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A pub, a pond and a body: What happened to Mikey?
Michael Tamatea left work one night, and was found dead in a pond the next morning. So what happened in-between?
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Live: 'An end, a real end': Trump mulls strikes on Iran
38 minutes ago"I'm not too much in the mood to negotiate": Officials say the US president is considering attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities as his patience wears thin.
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Should Kiwis pay the high price for NZ dairy overseas buyers will?
We 'feed the world', but butter costs 50% more than it did a year ago.
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'Don't put your kids online' - Top cop's warning to parents
about 2 hours agoAI is being used to create fake child abuse images of real children.
The Briefing
New Zealand
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Tom Phillips and family likely to be 'moving quite regularly' in cold bush, says hunter
35 minutes agoThe oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day.
Scientists may have found a big, mysterious carbon sink in the South Island
More than 200 senior Northland doctors, dentist striking over pay dispute with Health NZ
Politics
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Luxon arrives in China intent on rock-steady with no 'potholes'
The prime minister says the China visit is important right now given the immense global uncertainty.
MFAT providing 'extremely vague' advice for Kiwis trapped in Iran
New standards may be needed for NZ's critical communications infrastructure
Sport
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'RunIt' putting clothes on kids and food in fridge, winner says
17 Jun 2025The winner of a $20k Auckland competition said the money has 'helped massively' with his young family.
Netball: Kiri Wills gets coaching contract extension in Australian league
Ardie Savea confirms sabbatical to play in Japan
Business
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Funeral costs in the spotlight
5:22 am todayEven funeral directors believe death could be done better, but how to achieve that is up for debate.
Du Val directors Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke want assets unfrozen and passports back
Māori Millionaire: Money without health is meaningless
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Why do phones sometimes not ring when people call?
about 1 hour agoAnalysis - And how do they actually work?
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Ryan Fox does it on his own and continues to rise in the rankings
17 Jun 2025Ryan Fox's hot streak in golf has resulted in him climbing another two places to 30th in the world rankings.
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Big, mysterious carbon sink possibly found in South Island
20 minutes agoBut scientists caution more work is needed before New Zealand could claim the discovery as a climate win.
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Watch: Israel strikes Iran's state TV station during broadcast
17 Jun 2025Footage showed a newsreader hurrying from her seat as a blast struck
RNZ Music
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Live: Ākarana Piano Quartet
Respected solo players with distinct voices come together as one in this intense, exhilarating concert to lift the spirits. Hear music by Turina, Martinu and R Schumann, as well as a NZ premiere inspired by a colourful abstract painting.
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Hymns on Sunday, 15 June 2025
We're marking Trinity Sunday this week with a selection of hymns including Holy, Holy, Holy and Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us. Audio
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Writing the book of the Kiwi classical guitar
Matthew Marshall is about to embark on another tour of New Zealand and beyond, but he's also writing a history of the classical guitar in Aotearoa. Audio
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From Wellington to Wells
Young Wellington tenor Herbert Zelenski is off to the UK to take up the position of Choral Scholar at Wells Cathedral. Audio
In Depth
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'Don't put your kids online' - Top cop's warning to parents
about 2 hours agoAI is being used to create fake child abuse images of real children.
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Judge criticises agency for wasting public money on legal 'distraction'
The man's lawyer said while the legal stoush was ongoing there had been no change in the man's living situation.
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How a key law sparks such wildly different interpretations
Is it a law to make us all happier and healthier? Or an all-out assault on te Tiriti? It depends who you ask. Audio
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The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
The US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system. New Zealand nay feel the effects.
What You Need to Know
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Why disposable vapes will vanish from stores this week
Explainer - What exactly is being banned? What are the new rules? And what does it mean for the industry and vapers? Audio
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Covid is still around - so what are the isolation rules now?
Explainer - Do you still have to isolate if you get Covid? Can you get free RAT tests? Here's what you need to know.
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Could California actually leave the US?
Explainer - After the US military was called in over anti-Trump protests in LA, perennial talk of California seceding sparked up again. Could it really happen? Audio
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Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it and why the controversy?
Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and some of the concerns.
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Why do phones sometimes not ring when people call?
Analysis - And how do they actually work?
Israel's attacks on Iran hint at bigger goal - regime change
Analysis - Israel's surprise attack aims to disrupt Tehran's nuclear programme, but the scale, choice of targets and its politicians' own words suggest another…
What's it like to survive a mass disaster?
Being a sole survivor of a mass casualty event can have complex psychological challenges. Audio
Los Angeles protests not the American dream
Analysis: As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented migrants, stages mass deportations and raids workplaces, for many the American dream is…