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'Peaceful, strong leader' - Tribute at nēhu for Takutai Tarsh Kemp
1 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP died suddenly last week prompting an outpouring of grief from fellow MPs and the public.
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'All we're asking is to be heard': Youth MPs renew call to lower voting age
1 Jul 2025A majority of this year's youth MPs have, once again, signed an open letter calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16.
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Auckland hospitals in spotlight over infant’s care
19 Jun 2025Health New Zealand defends medical treatment administered to a 15-month-old infant who has suffered complications after being born prematurely.
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Freedom camping or 'free parking'? Queenstown Lakes' plan to manage campers
26 Jun 2025The council's draft bylaw would set limits on stays and designate free camping sites, after the previous rules were quashed by the High Court last year.
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Injured homeless woman sleeps in her car on hospital grounds
25 Jun 2025Nicola was discharged nearly two weeks ago, but has nowhere to go.
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Another council draws line in sand over seabed mining in Taranaki
25 Jun 2025A recent vote sees New Plymouth join Whanganui and South Taranaki district councils in formally opposing seabed mining. Audio
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NZ First's Shane Jones criticises advertisement encouraging enrolment to Māori Roll
25 Jun 2025The NZ First minister says the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency campaign aligns too closely with Te Pāti Māori. Audio
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Calls for government to denounce United States attack on Iran
25 Jun 2025It comes after Acting-Prime Minister David Seymour said there was "no benefit" in rushing to a judgment regarding the attack. Audio
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Why kite flying is central to Matariki
23 Jun 2025Harko Brown, a traditional Māori kite maker, wants to see more kites in the air for Matariki.
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Scoring the government against its own targets
23 Jun 2025Four of the nine key targets are behind track or face significant risks. But two are ahead of schedule.
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Government, Opposition scrap over common infrastructure ground
20 Jun 2025Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has agreed to work with his counterparts on the 30-year plan, but the discussion got heated.
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'Impressive': Young Kiwi footballers to develop talent with Barcelona
The Spanish club was taken back by the skill level of young New Zealanders.
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Opposition slams Kāinga Ora decision to scrap public housing builds
20 Jun 2025The housing agency has identified 212 projects producing 3479 houses that will not proceed for "financial sustainability" reasons.
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Cruise ship numbers set to plummet
18 Jun 2025The Bay of Islands $23.34 million cruise ship industry will be hit hard next season with the number of visiting ships almost halved.
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Small school raises $15,000 in butter fundraiser
18 Jun 2025Westgold, which was supplying the butter blocks for school fundraisers, had to put their prices up at the beginning of June. Audio
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Abuse in care survivors to be paid less than a third of government's $774m package
18 Jun 2025Officials are "taking so much away from the pockets of survivors, who deserve better than this", a lawyer says. Audio
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A deadly bird flu strain is coming. Are we ready?
17 Jun 2025New Zealand is one the last places in the world where H5N1 has not yet been detected.
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Media Council upholds complaint over RNZ heatwave story headline
17 Jun 2025A Media Council ruling has upheld complaints against RNZ over a February 2025 article.
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Media Council supports two RNZ headlines
16 Jun 2025The Media Council has ruled that two complaints about online headlines did not provide enough grounds to proceed.
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Apology: Live broadcast 4 June, 2025
13 Jun 2025In our live discussion on Wednesday, 4 June about electricity market reform, former Transpower Chair Keith Turner made statements about the consultancy leading the review, Frontier Economics. RNZ…
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Teenager starves to death alone in emergency accommodation
12 Jun 2025The 17-year-old's parents say multiple agencies failed their child.
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Broadcasting Standards Authority upholds RNZ broadcast
10 Jun 2025The BSA has agreed with RNZ that a 'fleeting' reference to overseas legislation in a broadcast interview was not materially misleading.
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UN corrects statement
9 Jun 2025Spokesman's comments that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die in 48 hours have been retracted.
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Te Tai Tokerau comes out on top at 2025 Ahuwhenua Trophy awards
10 Jun 2025The Excellence in Māori Sheep and Beef Farming and the Young Māori Farmer awards both went to Northland-based farmers.
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