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Government rejects criticism over Auckland boundary decisions
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Six Air NZ workers, three gang members charged over drug smuggling
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Time running out to post Christmas presents - NZ Post
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Holiday parks need advice on how to deal with Covid-positive visitors
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First case of Covid-19 reported in Taumarunui
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First Gas Group unveils plans for large-scale biogas project
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Malaita to hold poll on self-determination
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Finding Bevan: A cold case 13 years long
More than 13 years after a Manawatū shearer vanished without trace his family remain desperate to lay him to rest next to his mother and brother, while police haven't given up on this puzzling cold case.
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Party People: Luxon's line-up and Covid-19 Waitangi hearing
Party People: Mihingarangi, Tau and Shane discuss the urgent Covid hearing before the Waitangi Tribunal, Luxon’s new lineup and how the minor parties have performed during 2021. Video, Audio
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Carbon-trapping oceans get some official attention
Coastal ecosystems are better than tropical rainforests when it comes to trapping carbon and at this year's big climate change conference they finally got some attention. Audio
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The only preventable natural disaster: 'city-killer' asteroids
In the first ever mission of Earth's "planetary defence", Nasa has launched a mission for a spacecraft to intentionally collide with an asteroid, and knock it off its path. Audio
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How South Auckland’s reputation for tagging was turned around
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Finding Bevan: 13 years without a trace
7:37 am todayMore than 13 years after a Manawatū shearer vanished without trace his family remain desperate to lay him to rest next to his mother and brother, while police…
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Gisborne mayor urges more testing after virus detected in waste water
6:18 pm todayGisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz is concerned about three waste water samples that came back positive for Covid-19, despite no known cases there. Audio
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The uninvited Christmas guest: is New Zealand prepared for Omicron’s inevitable arrival?
6:18 pm todayOpinion - As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the Omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic…
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CMNZ's Music Up Close in 2022
Chief Executive Gretchen La Roche shares some of the highlights of Chamber Music New Zealand's 2022 Season. Audio
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Celebrating New Zealand's female composers and poets
21 x 21 is a project that pairs Aotearoa’s female composers and poets in 21 songs celebrating the unique cultural and social kaupapa of Māori and Pākehā. Audio
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New Horizons: Charlie Parr's Better Days Ahead
William Dart catches up with American songwriter Charlie Parr's latest album, Last of the Better Days Ahead and checks out his illustrious and idiosyncratic past. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 December 2021
Hymns for the second Sunday in Advent include Shirley Murray’s Look towards Christmas, and People look East. Audio
In Depth
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The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD
From struggling kids to out-of-control teens and desperate adults, NZ's ADHD community is in crisis. Why is it so hard for them to get help that some are…
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Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers
Track the latest case numbers, testing and vaccination data in New Zealand.
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Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches 'fast chickens'
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ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
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Is Long Covid a new type of chronic fatigue syndrome?
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How to reduce your business' carbon footprint: What you need to know
COP26 has ended with agreement on a new global climate deal and NZ has pledged to halve greenhouse gas emissions. But business can do it too and make savings…
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Time traveller's diary: Covid-19 restrictions in March 2022
Explainer - Sometime soon, the alert level system which is becoming increasingly complex, will be replaced with traffic lights. Join RNZ for a journey into the…
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Three waters: What you need to know
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The uninvited Christmas guest: is New Zealand prepared for Omicron’s inevitable arrival?
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Analysis - The traffic lights are switched on and New Zealanders are finding their way into the new Covid-19 era. The vaccination rate nudges 90 percent and…