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Mix of meth and cold water killed Wellington crane jumper
Jarreth Colquhoun died after saying he could successfully make the jump at the waterfront - a belief perhaps fuelled by drugs, a coroner has found.
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Live: All Whites, Ukraine trade goals in second half
9 minutes agoFollow all the action from Toronto as the Kiwis equalise after conceding a goal in the second half.
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'Extremely unhelpful': US criticises allies as NZ bans two Israeli ministers
Winston Peters says the pair 'actively undermine peace and security', but the US has called the sanctions "extremely unhelpful". Audio
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'The new gateway': All go on new $824 million highway
about 1 hour agoEight years after the Manawatū Gorge Road closed, its replacement is open to the public
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Fieldays live: $4 million fund unveiled for rural wellbeing
7:35 am todayMeanwhile, Federated Farmers says it's time to have an "honest" conversation about butter prices.
'Gutting the Ponsonby community': Locals say post office should stay open
Far North town Moerewa burned out on burnouts
Politics
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Potential insurance costs cast shadow over parent visa
7:48 am todayFees for any new insurance products are likely to be more expensive than current travel insurance, experts say.
Fear of reprisals if stalkers warned without target's knowledge
With so many parties 'ruling out' working with each other, is MMP losing its way?
Sport
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All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke re-commits to NZ Rugby
8:39 am todayThe re-signing with New Zealand Rugby (NZR), Auckland and the Blues will take Clarke through to after the next World Cup.
Red Bull's Arvid Lindblad granted F1 licence ahead of 18th birthday
Super Rugby: Chiefs determined not to waste lifeline against Brumbies
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Fletcher Building selloff generating interest, company says
26 minutes agoPotential buyers are lining up to buy Fletcher Building businesses.
Concerned about your Tesla shares? You're not alone
Franchise popularity continues to grow among business owners
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Australian tradie who won $22 million in NZ Lotto dies from drug use
about 1 hour agoJosh Winslet's winnings soon attracted the wrong crowd and he slid into drug crime.
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76 days, 1100 worms, 25% less body weight: the first Kiwi to win Alone
10 Jun 2025Meet the Bay of Plenty possum-trapper who's just become the first Kiwi to take out a season of the hit survival show.
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The company doing things with food nobody else wants
10 Jun 2025Rescued Kitchen turns surplus bread into crumbs and tonnes of tomatoes into sauces.
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'We are living a nightmare': Parent's plea after teen's death
10 Jun 2025Just weeks before his 16th birthday, Kaea Karauria was fatally stabbed at a birthday party. Video
RNZ Music
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Hymns on Sunday, 8 June 2025
Hymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including plainchant from the 9th century (Veni, Creator Spiritus) and the contemporary hymn Spirit of God, rest on your people by UK hymn writer Bernadette Farrell. Audio
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Inside Out: Rainbow Jazz
Nick Tipping takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and Billy Tipton, and NZ's own Eilish Wilson. Audio
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From music marketing to musical meditations
New Zealand musician Leah Thomas talks to RNZ Concert from New York about her just completed arts management course, and the mindful book that came out of it. Audio
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Old opera, brand new production
Bruno Ravella is in Aotearoa to direct a brand new production of Puccini's La bohème for NZ Opera. Audio
In Depth
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Netflix 'doesn't need us' or our 'silly' levy
36 minutes agoThe idea of forcing the global streaming giant to fund local shows won't work, TV production pioneer Dame Julie Christie tells 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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The David Seymour 'bots' debate: Do submission tools hurt democracy?
The ACT leader's comments raise questions about how forms are changing the way people engage with politics. Audio
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'Bots' drove 'fake submissions' against bill, Seymour says
The deputy prime minister now says he was talking about "online campaigns" that create "non-representative samples". Audio
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The 'costly' result of govt's infant formula call
When Andrew Hoggard announced NZ would set its own infant formula standard, he knew it would be "complex", "costly" and "require significant resources".
What You Need to Know
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Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it and why the controversy?
Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and some of the concerns.
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Twelve-month prescription renewals: What you need to know
Explainer - The government announced in the Budget a plan to allow 12-month prescription renewals. But how will it work?
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What will the changes to Sport New Zealand actually mean?
Explainer - A government-ordered independent review of the sports agency recommended an overhaul of its institutional set-up. What will the overhaul mean for…
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Run It: How a knock on the head can kill
Explainer - A 19-year-old died playing a version of the controversial violent 'Run It' contest. Just how dangerous is it? Audio
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With so many parties 'ruling out' working with each other, is MMP losing its way?
Analysis: At next year's election, voters will effectively face the same scenario they confronted under electoral rules rejected over 30 years ago.
Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age
What can happen when disinformation is allowed to run rampant.
Trump seizes on LA protests in contentious use of military amid migrant crackdown
Analysis: Unrest sparked by federal immigration raids in Los Angeles provided a questionable catalyst for President Donald Trump to stage a demonstration of…
Labour faces balancing act over haka protest
The saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows fault lines to come, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio