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Teen facing Sydney terror charges was already before the courts
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Wellington's Garage Project wins silver at 2024 World Beer Cup
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Yoghurt pouches recalled over fears of plastic contamination
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Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?
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After-hours clinics on verge of collapse in some regions
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Mea Motu dominates Thai opponent
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Business
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Consumer optimism plummets in Wellington
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Easy Eats: Loaded Larb Eggplant with Brown Rice
Sam Parish likes to jazz up seasonal eggplants in a citrus-drunk mince medley.
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The Taranaki gym encouraging seniors to lift weights
Gym coach Dane Carr tells Kathryn Ryan how strength training is improving the lives of his older clients. Audio
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How to help free your kids from screen addiction
Ten years after her teen son developed an addiction to gaming, American nurse Melanie Hempe helps other parents redirect their children back to the "real in-person world". Audio
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Jimmy Barnes: 'I've grown up a hell of a lot!'
Scottish-born Aussie rocker Jimmy Barnes has a new lease on life but also finds comfort in looking back. Audio
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How to help free your children from screen addiction
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What it takes to take out rats
26 Apr 2024Rat eradication from islands is a team sport. It's not a competition - but if it were, New Zealand would surely be up there.
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The Week in Politics: Days of drama and demotions
26 Apr 2024Analysis - Two ministers were stripped of portfolios, drama broke out at the Waitangi Tribunal, and the gang patch ban bill ran into opposition.
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Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?
26 Apr 2024Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
RNZ Music
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The Dandy Warhols on where it all began, new album and NZ show
Psychedelic rock band the Dandy Warhols have been making music for 30 years, but they still only feel "pressure to blow our own minds", their frontman says. Audio
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Illmatic - one of the greatest hip hop albums ever recorded.
30 years after the debut album by New York rapper Nas, Kiwis pay tribute to a rap classic. Audio
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Celebrating two decades of Nota Bene
Ahead of its 20th anniversary concert, Nota Bene's founding music director Christine Argyle and current music director Maaike Christie-Beekman join Bryan Crump to discuss the Wellington chamber choir's secrets to success. Audio
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REVIEW: Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
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30 with Guyon: Roseanne Liang
The director of cult hit Creamerie talks to Guyon Espiner about her up-coming Hollywood blockbuster and her love of action film.
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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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Minister accused of ‘gaslighting’ over Fast Track Bill
Cabinet Minister Chris Bishop suggested members of the public could submit projects of their own for consideration under the bill.
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
Community leader Dave Letele considered Christopher Luxon a friend - until the PM reacted badly to an open letter he signed decrying racism.
What You Need to Know
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Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
Smaller agencies are making deepest cuts as they look to save costs, RNZ data shows.
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What new research about the pandemic shows
And how New Zealand's experience with Covid-19 was very different to most of the world.
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Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?
On April 25 each year, New Zealanders at home and around the world mark Anzac Day. Do you know why?
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Proposed anti-gang laws: What you need to know
We've been hearing a lot about anti-gang measures, with new legislation going through Parliament. RNZ is here to explain what it's all about.
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Analysis - The odds are still stacked against property investors, as market conditions continue to favour first-home buyers. Audio
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Week in Politics: The Tribunal, gangs, demotions
Analysis - Two ministers were stripped of portfolios, drama broke out at the Waitangi Tribunal, and the gang patch ban bill ran into opposition.
Aces in their places: Luxon plays coy over ministers' competence
Analysis - The PM framing the demotion of two ministers as the portfolios getting "too complex" is a charitable way of saying they weren't up to the job.