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Weather live: 'We've flooded where we've never flooded before' - 116 homes facing yellow and red stickers
More than 100 homes have been "moderately" affected by flooding, and more than 20 people remain at an evacuation centre. Follow the latest with RNZ's liveblog.
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What do supermarket workers really get paid?
The union says it is 'poverty wages'. Supermarkets say they pay fairly.
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Wairoa flooding would have been less if river bar opened sooner - council
24 minutes agoA contractor says it was a "losing battle" to clear a channel releasing rising Wairoa River water by the time they got the go-ahead. Audio
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All Whites v Tahiti: Live updates
36 minutes agoFollow all the OFC Nations Cup semi-final action from VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila.
The Briefing
New Zealand
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Tauranga mayoral candidates face off as election looms
11:19 am todayVoting papers will start going out this weekend to residents of Tauranga for the city's first local body elections in nearly five years, with four of the mayoral candidates facing off in a debate last…
Medical laboratory company posts big loss as staff struggle with workload
Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman to be sentenced today
Politics
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Bid to stop Wellington Airport share sale fails
An eleventh-hour attempt by three Wellington City Councillors to stop the sale of the council's airport shares has failed.
Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston fires back over councillor's use of 'derogatory terms'
Sport
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Olympics 2024: NZ names third ever artistic swimming duo
8:10 am todayEva Morris and Nina Brown are set to become just the third artistic swimming duo to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.
Netball: Tactix coach to stand down at the end of the season
Euro 2024: Newcomers Georgia shock Portugal 2-0 to advance
Business
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New Auckland wavepark a 'massive project for NZ'
26 Jun 2024Surf's up for Aucklanders, with the announcement that a new wavepark facility is coming to the city's North Shore.
Contact to cover fixed line charges for those hit by major power outage
New survey shows consumers still 'pessimistic'
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Maree MacLean: Staying sober without being a 'dry drunk'
Are you a 'dry drunk'? If you're sober but sitting on your hands when someone pops a drink, you fit the description, an author says. Audio
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Jess Cornelius processes pregnancy and heartache on new album
The Sampler - The always-candid LA-based expat processes pregnancy, heartache and ecological fears via expert, invigorating songcraft. Video, Audio
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Matariki holiday: What's open, what's not, and when you have to pay a surcharge
Like Easter, the date of Matariki changes from year to year, but it will always fall in June or July.
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's crack & pop fish and cauliflower pie
Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. This week Sam shares a wonderfully noisy dish that is as tasty as it is entertaining.
In Case You Missed It
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What to do - and what not to do - in a power cut
10:57 am todayThe East Coast, Northland and Coromandel have all been plunged into darkness recently. Here's what to do if it happens to you.
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Government cash for New Zealand's struggling gaming sector
5:44 am todayThe Detail - Gaming makes more money than any other entertainment category. So why is the sector getting government cash?
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Dreaming of a happy retirement? Draft up a plan
26 Jun 2024Detailed planning is the best way to set yourself up for a fulfilling retirement, say mother and daughter Di Murphy and Kristin Sutherland. Audio
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Free entry at Waitangi Treaty Grounds will help mark Matariki
26 Jun 2024It will also be available over the school holidays to help celebrate the reopening of SH1 over the Brynderwyns.
RNZ Music
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Tiki Taane on scoring new film Ka Whawhai Tonu: 'We shed DNA on that battlefield'
Composers Arli Liberman and Tiki Taane "went deep" for the film score. For Taane, whose ancestors fought in the 1864 battle the film depicts, the subject matter was very personal. Video, Audio
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Music 101 on Charlie XCX: How to become a BRAT
Charlotte Ryan speaks to Sam Robinson about Charli xcx’s Brat, one of the biggest albums of year. Audio
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Music Alive: NZTrio - Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
Prepare to be swept away by heartfelt melodies, staggering impressionistic beauty, a rambunctious journey through Irish melodies, an exciting new NZ work by Ross Harris, and the joy and nostalgia of village songs and Czech country dances.
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Review: Brooke Fraser with the Auckland Philharmonia at Spark Arena
Katie Fitzgerald is an easy mark for an orchestral reinvention of popular music. She found Brooke Fraser's work is well-suited to it when joining the venue's biggest crowd ever for a solo New Zealand artist.
In Depth
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'Pitiful' alcohol levy hike adds less than half a cent to price of beer
The levy has been raised but by less than half the amount that would even cover inflation.
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New Zealand's future in 'a world without China'
China is in trouble and Aotearoa needs to find its way out of a relying on it so much, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan says.
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The 'dogshit' Olympic selection criteria
Being picked to go to the Olympics should be a cause for celebration. But that's hard when you've had to call in the lawyers to make it happen.
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How Mea Motu's kids saved her life
In the latest episode of 30 With Guyon Espiner, boxer Mea Motu opens up about her abusive relationship and how her kids saved her life - more than once.
What You Need to Know
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What to do - and what not to do - in a power cut
The East Coast, Northland and Coromandel have all been plunged into darkness recently. Here's what to do if it happens to you.
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East Coast wind, rain and evacuations: What you need to know
Police have been going door to door as heavy rain and wind lashes the region, with local state of emergencies declared.
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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care: A timeline
Explainer - The final report from the long-running inquiry has been handed to the Governor-General. RNZ reflects on key points.
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Don't have tickets to Glastonbury? How to enjoy the festival from home
The UK's biggest music festival is back for 2024, with two New Zealand artists on the bill.
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Comment & Analysis
All Blacks season launch: Reinforcements already called to arms
The addition of some extra personnel felt an admission that things are going to get rough this season, writes Jamie Wall.
Success in treating persistent pain offers hope for those with Long Covid
Analysis - Its emergence has refocused attention on the incapacitating nature of persistent fatigue, Hamish Wilson and John Douglas Dunbar write.
Does One NZ's new ad campaign connect?
Analysis - The start of a OneNZ TV campaign glosses over the pain and loss at the heart of adoption, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll writes.
Modest approach on display in Chinese Premier's visit to NZ
Analysis - Li Qiang's visit was timely in an important and complex relationship, Jason Young writes.