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New deal intends to make trade with Singapore simpler
16 Apr 2024Customs has signed a cooperation agreement with its Singaporean counterpart.
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NZ joins call for Israel not to escalate tensions with Iran
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says now is not the time escalation, but rather for calmness. Audio
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Costs of Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway not to be finalised until 2025
The divvying up of costs for the billion-dollar Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will not be finalised until next year.
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Food delivery service Menulog quits NZ, says market too small
New Zealand's size was insufficient to maintain a healthy business in the market.
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How to talk to children about traumatic events
16 Apr 2024In the wake of a brutal stabbing attack at a Sydney mall, RNZ asks a clinical psychologist how parents should talk to their children about traumatic events.
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Great Barrier residents squeezed out of market by holidaymakers, locals say
17 Apr 2024Great Barrier Island residents are living in caravans, tents and shipping containers, claiming wealthy holidaymakers buying up baches have pushed them out of the market. Audio
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Rotary's first female world president: 'It gave me an opportunity to break down barriers'
16 Apr 2024Rotary International's first female president - who is in NZ - says the local projects are some of the best she has seen in her global travels.
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Invercargill Mayor facing investigation over use of racial slur
16 Apr 2024Nobby Clark has come under fire following an interview he gave comedian Guy Williams, which has been described as a "train wreck" by one of his elected members.
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Police release name of man who died after running into sea
16 Apr 2024Police have released the name of the man who died after running into the sea at Mt Maunganui on 15 April.
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Bail refused for man charged over injuries to teen run over in Ngāruawhāhia
A man charged over a hit and run incident that left a teenager in a critical condition has failed in his bid for bail.
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Missing man found after nearly 24 hours in bush, airlifted to hospital
16 Apr 2024A man is being airlifted to hospital after losing his kayak and spending almost 24 hours in the bush.
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Hawke's Bay police want information on whereabouts of stolen road spikes
16 Apr 2024A set of road spikes were stolen from police while they were recovering a stolen car in Hawke's Bay.
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Still no clues about father missing 14 months
16 Apr 2024A beach dig for clues into the disappearance of a Gisborne father has failed to yield any clues, police say.
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Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
16 Apr 2024Smaller agencies are making deepest cuts as they look to save costs, RNZ data shows.
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Authorities refuse to enforce Brynderwyns detour ban following truck crash
Residents are furious after a large truck "brazenly" drove through checkpoints and became stuck on a hairpin bend - blocking both lanes for hours.
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Level of contamination ‘not known’ in about 70 percent of West Coast sites
16 Apr 2024There are still big gaps in the knowledge about the number of contaminated and environmentally hazardous sites on the West Coast.
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As it happened: Uncertain future for Newshub staff as Stuff takes over 6pm news
Stuff will drop the Newshub name as it takes over Three's 6pm bulletin with fewer than 40 of 250 staff to be brought over.
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Person dies in farm accident near Ashburton
16 Apr 2024A person has died following a workplace accident on a mid-Canterbury farm.
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Hastings homeowners may face 25% rates increase
16 Apr 2024Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst says the council has to get its infrastructure rebuilt after Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Truck crashes into power pole, closes road
16 Apr 2024A lane of a main road leading into the Coromandel Peninsula is open again following a truck crash.
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'We're just looking for Joseph': Beach dug up in search for missing man
16 Apr 2024A woman who lives near a beach being searched over the disappearance of the Gisborne man during Cyclone Gabrielle hopes it will result in closure for his whānau.
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Town may only have a few weeks' water left
15 Apr 2024The town's water supply may only have four to six weeks' capacity left with concerns about the remaining quality.
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Two charged after hours long stand-off with police
16 Apr 2024Palmerston North police charged two men after stand-off with armed police.
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Tairua turns out for new skate park: 'Better late than never'
16 Apr 2024Locals in a Coromandel resort town are celebrating a new facility that has been decades in the making. Audio
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