Articles by Katie Todd, RNZ
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Business
Personal debt putting rent-to-own homes out of reach
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:34PMBy Lauren Crimp of RNZ Skyrocketing personal debt is preventing people from accessing even the most affordable way to own...
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Crime
Woman accused of killing 79-year-old Wellington woman charged with fraud
Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:15PMBy RNZ The person accused of murdering a 79-year-old Wellington woman has also been charged with obtaining more than $1000...
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Business
Interest rate cuts might have to wait until 2025
Monday, 29 April 2024, 11:54AMInflation is not falling as quickly as economists expected, with one high-profile consultancy picking the next interest rate...
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Science
Support growing for granting ecosystems legal personhood - NZ researchers
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 3:28PMBy RNZ Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates worldwide, and debate continues on how to combat this. One idea that...
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National
'Ridiculous': Injured man gives up waiting for help after seven hours at hospital ED
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 9:07AMA man with an infected open wound gave up waiting for medical help after seven hours at Southland Hospital’s emergency department. By...
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National
Hospitals asked to make more than $80m in cuts
Friday, 26 April 2024, 4:40PMThe central health agency is asking hospitals to save more than $80m by July as part of a nationwide cost-cutting drive,...
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National
After-hours clinics on verge of collapse in some regions
Friday, 26 April 2024, 11:02AMAfter-hours medical services in some regions are on the verge of collapse, as overworked GPs signal they can no longer provide...
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Business
After spending $700k-plus on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting costs
Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:04AMUpdate: After reply from DPMC, this RNZ story has been updated to reflect while $2 million was set aside for the pins, only...
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National
Watch: Car parked in 'worst possible place' lifted by Anzac attendees
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:59PMA group of people attending New Plymouth's Anzac Day dawn service have had to manually lift a car before proceedings could...
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National
Land Information New Zealand proposes 57 job cuts
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 9:25PMBy RNZ Land Information New Zealand has proposed to make a net reduction of 57 jobs to meet the government’s demands to cut...
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National
The region where homeowners are facing a rates rise of up to 33 percent
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 4:02PMBy RNZ Central Otago ratepayers are facing large and varying rates hikes with some homes in line for increases of up to 33...
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Education
'Horrendous': Costs of ball season put pressure on parents
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 12:28PMParents of high school students are forking out thousands to give their teenagers the “school ball experience”. The cost...
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National
Woolworths rolls out body cameras for supermarket staff as assaults, abuse rise
Monday, 22 April 2024, 1:10PMBy RNZ Woolworths is rolling out body cameras at all its 191 stores this week, as part of staff safety measures. The supermarket...
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National
38,000 Kiwis waiting for passports amid long delays
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:52AMBy Charlotte Cook of RNZ New Zealanders are being warned to apply for new passports at least two months before they need...
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Politics
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon returning from Southeast Asian trip
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 11:02AMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has described the state of the world as volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous as he...
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Politics
Criticism of puberty blockers misguided, trans girl's mother says
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 10:38AMThe mother of a transgender teenager says having her child come out at the age of eight let her and her family take "a deep...
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National
Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:49PMBy Katie Kenny and Hamish Cardwell RNZ Smaller agencies are making some of the deepest cuts to their workforce, according...
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National
Public service cuts: $6.3m in payouts at one ministry so far
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 11:18AMThe cost of slashing public servants at a single government department has already exceeded $6 million. The Ministry of...
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National
Long Covid sufferers scared they'll face penalties under benefit reset
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:28PMBy Jemima Huston of RNZ People suffering from Long Covid are scared they will face penalties under the coalition government’s...
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National
Couple to leave NZ after 8 years because advisor forgot to apply for visa
Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:06PMA Brazilian couple living in Auckland for the last 8 years are set to leave the country after their immigration advisor missed...
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Sport
Blues forward reveals cancer diagnosis
Monday, 15 April 2024, 11:15AMBlues forward Cameron Suafoa has revealed he is taking a break from rugby to complete radiation treatment for cancer. The...
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Politics
Bill to remove Easter alcohol restrictions drawn from ballot
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:22PMBy RNZ A bid to liberalise Easter trading laws has inched closer, after a bill to repeal alcohol restrictions on Good Friday...
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National
Trans young people: Govt won't say if it will follow British move to ban puberty blockers
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:36PMBy Ruth Hill of RNZ The Ministry of Health is refusing to say if it is considering following the United Kingdom’s move to...
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Business
Why is Newshub closing? What we know about the decision to axe the broadcaster
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 3:23PMIt housed some of the country’s best television reporters, broke some of the biggest stories and held political leaders’...