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Council calls for tougher dog laws, rescuers overwhelmed
Auckland Council impounded more than 12,000 dogs last year - more than half were euthanised. Frontline rescuers and local leaders say the crisis requires immediate on-the-ground action and law reform.
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'Big learning curve': Warriors rookie Puketapu choses league pathway over softball
Maarire Puketapu can probably thank the Covid pandemic for diverting her sporting career towards the NZ Warriors NRLW programme. As a teenager, she represented New Zealand as a softball…
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Vigilance, not luck, helping NZ avoid widespread measles outbreak
But Kiwis are still reluctant to be vaccinated, since Covid.
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Departing councillor: 'Social media abuse has got out of hand'
A long-serving local body councillor has called it quits, blaming government input and "contempt", and social media abuse.
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Review: 'Universal Language' an absurdist comedy in the spirit of Wes Anderson
19 Jul 2025In Matthew Rankin's film Universal Language, a heartbroken man goes home to Winnipeg in snowy Manitoba - but it's not what you might expect.
Fatal crash at Matakana closes road
One dead after serious crash downs powerlines, closes major Marlborough highway
Politics
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Decision on additional Tasman flood funds not yet made - PM
19 Jul 2025But news that a rain radar for the top of the South Island will be funded by MetService has been welcomed.
'Woman's voice' Diane Calvert joins Wellington mayoral race
Local democracy under threat? Officials warn against removing council 'four wellbeings'
Sport
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Phoenix shock Welsh glamour side Wrexham in pre-season upset
19 Jul 2025The Wellington club's academy players manufactured the winning goal just after halftime.
British & Irish Lions best Australia in Brisbane
All Blacks talk up Hamilton before tonight's test against France
Business
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What's the cheapest way to heat your home?
The cost of heating your home makes up about a third of what you pay for power each month.
New Zealand First's Cash Transactions Protection Bill - What it is and what it could do
Is an inheritance relationship property - Ask Susan
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Decline and fall: Why golden eras end
18 Jul 2025If we want to continue living in a golden era we must be like the Athenians - not the Spartans, says Swedish historian Johan Norberg.
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'Super proud of my brother': Tributes to Fat Freddy's Drop founder Faiumu
18 Jul 2025King Kapisi first met 'Mu' while recording demos at a Wellington radio station in the 1990s. Audio
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'Make it stop': Moviegoers boo 'weird', 'offensive' AI video
18 Jul 2025Auckland film buffs are decrying the pre-movie video featuring Māori and 'Russell Crowe'.
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'Alright, bye': Top Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush
18 Jul 2025Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush.
RNZ Music
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Hymns on Sunday, 20 July 2025
about 1 hour agoThe Prayer of St Francis is a lovely peace prayer that came to be attributed to the saint around 1920, when somebody had it printed on the back of card with St Francis’s picture on it. When South African songwriter Sebastian Temple adapted the words of the prayer and set them to music by in the 1960s, he kept the St Francis attribution along with his own title: Make me a channel of your peace. Audio
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DJ Mu the 'producer and pulse' of Fat Freddy's Drop has died
Chris Faiumu, founder of one of Aotearoa's most successful bands, died unexpectedly this week. He leaves a rich musical legacy as a DJ, producer, and founding member of the Roots Foundation and Fat Freddy's Drop.
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When musical worlds combine
Singer and composer Geneva AM and arranger and double bass player Eric Scholes talk about turning an electro-waiata into a striking piece of classical chamber music. Video, Audio
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Winds in Wellington
Ahead of this year's National Concert Band Festival, its coordinator James Bevin talks with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
In Depth
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'Alright, bye': Top Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush
Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush. Audio
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Hijacked website filled with AI-generated gibberish'
A section of a local website was hijacked, then AI generated, made-up news stories about the conservation estate started showing up.
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Cancer warning labels on Kiwi wines
A warning label about the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers now appears on Villa Maria wines sold in Ireland. Audio
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Court rejects athlete union's bid to appeal employment ruling
The court's decision brings to an end the long-running legal battle between The Athletes' Co-operative and the government's sport agency.
What You Need to Know
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Why New Zealand First wants to require businesses to accept cash
Explainer - A member's bill put forward by New Zealand First would require businesses to accept cash as payment. Here's what you need to know. Audio
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What is a flash flood and why are they so dangerous?
Explainer - Hundreds are dead or missing in Texas flash floods. The Tasman District has been hit hard. Why is flash flooding so hard to predict? Video
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Birth trauma - what is it and how do people heal?
Explainer - It's Birth Trauma Awareness Week - but what is it exactly and why should you know what it is?
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Why KFC went after a teen's business logo
Explainer: Why does a giant global corporation care so much about the logo being used by a young Christchurch entrepreneur?
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Comment & Analysis
New Barbie has type 1 diabetes
The doll comes with a visible insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, devices many people with diabetes rely on.
Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?
Explainer: Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority.
Trump tries to rewrite history on being 'fooled' by Putin
Analysis: It remains to be seen just how lasting and severe President Donald Trump's turn against Vladimir Putin will be. Audio
Analysis: ACT's campaign calculus
The party's challenge this term has been - and remains - how to stand apart from its coalition partners without pulling apart the government. Audio