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Stratford pushes ahead with lowering fixed speed limits around schools
4 May 2024A small Taranaki town is pushing ahead with lowering fixed speed limits near schools, despite the government's intention to introduce variable speed limits around schools by the end of the year.
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'Data is the new oil': Call to save jobs of data security guards
4 May 2024New Zealanders' data is at risk with the government's "unintelligent" proposal to cut information security jobs, the Privacy Foundation says.
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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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Guns, drugs, cash seized from Taumarunui
Police executing a raid in Taumarunui say they have seized a stash of drugs, guns and cash.
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More education on risks of coastal fishing needed - water safety body
4 May 2024The call for more education comes after a body of one of two men who went missing while fishing from rocks north of Whangārei Heads was found on Friday.
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Duck hunting season begins with first wheelchair-accessible maimai
4 May 2024It's the opening day of the game bird season and more than 5000 shooters are expected to turn out today in the Otago region alone.
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'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist
If 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. Audio
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Microsoft bans US police using AI for facial recognition on cloud service
9:50 am todayIt comes shortly after taser maker Axon, that NZ Police use, launched a new tool using AI to transcribe audio from bodycams.
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Immunisation rates for Māori children in six regions down below 69%
30 Apr 2024Immunisation rates for tamariki Māori in six regions of the country are sitting at less than 69 percent.
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Fish'n'chip shop forced to drop name by fast food giant
3 May 2024Signs were being pulled down at an enduring takeaways shop, just as as fast food lovers in Auckland were clamouring for their first taste of Popeyes' chicken.
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Long-term Plan: South Aucklanders on what's important to them
28 Apr 2024More than 22,000 individuals in the region provided feedback, with 2200 of those living in the south Auckland wards.
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Despite a tenfold increase in ADHD prescriptions, many Kiwis still going without
3 May 2024Opinion - New research shows a big increase in the number of ADHD prescriptions, but the disorder is still under-diagnosed and under-treated in New Zealand, Ben Beaglehole writes.
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Does fighting inflation always lead to recession?
Here is what 60 years of New Zealand data shows us.
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The six reasons diners avoid plant-based meat
26 Apr 2024Australians were asked why they don't order plant-based meat dishes when dining out.
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How the coalition plans to replace the Māori Health Authority
The coalition government got rid of the Māori Health Authority in a hurry. What is it doing now instead?
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One killed, two in hospital after Feilding crash
4 May 2024A person has been killed and another two were seriously injured after crashing into a stationary truck in Manawatū on Friday.
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More than half of workers report severe burnout
3 May 2024Rates of 'high risk' burnout have more than doubled since December.
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'So terrifying' - Female youth arrested after assault at supermarket
3 May 2024A youth has been taken into custody, while the victim is in serious condition, police said tonight.
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Ex-cop and convicted rapist Brad Shipton has died
3 May 2024The former police detective accused of raping Louise Nicholas in a case that had far-reaching consequences, has died aged 65.
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Sea change: SuperGold cards to be allowed on Auckland ferry
3 May 2024The government is set to enable newcomers Island Direct to become part of the SuperGold card scheme from the 1 July. Audio
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'Nobody's coming to save us' - How capitalism became a 'vulture'
Economist 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. Audio
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Totally Chill: Bids roll in for Martin Phillipps' music collection
Part of the collection of the former Chills leader is up for auction. His friend Bruce Mahalski talks to Music 101 about some of the best items. Audio
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Plea for focus on disease prevention
The government needs to step up in the wake of a report showing a third of Kiwis have unmet health needs, Professor Boyd Swinburn says.
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Man who took covert photos of children in changing rooms sentenced to 4 years prison
3 May 2024The 48-year-old man was sentenced in the Nelson District Court.
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