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MIQ completely booked out: 'It is very stressful'
New Zealanders travelling home from overseas are unable to book managed isolation as the system is full.
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Retirement village contracts unfair - Consumer NZ
6 minutes agoA consumer watchdog is calling for an overhaul of retirement village regulations to protect elderly residents from being ripped off. Audio
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Principals accuse ministry of lack of leadership over falling test scores
Primary and intermediate school principals are calling on the Education Ministry to do more to turn to turn around New Zealand children's declining performance.
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The complex roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations
The Detail - New Zealand must wait its turn for Covid-19 vaccinations, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Cruise ship denied entry to NZ low on fuel with storm on horizon
A cruise ship turned away from New Zealand is now stuck off the coast of New Caledonia, low on fuel with a significant storm approaching and no permission to dock. Audio
Climate change report: What's the future of the gas BBQ?
Community group plans legal action against ECan over tyre pile
Covid-19
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Covid-19 long haulers fighting to be heard
1 Feb 2021As the world grapples with its worst health crisis in a century, a secondary pandemic is starting to take hold, one which could be with us for months if not years after Covid-19 has been eradicated. Audio
Covid-19 update: No new cases in community or at border
Covid-19: Ministry of Health reveals increased stock of PPE, more ventilators available
Business
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Search for Villa Maria capital and investors begins, reports say.
1 Feb 2021The hunt for new capital and investors in long-established Auckland wine company Villa Maria has started, according to Australian media reports.
Insurers face strict solvency requirements from Reserve Bank
Restaurant Brands' sales in New Zealand for year down 4.3 percent
Pacific
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New Caledonia braces for Cyclone Lucas
6:25 am todayTwo tropical cyclones are active in the southwest Pacific, with forecasts saying New Caledonia will be hit within 24 hours.
American Samoa expects first repatriation flight since March
At least five dead in PNG landslide
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Land ownership and the shaping of the modern world
Prolific writer Simon Winchester's latest book, Land: How the Hunger For Ownership Shaped the Modern World, examines our relationship with land from early agriculture, through enclosure of common land to the present day. Audio
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Recovery from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
NPR journalist Kat Lonsdorf spent two months in Fukushima last year documenting the people, the place and its recovery from the devastating tsunami of 2011. Audio
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Rātana keeps politicians and press at bay
Media coverage of the Rātana celebrations was scant this year, with far fewer guests and mainstream media journalists invited to attend, but one former reporter told Mediawatch that may no bad thing. Audio
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The metal detectors who struck gold, and trouble
In 2015, a metre under English soil, two metal-detecting enthusiasts - or detectorists - literally struck gold. They uncovered an underground Anglo-Saxon treasure trove buried between 850 and 900 AD. Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Climate change report: What's the future of the gas BBQ?
31 minutes agoIs the humble Kiwi sausage sizzle soon to farewell the flame? The Climate Change Commission's first report has been released, with targets proposed to cut New… Audio
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Waitangi Festival to proceed as planned
6:55 am todayThe annual Waitangi Festival will go ahead as planned, with extra health measures in place to mitigate Covid-19 risks.
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Dying man given MIQ spot: 'It was unbearable to think we might not see him again'
1 Feb 2021A dying New Zealand expat who was initially denied an MIQ spot has now been granted one, to his family's relief.
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Sparklers found to expose kids to large hit of pollutants - NZ study
1 Feb 2021Sparklers and backyard fireworks expose users to breathing heavy pollutants, and parents should consider the health implications for children, a study has…
RNZ Music
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NZ's biggest bands go off in the 'Naki
Six60, LAB and Synthony have each rocked a crammed Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, but probably won't make up all of the economic loss from the cancellation of the three day WOMAD festival.
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New in Podcast Classics
Schubert's much-loved Trout Quintet is full of flowing melodies that speak of happy times. Your new 'Podcast Classic' is ready to download. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
31 Jan 2021More listener favourites this week, including one by New Zealander Nigel Eastgate. Alongside a busy career as a GP in South Dunedin for nearly 38 years, he was also a composer of hymns including 'If I take the wings of the morning'. Audio
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Sea shanty about NZ settlers resurfaces about 190 years later
A sea shanty called Wellerman is rising up the UK record charts about 190 years after the Weller family settled in Aotearoa. Audio
In Depth
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Revealed: The companies dumping contaminants down the drain
Talleys, Ernest Adams and Yoplait are among hundreds of manufacturers and brands dumping contaminants into New Zealand's drains and getting away with it.
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Lack of South Auckland abortion services ‘unacceptable’
Repeated calls for abortion services to be provided in South Auckland have been ignored for more than a decade.
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Prisoner sues to stop pepper spray bombs that 'make grown men cry'
An asthmatic woman who was bombed with pepper spray in her Auckland prison cell is going to court to stop Corrections using the gas, which is marketed as… Video
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The companies who breached their trade waste consents respond
At least 270 companies have dumped contaminants into New Zealand's drains in the past year. Here we give them the opportunity to comment.
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Virus, vaccinations and housing dominate start of the year
Analysis: Politics has started the year in a way that's almost certainly going to continue throughout 2021, dominated by Covid-19, vaccinations to save us from…
John Banks' on-air comments: 'Why do we keep giving these people a platform?'
Opinion - Apparently we live in a post-racial world. I don't know when it happened, I clearly missed the memo, writes Saziah Bashir.
Biden inauguration: A rich tapestry of marvels and the mundane
Opinion: In a day recalling history and a ceremony featuring pop stars, prayers, and poetry, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was inaugurated as the 46th American…
Opinion: There's more to a presidency than unifying a country
Opinion - Joe Biden may think his presidency is about unifying the United States, but growing inequality, the health of his citizens and racism need to be fixed…