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Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story
A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization.
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Was the Mangawhai storm a tornado? Here's what science tells us
28 Jan 2025Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.
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Scars still linger two years on from devastating Auckland Anniversary storm
28 Jan 2025Damaged homes still dot the streets in one suburb, marked for demolition after being inundated in January 2023.
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Automotive workshop toilet tiff resolved
28 Jan 2025Spud Motors in Masterton was incorrectly told it needed more loos after the council refused to grant building consent for just one unisex toilet of the premises.
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Fonterra caught up in misinfo about supplement
There's been a social media backlash to companies using the supplement overseas, with many pouring their milk down the drain on camera.
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Why your phone does not make for the best alarm clock
27 Jan 2025Phones have replaced many things: computers, calculators, cameras and maps, but returning to an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of your phone might help you get up and go in the morning.
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Scars still linger two years on from devastating Auckland Anniversary storm
27 Jan 2025Damaged homes still dot the streets in one suburb, marked for demolition after being inundated in January 2023.
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'It hit me, how much of a privilege it is to be Māori'
27 Jan 2025First person - After being separated from her roots as a child, Tracey Perkins and her fiancé are raising their tamariki to know who they are and where they come from.
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What four economists make of the government's new growth plan
27 Jan 2025The 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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'So thankful she made it out alive': Residents take in tornado damage
27 Jan 2025The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, power lines and trees.
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The best Chinese vegetarian dishes, according to chefs
27 Jan 2025A lot of Chinese cooking features meat - but you shouldn't overlook delicious meals like tomato egg and vegetarian dumplings, chefs say.
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Interest rates are dropping, but will we get a mortgage war?
Borrowers hoping for further relief could be disappointed - at least for now. Here's why.
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Reward and retribution: What week one of Trump 2.0 taught us
27 Jan 2025The deep divisions over the man who has taken back the White House were on stark display in the US capital this week
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Land Girl: Centenarian's lessons from a lifetime of farming
27 Jan 2025Jill McKenzie has packed an awful lot of living into her 101 years.
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How decades of effort brought kōkako song back to the forests
27 Jan 2025Twenty-five years ago the fate of kōkako looked bleak, but concerted efforts have turned the tide.
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'Freaking amazing': Ohakune businesses thriving after Desert Road closure
26 Jan 2025It has been less than two weeks, but Helen Brown from Utopia Cafe said the closure had been "freaking amazing" for business so far.
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People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy - study
Men with the disorder die up to nine years younger, while the difference can be a whopping 11 years for women.
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Could this festival replace Homegrown in Wellington?
26 Jan 2025While it is not a music festival, there'll be a sea shanty sing-along at New Zealand's first-ever Seaweed Festival.
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Holly Arrowsmith: 'If I wasn't a musician I'd cut ties with social media'
25 Jan 2025Ahead of the Auckland Folk Festival, Christchurch singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith chats to Charlotte Ryan and shares six of her favourite contemporary folk songs, on The Mixtape. Video
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NZ's economy took 'developed world's biggest hit'
New Zealand's economy suffered the biggest hit in the world in 2024, HSBC says, but there are signs that conditions are starting to improve.
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RNZ Pacific celebrates 35 years of covering region
24 Jan 2025Although RNZ has been broadcasting to the Pacific since 1948, in the late 1980s the government saw the benefit of upgrading the service. Thus RNZI was born in 1990, with a small dedicated team.
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Watch: 'Two invisible tribes' - Seymour's State of the Nation
24 Jan 2025The ACT leader has used his first major speech of the year to argue the country is at a tipping point.
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'Entire Pacific region at risk' - UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak
Fiji's minister for health and medical services has declared an HIV outbreak, saying "HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for."
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Head Hunter attacks couple at petrol station during crime spree
24 Jan 2025An innocent bystander gave Kevin Grey a friendly nod. Moments later he and his partner were being viciously attacked.
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