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Why so many new teachers feel unprepared for classrooms
8:23 am todayAn Education Review Office report found graduates from some universities felt better prepared than others, as did those from courses that involved more time in the classroom.
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79-year-old man killed in late-night crash in Northland
11:42 am todayA 79-year-old man died at the scene after his vehicle crashed into a ditch south of Mangōnui.
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KiwiRail to begin work to resolve issues on Wairarapa line
12:21 pm todayKiwiRail laid the tracks too close together meaning passenger carriages do not fit.
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Success for giant wētā breeding programme at new lab
8:43 am todayThe critically-threatened Mahoenui giant wētā has been bred in captivity for the first time in decades - at a new centre especially set up for the task.
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Sleep position secrets: How you sleep may affect your health
12 May 2024Sleep positions can affect how you sleep and cause or aggravate some health issues, a sleep scientist says. Audio
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Banned plant toxic to humans and livestock set to bloom
Farmers and gardeners are being asked to keep an eye out for a poisonous pest plant that will bloom in June.
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Explainer: Why the Aurora isn't just a pretty light show
12 May 2024Why are the Southern Lights so colourful? And how do they affect the climate?
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'They treat everyone like trash' - MSD receives almost 5000 complaints about staff in two years
12 May 2024People seeking support from Work and Income say MSD staff are lacking compassion.
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Transpower extends notice as solar tsunami heads to Earth
12 May 2024Another flare explosion on the Sun has hurled a solar tsunami towards Earth.
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More than 600 bags of rubbish removed from Christchurch waterways
7:48 am todayDumped TVs, microwaves and lounge cushions were just some of the items that close to 1000 volunteers collected.
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Schools failing autistic and other neurodivergent children - report
7:30 am todayA new report warns schools and early childhood centres are failing autistic and other neurodivergent children on an epic scale.
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Preparing for disaster: How Canterbury responds in an emergency
8:25 am todayMeetings in cupboards in over-crowded Emergency Operations Centres, equipment failures and inexperienced staff - report after report into our emergency responses have found widespread failures.
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Native trees planted at Lake Ōhau to honour firefighters
7:48 am todayThe blaze engulfed more than 5000 hectares of land, and destroyed nearly 50 properties.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
12 May 2024Rare bats return to Wellington, a glut of cheap, fresh fruit and veges and opera for Hawke's Bay teens are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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A Northland island has a very unusual problem...too many kiwi
12 May 2024Residents on Moturoa, in Ipipiri, have been forced to relocate the reclusive birds after their population swelled into the hundreds.
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AT considers exempting Wynyard Quarter from parking increases
12 May 2024Auckland Transport says it may make Wynyard Quarter exempt from increased street parking until the Wynyard Bridge reopens.
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WorkSafe sought more funding for Whakaari prosecutions just prior to trial
11:24 am todayWorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began last year.
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North Island region records -8.7C overnight
12 May 2024It has been another night of freezing temperatures but this time the central North Island bore the brunt of the current cold snap.
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'Massive heart attack': Club rugby player collapses on field; wife gives CPR
12 May 2024Stunned spectators watched as a rugby player collapsed and was given CPR, including by his wife, during a match at the Silverdale Rugby Club on Saturday.
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New 'Roads of Regional Significance' announced
The government its expanding Roads of National Significance to regional routes, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.
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Wharekura students take out rangatahi award at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2024
8 May 2024Wharekura students in Wellington are combining te reo and mātauranga Māori to help protect sites of significance and educate visiting manuhiri in their rohe.
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Sam Cane to retire from international rugby
2:46 pm todayHe's decided to focus on spending more time with family - and sign a long-term contract with Suntory Goliath in Tokyo. Video
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Rents, fuel and food holding up inflation
ANZ economist Henry Russell said the price rises were stronger than expected.
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Warning of tight winter ahead with NZ 'short' on energy capacity
The near-miss power grid emergency shows the need for more back-up, an energy analyst warns. Audio
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