Consumer test: Which butter tastes best?

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Source: Radio New Zealand Margaret Jaszowska for Unsplash When it comes to butter, paying more doesn’t necessarily pay off, a new taste test shows. Consumer NZ ran a blind taste test of 11 types of butter available to New Zealand shoppers. It said the worst rated was a Market Kitchen block of butter, for sale … Read more

Little engagement with security efforts despite threats against MPs rising – Parliamentary Service

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Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Petitions Committee has considered an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation targeting women MPs and local body representatives. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Parliamentary Service says threats against MPs are increasing, but staff feel hampered by MPs’ ”underwhelming” engagement with security efforts. Parliament’s Petitions Committee has … Read more

Super Rugby Pasifika: Hurricanes too strong, fast for Moana Pasifika

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Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika host Hurricanes at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz A quartet of tries to winger Josh Moorby has helped the Hurricanes to a strong 50-17 win over Moana Pasifika at a sodden North Harbour Stadium. While fellow wing Fehi Fineanganofo has been grabbing the headlines this Super … Read more

Help! My child only reads graphic novels

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Source: Radio New Zealand Some parents worry if their children only read graphic novels – or even mostly read them. A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have to. Graphic novel series such as … Read more

Green Party criticises government’s ‘outrageous’ decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education

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Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the government should invest more in the future of young people, not less. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party has criticised the government’s decision to scrap the fees-free tertiary education scheme. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed the scheme will be ditched in the … Read more

You’ve put solar on the roof – but will you get the returns you expect?

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Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Falling solar panel prices and the rising cost of power have helped make the decision to put solar on the roof easier for many households. But once you’ve invested in a system, how can you make sure you get the returns you’re hoping for? Experts say there are a few … Read more

Two seriously hurt in Hamilton robbery

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Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police are appealing for more information after a robbery in Hamilton. They were called to Tuhikaramea Road in the suburb of Dinsdale on Saturday night, after a report that a group of people had broken in. The group demanded cash and other personal items. Two … Read more

Cancer treatment closer to home for West Aucklanders

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Source: New Zealand Government West Aucklanders receiving cancer treatment will soon be able to receive care closer to home, with a new community-based infusion service opening in Henderson on Monday, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This is the first community-based cancer infusion centre in West Auckland, enabling more patients to receive treatment closer to home … Read more

Appeal for information after robbery, Dinsdale

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Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson: One person is in custody after a serious incident at a Dinsdale premises last night. Emergency services were called to the Tuhikaramea Road address about 9.45pm after reports of a group of people entering the premises and demanding cash and personal items. Two people … Read more

Auckland FC face must-win match at A-League’s most intimidating venue

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Source: Radio New Zealand Hiroki Sakai of Auckland FC and Anselmo de Moraes of Adelaide United compete for the ball. www.photosport.nz Adelaide United has a few things Auckland FC don’t have but would like, including an A-League championship and a football-first stadium. Both of those things will be front of mind when Auckland travel to … Read more

Mother’s Day can reopen powerful wounds. Here’s how to start healing

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Source: Radio New Zealand The vexed bonds and painful rifts in mother-daughter relationships are rich fodder for creative work because they persist so acutely in everyday life. This is the mother wound – the yearning ache that comes from reckoning with the imperfect human mother we get, against the idealised fantasy version we wish for. … Read more

Taupō councillors see future without their council

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Source: Radio New Zealand Wahine Murch, Te Papamārearea Ward Councillor. Supplied / LDR When Te Papamārearea (Taupō Māori ward) councillors Ngahuia Foreman and Wahine Murch swore their official oaths last year, they knew their first term would be their last. The same election that brought them into council chambers included a referendum in which more … Read more

Palmerston North MP calls for fix to shortage of gastroenterology specialists at its hospital

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Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Tangi Utikere wrote this week to health minister Simeon Brown outlining his concerns about the situation. RNZ Palmerston North MP calls for immediate response to shortage of specialists at city’s hospital gastro department Health minister says he’s made it clear to officials that recruiting new staff is a priority … Read more

