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Three decades of albatross research
18 Apr 2024Voices of Tangaroa - Journalist Rebekah White meets two people who have been counting albatrosses on remote islands in the subantarctic for more than three decades.
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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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Public service job cuts: the numbers so far
18 Apr 2024How many jobs are going and where as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
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Why the latest inflation figures aren't all good news
18 Apr 2024The easing of the annual inflation to its lowest level in three years might be met with applause, but economists are cautious to celebrate. Video
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Pharmac's perpetually stretched budget
18 Apr 2024The Detail - Pharmac holds the keys to New Zealand's medicine cabinet, and what it dishes out is never enough.
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
Community 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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'The right person': What did Solomon Islanders vote for?
17 Apr 2024After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations.
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People going hungry so their pets can eat, charity says
17 Apr 2024Some pet owners are being forced to choose between feeding themselves or their animals, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
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Wellington creates landmark advisory group after protracted struggle
17 Apr 2024Ethnic communities outnumbered Māori and Pasifika communities in the 2018 census, but the council has been accused of dismissing their demands - until now.
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'Worried, angry' - Dentist liquidation alarms patients
17 Apr 2024Patients of an under-investigation dentist fear losing thousands of dollars.
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Solomon Islands polls open, political talks already under way
17 Apr 2024Even before the first ballot was cast a political party president told RNZ Pacific coalition negotiations were already taking place.
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Skin deep beauty and the pain that goes with it
The Detail - No medical qualifications required - yet technicians in the rapidly expanding beauty industry are dealing with dangerous substances.
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Great Barrier residents squeezed out of market by holidaymakers
17 Apr 2024Great Barrier Island residents are living in caravans, tents and shipping containers, claiming wealthy holidaymakers buying up baches have pushed them out of the market.
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How to talk to children about traumatic events
17 Apr 2024In the wake of a brutal stabbing attack at a Sydney mall, RNZ asks a clinical psychologist how parents should talk to their children about traumatic events.
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Stuff and Newshub do a deal: What's it worth?
16 Apr 2024Mediawatch - Taking on the 6pm news bulletin will provide much-needed income for Stuff, but what is the investment and the length of the deal?
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Pawnbrokers under spotlight for helping 'desperate for money' Pasifika people
16 Apr 2024Pasifika families in New Zealand are increasingly falling victim to loan sharks and unscrupulous pawn loan agreements, with invaluable traditional items being lost, community workers say.
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School principals on the truth behind truancy
Why Principals are urging the government to take care in the way truancy data is published.
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Public service job cuts: the numbers so far
16 Apr 2024Public servants' jobs are on the chopping block - Here's what we know about which jobs look set to go.
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Why vintage clothing is having a moment
15 Apr 2024They say style never goes out of fashion. So what's behind the boom in fashion from years gone by?
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What new research about the pandemic shows
15 Apr 2024And how New Zealand's experience with Covid-19 was very different to most of the world.
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Are EVs still cheaper to run than petrol cars?
15 Apr 2024Owners of some EVs now pay the same road user charges as diesels - so is it still worth it?
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Why has Iran attacked Israel?
15 Apr 2024Iran's first direct attack on Israel follows a years-long shadow war.
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Owner of failed restaurant to pay $95k after employment breaches
15 Apr 2024The ruling shows the owners of a business that has been liquidated can still be held liable for breaches committed while it was trading.
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Solomon Islands elections: what you need to know
15 Apr 2024There is a palpable sense of anticipation in the country which is holding national and provincial elections simultaneously for the first time.