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Cheese rolls and tax cuts: A quick guide to Budget 2024
With one week to go, this handy-dandy cheat sheet will bring you up to speed on all the jargon you need to impress your friends.
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Prominent wine grower smuggled Aussie cuttings into NZ in suitcase
The actions of winemaker and vineyard owner James Millton were described by a judge as "utterly inexplicable" and "unfathomable".
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Company with NZ prison contract advocates for AI use behind bars
An American conglomerate with a major New Zealand prison contract has been advocating the use of AI to monitor inmates talking to each other.
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate says she's honoured to be recognised for her music - her "real heart project".
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Bringing back prescription fees could lead to jump in hospital admissions
Academic says the research is "really good evidence to show that we should keep all prescriptions free for everybody".
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Minister wants to work with Māori - after effort to scrap Treaty obligations
Karen Chhour wants Oranga Tamiriki to establish more partnerships with Māori, despite introducing a bill to Parliament removing their obligation to do so.
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Hospitality NZ push for say in Auckland CBD parking talks
Audio 16 May 2024After facing criticism from businesses and the council, Auckland Transport has decided to pump the brakes on introducing overnight parking charges until October. Hospitality NZ Chief Executive Steve… Audio
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Dating after a long-term relationship
Audio 15 May 2024A year on from a divorce or long-term relationship breakup is about the right time to enter the dating world, says Auckland sex therapist Jo Robertson. "If it's too early you haven't been given enough… Audio
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Auckland resident can't pay for carers to park on street overnight
Inner city Auckland resident Melanie Webber is upset AT is introducing overnight parking charges.
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Decision that blocked minister's Waitangi Tribunal summons overturned
But a bill has been introduced to Parliament, meaning the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction over the case.
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Roger Corman, Little Shop of Horrors director, dies at 98
Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro are among the actors he helped develop and many of his films became cult classics.
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Pre-budget teasers increase exposure - and scrutiny
These days governments roll out pre-Budget announcements almost daily for weeks in the run-up. It gives their selected plans more exposure at a time of their choosing - but it also attracts greater…
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'A lot of people are moving back'
A former Taumarunui meatworks has a new lease of life as a pet food factory - and is providing plenty of jobs for locals. Audio
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Introducing: Thrift
Need some ways to shrink your supermarket spend? Can't figure out which lightbulb burns the brightest but for the lowest cost? Want to know how to bulk up your meals and save time cooking? RNZ's new… Audio
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A structured literacy approach in schools: What you need to know
Explainer - The government from 2025 is mandating how state schools teach children to read. But what is structured literacy and how does it compare to other teaching methods?
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The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Selwyn Manning (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Selwyn Manning discuss the Government introducing compulsory work seminars for job-seeking beneficiaries and having your say… Audio
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School lunches: Seymour failed to get sweeping cuts he wanted, Labour says
The Labour Party is claiming a win for its campaign that the government commit to keeping and funding free school lunches. Audio
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Free school lunches: Government budgets $3 per meal
A new interim delivery model will kick in next year to allow time for a full redesign of the scheme before any more money is dedicated.
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Tech to medically check pilots had a dozen major disadvantages - CAA papers
Aviation officials have found big problems with software they tried to impose on doctors doing medical check-ups on pilots and air traffic controllers.
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New, more powerful tasers with no cameras rolled out
New, more powerful tasers - which do not have a camera - are now in use in the Southern district and are being rolled out in Tasman.
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Project Prima Volta: A decade of helping teenagers to find their voices
Audio 5 May 2024Festival Opera is celebrating 10 years of introducing, training and supporting young people in the opera through the Project Prima Volta community programme in Hawkes Bay. Audio
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Auckland academics call out university's stance on Palestine protest
University of Auckland staff are concerned by a move to block a protest encampment on campus to call for support for the rights of Palestinians.
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'When old men plant trees': James Shaw's farewell
James Shaw's valedictory statement included thanks, humour, yarns, surprising allies, warnings and advice for MPs on avoiding the endless policy tug-of-war. Audio
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Why Europe's most famous tourist attractions are turning people away
They say money can't buy you happiness, but at Europe's busiest tourist hot spots, it can get you peace and quiet.
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Watch: Government to tell schools how to teach reading
From next year, the government expects all public schools to take a "proven structured literacy approach".
