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Live: Anzac Day commemorations around the country
This year marks the 110th anniversary of the Anzac landings in Gallipoli.
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Remembering the Cave Creek victims three decades on
about 1 hour agoIn 1995, 13 Polytechnic students and a DOC worker died after a viewing platform collapsed at Cave Creek, on the West Coast. Audio
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'Disgusting': Cow guts dumped by beach highway
25 minutes agoOffal that appears to be from two cows has been dumped beside a layby at an Eastern Bay of Plenty beach.
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NRL: Everything you need to know about Warriors v Knights
15 minutes agoThe winners of this Anzac Day encounter will break the current historic tie between these two clubs.
The Briefing
New Zealand
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Concerns for woman missing with yacht from Great Barrier Island
24 Apr 2025Police are seeking information about a woman who lives aboard her yacht but has been missing from Great Barrier Island for weeks.
Cause of Auckland recycling plant blaze to be investigated at first light
Witness describes 'shocking' moment two teenagers on a motorbike hit nurse in Hastings
Politics
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Nicola Willis confirms FamilyBoost eligibility to be expanded
24 Apr 2025The Finance Minister says the leftover funding from the unexpectedly low uptake of the FamilyBoost policy will be redistributed to families who need it.
Fewer than 50 families to get National's full tax package, says CTU
No virginity testing and amending alcohol licensing rules on Indian origin MPs agenda
Sport
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Savea brothers reunite in Moana Pasifika colours
24 Apr 2025The Savea brothers will run out for the first time in the Moana jersey together this Saturday.
Phoenix re-sign Giancarlo Italiano as head coach despite poor season
In death, Olivia Podmore is finally seen by a system that failed her
Business
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'Half-baked': Banking scam protections fall short, says consumer advocate
24 Apr 2025The Banking Association has updated its code of practice to help stop customers becoming victims. Audio
Doors close on Te Atatū Woolworths, as residents face grocery trek
Rocket Lab secures chunk of another Pentagon programme
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Featured stories
Toto set to high octane for start of NZ tour
Review - And as the songs fly past, there it is: Can you hear the drums echoing tonight? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
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How Shepherdess magazine bucked print’s decline
A magazine about country life that connects often isolated women who live on farms recently printed its fifth anniversary edition.
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Can you stock up on cheap Easter eggs for next year?
Here's what you need to know about that June best-before date.
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'See where life takes you' - becoming a qualified tradie at 56
After a difficult battle with cancer, a Nelson woman has some simple advice for anybody considering a career change at a later stage in life: "Just do it." Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Anzac Day weather: Fine for most, with possible afternoon showers
24 Apr 2025Most of the country is in for a dry but cool Anzac Day Dawn Service with MetService forecasts looking more favourable for outdoors activities around the South… Video
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Close call on Mt Taranaki as lost family rescued in near-freezing conditions
24 Apr 2025The man and two children were unfamiliar with the Pouakai Range, unprepared for the cold, and had not told anyone they'd changed their plans.
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Third of New Zealanders need help with food
24 Apr 2025Consumer NZ has carried out its latest grocery survey, which it said showed strong public appetite for government action to improve access to affordable food.
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Trump's cabinet ready to take back power with Musk stepping back, sources say
24 Apr 2025Musk confirmed plans on Tuesday to reduce his government time commitment to one or two days a week to focus on his battered car company Tesla, raising questions…
RNZ Music
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The culture, mythology and history of the bagpipes
From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan's new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the mythology, history, and global reverberations of the instrument as often reviled for its volume as it is revered for its resonance. Audio
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2025 Easter Church Service from St Mary of the Angels, Wellington
We celebrate this central event in the Christian calendar with an Easter Sunday Eucharist Mass from St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington. The celebrant is Fr Kevin Mowbray SM, William McElwee is Music Director, and the organist is David Trott. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 20 April 2025
Celebrate Easter Sunday with hymns including Jesus Christ is risen today, New Zealand Easter hymn Christ is alive, and the 21st century classic In Christ Alone. Audio
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Good Friday Hymns, 18 April 2025
A selection of Good Friday hymns to mark this important date in the Christian calendar, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. Audio
In Depth
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In death, Olivia Podmore is finally seen by a system that failed her
A harrowing inquest has revealed the disturbing truth about the Olympic cyclist's treatment within her sport.
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Why our biggest exporters are worried about going GMO
Is New Zealand really risking billions by changing its genetic modification laws?
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Quarrying company denied appeal to mine under protected bush
The land was protected by a covenant when J Swap bought it, but it wants to mine there anyway.
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Baby formula industry battles against online advertising ban
The industry body representing the companies even met with NZ diplomats in Geneva to raise its concerns about marketing restrictions.
What You Need to Know
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What to know about getting a flu shot this year
Explainer - Flu season is almost here. Here's what you need to know about the different vaccine options.
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What you need to know as Cyclone Tam brings heavy wind and rain
As Cyclone Tam continues to pummel the upper North Island tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power.
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Putting the new Defence Capability Plan in context
Explainer - $12 billion sounds like a lot to spend on the military. But is it, really? Audio
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Deadline for comments on copper access: What you need to know
The Commerce Commission is calling for views on its recommendation that would see the copper network switched off sooner
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Comment & Analysis
Women still locked out of church leadership, despite its impact on their lives
Will Pope Francis's successor continue, cement or narrow his reforms?
Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember military veterans
Expansion of the term 'veteran' will add 100,00 servicepeople, without automatically change existing entitlements.
What will make rents affordable in NZ?
Analysis: Research has found the accommodation supplement, which costs almost $5 billion a year, might not be an effective tool in addressing the housing…
NZ's over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit even harder. But there is a fix
Analysis - New Zealand's long coastlines could help.