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Gas explosion: One person still in critical condition
One person remains in a critical condition and one has been transferred to Middlemore Hospital in Auckland following a gas explosion which injured six people in Christchurch.
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Opinion: Viagogo shows limits of going it alone
1 minute agoGoogle's action on Viagogo - small as it is - will have more impact on the ticket reseller than any single court action in places like New Zealand, writes Paul Brislen Video
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Ardern on Aus deportations of NZers: 'That's not fair dinkum'
30 minutes agoPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has emerged from talks with her Australian counterpart in Melbourne with nothing solid to show for it.
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Man who defrauded IRD $1m imprisoned for three years
32 minutes agoA former commercial diver who pretended his partner had died to avoid paying tax has been sent to prison for three years.
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Air NZ plane loses power in engine mid-flight
4:18 pm todayAn Air New Zealand passenger plane that lost power in one of its engines mid-flight has landed safely at Tauranga airport.
Violent dairy robbery trial: Judge reserves decision on accused
Council pay controversy: Public should have a say - councillor
Politics
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Efficient heater grants added to government insulation subsidy scheme
18 Jul 2019Eligible home owners will be able to claim grants for energy-efficient heaters this winter as part of the government's Warmer Kiwi Homes programme.
Govt unveils changes to biosecurity and animal tracing
Government says new food safety tools will save businesses money
Pacific
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Offshore detention anniversary ‘life destroying’
First person - On the sixth anniversary of Australia's declaration that all asylum seekers who arrive by boat will never settle there, refugee Shaminda Kanapathi writes from detention on Manus Island.
At least 139 dead in Papuan displacement camps - aid group
Dawn raids remembered in exhibit 40 years on
Sport
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Mahoney first woman to ref Ranfurly Shield rugby
2:05 pm todayRebecca Mahoney is about to make rugby history once again, as the first woman to referee a Ranfurly Shield challenge - the latest on her impressive list of pioneering achievements.
Extra Time: From London to Liverpool - one World Cup to the Next
Cricket: Concussed players to be replaced in games
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Picking winners: Why some businesses prosper
Two Cents' Worth - Small businesses make up 97 percent of our enterprises, every month 850 such businesses start - although 10 close each day. Kim Savage looks at what separates success from failure. Audio
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Dawn raids remembered in exhibit 40 years on
about 1 hour agoMore than 40 years after the infamous dawn raids on Pacific islanders, those who were there are being asked to tell their story for a new generation hungry to know, Jamie Tahana reports.
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Kiwi robots kick up a storm
The University of Canterbury's Electric Sheep was the only New Zealand team to compete at the international RoboCup football competition in Sydney. Audio
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'People were watching TVs outside shops that sold them'
Video - Tomorrow marks possibly the most iconic moment of the 20th century and retired astronomer Frank Andrews remembers the excitement of the day very well. Video
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Auckland city kava bar hopes to win hearts and minds over drink
2:05 pm todayA kava bar in Auckland's downtown is hoping to win hearts and minds over the drink, especially among Pākehā, as the Pacific's favourite bitter elixir makes…
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Rough sleepers want to go home to Manurewa
1:10 pm todayA local board in south Auckland is promising to do what it can to establish a 24-hour drop-in centre for the homeless in Manurewa.
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Mahoney first woman to ref Ranfurly Shield rugby
2:09 pm todayRebecca Mahoney is about to make rugby history once again, as the first woman to referee a Ranfurly Shield challenge - the latest on her impressive list of…
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Man believed to be in water for six hours rescued
3:01 pm todayA man pulled from Whangaroa Harbour this morning may have been rescued just in the nick of time.
RNZ Music
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Friday Night Live: Melodownz
1 minute agoPolynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz plans to ‘take over the world one rhyme at a time’ with his languid funk-jazz rap and insightful and thoughtful rap. Have a listen with Friday Night Live.
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The inter-generational appeal of music
Music commentator Graeme Downes continues his exploration of songs that resonate, focusing on 'For What it's Worth' by Buffalo Springfield, 'Stressed Out' by 21 Pilots, 'Closer to the Heart' by Rush and 'Children of the Revolution' T-Rex Audio
Audio
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New Horizons: Esperanza Spalding's 12 Little Spells
Jazz bassist and singer, Esperanza Spalding's new album 12 Little Spells is surely about as personal as you can get: a collection of songs about various parts of the body. William Dart checks out the album itself and her journey getting to it. Video, Audio
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A brief history of New Zealand hip-hop
Brad Warrington, AKA DJ Sticky Fingaz, starts us on a journey through New Zealand hip-hop and how he first got hooked. Video, Audio
In Depth
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More residential homes could stop Oranga Tamariki uplifts
Insight - Vulnerable mothers desperately need access to more residential homes so they can keep their babies instead of watching them being taken into state… Audio
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How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
Insight - Thousands of Māori babies were adopted into Pākehā families under the 1955 Adoption Act, leaving them desperate to reconnect. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui in… Audio
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Tobacco company targeting Māori for money - minister
A tobacco company is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette because it wants to make money and not because it's concerned about public health, Associate…
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Exclusive: Youth addiction worry as high-nicotine vape JUUL to hit NZ
Smoke and Mirrors - A US vaping product, which is so popular with young people it's under fire by the FDA, is coming to NZ. Guyon Espiner reports.
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Opinion: The fall of 'higher' education?
We live in memorable academic times: higher education in New Zealand is on a definite downward roll, David Cohen writes.
After Christchurch, how long can Ardern stick with the current ACC system?
Analysis - Four months on from becoming a symbol of empathy and compassion, Jacinda Ardern is trying to defend a decision to veto ACC cover for traumatised…
Broadcasting watchdog targets 'harm'
Mediawatch - 'Freedom in Broadcasting without Harm' is the newly-stated mission of New Zealand's most powerful media watchdog, the Broadcasting Standards… Audio
Silver Ferns' defeat: One-goal loss revives memories of many thrillers
Analysis - Despite the Silver Ferns going down to Australia, last night felt like old times when the final result came down to a solitary goal, writes Bridget…