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Just what does PM Jacinda Ardern do all day?
The first-ever release of a prime minister's diary has provided a glimpse of what it means to run the country.
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Le Chat No: Hamilton's strays headed for snip
1 minute agoHamilton's stray cat population may be heading for the snip after a new proposal to introduce a desexing fund.
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Church leader Brian Tamaki to launch political party
about 2 hours agoDestiny Church leader Brian Tamaki will tomorrow launch a political party after weighing up a move into politics for "a number of months".
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Rolling with it: Southland accent an echo from history
about 1 hour agoLinguists from the University of Canterbury are studying the Southland accent's distinctive features and how it is has developed over time, and their research is changing our understanding of its… Audio
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New Zealand
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Taxi firm directors liable for drivers' $100,000 loss
6:32 pm todayDunedin taxi drivers have been left nearly $100,000 out of pocket after their company treated them as contractors, not employees.
Free rides on Auckland's public transport for children start in September
Operation Burnham Inquiry: Hager accuses Defence Force of spin and lies
Politics
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Politicians respond to Parliament rape claims
5:19 pm todayPolitical party leaders held a meeting with Speaker Trevor Mallard this afternoon, following his comments to RNZ this morning that he believed there was a rapist on the premises.
Diane Maxwell cleared of bullying allegations
National urges Mallard to involve police in Parliament rape claims
Pacific
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President says Marshall Islands facing pressure from China
2 minutes agoThe Marshall Islands is being targeted by Chinese economic pressure, including dubious illegal ship visits and a proposed semi-autonomous district, says the country's president, Hilda Heine.
Funding lack threatens Bougainville vote preparations
Sport: OFC lodge final appeal in Solomons eligibility case
Sport
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Netball World Cup Predictions: The Silver Ferns final 12
11:05 am todayWith New Zealand's Netball World Cup squad unveiled on Thursday, Ravinder Hunia weighs in on who has done enough to earn a plane ticket to Liverpool in July.
Botham says Smith and Warner can expect an earful from England fans
Rugby players know what is expected of them
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New Zealand the billionaire’s bunker
Hunt For The Bunker People started as a documentary on South Island billionaire bolt-hole bunkers, but soon became a story about the super-rich buying chunks of New Zealand’s most scenic country. Audio
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Silver Ferns Netball World Cup squad predictions
Sports Call - With New Zealand's Netball World Cup squad unveiled on Thursday, Ravinder Hunia weighs in on who has done enough to earn a plane ticket to Liverpool in July.
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Are the robots really coming for our jobs?
With all the talk of artificial intelligence and machine learning - does the technological revolution really mean that robots are knocking on the door to take many of our jobs? Audio
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The fight to stop fossils being ground into animal fodder
The Detail - Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio
RNZ Music
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Unchained XL ‘Weight On My Bars, Pt. IV’
2 minutes agoRNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the brand new single and video from Auckland rapper Unchained XL, ‘Weight On My Bars, Pt. IV’.
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LISTEN: 'Studio 360' on life as an opera extra
'Studio 360' is a podcast featuring stories about, and interviews with, the people creating some of the biggest plays, books, films, and music today. We meet Iggy Berlin who shares details of his life as an opera extra. Audio
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Music poster exhibition showcases punk and new wave art from '77-'81
Toward the end of the 1970s, punk and new wave turned NZ's popular music scene on its head. And bands including The Suburban Reptiles, Toy Love and the Terrorways and friends were creating gig posters that were amazing works of art. Audio
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Bailey Wiley's most honest songs yet
Taranaki born soul singer Bailey Wiley is becoming stronger and more resolutely herself with each release. Kirsten Johnstone finds out more about her evolution. Video, Audio
In Depth
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Joining the dots: What's really causing New Zealand's measles epidemics?
Researchers say an 'immunity gap' affecting an entire generation is what's allowing the disease to flourish. Kate Newton reports.
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Watch: What caused Kelly Savage's death?
An RNZ investigation into the death, two years ago today, of a New Zealand man in a Japanese psychiatric hospital has revealed inconsistencies in the medical… Video
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Death Bed: The Kelly Savage story
A young New Zealander entered a Japanese hospital in psychosis. He left braindead. His grieving mother is fighting for change.
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Why ACC is turning away traumatised mosque survivors
Distressed survivors can't get support because ACC doesn't cover mental injuries the way it covers physical ones. Can a government which says it's prioritising…
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Bad apples in the Parliament's barrel
Opinion - The report that has just revealed serious bullying, sexual harassment and even sexual assault in Parliament won't surprise anyone who has worked…
Opinion: In Aus polls are the loser, personality politics the winner
Australia's election shows again that people are more interested in who they can trust rather than what they will deliver, and that you can't rely on polls to…
Australia election: How Scott Morrison used Labor's campaign against them
Analysis - Despite Australian politics' turmoil, the swings in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia showed that jobs and fear of change are too dominant…
Australian election: The weird, wild politics of Queensland
Opinion - Disappointed voters and small parties - some with extremist views - could disrupt the Queensland poll in Australia's general election today, writes…