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Managed retreat: 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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Ponsonby Road shooter the son of film-maker Don Selwyn
7:04 am todayRNZ understands the gang member police believe shot and killed a man in Auckland was the son of Don Selwyn.
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Controversial driving exam put to the test
8 May 2024After you turn 75 you might be asked by your doctor to do a cognitive driving test. The Detail puts two of these exams through their paces.
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Decommissioned dam considered to help increase Wellington's water supply
7 May 2024Wellington Water could bring a decommissioned 113-year-old dam back into service to increase future water supply.
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More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
7 May 2024A student group is calling on Massey to be upfront about its strategy and where it is heading.
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Managed retreat: How do we get out of the way of climate change?
10:22 am todayThere's a looming problem but after years of discussion, there is still no national plan.
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More questions than answers at government press conference
7 May 2024The Prime Minister and Corrections Minister repeatedly provided incorrect information about their $1.9 billion planned prison spend-up.
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Whangārei Boys' High School board charged after fatal school caving trip
6 May 2024The board of trustees of Whangārei Boys' High School has been charged for health and safety failures over the death of a student on a caving trip.
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Fiji govt told to fix 'huge gap in the system' to tackle human trafficking
A human rights lawyer says the Fijian government has neglected the issue of human trafficking and urges the government to tackle the issue with the same intent it does drug trafficking.
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The big problems NZ needs to fix, according to the OECD
6 May 2024The country is being told it needs to get inflation under control, balance the books, raise educational achievement, and lift productivity.
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Temperatures plunge to 0C in Christchurch, worse to come
6 May 2024A chill is setting across the country, with even Auckland facing single digits.
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How did brothers' Mexico surf weekend go so wrong?
6 May 2024It was meant to be an idyllic adventure. But when Callum and Jake Robinson stopped answering their phones, loved ones were confused, then concerned - then panicked.
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Housekeeper's illegitimate love child wins paternity declaration
6 May 2024An 85-year-old woman has won a court battle that proves her lifelong suspicions that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man her housekeeper mother once worked for.
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Auckland's decades-old stadium shuffle
6 May 2024The stadium debate in Auckland has been raging for decades and may be close to a final decision. That doesn't mean the argument is over.
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Mediawatch: Critics foam over frothy poll coverage
5 May 20241News was inundated with complaints over what the PM called "frothy" poll coverage this week. Many saw inconsistency in the backlash, but there was a glimmer of a point under the double standards.
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A decade of helping teens to find their voices
5 May 2024What do you get when you put a teen in a room with a master? Opera magic, mezzo soprano Anna Pierard says. Audio
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'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist
5 May 2024If the bird flu infecting cows in the US figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says.
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With the City Gallery closed for two years, what's next for Wellington?
5 May 2024The closure of the building won't stop the gallery from bringing art to the capital, its boss says. Audio
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The Mixtape: Vera Ellen
5 May 2024Taite award winner Vera Ellen and her producer Ben Lemi tells Charlotte Ryan about the New Zealand music that influenced them. Video
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'Nobody's coming to save us' - How capitalism became a 'vulture'
5 May 2024Economist Grace Blakeley takes aim at the dominance of corporate economic power in society in Vulture Capitalism. She talks to RNZ's Saturday Morning about what can be done.
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Why you've been wearing black all wrong
4 May 2024Colour analysis expert Rachel Bilu tells Susie Ferguson about the benefits of knowing which colours help you look your best. Audio
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NZ Music Month Live in Studio: Phoebe Rings
4 May 2024Listen: Auckland dream-pop band Phoebe Rings kicks off NZ Music Month with a live session in our Auckland studio. Audio
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'He's a rescue dog, but he rescued us'
4 May 2024SPCA shelters are full of dogs abandoned or given up. This is the story of one puppy who helped rescue the family who adopted him.
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Publicist freak outs, emotional interviews - and why Lorde was wearing David Byrne's jacket
4 May 2024Music 101 launches a new interviews podcast today. Presenter Charlotte Ryan reveals some of the behind-the-scenes stories.
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NZ food safety agency monitoring Indian spice mix recalls
4 May 2024New Zealand Food Safety is monitoring overseas recalls of Indian packaged spice products manufactured by MDH and Everest due to concerns over a cancer-causing pesticide.
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Did a student union buy a tank for the Vietnam War?
In 1972, the Victoria University students' association raised $2000 for the war - but did it go to the Viet Cong to buy a tank? Audio
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Don't 'mistake' Pacific leaders 'quietness' on AUKUS as support for NZ's position - expert
3 May 2024A Pacific regionalism expert has called out New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from the public on AUKUS military pact.
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Jewellers sceptical crime surge can be reined in
3 May 2024Indian jewellery store owners have expressed disappointment over the government's lack of progress on crime after a spate of aggravated robberies in recent months.