Netball: Mystics build mid-season momentum after holding-off desperate Pulse

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Source: Radio New Zealand The Mystics celebrate. Marty Melville / Photosport The Mystics have held off a desperate Pulse in Porirua, beating the home side 55-47, to record their first back-to-back wins of the ANZ Premiership season. The Pulse have been a consistent ANZ Premiership contender, having only missed the play-offs once in nine years … Read more

Hurricanes too strong and fast for Moana Pasifika

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Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika host Hurricanes at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz A quartet of tries to winger Josh Moorby has helped the Hurricanes to a strong 50-17 win over Moana Pasifika at a sodden North Harbour Stadium. While fellow wing Fehi Fineanganofo has been grabbing the headlines this Super … Read more

Woman hit by car on Wellington highway has died

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Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ/Marika Khabazi A woman hit by a car on a Wellington highway after an initial minor crash has died, police say. The crash at Horokiwi, reported to police just before 6:30pm Friday, caused major traffic disruptions as State Highway 2 between Wellington and Lower Hutt was closed while emergency … Read more

Little engagment with security efforts despite threats against MPs rising – Parliamentary Service

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Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Petitions Committee has considered an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation targeting women MPs and local body representatives. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Parliamentary Service says threats against MPs are increasing, but staff feel hampered by MPs’ ”underwhelming” engagement with security efforts. Parliament’s Petitions Committee has … Read more

Football: Auckland FC draw 1-1 in semifinal first leg in the City of Sails

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Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC celebrate their first goal against Adelaide United www.photosport.nz Auckland FC could not completely capitalise on home advantage in the first leg of the A-League semifinals against Adelaide United with a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Back at home for the second week in a row, after surviving an elimination … Read more

Super Rugby: With a man in the bin, Highlanders survive late Waratahs surge to win in Dunedin

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Source: Radio New Zealand Highlanders host NSW Waratahs at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. RNZ/Photosport The Highlanders can take a deep breath after keeping their Super Rugby Pacific season with alive with victory over the NSW Waratahs in Dunedin. With their season on the line, the southerners dug deep to win 31-26. But it was a … Read more

Auckland FC take lead against Adelaide United at halftime

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Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the A-League action, as Auckland FC take on Adelaide United at Go Media Stadium for the first leg of their semi-final. Auckland FC recorded their first victory in six weeks last Saturday, ending Melbourne City’s title defence with a win in penalties in the elimination final. The Black Knights, … Read more

Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Moana Pasifka v Hurricanes

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Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action at North Harbour Stadium, as the Hurricanes try to maintain their momentum atop the table against Moana Pasifika. The competition leaders will be without first-string halfback Cam Roigard and first-five Ruben Love through injury, while several other frontliners are rested against their bottom-placed rivals. … Read more

Person dies on Waikato farm after being struck by a tree they were felling

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Source: Radio New Zealand WorkSafe had been notified and the death would be referred to the Coroner, police said. RNZ / Alexander Robertson A person has died after being struck by a tree at a farming property in Waikato. A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the farm in the rural area of … Read more

Highlanders hold comfortable lead over Waratahs at halftime

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Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action from Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. as the Highlanders and NSW Waratahs battle for a spot in the playoffs. The two rivals are level on 20 points in seventh and eighth, outside the cut for the post-season, so this encounter may hold the key for … Read more

A-League semi-final live: Auckland FC v Adelaide United

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Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the A-League action, as Auckland FC take on Adelaide United at Go Media Stadium for the first leg of their semi-final. Auckland FC recorded their first victory in six weeks last Saturday, ending Melbourne City’s title defence with a win in penalties in the elimination final. The Black Knights, … Read more

Vinpearl Partners With Three Leading Indian Travel Companies, Unlocking Access To A 1.47 Billion-Person Market

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Source: Media Outreach MUMBAI, INDIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 May 2026 – Vinpearl Joint Stock Company has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel, and MakeMyTrip, three of India’s leading travel and tourism companies. The strategic partnerships are aimed at directly and comprehensively reaching all customer segments, helping position … Read more