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Projects in flood-prone places feared under fast-track law
More building in flood prone areas is 'highly likely' as a result of the proposed Fast Track Bill, scientists and engineers warn.
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Suicide Prevention Office could have no fulltime staff
15 May 2024The office that was initially expected to close survives in name, but may have no full-time roles and the likely addition of greater oversight.
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Ready for immortality? Why longer lifespans could be 'genuinely horrific'
15 May 2024Cambridge 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?
8 May 2024"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.
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'Social bonds' for healthcare, housing examined
8 May 2024Ministers have sought advice on 'social impact bonds', which offer a potential return on private investment in public services.
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30 with Guyon: Roseanne Liang
24 Apr 2024The director of cult hit Creamerie talks to Guyon Espiner about her up-coming Hollywood blockbuster and her love of action film.
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How the coalition plans to replace the Māori Health Authority
18 Apr 2024The coalition government got rid of the Māori Health Authority in a hurry. What is it doing now instead?
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The fight for the white sands of Pākiri
13 May 2024Why locals fear the government could steal away the hard-won protection of their pristine coastline.
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Pākiri supporters would be 'crushed' if sand mining fast-tracked
13 May 2024A provision in the proposed fast-track law allowing previous court rulings against consents to be put aside would be a 'travesty of justice', they say.
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Minister accused of ‘gaslighting’ over Fast Track Bill
22 Apr 2024Cabinet Minister Chris Bishop suggested members of the public could submit projects of their own for consideration under the bill.
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How selection criteria scuppered Olympic dreams
10 May 2024Do higher selection standards mean more Olympic success? Or are they killing off promising careers and crushing minor sports?
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Inquiry for 'enduring framework' on climate change adaptation
10 May 2024Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change "know no partisan politics".
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'They thought I was a tree Tory'
8 May 2024Former Green Party co-leader James Shaw calls out tribalism and hyper-partisanship - including in his own party.
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
17 Apr 2024Community leader Dave Letele considered Christopher Luxon a friend - until the PM reacted badly to an open letter he signed decrying racism.
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Stop 'lazily categorising people by race' - Seymour
1 May 2024The ACT leader rails against "lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race" in latest episode of RNZ's new in depth interview show.
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Pay cuts for netballers likely after Sky TV's 'low-ball' deal
12 Apr 2024Millions of dollars have been cut from netball's broadcast deal amidst efforts to join Australian league.
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'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
4 Apr 2024Where premiums are up the most, where it's hardest to get quotes, and why it might be a sign of worse to come.
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Does 'Fast Track Bill' breach trade deals?
31 Mar 2024Key clauses in FTA deals are breached by the government's infrastructure bill, environmentalists say. A trade expert says they're wrong, but official advice remains secret.
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The law that banned sex for the 'mentally defective'
23 Mar 2024For more than 80 years, women in mental health and disability facilities in New Zealand were effectively banned from having sex. Why?
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'They saw me as a cheat and a liar' - rowing coach
19 Mar 2024A leaked letter reveals the dramatic tension over a high school rowing rules dispute.
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‘It was an evil, evil place’: How a refuge for the mentally ill became a nightmare
16 Apr 2024It was designed to give the mentally ill a refuge from the cruel world. But some patients of Porirua Lunatic Asylum say it was nothing more than a prison.
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Brain injury discovered in late Blues halfback
14 Mar 2024Billy Guyton, the former halfback who died last year, had a brain injury likely connected with repeated head knocks, scientists have found.
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Minister accused of 'gaslighting' over Fast Track questions
19 Apr 2024The Green Party says Chris Bishop's suggestion members of the public could submit their own projects under the Fast Track Bill is dismissive.
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Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked
16 Apr 2024Not even the MPs supposed to be scrutinising the Fast Track Bill are allowed to know which projects could bypass rules.
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How politicians funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
11 Mar 2024Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.
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The 'warts and all programme' coming to RNZ
12 Apr 2024Guyon Espiner says "there might be the odd f-bomb dropped" in his new, unedited 30 minute interview show.
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How do you pay for a 60% increase on home insurance?
10 Apr 2024Homeowners are dipping into their savings or cutting their insurance back in a bid to cope with steeply rising premiums.
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Where 'those sorts of people' were sent
1 Apr 2024'Lunatic asylums' were founded on ideas of paternalism, but they delivered decades of harm.
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