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Damage to roads, powerlines after tornado rips through Levin
Fire and Emergency said it had had many reports of roofs lifted, fallen trees and power lines down as a tornado hit Levin. Audio
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Wellington's Tawa College in lockdown again days after attack
less than a minute agoTawa College has gone into lockdown for a second time, just days after an attack sent the school into lockdown earlier this week.
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Watch: Christopher Luxon delivers post-Budget speech
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has labelled the Budget a "backwards Budget" and with "bandaid" solutions. Watch his post-Budget speech here
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Budget 2022: Public transport fare announcement 'underwhelming' - campaigner
A public transport campaigner is giving the government's Budget just three and a half out of 10. Audio
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Siblings of missing Marokopa kids organise their own search
19 May 2022Almost five months since Thomas Phillips vanished with his three children near Marokopa, their family are launching a community search in hopes of finding them.
Budget's 2022: New equity index signals end of maligned school decile system
Budget 2022: Cost-of-living payment hands $350 to lower-income families
Covid-19
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Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers
Track the latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand.
Hybrid work lifestyle may be here to stay post-pandemic
Covid-19 update: Five more deaths, 9091 new community cases reported in NZ
Business
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Cautious approach as Budget shows deficits for next two years
19 May 2022The government takes a measured approach to new spending and investment as it looks to negotiate high inflation, global disruptions, and geo-political uncertainties, which it is expecting to dent near…
Goodman Property Trust posts 18.5 percent increase in full-year net profit
Higher sales help build more positive outlook for Sanford
Pacific
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WHO's warning of covid surge during PNG election
38 minutes agoA health expert is warning of a surge in Covid-19 cases if people do not adhere to control measures during the election this July in Papua New Guinea.
Pacific services receive $196m boost in NZ Budget
Cyclone Gina close to Vanuatu
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Does naming objects change our relationship with them?
When we give important objects in our life names, we change the way we interact with them, and we may be more likely to appreciate them, says computational linguist Kathryn Hymes. Audio
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'The whole wellbeing of the child is so important to me'
Manurewa community icon Shirley Maihi is the country's oldest school principal. At 80, she leads decile one Finlayson Park School, Audio
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Sociopaths don't mellow with age, new research
A survey of friends, family members and partners of psychopaths has concluded that with age, their behaviour is just as bad if not worse. Audio
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How classical music influences other genres
Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn Ryan to look at the influence classical music has had on other genres - from disco to rock and even rap. Video, Audio
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Budget 2022 at a glance: What you need to know
19 May 2022There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here are the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.
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Watch: Political parties respond to Budget 2022
19 May 2022National, ACT, Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party have given their responses to the government's Budget 2022.
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The cost of stopping exports to Russia
19 May 2022The Detail - It's not illegal to send food products to Russia under New Zealand's sanctions regime, but many companies have withdrawn anyway.
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Sports bosses lack moral fibre to protect wellbeing of young athletes
18 May 2022My experience of sports administrators is that they tend to know all and see all, Hamish Bidwell writes.
RNZ Music
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Budget should recognise wellbeing role of the arts
Opinion - The past two years have made it impossible to ignore the problem in Aotearoa New Zealand's arts sector. The pandemic has been brutal, with venues shut, festivals cancelled and audiences staying home.
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Theia shares stunning new project Te Kaahu
Known for her bold art-pop songs which have seen her amass fans around the globe, Theia has a new reo Māori project Te Kaahu (‘the hawk’), which pays homage to her late grandmother as she tells Kim Hill. Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Roaming 'Round New Zealand
William Dart takes a roam around some treasured byways of our country's music, featuring songs by Garner Wayne, Morgan Clarke, Levity Beet, Anika Moa, Hirini Melbourne and others. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 15 May 2022
Hymns with a thankfulness theme in this week's programme, as well as some harvest hymns to reflect those cooler days and autumn colours that are all around us at the moment. Audio
In Depth
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‘Communication gap’ blamed after toddler kept in hospital unnecessarily
A chronically-ill toddler was unduly kept in hospital for months and her mother asked to abandon Covid-19 isolation to come in and nurse her. The child picked…
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I was raped, then ruined by the systems that were supposed to help me
She was raped by an ex-boyfriend, then further traumatised by her interactions with colleagues, police and ACC.
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Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers
Track the latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand.
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First interview: Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out
He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For…
What You Need to Know
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Australia-New Zealand refugee resettlement deal: What you need to know
Explainer - What is the Australia New Zealand refugee resettlement deal and why has it been agreed after nearly a decade? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
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RNZ-TVNZ public media shake-up: What you need to know
Explainer - What's the government doing with RNZ and TVNZ - and why? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Audio
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Measuring and reporting Covid-19 deaths: What you need to know
With so many Covid-19 deaths being recorded, how are they measured and reported? And how will the coming weeks look in terms of reported deaths? RNZ is here to…
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The Covid-19 Deltacron variant: What you need to know
Explainer - There's a new Covid-19 variant making headlines around the world - Deltacron. Whatever you may think about that name, it's exactly what it sounds…
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Will Budget 2022 be the political circuit-breaker Labour wants?
Analysis - Labour needs this budget to do an immediate job - address concern with the cost of living.
Budget 2022 does little to stop NZ 'going backwards'
Analysis - Since Grant Robertson became Minister of Finance, government spending has gone up 68 percent. Granting everybody's wishes may be fun, but Brigitte…
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What exactly are carbohydrates and why am I so scared of them, asks Megan Whelan in this week's Diabetes and Me. Turns out, they're not that scary after all.
Alarmed by Solomon Islands-China pact, NZ finds its voice on security
Opinion - NZ has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" alliance, but its tone on security and Beijing's presence in the…