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Ethnic leaders: landmark report welcomed but actions need to follow
11 Dec 2024Community leaders say the launch of an all-encompassing report on ethnic communities is positive, but needs to be followed up with change.
New Mental Health Act a 'potentially wasted opportunity' - healthcare professionals
'Enough's enough': FENZ boss turns hose on bullying, and harassment
Politics
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Fungal cream wins full funding from Pharmac
12:55 pm todayPharmac will next year fully fund a cream to treat fungal skin infections which it says will benefit almost 800 people.
New laws to protect ground-based space infrastructure from foreign spies
Hairdressers say they didn't know some salon rules David Seymour seeks to cut existed at all
Sport
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Cricket: Stokes wary of Ashes distractions as England chase clean sweep
9 minutes agoThe England cricket captain is keen that the tourists stay in the "here and now" so they can wrap up the test series against New Zealand, 3-0, in Hamilton.
Formula E boss pays out $430,000 bet despite winning it
Cycling proposes ban of riders inhaling carbon monoxide
Business
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The environmental cost of mega data centres
8:51 am todayMicrosoft has unveiled a 'hyperscale' data centre in New Zealand and Amazon is opening one soon. Their work is an energy-hungry undertaking. Audio
Iwi-owned seafood processing factory opens in Porirua
Huntly power station may switch from coal to biomass
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Featured stories
What to do if your child won't do a sleepover
Sleepovers might seem like a rite of passage. That doesn't always have to be the case.
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Family healing through music after father's serious brain injury
After being told their patriarch may have only a year to live, the Nicholsons have found a place of healing: "Out of things that aren't so good comes joy and happiness."
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How to watch this year's last 'significant' meteor shower
A meteor shower considered to be one of the best will peak this weekend, but a full Moon may impact how much of it we see.
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What happened when Conan O'Brien went on Shortland Street?
The US comedian and talkshow host delivered two minutes of pure, absurd genius as Dr Aiden Archer.
In Case You Missed It
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Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health New Zealand
6:38 am todayTwo more units at the ministry are facing cuts.
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Disabled man 'let down' as fourth summer in 'sweat box' motel unit looms
6:57 am todayA man living with disabilities is facing his fourth summer stuck in a hot motel room while he waits for a state house.
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Peters says rail-enabled ferries will be cheaper
6:32 am todayThe new minister for rail says rail-enabled ferries are a "no-brainer".
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Pet bonds, no-cause evictions legislation passes
6:41 am todayLegislation reinstating 90-day no-cause evictions for renters, and bringing in "pet bonds" has passed its third reading.
RNZ Music
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From the Marae to Moana
Pere Wihongi, music director of the Te Reo Māori version of the Disney movie Moana 2, on how Te Reo has shaped her musical life. Video, Audio
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Summertime, and the strumming is easy
Co-director Dominique Blatti looks forward to next month's Classical Guitar Summer School in Nelson. Video, Audio
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Christmas down under
English choral conductor Stephen Layton embraces the heat for a southern hemisphere Christmas. Audio
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Real benefit of music competitions lies in the preparation
The 2024 National String & National Piano Competitions – presented by the Hill Family Foundation for Arts and Music and the Chiron Lewis Eady Foundation – take place in Auckland, from 13–16 December. Audio
In Depth
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In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
9 minutes agoEvery summer, manta rays cruise the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Researchers are racing to find out more.
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly…
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Podmore inquest questions former cycling boss' later appointment
Before adjourning, the inquest heard an executive found to have demonstrated "sub-optimal" leadership was the best candidate for a later role at High…
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Podmore inquest revisits contentious handling of biker's Olympic selection
"The behaviours of some of the people in our organisation, particularly ... during Olivia's induction, were appalling," Simon Peterson told an inquest.
What You Need to Know
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What we know about the man accused of shooting a CEO
Luigi Mangione, 26, is an Ivy League graduate from a prominent family, who once favourably reviewed the manifesto of the Unabomber.
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Is it 10,000 or 40,000? How to count a big crowd
Explainer - Estimates of hīkoi attendees ranged from more than 100,000 to fewer than 30,000. We look at the challenges and controversies of crowd counting.
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Bird flu in NZ: What you need to know
Explainer - Can we still eat NZ eggs? And are our native birds safe? As 80,000 birds are to be killed on an Otago farm, here's what we know so far.
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The Covid inquiry: What you need to know as it lands
Explainer - The first phase of the Covid inquiry concludes today. We don't know when it will be made public. But here's what we do know.
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Comment & Analysis
From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform
Analysis - Canada and New Zealand share an important approach to gun control: both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right.
Saudi Arabia World Cup win sends shockwaves through football
Analysis: However, protests over human rights will fall on deaf ears, David Mark writes.
India is the new China – NZ needs to see the bigger picture in trade negotiations
India is where China was economically 15 years ago. With new talk of trade negotiations, a clear view of India's present and future power will be vital.
Syrian rebel leader's victory speech holds message for Iran - and Trump, Israel
Analysis: Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's mosque speech was about arrival and survival. It's his actions, though, that will secure the latter.