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Coronet Peak opens $2 million ‘snow factory’
Source: Radio New Zealand The $2 million SnowFactory freezes water and converts it into snow. Katie Todd Weeks before ski field lifts usually start spinning, Queenstown’s Coronet Peak has flipped...
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Awakino Gorge reopening but limitations remain for businesses
Source: Radio New Zealand Vehicles stretch back along Ladies Mile at Awakino ahead of the 6.30pm convoy north. Robin Martin/RNZ The reopening of the Awakino Gorge on State Highway 3...
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New figures show home support workers have lost $27,728 one year on from pay equity betrayal – PSA
Source: PSA Thousands of home support workers are today ruing the loss of nearly $28,000 in income they should have earned if the Government had not axed their pay equity claim....
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Police officer killed by car worried about traffic management that night, court told
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker has pleaded not guilty to murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson early on 1 January and intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to Senior...
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Consumers tipped to see price increases due to fuel surcharges in about a month
Source: Radio New Zealand Interislander is hiking its fuel surcharge to 54 percent on commercial vehicles and trucks crossing the Cook Strait. Wikimedia Commons Crossing the Cook Strait is about...
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Council to examine alternative routes for trucks taking gravel from Waimakariri River
Source: Radio New Zealand Clarkville residents protesting at Baynons Road. RNZ/Anna Sargent Canterbury’s Waimakariri District Council will examine alternative routes for trucks taking gravel from the Waimakariri River, after Clarkville...
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Student pilot’s mishap leaves him ‘shaken up’, damages plane
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of Whanganui Airport where the incident took place. File picture. RNZ / Robin Martin A student pilot “misjudged the landing” and his plane’s...
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Cheaper, smarter EV charging on the way for Kiwis
Source: New Zealand Government New requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers supplied in New Zealand will make it easier and more affordable for people to charge their vehicles, while helping...
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters condemns Iran’s attacks on United Arab Emirates
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned the latest attacks on the United Arab Emirates, saying Iran has violated...
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Westpac profits up 4%, bad debts rise
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac’s made provision of $37m for bad debts compared with $33m the year earlier RNZ / Marika Khabazi Westpac New Zealand’s first half profit is up...
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One in custody following burglaries and fleeing driver incident, Whangamatā
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Mike Henwood, Eastern Waikato Area Commander: An 18-year-old man is before the courts following a series of burglaries and a fleeing driver incident...
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Interislander almost doubles fuel surcharge for commercial vehicles
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The Interislander is hiking its fuel surcharge to 54 percent on commercial vehicles and trucks crossing the Cook Strait due to soaring...
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New Zealand passes solar tipping point
Source: Radio New Zealand Solar installation costs have been reducing and power prices increasing. Fabian Rieger / 123RF New Zealand has passed the “tipping point” where most people buying solar...
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Kaimanawa horses in training for new homes
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kaimanawa horses are mustered annually to keep the herd at a maximum of 300 animals. Supplied/Kimber Brown Just days after they were rounded up off...
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Clarkville residents alarmed by gravel trucks as Woodend Bypass work set to resume
Source: Radio New Zealand Clarkville residents protesting on Monday morning at Baynons Road. RNZ/Anna Sargent People in the settlement of Clarkville, north of Christchurch, are worried someone could be seriously...
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Rhenus Strengthens its Road Freight Offerings in APAC to Meet High Demand in the Region
Source: Media Outreach Building upon its expertise in Europe, Rhenus is expanding its road freight solutions in Asia Pacific The strategic move will see dedicated expertise and resources to better...
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Hayden Tasker was trying to end his life when he killed Nelson police officer, court told
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker. The Press / Iain McGregor Hayden Tasker was drunk, annoyed about life and motivated by anger toward police before he drove into two officers...
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Customs cash find leads to seizures in Gisborne
Source: Radio New Zealand Police seized vehicles and cash in a raid in the Gisborne suburb of Mangapapa, on 29 April. Supplied / Police More than half a million dollars...
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Performances – Teens reinvent Shakespeare for today’s world – Vic
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Young thespians are proving that Shakespeare still has the power to resonate with youth culture, because the first world problems of love, jealousy,...
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NZ, Singapore prime ministers speak of importance of trade in increasingly volatile world
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Supplied / PMO A powerhouse business delegation attending the inaugural NZ-Singapore leaders’ forum has been sent a...
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Fire at Auckland Kāinga Ora apartment block
Source: Radio New Zealand A close-up of the Fire and Emergency NZ logo. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Dozens of firefighters are tackling a fire at a block of Kāinga Ora...
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Property, vehicles and cash seized in Mangapapa operation
Source: New Zealand Police Police have seized property, vehicles and cash as part of a multi‑agency operation targeting drugs and money laundering in Gisborne. Last week, a search warrant was...
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Man who spray-painted racist graffiti in Auckland claimed he was drunk, didn’t remember
Source: Radio New Zealand A 61-year-old man has admitted he was behind the anti-Indian graffiti. RNZ / Liu Chen A man who spray-painted anti-Indian graffiti near an Auckland school last...
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18 people killed on roads in 10 days
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Marika Khabazi Police and experts say it is not just excessive speed contributing to a recent uptick in fatal road crashes, but motorists’ poor attitudes...
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Fatal crashes declining, but not fast enough – Brake NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand Brake NZ director said improving the overall transport system was also key to reducing accidents. RNZ / Andrew McRae A road safety charity says the number...
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Trial begins for man charged with murdering Nelson Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Donald Jason Tasker is accused of murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson NZME / Open Justice / Tracy Neal A jury trial for the...
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Education Ministry underfire for changes to rural Hawke’s Bay school bus
Source: Radio New Zealand Patoka farmer and veterinarian Sally Newall’s nine-year-old son Ted had epilepsy and other medical needs. RNZ/Penny Smith A rural Hawke’s Bay mum is accusing the Ministry...