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Councils warn civil defence plan upgrades will lead to higher rates
16 Aug 2025A Cabinet paper estimated the reforms would cost councils $82.8 million over four years. Audio
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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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Charity swamped by jobseekers facing benefit sanctions
14 Aug 2025The government brought in new rules in May, requiring beneficiaries to do community work if they don't meet their obligations.
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Patients selling meth on hospital wards, sleeping on floors, nurses say
14 Aug 2025The nurse says some patients are sleeping on mattresses in interview rooms, seclusion rooms, and sometimes in other wards due to a lack of beds.
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Hearings begin ahead of inquest into the death of Pauline Hanna
Her husband Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of her murder last year.
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Mother killed as boat breaks off oncoming car, 3-year-old son survives
12 Aug 2025Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere's 3-year-old son - in the back seat - survived the crash. Audio
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The place where building materials rust 50 times faster than rest of NZ
8 Aug 2025"Oh we buy a car, bring it over from the mainland to the island, and within three years it's rusted out." Audio
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Insider trader's bid for appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by a businessman found guilty of insider trading.
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Media Council upholds complaint against RNZ over inaccurate Rocket Lab report
4 Aug 2025A May 2025 article inaccurately linked the aerospace company to Ukraine's war effort.
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Operator of troubled Kāeo water scheme trespassed from plant
4 Aug 2025Last month the Far North town marked 10 years under a boil-water notice due to the presence of E. coli bacteria in the water supply.
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Can a partner claim part of my house if we never lived together? - Ask Susan
2 Aug 2025RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
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Personal best for Clareburt in 200m medley at world champs
1 Aug 2025The Kiwi has swum his fastest 200m individual medley ever in finishing fifth at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
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Media Council upholds RNZ report on the Middle East
30 Jul 2025The New Zealand Media Council has ruled that a complaint against an RNZ broadcast did not have the grounds to proceed.
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Floating marae among designs showcased at science fair
25 Jul 2025The marae, built on a platform, would be able to rise above floodwaters and provide people with what would be needed for survival.
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Surge in house fire deaths over alternative heating methods
25 Jul 2025In the past year, 17 people have died in avoidable house fires, compared to 13 in a typical year. Audio
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Ten cows killed after vehicle crashes into herd
19 Jul 2025Emergency services received reports of a collision between a vehicle and a herd of cows on Napier Road around 8.30pm.
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256-year-old relic found after vanishing for decades
18 Jul 2025It's "one of the oldest relics of early European contact with New Zealand" but no one has seen it since 1982.
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Council $3.1m rates blunder: New Plymouth households could be overcharged by $102
17 Jul 2025New Plymouth District Council hiked residential rates 12.8 percent instead of 9.9 percent, prompting an apology and calls for a one-off rebate. Audio
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Khandallah murder trial: Victim's eerie message played in court
14 Jul 2025The audio comes from a call 79-year-old Helen Gregory made to her bank on the evening of 23 January 2024.
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Law change prompts spike in Māori electoral roll registrations
16 Jul 2025In the past two years, 31,000 votes have switched to the Māori roll and 25,000 new voters have opted for Māori enrolment.
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BSA rules in favour of Hamilton hot days broadcast
8 Jul 2025The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint about a RNZ report which suggested a run of hot days in Hamilton was probably unprecedented.
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More would've died if not for lockdowns, Covid inquiry told
Experts have told a Royal Commission the public reporting breaches was ineffective, as disabled community members describe being abused over masks. Audio
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Weight loss drug Wegovy: The pros and cons, explained
6 Jul 2025The drug is now available for prescription in New Zealand but there are clouds to go along with the silver linings - such as potential vision loss. Audio
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Two dead after crashes in Canterbury and Taupō districts
5 Jul 2025Two people have died after separate crashes on Friday night.
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