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New Zealand
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NZ's fruit wins in competitive Vietnamese produce market
26 Mar 2025NZ apple exporters are trying to capitalise on the increasingly wealthy Vietnamese consumer, while elbowing out global competition. Audio
More job losses likely at Tertiary Education Commission due to budget cuts
Police searching for van as part of Christchurch homicide investigation
Pacific
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No-confidence vote is a vital safety 'valve' for PNG - political scientist
26 Mar 2025Earlier this month, the Papua New Guinea government amended the country's constitution to make it more difficult to bring votes of no confidence in the government.
PNG Media Council calls for greater transparency over social media control testing
'Legalisation of dictatorship': Why Fiji government wants to change the country's 2013 Constitution?
Sport
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Cricket: Dropped catches cost White Ferns
26 Mar 2025The White Ferns have been beaten in the final T20 international against Australia in Wellington.
Super Rugby Pacific team namings: Big blow for Canes, Ardie back for MP
Formula 1: Liam Lawson dumped after two races - report
Politics
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Green MP Tamatha Paul doubles down on criticism of police
26 Mar 2025She says a "visible police presence" makes people feel "more on edge."
Fears over minister's bid to loosen psychologist rules
Labour's Peeni Henare not in contempt over 'disorderly' actions during Treaty Principles reading
World
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Natalia Grace's sad and bizarre adoption story gets the TV treatment
26 Mar 2025Good American Family is inspired by the harrowing but real story of Natalia Grace, who lives with a rare form of dwarfism. Here's the complicated true story.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ released from Israeli detention after being assaulted
Trump executive order boosts proof of citizenship requirements for voting in federal elections
Comment & Analysis
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Analysis: The government's latest plan for schools might fail the history test
26 Mar 2025Returning to national standards - either in name or just in spirit - should raise alarms for everyone.
Explainer: Why does everyone get so bloody angry about schoolboy rugby?
Does the end of Voice of America leave a void for China and Russia to fill?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Councillor rapped for assuming gender of mayors
26 Mar 2025An Invercargill councillor has apologised for assuming the gender of mayors after initially doubling down on his comment at a meeting.
Dad’s bike track dream to become a reality after battle
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Health New Zealand under fire for inaccurate palliative care recruitment claims
26 Mar 2025The agency said it was advertising for a specialist doctor for dying children, but there were no ads online until after the shortage was revealed publicly. Audio
‘Nightmare fuel’ - Kiwi soldier in Ukraine on the reality of drone warfare
New Zealand facing crisis in paediatric palliative care as sole specialist on leave
Te Ao Māori
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Tame Iti joins calls for release of Dean Wickliffe
26 Mar 2025The Māori rights activist wants his friend who is on a hunger strike to be freed after allegations of abuse by prison guards.
'A win for all Indigenous languages': Te reo Māori enters the Ivy League
Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa: The underground fashion week for Māori and Pacific creativity
Business
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What is the messaging app Signal?
26 Mar 2025The encrypted messaging app is secure for everyday use - but shouldn't be used by govt officials for conversations regarding national security, cyber security experts say.
Why it's tough to open a bank account
Owners of Kathmandu and Rip Curl post $20m half-year loss
Country
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'Record' year for cherry exports
26 Mar 2025This year's exports fetched about $124 million for New Zealand, according to Infometrics data.
Experienced farmer says Tasman's drought is worst he's seen
Thousands flock to South Island Agricultural Field Days
Environment
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Fact checking Winston Peters on climate accord
24 Mar 2025The deputy prime minister has questioned the country's role in fighting climate change - RNZ puts Winston Peters' main claims to the test. Audio
Voice of the Sea Ice: Life!
As scientists work to resurrect extinct animals, a paleogeneticist warns species like moa need to be trademarked
Media & Technology
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RNZ to run new series of political polls
21 Mar 2025The RNZ-Reid Research Poll will debut in April, with about four polls each year.
Billionaire aiming for NZME's board rejects journalists' concerns
What happens when a makeup artist loses his sight?
Identity
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How did we become known as 'Kiwis'?
16 Oct 2024How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird? Audio
Turning Palmerston North into the 'capital of drag' in Aotearoa
X-plainer: Who are Generation X?
IndoNZ
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Indian community unites behind a collective voice
26 Mar 2025Fourteen groups unite under an umbrella organisation to lend their voice to government policymaking.
Government opens consultation on free trade agreement with India
Home losses, coach’s departure sour start to Indian Panthers’ debut season
RNZ中文
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专家:【资源管理法】改革应该让房价更便宜
26 Mar 2025多位经济学家就政府的RMA改革发声,认为虽然短期内无法看到立竿见影的成效,但只要政策持续性能够得到保障,应该会有助于改善住房可负担性。
“猎鸭季”来临,一文读懂新西兰季节性狩猎规定
涉及亚裔当事人的纠纷导致法院案件积压