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Child rapist case shows need for change
24 Mar 2016The case of a sex-offending school bus driver shows the Ministry of Education should look at new protocols, the school's lawyer says.
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Second flag referendum closes today
24 Mar 2016By the end of today, New Zealand will know if it has a new flag.
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Flooding hits West Coast, Nelson, Tasman
24 Mar 2016A state of emergency has been declared on the West Coast, with flooding also hitting Nelson and Tasman - and strong winds cutting power in Auckland.
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Wild weather: What you need to know
24 Mar 2016With wild weather lashing much of the country this morning, RNZ News' guide provides the latest key information.
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Fonterra's 'Dragons Den' plans for contractors
24 Mar 2016Fonterra is forcing its contractors who do maintenance to drop their prices in a 'Dragons Den' style process.
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Homes to be demolished for carpark
24 Mar 2016Residents on the edge of a Auckland park say they are frustrated and confused why their homes are being demolished to build a carpark.
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Keeping kids sweet - without the sugar hit
24 Mar 2016Easter's just a hop away and if you ask kids what that means their answer is likely to be chocolate. Audio
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River to run through hotel for several days
25 Mar 2016It could take another three days for Franz Josef's Waiho River to be re-routed away from the hotel it is now running through after it burst its banks.
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Auckland auction sales heat up again
25 Mar 2016A real estate firm says auction selling rates in Auckland have recovered, after a slump in auction sales late last year.
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Man charged over Whanganui incident
24 Mar 2016A 49-year-old man has been charged in relation to an incident in Whanganui, where a man was shot by officers who faced a man with a gun.
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Seven injured after Gisborne car crash
25 Mar 2016Two people have been critically injured and another five have been hospitalised after two cars collided just north of Gisborne.
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'Loud bangs' heard in Lower Hutt quarry fire
24 Mar 2016A quarry fire in Lower Hutt is under control and no radiation from a nearby cellphone tower has been found.
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Trapped tourists freed from rolled mini bus
24 Mar 2016A man whose cafe turned into a temporary triage centre after a minibus rolled near Rotorua is calling for the speed limit to be lowered in the area.
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US comedian Garry Shandling dies at 66
25 Mar 2016US actor Garry Shandling, who influenced a generation of comedians with his TV series It's Garry Shandling's Show, has died, aged 66.
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Radovan Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide
25 Mar 2016Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been convicted of genocide and war crimes during the 1992-95 war, and sentenced to 40 years in jail.
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Myanmar has golden chance to reform - Amnesty
25 Mar 2016Amnesty International is calling on the new government of Myanmar to immediately release all the nation's political prisoners.
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Porirua stadium renamed after Jerry Collins
25 Mar 2016Hundreds have turned out for a ceremony in Poruirua to name a rugby stadium after former All Black Jerry Collins, who died in France last year.
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Toby & Toby: Fizzing over Britain's sugar tax
23 Mar 2016OPINION: Britain is calling time on sugary drinks. Toby Manhire and Toby Morris explain.
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Sudanese law clerk racially harassed and bullied
24 Mar 2016A Sudanese law clerk who was found to have been racially harassed and bullied at an Auckland firm has been awarded $7500.
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Nelson marina charges could be doubled
24 Mar 2016Nelson boaties could have to pay twice as much to tie up in the city's council-owned marina. Audio
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Teapot tapes: PM pressured to reveal legal costs
23 Mar 2016The Prime Minister is coming under pressure to disclose how much taxpayer's money has been spent on legal costs in so-called 'teapot-tapes' defamation case.
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Spy agencies 'have open slather'
22 Mar 2016New Zealand's spy agencies have "open slather" access to Kiwis' personal information, warn the Privacy Commissioner and an author of the agencies review.
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Uncovered: More faults in steel testing
23 Mar 2016More evidence of faults in the quality control regime for construction steel has been uncovered by RNZ News.
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New Governor-General is Dame Patsy Reddy
22 Mar 2016Dame Patsy Reddy has been announced as the new Governor-General of New Zealand. Video
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