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Funeral home probe: Second director arrested
15 Mar 2025Police have arrested another funeral director in relation to an investigation relating to inappropriate handling of burials at an Auckland cemetery.
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Council locked in a battle of wills with Ministry of Health over fluoridation
13 Mar 2025Whangārei councillors will be asked to revoke an earlier decision not to fluoridate the city's water supply.
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Police 'extremely concerned' as person hospitalised after taking unknown substance
13 Mar 2025It comes after three were found unresponsive at a property in Wairarapa after taking illicit substances.
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Take down notice - 11 March 2025
11 Mar 2025On 11 March 2025, RNZ removed a story from the website which inaccurately referred to New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson driving the Albert Park circuit ahead of...
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Advocacy group takes government to court over speed limit increases
10 Mar 2025The government plans to reverse former Labour government's speed limit reductions.
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Sheep farmers suspended after animal welfare investigation
6 Mar 2025Two farmers have been temporarily suspended as part of a New Zealand Merino Company investigation into allegations around animal welfare at some of its supplier's farms.
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Firefighters with wrong gear burned by sulphuric acid - report
27 Feb 2025Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout by a supplier delivering the acid to a damaging spill near Napier last year. Audio
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Teacher shortage 'no surprise', head of secondary principals group says
23 Feb 2025Vaughan Couillault says the data now reflects what teachers have already been experiencing.
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'Severe disruption' for Auckland roads until new bridges built
23 Feb 2025This story, "Six years 'severe disruption' on Auckland roads predicted, until new bridges built," has been retracted by RNZ for failing to meet editorial standards.
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Texts reveal govt was warned fast-track bill broke rules
20 Feb 2025Documents show a behind-the-scenes struggle to pass the contentious law.
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With billions in ‘profit’ exempt from tax, changes to NZ’s charity rules are long overdue
19 Feb 2025The profit made on every breakfast bowl of weet-bix is tax exempt, giving the church-owned Sanitarium Health Food Company an advantage over other breakfast food companies. But this could be about to…
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Pharmacist mishandled patient's dosages during pandemic, report finds
11 Feb 2025A man was admitted to hospital suffering episodes of fainting and dizzy spells after being wrongly overprescribed medication.
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The best and worst insurance companies, as ranked by customers
Insurance companies FMG and MAS have once again topped the list in Consumer NZ's annual insurance satisfaction survey for car, house and contents insurance.
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Council pays influencers to boost tourism
3 Feb 2025It's costing ratepayers about $7000 but the council says it's creating profit for local businesses.
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Economists challenge details of Luxon's new growth plan
The PM's scene-setting speech this year has focused on growth, but four economists' say his plans are mixed at best.
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Inquiry into judge's conduct recommended after abuse of Winston Peters
The Judicial Conduct Commissioner has called for an investigation into a District Court judge's behaviour at a private event in November.
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Russian businessman buys former Ashburton council building
4 Feb 2025A Russian business that owns a high country station in Mid Canterbury now owns a slice of Ashburton's CBD.
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Vital not to let kids' diets hit 'rock bottom' during cancer treatment - academic
29 Jan 2025A researcher got so sick of arguments over the importance of good food for helping children with cancer she's leading a study on it.
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Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
The Methodist minister who became a Cabinet minister is being remembered as a "principled voice".
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State landlord issues 10 times more warnings to unruly tenants
10 Jan 2025Housing Minister Chris Bishop says more notices and shorter complaint wait times show its crackdown on Kāinga Ora tenants is working.
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Top tips for landing a job in tight labour market
2 Jan 2025Jobseekers are competing with hundreds of other applicants. Here's how to stand out.
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Timaru meatworks shuts its doors after 138 years
Red-meat co-op Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant today.
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Polyfest scales back: 'They're seeing it as a cost, rather than an investment'
23 Dec 2024Polyfest organisers are scaling back next year's event and blaming the government for not fronting up more cash.
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