitioners to deliver planned care and allowing more people to receive care closer...

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Do you ever need to throw out old bath towels?

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand If you have a strong attachment to some of your favourite bath towels, you might be avoiding the idea of replacing them. Maybe they’re the perfect...

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Fadez by Naia: Ōtara’s talented teen barber

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Brightcove link: https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6392786299112 Despite having just turned 14, Naia Talakai’s racking up the haircuts, working 6 days a week at Ōtara town centre. He does his...