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How to drive safely on the highways this holiday season
6:53 am todayPolice say they will work hard to keep people safe on the road - but road users need to play their part too.
The hidden costs of periods could be more than $4 billion a year
The best music to play on your summer roadtrip, picked by RNZ
Politics
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Parliament's final sitting day an insight into party factions
On Parliament's last day of the year, there was a rare glimpse of the factions within the major parties. Audio
How diplomats have broken the law in NZ - and what happened next
Former Labour MP, North Shore mayor Ann Hartley dies
Sport
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White Ferns face must-win game against Australia
6:44 am todayRain washed out game one, now the White Ferns must beat the world's best side twice in a row to secure a special piece of silverware.
The sporting highlights of 2024
How Liam Lawson found out he was in: 'Welcome to Red Bull Racing'
Business
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Do EVs still stack up after a tough year?
20 Dec 2024Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?
Financial Markets Authority files against InvestNow for anti-money laundering rule breaches
Insurers, banks decline claims for Christmas mishaps
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Featured stories
Can you leave your cat or dog alone overnight?
With summer in full swing, it's easy to start thinking about a quick getaway. But what about your pets?
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How long does it take to lose track of time on holiday?
When the need to watch the clock disappears our brains respond in some intriguing ways, writes Richard Larsen.
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The Sampler's favourite NZ albums of 2024
From Pacific dub to knotty guitars, Tony Stamp looks back at a year of musical offerings from Aotearoa. Video
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The most common injuries at Christmas
Be careful carving your ham and take it easy hanging up festive decor. Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Parrot wins Quote of the Year competition
20 Dec 2024For the first time in its 14-year history, Massey University's Quote of the Year competition has been won by an animal.
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Insurers, banks decline claims for Christmas mishaps
20 Dec 2024A hospitalised reveller, a serially delayed traveller and a disgruntled borrower are just some of the cases revealed by a deep-dive.
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Under-18s barred from Auckland's Laneway Festival despite buying tickets
20 Dec 2024An application to admit younger patrons has been rejected.
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Where have all Auckland's Chinese bookstores gone?
20 Dec 2024Once thriving book stores have closed as people move their reading online.
RNZ Music
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RNZ Concert: Summer Season Highlights
RNZ Concert sounds good this summer. Here are some of our holiday highlights for you to enjoy on the radio or online in coming days.
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William Dart bows out after 45 years of New Horizons
In 1980, William Dart was asked to host a 10-part music series, which went on to become a decades-long institution on RNZ. He talks with Bryan Crump about the show.
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New Horizons: Looking Back
With just two programmes of New Horizons to go, it's time for reflection this week as William Dart dips back into the archives for treasured moments with Chris Knox, Mahinaarangi Tocker, and Charlotte Yates. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 15 December 2024
Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, and New Zealand carols From Pastures Green and Pohutukawa Carol. Audio
In Depth
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Plans for hotel and hostel surprise leafy suburb's residents
Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.
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In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
Every summer, manta rays cruise the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Researchers are racing to find out more.
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly…
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Podmore inquest questions former cycling boss' later appointment
Before adjourning, the inquest heard an executive found to have demonstrated "sub-optimal" leadership was the best candidate for a later role at High…
What You Need to Know
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The tikanga dos and don'ts of pounamu
Want to gift someone pounamu - or buy it for yourself? Here's what master carvers and other kaitiaki would like you to know.
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What we know about the man accused of shooting a CEO
Luigi Mangione, 26, is an Ivy League graduate from a prominent family, who once favourably reviewed the manifesto of the Unabomber.
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Is it 10,000 or 40,000? How to count a big crowd
Explainer - Estimates of hīkoi attendees ranged from more than 100,000 to fewer than 30,000. We look at the challenges and controversies of crowd counting.
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Bird flu in NZ: What you need to know
Explainer - Can we still eat NZ eggs? And are our native birds safe? As 80,000 birds are to be killed on an Otago farm, here's what we know so far.
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Comment & Analysis
Getting people out of cars is possible
Despite efforts by governments, councils and individuals, sustained increases in the use of alternative modes of transport remain elusive.
What France's landmark mass rape trial shows about its society
Analysis: Many have called the response a socio-cultural earthquake.
Sport funding risks a return to 'win at all costs' model
Analysis - High Performance Sport New Zealand's new funding model will put athletes under even more pressure, Holly Thorpe writes.
Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks
Based on previous experience, here's what we might see next.