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Love from Leo - celeb fans lead to big jump in donations to conservation
3 May 2024One of the world's biggest stars has posted about kiwi conservation projects online, part of a steady stream of celebrity interest in Aotearoa efforts.
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Free speech debate back on as uni expands panel diversity
A perceived right-wing bias and concerns about panellist diversity have pushed Victoria University to reformat its debate.
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'Crime-free nirvana' unrealistic - Police Minister
But police will have more powers, and the retail and security sectors have a range of levers at their disposable, Mark Mitchell says. Audio
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ECan chair steps down, pending investigation
3 May 2024This follows recent media comments about Peter Scott's farming activity.
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Christchurch Mayor thinks it may be time for new Art Centre trustees
3 May 2024The trustees have asked the council for almost $2 million to ensure the heritage building can stay operating.
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Two men arrested in bushland after burglary at Whakatāne Michael Hill
3 May 2024A police dog was used to track the alleged offenders after a member of the public spotted them in a paddock.
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Council refuses to release audit into serious allegations of financial mismanagement
3 May 2024The Buller District Council has refused to release a forensic audit into serious allegations of financial mismanagement relating to the council's Project Management Office.
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'Graveyard robbery': Region's burial costs could increase up to 354%
3 May 2024The cost of having a weekend burial in South Waikato could be about to skyrocket. Audio
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Body of one of two missing fishermen found
3 May 2024The body of one of two fishermen missing in Northland since Wednesday has been recovered, but the other man remains missing.
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Three arrests after police raid at Tūrangi property
3 May 2024Three people were arrested in a police operation in Tūrangi Thursday.
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Woman wanted by police believed to be in Wellington area
3 May 2024Police are asking the public to help find a woman who has breached her bail conditions.
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Missing boy, 9, found safe after three weeks
3 May 2024A 9-year-old boy who had been missing for three weeks in Māngere has been found.
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South Wairarapa Mayor not backing down
3 May 2024South Wairarapa Mayor Martin Connelly has returned from a two-month leave of absence to a council he remains at odds with.
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Man arrested after allegedly firing weapon near Wellington Hospital
3 May 2024A man who allegedly fired a weapon during a fight near Wellington Hospital Wednesday has been arrested.
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Australian avoids deportation from NZ over gang activity
3 May 2024A woman has successfully appealed against a conviction she says would have split up her family if she was deported.
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Heavy swell warning for Wellington, Wairarapa
3 May 2024The swells could be as high as 4.5 metres and thunderstorms are possible also, MetService says.
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Video shows school students fleeing man with machete
3 May 2024Students were seen fleeing from a street brawl involving a person armed with a machete in Auckland.
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The woman fighting climate change with accounting
3 May 2024Wendy McGuinness has a different take on what's holding back climate action in New Zealand.
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Man wanted over 'violent' kidnapping arrested on Waiheke Island
3 May 2024Four people connected to the Mongols gang have been arrested as police probe a kidnapping in Auckland.
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Two missing fishermen recently moved to NZ with young families
3 May 2024The spot they were fishing at, known as The Gap, is notorious for its large swells and known among locals as a danger zone.
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What we're wearing on NZ Music T-shirt Day 2024
3 May 2024If you think RNZ is a place where people unironically wear grey cardigans and socks with sandals, prepare to be dazzled by our collection of NZ music t-shirts on NZ Music T-shirt Day.
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'I'm going to come up one morning and find someone has died': Seven crashes at one fence
3 May 2024Tracy Watson has repaired the same fence over and over times.
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Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
3 May 2024The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?
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'Can't even stop people vaping in class': Students on the phone ban
3 May 2024Teachers can't even get students to stop vaping, so how will they police phones, asks one pupil.
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