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Low income households cut back on showering, washing and cooking as power bills rise
They are also spending disproportionately more of their income on power costs, researchers say.
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Departing NZME journalist urges followers to ditch podcast
13 Nov 2024Frances Cook claims she's had her podcast "taken".
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Who is the best mobile phone service provider?
13 Nov 2024Consumer NZ has released its annual survey into the best, and worst, companies. Audio
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NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms
31 Oct 2024Analysis: As we agonise over hospitals, a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single rooms.
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'You don't have to beg': Local food basket providing kai for 800 people a week
13 Nov 2024A unique food rescue operation is feeding 800 locals a week in an effort to reduce food insecurity in the community. Audio
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'Are they listening to us?': Residents fume as AT mulls cutting ferry service
13 Nov 2024Auckland Transport is commissioning an independent study on transport options for the Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Audio
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About 40 vehicles take part in Porirua gang funeral procession, police say
13 Nov 2024Police say a further 30 or so vehicles went straight to Whenua Tapu Cemetery.
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Can hairdressers spot skin cancer?
13 Nov 2024Mike McIntyre folded down his client's ear to get a "clear workspace" for his clippers and spotted an angry-looking skin lesion.
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Lord of the Rings musical an unforgettable masterpiece
A new musical version of Tolkien's epic novels is an all-singing, all-dancing immersion into Middle-earth.
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Suicide callouts taking toll on paramedics, study finds
13 Nov 2024"If you're a human being and you've got feelings, how can you not be traumatised?" one participant said.
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'It's all about being one': Preparing for the arrival of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
13 Nov 2024First Person - Just before the hīkoi reached Tāmaki Makaurau, First Up's Leonard Powell popped over to the Te Kamaka Marae for a look behind the scenes. Audio
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Talk but little help for Fijians facing rising sea levels
13 Nov 2024Crops and vegetables contaminated with sea water, an ocean that's getting fished out, and inundation at high tide is the reality of life for perhaps hundreds of Fijian villages
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Measles case confirmed on Waiheke Island
12 Nov 2024Health officials have warned residents on the island to stay vigilant for any symptoms as it releases locations of interest.
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Hīkoi to cross Auckland's Harbour Bridge, delays expected
13 Nov 2024Two northbound lanes will be closed until the convoy is across and Auckland commuters are advised to plan ahead.
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Minister uses 'extraordinary' power during NZDF strike
12 Nov 2024About 1000 civilian workers have ramped up industrial action in the last week, with NZDF refusing to offer a pay increase.
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'You deserved so much better' - Christopher Luxon apologises to survivors of abuse in care
12 Nov 2024The Prime Minister's long-awaited and historic apology to survivors of abuse in care included the announcement of a national remembrance day as emotions ran high around the country
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Survivor says apology felt 'empty' without redress
12 Nov 2024The Prime Minister's long-awaited and historic apology to survivors of abuse in care included the announcement of a national remembrance day, but some say they wanted more detail about the redress…
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NZ Trotting Cup: What you need to know
12 Nov 2024A couple of New Zealand horses are out to spoil the party for Australian star trotter Swayzee in today's New Zealand Trotting Cup.
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Trump sparks interest rate warning for NZ
Fitch Solutions has updated New Zealand's economic outlook for 2025 to account for Donald Trump's trade policies.
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Former high-cost lender Eagle Man fined $200k
The Commerce Commission says Eagle Man breached multiple aspects of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.
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KiwiSaver funds grew by $7 billion in three months
It is up on an $8 billion increase in the first half of 2024.
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Man jailed for nearly four years for fraud in relation to Covid business support loans
An Upper Hutt man has been jailed for nearly four years after fraudulently obtaining more than $80,000 in Covid business support loans.
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Wellington Airport sale still possible - council's chief financial officer
12 Nov 2024But Andrea Reeves stressed it is not their preferred option.
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Abuse in care apology will never erase what happened but helps with 'closure'
12 Nov 2024An apology without action is just empty words, survivors say, after hours of speeches from heads of government agencies and politicians were broadcast around the country. Audio
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