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What does it mean to be 'a good mother'?
11 May 2024Raising children without my own mother's guidance was like navigating a new country without a map, writes Inès Almeida.
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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
11 May 2024Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
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Feeding time at the zoo
Country Life: Have you ever wondered where all the food for Wellington Zoo's 500 animals come from? The answer might surprise you... Audio
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Fiji Water workers strike enters day four - Union 'hopeful' for a resolution
The workers are on strike over pay disputes at the multi-million dollar company's bottling plant in Yaqara and the Naikabula depot in Lautoka.
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Enchanter trial: Courtroom in tears hearing emotional interview of skipper
10 May 2024Skipper Lance Goodhew has broken his silence on the tragedy, telling a court about his dramatic escape from his submerged vessel, and how he survived on one last air pocket.
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Fiji's Coca-Cola Games wants to lose branding
The director of Fiji's biggest sporting event says it will drop the name and branding of Coca-Cola for next year's 50th anniversary if it can find a new sponsor.
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Diversity shrinking with the media landscape
The Detail - What does the future hold for aspiring Māori and Pacific journalists who've graduated, only to find the opportunities in mainstream media have gone?
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Explainer: How Frank Bainimarama ended up with a jail sentence
9 May 2024The former Fiji prime minister was handed a one-year jail sentence in the Fiji High Court for perverting the course of justice. What does that mean for politics over there?
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Understanding our active island volcanoes
9 May 2024Could they trigger tsunamis that would impact the coastline? Would ash make it across the ocean, causing air problems? Audio
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What we learnt from Nicola Willis' pre-Budget speech
9 May 2024The Finance Minister has done a conservative lift of the lid on her upcoming Budget. Here's what she laid out.
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Frank Bainimarama sentenced to a year in jail
The 69-year-old former PM, military commander and 2006 coup leader, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Video
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Managed retreat: How do we get out of the way of climate change?
8 May 2024"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.
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Ponsonby Road shooter the son of film-maker Don Selwyn
9 May 2024RNZ understands the gang member police believe shot and killed a man in Auckland was the son of Don Selwyn.
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Controversial driving exam put to the test
8 May 2024After you turn 75 you might be asked by your doctor to do a cognitive driving test. The Detail puts two of these exams through their paces.
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Decommissioned dam considered to help increase Wellington's water supply
7 May 2024Wellington Water could bring a decommissioned 113-year-old dam back into service to increase future water supply.
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More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
7 May 2024A student group is calling on Massey to be upfront about its strategy and where it is heading.
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Managed retreat: How do we get out of the way of climate change?
9 May 2024There's a looming problem but after years of discussion, there is still no national plan.
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More questions than answers at government press conference
7 May 2024The Prime Minister and Corrections Minister repeatedly provided incorrect information about their $1.9 billion planned prison spend-up.
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Whangārei Boys' High School board charged after fatal school caving trip
6 May 2024The board of trustees of Whangārei Boys' High School has been charged for health and safety failures over the death of a student on a caving trip.
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Fiji govt told to fix 'huge gap in the system' to tackle human trafficking
A human rights lawyer says the Fijian government has neglected the issue of human trafficking and urges the government to tackle the issue with the same intent it does drug trafficking.
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The big problems NZ needs to fix, according to the OECD
6 May 2024The country is being told it needs to get inflation under control, balance the books, raise educational achievement, and lift productivity.
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Temperatures plunge to 0C in Christchurch, worse to come
6 May 2024A chill is setting across the country, with even Auckland facing single digits.
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How did brothers' Mexico surf weekend go so wrong?
6 May 2024It was meant to be an idyllic adventure. But when Callum and Jake Robinson stopped answering their phones, loved ones were confused, then concerned - then panicked.
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Housekeeper's illegitimate love child wins paternity declaration
6 May 2024An 85-year-old woman has won a court battle that proves her lifelong suspicions that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man her housekeeper mother once worked for.
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