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Live: Roads, highways still closed as state of emergency remain in place
About 100 local roads and several stretches of highway remain closed across Otago this morning. Follow RNZ's blog for the latest weather updates
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What's driven the increase in homeownership, and can it last?
More people own their homes - a stat that has surprised even the statisticians.
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MetService downgrades Otago from red warning
But Emergency Management Otago is still urging "common sense", with more rain falling.
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No Black Ferns, no worries as Canterbury contest 8th straight Farah Palmer Cup final
less than a minute agoCaptain Laura Bayfield said the team's rookies have stepped up to keep the run alive.
The Briefing
New Zealand
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Dunedin flooding: How does it match up with other recent weather events?
4 Oct 2024Dunedin has recorded its "wettest day in a century" - but how does the rainfall compare to other recent flooding events?
No partner, no problem: How people in the future might be able to have children with themselves
'Chief executive' will keep school property costs under control - Stanford
Politics
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Google threatens to stop linking to NZ news sites if bill passes
4 Oct 2024It's unhappy with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content.
Government to shake-up 'bureaucratic and inefficient' school property system
Labour calls for Associate Health Minister Casey Costello to be sacked over 'advice' to Cabinet
Sport
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'I thought it was only a game for girls' - 40 years of men's netball
4 Oct 2024'No one' was playing men's netball when Kruze Tangira started playing, but now, 40 years later, the sport is firmly established and growing all the time.
Dame Patsy Reddy follows through with threat to step down from NZ Rugby board
Black Fern abruptly retires, citing brain injury
Business
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More than 50,000 property investors making losses
4 Oct 2024Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
Childcare subsidy calculations catch family out
Private company Vital Healthcare offers to help build Dunedin Hospital
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Featured stories
Iconic director's new passion project 'pretty much incomprehensible'
Francis Ford Coppola's Cannes sensation Megalopolis is big and serious, but is there anything in there? Writes Simon Morris.
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The science behind dog welfare
Our Changing World - A dog is a man's best friend, they say, but have we been holding up our end of the bargain?
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Rosemary oil, rice water and supplements - What actually helps hair to grow
A dermatologist, a hairstylist, a scientist and an alopecia sufferer all talk hair loss treatments - what sounds promising, what there is proof for, and what is probably too good to be true. Audio
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I don't like beauty pageants, so why did I enter one?
It came as a surprise when 27-year-old engineer Vandna Patel decided to put her hand up for Miss India NZ 2024.
In Case You Missed It
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The 'End of Sex' - how people could have kids with themselves
4 Oct 2024"I can't see a good reason to do that, but there are 8 billion people on this earth and some of them are crazy."
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Doomscrolling through 300ft of newsfeed a day
4 Oct 2024The average smartphone user is scrolling through 300 feet of newsfeed a day, the height of the Statue of Liberty, a professor says.
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Less than three quarters of students show up for final day of term
4 Oct 2024Official figures show 744,000 children should have been in class last Friday but only 544,000 turned up.
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'Dirty' drug, blood loss caused woman's death
4 Oct 2024The death of Carmen Walker in Waikato Hospital after a cancer procedure was caused by an adverse drug reaction as well as blood loss, a coroner has found.
RNZ Music
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The Mixtape: The Spinoff Editor Madeleine Chapman
Madeleine started as the very first intern at The Spinoff, and is now one of the youngest editors of a major publication in Aotearoa. Audio
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Sending the music back home
Young Christchurch-raised composer Eva Bedggood talks about her latest work, which NZTrio is about to premiere in her home town. Audio
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Belfast rap trio Kneecap announce New Zealand gigs
The group is garnering worldwide attention for their use of the Irish language intermixed with English. They also star in a semi-fictional film about their rise to prominence, alongside leading Irish actors Michael Fassbender and Simone Kirby. Video, Audio
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Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould on touring alone
Ahead of his New Zealand shows - his first in 22 years- the legendary Bob Mould talks to RNZ's Elliot Child's about the experience of making solo work. Audio
In Depth
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Why do so many Americans want another Trump presidency?
There's "something cathartic" about Donald Trump for millions of Americans who feel disrespected or left behind by changed cultural norms, a best-selling author…
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'Most benefits' of tobacco tax cuts go to tobacco giant
Despite a long list of problems identified by officials, Casey Costello claimed she had got her own "independent" advice.
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Cycling NZ ordered to pay Olympian legal costs
Mountain bike star Sammie Maxwell won her Olympic selection case - now she's been awarded legal costs over the "exceptional" circumstances.
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The rock in a hill a quarry really, really wants
A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.
What You Need to Know
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Social Investment: What you need to know
It's Nicola Willis' passion project, set to be led by a former top cop. Here's what the Social Investment Agency is meant to do.
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The long and complicated history of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild
Dunedin Hospital has been a political football - arguably a hospital pass - for years. RNZ charts its history.
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End of Life Choice Act review: What you need to know
Explainer - The Health Ministry is reviewing New Zealand's assisted dying system. What do we know about how it's working so far?
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Explainer: What is a gang patch and what will happen when they are banned?
Police say gang patches are a license to print money. But what counts as gang insignia, and what will police be able to about them under the new law?
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