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Lack of resources may frustrate new suicide prevention plan
The new plan is out for consultation but there are questions whether agencies will be able to support it.
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Recap: MetService downgrades Otago from red warning
2 minutes agoBut Emergency Management Otago is still urging "common sense" as night falls and rain continues.
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Wellington hospo scene turns out to support venue hit by thieves before opening
A neighbouring bar is setting rivalries aside to fundraise for under-construction music venue Meow Nui.
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Return of the ute: Remember how Karen O'Leary's vehicle was stolen?
In a miraculous turn of events, it's been found and O'Leary couldn't be happier - but there is a slight problem.
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New Zealand
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Who's going to keep school property costs under control?
6:02 pm todayA de facto chief executive to oversee school property will be appointed following a critical ministerial inquiry. Audio
No partner, no problem: How people in the future might be able to have children with themselves
Homemade bomb explodes near police officer
Politics
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Government to shake-up 'bureaucratic and inefficient' school property system
"Schools were consistently critical of a lack of transparency and unclear prioritisation of projects," a ministerial inquiry has found.
Labour calls for Associate Health Minister Casey Costello to be sacked over 'advice' to Cabinet
Government to temporarily underwrite new housing developments
Sport
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Dame Patsy follows through with threat to step down
1:20 pm todayChair Dame Patsy Reddy will not to seek re-appointment to the New Zealand Rugby Board.
Black Fern abruptly retires, citing brain injury
Adesanya's rival to defend light heavyweight title
Business
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Handing over personal data: What are your rights?
12:05 pm todayNot every business is following best practise when it comes to storing your information, nor disposing of it when it is no longer needed. Audio
Spending downturn has retailers surviving off overdrafts
More than 50,000 property investors making losses
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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
8:09 pm today"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
7:06 pm todayThe 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
10:47 am todayOfficial 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
10:47 am todayThe 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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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
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Hope out of hate
Singers from the Wellington Youth Choir talk about their upcoming concert where they'll be performing a work composed in response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay American man. Video, Audio
In Depth
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Trump dominates a debate he wasn't on stage for
In the debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the same two words were at the top of each candidate's list.
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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.
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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Comment & Analysis
Are small businesses doing it tougher than in the GFC?
Opinion - Small businesses are being squeezed from every side, and doing it tougher in some ways even than during the GFC, Antje Fiedler and Benjamin Fath write…
Happy, sad or angry? AI can detect emotions in text according to new research
Analysis - If AI can read our emotions, how do we ensure this capability is used responsibly? How do we protect privacy? These are crucial questions that must…
What 'Jack and Jill' can teach us about capital gains taxes
Opinion - Superficially, it seems fair to tax income from all sources. Yet it could be anything but, Richard Meade writes.
GP access a problem for Māori with lung cancer
Comment - Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP - raising questions about equity in the country's health…