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Farmers open to exploring the sale of Fonterra's iconic brands
A farming lobby group says some farmers are concerned, but may consider supporting it if their profits are protected. Audio
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One of country's biggest office blocks being sold to international buyer
16 May 2024The 38-storey Vero Centre in Auckland looks set to be sold to an unnamed company for $458 million.
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Farming family donates significant land to community
A prominent Bay of Plenty farming family is giving up 100 hectares of farmland that has served them for 60 years.
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'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
3:42 pm todayPokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Ōtāhuhu in the December quarter of 2023.
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Residents return to flood-hit Auckland neighbourhoods
15 May 2024But there are still a lot more people in dire need for support, more than a year on after the Auckland Anniversary floods.
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Home buyers 'control narrative' as mortgage rates drop
11:27 am todayAnalysis - What the latest data shows about where the market is at right now.
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Popeyes battle shows how big businesses protect trademarks
16 May 2024A battle between a Manawatū fish-and-chippie and a Louisiana chicken joint reads like a David and Goliath battle. But it's a little more complicated, Alexandra Allen-Franks writes.
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What does it mean to be 'a good mother'?
11 May 2024Raising children without my own mother's guidance was like navigating a new country without a map, writes Inès Almeida.
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Ready for immortality? Why longer lifespans could be 'genuinely horrific'
Cambridge professor Stephen Cave says advances in longevity could lead to civil war, in latest episode of RNZ's 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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How do we get out of the way of climate change?
"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.
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Grid rethink needed for Waikato power - Transpower
16 May 2024With power grid capacity in Waikato approaching its limit, new ways to add resilience are needed, Transpower says.
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Relief teacher shortage, rising staff sickness sees schools struggling to stay open
Classes are being split up and students sent home as staffing falls below safe levels.
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Nearly 2000 used tyres illegally dumped on business' doorstep
16 May 2024Farman Sediqi is having to pay more than $6000 after someone illegally dumped more than 1800 used tyres outside his store in Ōnehunga overnight.
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Police hunt underway after stabbing in south Auckland
16 May 2024One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
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The NZ spots battling for tap water supremacy
16 May 2024The war for supremacy over our cousins from across the ditch has a new battleground - tap water.
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Controversial event at Te Papa to go ahead
16 May 2024It's organised by Inflection Point NZ to stop what it calls "gender indoctrination and medicalisation" of children. Speakers inlcude Brian Tamaki and former National MP Simon O'Connor
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Man arrested in alleged years-long mail theft scheme
The offending came onto police's radar when a person whose new credit card - which never arrived but began to "tally up" raised the alarm.
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Man who killed Tom Coombes detained in psychiatric facility
The man who killed an Auckland student in a "vicious and frenzied" knife attack will be detained in a psychiatric facility.
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What an artist makes of King Charles' new portrait
16 May 2024There has been mixed reaction to the King's new portrait - so we asked an expert. Audio
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NZTA to cut more than 120 jobs, MPI confirms 391 roles going
The transport agency is axing more than a hundred extra jobs, as the Ministry for Primary Industry looks to lose 10 percent of the work force.
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Lockdowns lifted at three Gisborne schools after threat
16 May 2024Three schools in Gisborne say they have come out of lockdown following a threat.
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Military veterans living in poverty after working into their 80s
16 May 2024Tony Coleman only stopped working at 82 and wife Bev ran her own property business until she was 72, but they often can't afford to eat
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Primary school asks students to stay home due to lack of staff
Mt Cook School posted on social media on Wednesday afternoon, saying half its staff were off sick with Covid.
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Actor alleges they were assaulted on set of Taika Waititi's Time Bandits
16 May 2024American star Charlyne Yi said they were forced to quit the project and were denied compensation for a back injury and PTSD.
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