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Franz Josef landowners angst over flood strategy: ‘It’s ruined our equity’
8 May 2024Waiho Flat landowners have expressed angst and frustration as they watch their devalued land "going down the river" despite a West Coast Regional Council promise four years ago they would be…
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'Transport disadvantaged': Inequity proving a barrier in Invercargill
7 May 2024Transport inequities are proving a barrier for some young people in Invercargill, preventing them from joining in group activities.
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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
11 May 2024Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
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Solar storm exciting rather than scary, says physics expert
11 May 2024An expert helping prepare NZ for the impacts of solar storms says Earth is in the middle of a pretty seriously big geomagnetic storm right now, but he stresses it is not an extreme event.
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Solar storm: Transpower puts electricity grid into 'more' resilient state
An "extreme" geomagnetic storm is affecting Earth at present.
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Bioenergy suggested to meet NZ's national power grid demands
Friday's power supply alert shows the need for a more resilient energy supply system, a biofuels advocate says.
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Quarry risk to TranzAlpine train, but no quick fix
11 May 2024Delays in the decommissioning of dangerous rock quarry near Greymouth have raised the ire of a West Coast regional councillor.
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Remains of woman missing since 1988 identified
11 May 2024Police have released the name of the person whose remains were found in Porirua in January.
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Wetland management: Council sets out plan to enhance processes
11 May 2024While the method wasn't watertight in court, Wellington's regional council says it still plans to use it to identify potential wetlands around the region.
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'Abuse and threats': Inside the decision to cancel drag queen library event
11 May 2024"Online abuse and threats" to attendees - "including children" - of a drag queen storytime event were among the reasons it was canned, a council review says.
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One dead after crash in north Taranaki
One person has died and three are seriously injured after a crash closed part of State Highway 3 near Urenui.
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Cold houses to blame for people needing to 'blast the heater' - Green Building Council
New Zealand's housing building standards are decades behind most other countries in the OECD, green building advocates say.
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What children eat for lunch around the world
With a full redesign of New Zealand's school lunch programme in the works, RNZ investigates how other countries keep their school students from going hungry.
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Rare solar storm forces Transpower response
11 May 2024Meanwhile, it has been another chilly start for some parts of the country with temperatures dropping as low as -6 degrees Celsius.
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Who will complete the Transmission Gully roading project?
Failing to anticipate the complexity of the consenting system is being cited as the the current builder's shortcomings, an Infrastructure Commission review says.
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Roadworker critically injured after truck rolled dies in Auckland Hospital
11 May 2024The man had been hit by a truck which rolled down a street in Remuera.
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Council wants homeowners to do their bit to future-proof Auckland
10 May 2024But while it is offering up services to check houses, it is not offering any cash to help homeowners make these changes.
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Fire crews battle major fire in Penrose
11 May 2024Firefighters were called to the blaze in a commercial property at around 3.40am.
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KiwiRail ferry, port projects wouldn't have broken even - even after 2050
10 May 2024The Transport Ministry has questioned whether KiwiRail is capable of continuing to run the service.
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'Alarming in its magnitude' - Engineer forged signatures on almost 1000 houses
10 May 2024Jonathan Beau Hall forged his supervisors' signatures - and a judge estimates the cost of his fraud to be in the millions.
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TVNZ breached collective agreement with union, ERA rules
10 May 2024TVNZ breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, a ruling says.
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Mother's Day weekend weather: Chilly nights, dry days on the cards
10 May 2024While the wintry temperatures are set to continue over the weekend, it won't be as cold as Thursday night. Video
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How selection criteria scuppered Olympic dreams
Do higher selection standards mean more Olympic success? Or are they killing off promising careers and crushing minor sports?
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Security guards seek power to detain as aggressive crime on the rise
Security guards need legal powers to detain offenders while committing a crime, an industry group says. Audio
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