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Covid-19: What happened in NZ and around the world on 27 May
For the fifth day in a row, there are no new cases of Covid-19, the Prime Minister says it will not be too long before trans-Tasman travel is able to resume, GPs push for balance between face-to-face and online consultations and Australia recorded its ...
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Immigration 'lottery': Avatar crew allowed in, America's Cup crews out
about 2 hours agoIf foreign film crews are allowed an exemption to border rules, so too should America's Cup teams, the National Party says.
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Missing trampers 'did the right thing' - police
about 1 hour agoMissing trampers Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor stayed put and waited for help after suffering minor injuries in a fall, police have confirmed. Audio
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Community groups hope for better future after Covid-19
about 1 hour agoNew Zealand's response to the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a range of inequities across Aotearoa, with access to food perhaps the most noticeable. Audio
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Uni may move hall residents to accommodate international students
5:31 pm todayThe University of Auckland is considering moving domestic students out of halls of residence to make way for returning international students that need to be quarantined.
Academics say winter flu 'outbreaks' looming
Wellington council delays library decision to seek more advice
Covid-19
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No new cases, nobody in hospital in NZ with Covid-19
1:55 pm todayNew Zealand does not have a single person in hospital with Covid-19, as the country marks five consecutive days without a new case. Video
Massey University science faculty cuts casual staff
Dunedin councillors back motion to limit rates increases
Politics
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Government's 'buy local' commitment questioned in new deal
10:53 am todayA consortium of disability groups bidding for a $32 million public contract has lost out to an American call centre operator.
Judge National on actions, not 'ethnicity on front bench' - Paula Bennett
Experts say vision needed for Budget's 11,000 nature-based jobs
Business
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Green Cabs goes into liquidation, estimated 160 jobs cut
3:03 pm todayNation-wide taxi company Green Cabs has gone into liquidation, reportedly cutting 160 jobs.
Holiday deals hoping to encourage domestic tourism
Trustpower posts $97.6m profit for year
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LIVE VIDEO: NZSO - Bach Sei Solo
NZSO violinist Simeon Broom plays a selection from JS Bach's Violin Partita No 3. Join us for tonight's Bach Sei Solo livestream on now.
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Finding his feet in New Zealand through his hands
Voices - A Filipino photographer's new life in Aotearoa was turned around after he discovered a new way to grow connections with community and land. Audio, Gallery
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The best TV shows from around the world
Walter Presents is a popular streaming service that curates the best TV shows from around the world, particularly classy Euro crime shows, and some of its content is available now on TVNZ on demand. Audio
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New comic series for Samoan youth
Samoan artist Michel Mulipola has created a new comic series to coincide with the start of Samoan language week. Audio
In Case You Missed It
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WINZ says wrongly denied benefits due to 'isolated practice issues'
about 1 hour agoWork and Income has told the Social Development Minister there were "isolated practice issues" after people were wrongly denied the benefit based on redundancy…
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Majority of NZ households in financial difficulty - survey
A new survey has found 40 percent of households are at risk of falling into financial hardship since Covid-19, and a third were already in difficulty. Audio
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Crown desecrated historic urupā in Waikanae - Waitangi Tribunal
6:09 pm todaySystemic breaches by the Crown led to desecration and redevelopment of a historically significant burial site in Waikanae, the Waitangi Tribunal has found.
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Judge National on actions, not 'ethnicity on front bench' - Bennett
4:37 pm todayNational leader Todd Muller is getting support from an unexpected quarter - ousted deputy leader Paula Bennett.
RNZ Music
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LIVE VIDEO: NZSO - Bach Sei Solo
1 minute agoNZSO violinist Simeon Broom plays a selection from JS Bach's Violin Partita No 3. Join us for tonight's Bach Sei Solo livestream on now.
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NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
1 minute agoThe RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day.
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WATCH: Under Cover with Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain
less than a minute agoKiwi musicians Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain meet up to play covers of each other’s songs, and have a good old yarn. It’s part of new Creative New Zealand-funded series Under Cover: Artists in Isolation in Conversation.
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The Sampler: new music reviewed
Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album about intimacy from Perfume Genius; story-songs with deep Balkan roots from Damir Imamovic; and the Afro-futurist jazz of Shabaka and the Ancestors. Audio
In Depth
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NZF Foundation spent $130k on company run by Winston Peters' lawyer
Tens of thousands in donor's funds given to the New Zealand First Foundation were spent paying expenses, wages and bills for people closely associated with the…
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Collateral Damage: The cost of fighting Covid-19
A student survives on potatoes and onion. A business owner loses her life savings. A minimum wage worker racks up debt. RNZ reporters and photographers…
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Lessons from lockdown: The changes we'll keep
Lockdown has been an extended period of reflection for many of us. RNZ captured 'door-traits' of New Zealanders during a unique moment in history and asked…
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Foundation donations not named on NZ First electoral return
New Zealand First has once again opted not to name any donations from the mysterious foundation bankrolling the party on its electoral return.
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Opinion: Two-tier welfare payments betray Labour's traditions
In the age of Covid-19 we are Jacinda's team of five million - except for some, Sue Bradford writes.
Is consolidation really the solution to our media's problems?
Opinion - The media sector has gone from being one of New Zealand's most powerful and profitable, to the unimaginable humbling we see today but should we be…
Tonight we celebrate, but the party mood won't last long
Opinion - New Zealand's journalists will gather tonight to celebrate their craft at the Voyager Media Awards, but it'll only be brief distraction from the major…
Opinion: Why Bridges' leadership tactics are tanking his ratings
Opinion - Simon Bridges' problem as National Party leader is that he is relentlessly negative at a time when the country is led by a relentlessly positive prime…