Articles by RNZ
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National
Gun-wielding man jumps into nurse's car, threatens her outside hospital
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:24pmBy Lauren Crimp of RNZ A gun-wielding man jumped into a Palmerston North hospital worker’s car and threatened her as she...
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National
‘Treated like a dog’: 13-year-old girl trafficked and enslaved in NZ
Monday, 14 April 2025, 10:01amA 13-year-old girl, known as Grace, was brought to New Zealand and enslaved. Her abusers were jailed for abuse, but not charged...
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Politics
‘Call me next time’: Peters disparages Luxon’s tariff talks
Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:02pmBy Lillian Hanly of RNZ Winston Peters has chastised the Prime Minister for his spree of phone calls with world leaders about...
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National
Wool in govt builds: Other sectors seek similar support
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:24pmBy Monique Steele, Stephanie Ockhuysen and Penny Miles of RNZ Producers of local building materials want to be considered...
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National
'Nuanced solutions': Visa restrictions eased for Pacific Islanders visiting NZ
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:20pmNew Zealand is easing visa restrictions for visitors from the Pacific Island, allowing a 24-month multi-entry visa. From...
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Entertainment
Actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne dies aged 88
Monday, 7 April 2025, 11:32amBy RNZ Actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne has died aged 88. Hawthorne became a member of the country’s first major professional...
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National
NZDF quietly remove some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:04amThe New Zealand Defence Force has eased entry requirements to boost recruitment, removing some NCEA Level 1 and 2 prerequisites. Applications...
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National
School seeks new lunch provider after plastic found in meal
Friday, 4 April 2025, 3:07pmBy Midday Report of RNZ A Palmerston North school wants to change school lunch providers after a child bit into a hard piece...
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Sport
F1 star Lando Norris warms hearts of Timaru school with video response
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:42pmLando Norris responded to a book from Timaru’s Oceanview Heights School, delighting students. The book, Dear Lando, featured...
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National
‘Saving the taxpayer billions’: Peters reveals new ferries to replace ailing fleet
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:38amMinister for Rail Winston Peters has announced a “plan” for what he is calling “two new rail ferries” to replace the ailing...
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National
HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer rates by more than two-thirds
Saturday, 8 March 2025, 1:53pmBy RNZ A study has found the cost and effort to roll out the national HPV vaccination programme was “well worth it” and has...
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National
Prisoner dies, another injured in separate incidents at Auckland Prison
Monday, 3 March 2025, 12:12pmA prisoner was found dead in his cell on Saturday at Auckland Prison. The Ministry of Corrections is investigating the...
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九一星空无限
‘Equity crisis’: Principals urge end to NCEA reading and maths tests
Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:45amPrincipals from low-income schools are calling to end new NCEA reading, writing, and maths tests. They warn the tests could...
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九一星空无限
‘March madness’: Auckland commuters brace for traffic surge
Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:40am‘March madness’ in Auckland causes traffic congestion as students return to schools and universities. Rail closures and bus...
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Politics
Long-serving councillor admits to drink-driving
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 8:38amBy RNZ A long-serving Taupō District councillor has admitted drink-driving. Anna Park appeared in the Auckland District Court on...
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National
Destiny Church faces call to lose charity status over Pride protest
Friday, 21 February 2025, 3:28pmBy Susan Edmunds of RNZ Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has written to the charities regulator asking for Destiny Church to be struck...
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National
Google’s AI has been breaching NZ court name suppressions
Monday, 17 February 2025, 10:40amGoogle’s AI has breached name suppression orders by revealing names of individuals with court-ordered suppression. Former...
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National
‘Less than minimum wage’: GP battles flawed funding model
Monday, 17 February 2025, 9:44amHāwera GP Keith Blayney earns less than his receptionist but prefers this to the government’s capitation funding system. Blayney...
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National
Former Act Party president named as former political figure who abused teenage boys
Friday, 31 January 2025, 6:09pmFormer Act Party president Tim Jago has been named as the abuser of two teenage boys. Jago indecently assaulted the boys...
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World
Robert F Kennedy Jnr’s measles outbreak comment ‘a complete lie’, says Samoa health chief
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:50pmSamoa’s health chief says Robert F Kennedy Jr’s comments on the 2019 measles outbreak are false. Aiono Professor Dr Alec...
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Business
Who got the biggest (and smallest) pay rises in 2024?
Monday, 27 January 2025, 1:33pmUnemployment rose and wage increases slowed in 2024, with uneven impacts across sectors. Healthcare and social assistance...
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National
‘The house was tilting’: Tenant’s escape as state houses await fate two years after floods
Monday, 27 January 2025, 12:40pmFour state houses in Māngere are still propped up after floating during floods two years ago. Engineers say polystyrene in...
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National
Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Friday, 17 January 2025, 2:34pmBy RNZ A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in the Botanic Gardens in Christchurch. Police...
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National
Author Neil Gaiman faces new sexual assault allegations, including alleged abuse of New Zealand woman
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 4:30pmBy Melanie Earley of RNZ Warning: This story discusses allegations of sexual assault. A list of helplines is available at...
