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50 years on air: Morning Report celebrates golden anniversary
The first broadcast in 1975 was a shock to listeners accustomed to hearing music.
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Compulsory Shakespeare for students - to be, or not to be?
4 minutes agoThe draft Year 7-13 English curriculum also proposes spelling and keyboard lessons at intermediate.
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Has the tobacco tax hit its limit?
In Australia, the tax take from tobacco is at 15-year lows, as smokers turn to illegal cigarettes. Could the same be happening here?
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The can of worms that is the Resource Management Act
about 2 hours agoLegislation designed to simplify the country's resource management laws has now become more complex than the multitude of statutes it originally replaced. So it's up for debate, again.
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Dining out should be considered a luxury, says owner of closed restaurant
31 Mar 2025A Wellington restaurant owner who closed the doors for the final time this weekend believes meals are underpriced. Audio
Overbridge to bring Glen Innes station one step closer to long-awaited City Rail Link
New Plymouth District Council to vote on whether to fund rough sleeper shelter
Politics
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Politics live: Nicola Willis on the cost of Cook Strait ferries
29 minutes agoThe Finance Minister is insisting the overall cost of replacing the ferries will be cheaper than the previous government's plan.
New school lunches don't give kids enough energy, failing nutrition standards - report
Call for prime minister to step in over Winston Peters' comments about Green MP
Sport
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'Validation’ - DMac’s decision says a lot about NZR’s eligibility policy
31 Mar 2025Much has been made about eligibility rules lately, but this latest development shows just how strong the pull of the black jersey is.
Football: Marco Rojas released early by Wellington Phoenix
F1: Lando Norris responds to Timaru school's book of kindness
Business
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Luxon won't say if coalition partners would back breaking up supermarkets
Asked if ACT would back the plan, the prime minister said he would "worry about that down the road". Audio
GST on KiwiSaver saga draws to close after Inland Revenue releases guidance
Europe heading towards emissions tax on dairy imports, expert says
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Ear crystals and strange tests: inside a dizziness clinic
Many New Zealanders put up with dizziness and vertigo. They don't have to. Sometimes there is a cure.
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Synthony in the Domain: 'A last hoorah to summer'
The sold-out Synthony in the Domain was a magical farewell to summer as 40,000 festival-goers threw on their glitter and party gear for a nostalgic trip down dance music lane, writes Liz Garton.
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Grant Gillanders' life-long love affair with NZ music
Aotearoa’s premier music historian Grant Gillanders tells Music 101 about six decades of unearthing and reviving rare Kiwi tunes.
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Tinā - the Samoan film that's a hit with palagi
Tinā will make you laugh and cry, but if you're Samoan like its star, maybe also despair just a little.
In Case You Missed It
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Trump 'pissed off' at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russia
31 Mar 2025There has been no immediate reaction from Moscow.
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Ear crystals and strange tests: inside a dizziness clinic
31 Mar 2025Many people put up with dizziness and vertigo. They don't have to - sometimes there is a cure.
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15-minute consults causing more delays, doctors say
31 Mar 2025Patients will face long wait times until the government changes consult times, GPs say.
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Big aftershocks rattle Tonga after 7.0 quake
31 Mar 2025Tremors as big as 6.1 have been shaking the kingdom after its biggest earthquake in a decade.
RNZ Music
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The Sampler: New music to listen to this week
Tony Stamp reviews American songwriter Lucy Dacus's fourth album, the third solo LP from Ringlets guitarist László Reynolds and some blunt, pithy techno from Canada’s Marie Davidson.
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Hymns on Sunday, 30 March 2025
It’s the fourth Sunday in Lent – Laetare Sunday. ‘Laetare’ is Latin for ‘rejoice’, and traditionally the day is a break in this otherwise austere season of the church calendar. Cheerful hymns in this week’s programme include Ain’a that good news! and O clap your hands together. Audio
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Shihad to receive the Taite Music Prize 'classic record' award
Independent Music New Zealand will acknowledge Killjoy, the second album from the rock band, which broke through in 1995 with the colossal riffs and pop sensibility that the band became known for.
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Emily Beynon: fearless with the flute
International flute player Emily Beynon discusses her approach to music ahead of her concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
In Depth
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Yachting NZ receives Sport NZ backing while under investigation
How a sports organisation under investigation from one government agency received the tick of approval from another.
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Eden Park proposes university housing - without talking to university
The stadium trust said the suggestion was "in context of future possibilities". But it was already included in the fast-track law. Audio
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Health New Zealand under fire for inaccurate palliative care recruitment claims
The agency said it was advertising for a specialist doctor for dying children, but there were no ads online until after the shortage was revealed publicly. Audio
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Fears for dying kids as country's only specialist takes extended leave
The Children's Commissioner has called the situation "untenable, inequitable and inadequate". Audio
What You Need to Know
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Aluminium, jeans, and whisky? What tariffs mean for New Zealand
Explainer - We've heard a lot about tariffs recently. But how do they work, and where does NZ fit in?
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Gene technology changes: What you need to know
Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say. Audio
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The US TikTok ban and security concerns: What you need to know
Explainer - Why is TikTok seen as a bigger security risk than other social media platforms? Audio
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Was the Mangawhai storm a tornado? Here's what science tells us
Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.
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Art for art’s sake? How to maintain integrity and still make money
Does an overemphasis on profit make cultural groups wary of market and strategy, hampering innovation in the art and culture sector?
Musk's grandfather and the 1930s movement aiming to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders might sound incredibly familiar.
After success with Boygenius, Lucy Dacus steps into the spotlight
Tony Stamp reviews American songwriter Lucy Dacus's fourth album, the third solo LP from Ringlets guitarist László Reynolds and some blunt, pithy techno from…
Super Rugby Pacific round seven: the upsets keep coming
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