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'There's already backlash' - Experts divided on dieting app aimed at obese children
A new dieting app that aims to curb childhood obesity is attracting controversy from health experts, with some warning it's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Car smoking fines a punitive waste of time - health academic
8 minutes agoPlans to fine parents for smoking in a car with children are punitive and a waste of time, a public health academic has told the Health Select Committee.
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Lost in translation: Council drops demands for quality control documents
The builders of a high-rise block of apartments in central Wellington resisted getting translations done of important Chinese quality control documents.
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Former police officer jailed for stealing $500k from his hapū
25 minutes agoMembers of a Te Ātiawa hapū stood up one after another in a New Plymouth court room to pour scorn on a former police senior sergeant who stole almost half a million dollars from his own relatives.
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State Highway 2 in Bay of Plenty closed after chemical spill
35 minutes agoA truck carrying chemicals has crashed in the Bay of Plenty, closing State Highway 2 near Wairoa Bridge.
Living after Midnight: Calls for 'night time mayor' to enable thriving NZ nightlife
Schools unsure of legal rights during emergency lockdowns
Politics
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Urgent measles advice sought after 100 new cases confirmed in past week
20 Aug 2019The Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter has asked her ministry for urgent advice on how to tackle the measles outbreak.
Policy costings plan: Opposition's response 'absolutely ridiculous' - Robertson
Alan Bollard appointed to chair Infrastructure Commission
Pacific
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Seventh homeless person dies in Tahiti this year
1 minute agoA seventh homeless person has died in Tahiti this year.
Cook Islands by-election process depends on appeal
American Samoa judge says Samoa consul behaving sneakily
Sport
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Carrington chases another world title
18 minutes agoLisa Carrington will begin her bid for a ninth world title at this week's Canoe world championships in Hungary.
Steve Smith to miss third Test
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Tugging heartstrings to open purse strings
The Detail - Heartbreaking stories of cancer sufferers who need expensive and unfunded drugs abound. But some of those stories are helped into the spotlight by the drug companies that will also benefit. Audio
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Jon Pareles: Tales of a teenage Woodstock survivor
The New York Times popular music critic attended the Woodstock Festival, describing it as "sloppy, chaotic, bewildering ... sometimes excruciating, sometimes ecstatic". But at the same time he says he wouldn't have changed it for the world. Audio
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Micronutrients potentially lower gut bacteria linked to ADHD
A small pilot study hopes for further research to build on its findings that children with ADHD who took micronutrients had lower levels of a bacteria linked to the disorder, and a healthier range of bugs in their gut. Audio
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Dog lovers meet their match in sharing system
For many dog lovers, owning a dog is an unobtainable dream, for others, keeping up with the demands of a dog is a struggle - the Dog Share Collective connects the two. Video, Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Facebook to stop stalking you off-site - but only if asked
8:03 am todayAn off-Facebook Activity tool will show users the websites and apps that feed it information about them.
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Ngāpuhi elder 'shocked' by conditions at Ngawha Prison
9:02 am todayHone Sadler says he is shocked to find inmates at Northland's Ngawha Prison are denied water and forced to relieve themselves in the exercise yard. Video, Audio
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Reviving the fine art of print on antique presses
The old printing presses from the former Nelson Evening Mail, and others even older, have whirred back to life. Audio
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Fuel prices: Government urged to free up wholesale market
8:48 am todayCut-price petrol company Gull wants the government to free up the wholesale fuel market to bring in genuine competition. Audio
RNZ Music
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Fred Armisen: The Funny Side of Music
Comedian, musician and former Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen brings his new show Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome, to Auckland. He speaks about the similarities and differences between comedy and music. Video, Audio
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Woodstock: Blood, Sweat & Tears
Woodstock might have been a life-changing event for many of the 400,000 concert-goers in attendance in 1969, but it wasn't a career highlight for many of the performers, including guitarist Steve Katz. Audio
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The Topp Twins on damehood and spontaneity
It's quite weird getting referred to as 'Dame', but otherwise life hasn't really changed much, says Lynda. "I'm building a fence today. Nobody has come by to help me." Video, Audio
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Song Crush: Bon Iver, DJ Shadow, Miss June
There are some music veterans back in fine form right now, and the Song Crush team are here for it. Host Kirsten Johnstone, Brad 'Sticky' Warrington, and incoming Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan invite you to have a listen. Video, Audio
In Depth
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A poor outcome: Māori, poverty and the struggle for survival
Poverty continues to impact Māori far more than non-Māori and the knock-on effects are brutal. Aaron Smale heads to Tairawhiti and finds a community taking…
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Taking a spin: The dangers of online gambling revealed
Online gambling is growing fast in New Zealand, but critics say new government ideas for regulating websites focus on what's good for the industry, rather than…
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Disappearing students: How NZ is wasting opportunities with Chinese graduates
Insight - More than 100,000 Chinese citizens have studied in New Zealand in the past 20 years. But what influence are they having on the New Zealand-China… Audio
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Rough justice: Māori and the criminal justice system
More than half of the prison population is Māori. Is the criminal justice system biased, or is this bleak statistic a symptom of societal imbalances? Aaron…
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Dignity behind bars: Hōkai Rangi's most telling goal
Opinion - Perhaps the most telling goal in Hōkai Rangi is the commitment that staff "will treat those in their care with respect, upholding their mana and…
Do reports of gun owners' anger stack up?
Mediawatch - Do reports of widespread discontent among the nation's gun owners stack up, when thousands of weapons have been peacefully surrendered, asks Colin… Audio
Unearthing the history of Ihumātao, where the land tells stories
Analysis - History curator Lucy Mackintosh dives into the deep history of Ihumātao, tracing it back to early Māori settlers and British immigrants.
Week in Politics: Political row follows chief statistician's resignation
Analysis: The botched census brings down a chief executive, there's another wave of speculation about Christopher Luxon standing for National and NZ First…