Articles by RNZ
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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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National
Seabed mining company's claim 'misleading': Minister
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 3:04PMBy Kate Green of RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has accused a seabed mining company of “being misleading” by calling...
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World
'It's a real treat': US-grown kava stirs concern among Pacific Islands
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:37PMBy Finau Fonua of RNZ The commercial production of kava in the United States is causing concern among Pacific Islands kava...
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National
'It was horrific': Roaming dogs kill up to 30 cats in Auckland suburb
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 10:43AMPacks of unsupervised dogs are terrorising South Auckland neighbourhoods, residents say, with scores of cats killed in one...
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National
Dairy farm and imam fined for 'systemic exploitation' of migrant workers
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:30PMBy Monique Steele of RNZ A Southland dairy farm and its owner, a well-known imam and dairy farmer, have been ordered to pay...
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National
Why a new $300m, 150-bed hospital building is still empty
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:22AMA brand new surgical building the size of a provincial hospital is sitting empty on the grounds of North Shore Hospital,...
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Sport
Police investigating shotgun attack on rugby team's van in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:56AMPolice are following "strong" lines of enquiry after a fiery rugby match ended in a van in Hastings being shot at. The van...
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National
Police abandoned 60 percent of reported cases in 2023
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 2:26PMBy Felix Walton, RNZ Police abandoned 572,037 of the cases reported to them last year - that’s almost 60 per cent. In total,...
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National
Mayor’s Anzac trip to Belgium criticised amid massive rates rise
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 2:40PMHamilton’s mayor will travel to the Belgium town of Ieper (Ypres) for Anzac Day at the same time the city’s residents are...
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National
'Very significant' home insurance price rise expected
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 12:08PMHouse insurance premiums jumped by more than 30 per cent in a year in some parts of New Zealand, price monitoring data provided...
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National
Is drinking still a university rite of passage?
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:45PMBy Samantha Mythen of RNZ Wellington’s streets have been flooded with 18 to 24-year-olds, back for their studies in the city....