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No new cases of Covid-19 in NZ for sixth day in a row
There are no new cases of Covid-19 in NZ today, but the death toll has risen to 22 to include a woman who died after recovering from the coronavirus. Watch the latest briefing here. Video
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Man climbs barbed wire fence to escape Papakura District Court
35 minutes agoPolice are searching for an escapee who scaled a barbed wire fence to get away from Papakura District Court this morning.
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Live Covid-19 updates: 'It's going to be a prolonged effort' - Bloomfield
1 minute agoThere are just eight active cases of Covid-19 in NZ, but a second wave is still going to be a possibility in this country for "a number of months", the Director-General of Health has warned.
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Job numbers dropped by record 37,500 in April, Stats NZ says
Job numbers fell by a record 37,500 in April 2020, as Covid-19 effects and restricted trading began to impact on the economy, Stats NZ said today.
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ASA to fast-track removing misleading Covid-19 ads
9:46 am todayAt least seven companies have been forced to change or take down advertisements referencing Covid-19 following complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.
Covid-19: House buyers now in financial strife risk losing deposits
'Animal behaviour' in ferry queue sparks police complaints
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Covid-19 exposed huge 'shortfall in NZ's public health investment'
11:39 am todayThe number of doctors in public health units confronting the pandemic is in crisis, but there is no sign of a plan to fix this.
Queenstown welfare hub to open next week
Covid-19: What happened in NZ and around the world on 27 May
Politics
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'Milestone' pay settlement reached for teacher aides
27 May 2020The Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Riu Roa have agreed to settle an historic pay equity claim for teacher aides.
Immigration 'lottery': Avatar crew allowed in, America's Cup crews out
Judith Collins 'sick of being demonised' for her ethnicity
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Goodman Property Trust's profits fall with property values
about 1 hour agoFalling commercial property values have taken the shine off Goodman Property Trust's full year profit.
Covid-19 debt levels: 'It's really about having a job'
Sanford posts $19m half year profit
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Voices from Antarctica: Ice Flight
Our Changing World - Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time. Audio
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The Kiwi big game guide
Chene Wales-Baillie loved her life in New Zealand, and her family remain here to this day, but there was something about the animals and wildlife of the big game parks that ultimately drew her back to the country of her birth. Audio, Gallery
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Reimaginging Hillary Clinton's life
Best selling American author Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel has a simple but fascinating premise: What if Hillary Clinton hadn't married Bill? Audio
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Finding his feet in New Zealand through his hands
Voices - A Filipino photographer's new life in Aotearoa was turned around after he discovered a new way to grow connections with community and land. Audio, Gallery
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Innovative change needed for Māori media to survive
28 minutes agoOpinion - Media leaders must help to ensure that Māori perspectives and diversity of voice are guaranteed and valued within the sector, writes Shane Taurima.
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Community groups hope for better future after Covid-19
9:20 am todayNew Zealand's response to the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a range of inequities across Aotearoa, with access to food perhaps the most noticeable. Audio
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Judith Collins 'sick of being demonised' for her ethnicity
9:32 am todayTensions flared over race relations again today at Parliament with outspoken National MP Judith Collins saying she was "sick of being demonised".
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WINZ says wrongly denied benefits due to 'isolated practice issues'
27 May 2020Work and Income has told the Social Development Minister there were "isolated practice issues" after people were wrongly denied the benefit based on redundancy…
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Bridges ‘Weightless Without’
less than a minute agoRNZ Music is proud to present the new single and lyric video from Kiwi indie-rock musician Bridges. ‘Weightless Without’ is the first single from her upcoming debut EP.
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NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day.
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LIVE VIDEO: NZSO - Bach Sei Solo
NZSO violinist Simeon Broom plays a selection from JS Bach's Violin Partita No 3. Join us for tonight's Bach Sei Solo livestream on now.
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WATCH: Under Cover with Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain
Kiwi musicians Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain meet up to play covers of each other’s songs, and have a good old yarn. It’s part of new Creative New Zealand-funded series Under Cover: Artists in Isolation in Conversation.
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NZF Foundation spent $130k on company run by Winston Peters' lawyer
Tens of thousands in donor's funds given to the New Zealand First Foundation were spent paying expenses, wages and bills for people closely associated with the…
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Collateral Damage: The cost of fighting Covid-19
A student survives on potatoes and onion. A business owner loses her life savings. A minimum wage worker racks up debt. RNZ reporters and photographers…
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Lessons from lockdown: The changes we'll keep
Lockdown has been an extended period of reflection for many of us. RNZ captured 'door-traits' of New Zealanders during a unique moment in history and asked…
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Foundation donations not named on NZ First electoral return
New Zealand First has once again opted not to name any donations from the mysterious foundation bankrolling the party on its electoral return.
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Innovative change needed for Māori media to survive
Opinion - Media leaders must help to ensure that Māori perspectives and diversity of voice are guaranteed and valued within the sector, writes Shane Taurima.
Opinion: Two-tier welfare payments betray Labour's traditions
In the age of Covid-19 we are Jacinda's team of five million - except for some, Sue Bradford writes.
Is consolidation really the solution to our media's problems?
Opinion - The media sector has gone from being one of New Zealand's most powerful and profitable, to the unimaginable humbling we see today but should we be…
Tonight we celebrate, but the party mood won't last long
Opinion - New Zealand's journalists will gather tonight to celebrate their craft at the Voyager Media Awards, but it'll only be brief distraction from the major…