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Prisoner's letters 'were very distressing to me'
A Christchurch woman is hoping for a "huge shake-up" to Corrections' letter-checking system, after receiving more than 30 abusive, threatening and suicidal letters from a family member in prison.
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Media's worldwide push for climate change coverage
about 2 hours agoMediawatch: Last week the Sunday Star-Times ran an article asking the question: Is the New Zealand media eco-friendly? It was more an environmental stock-take of the media businesses themselves than… Audio
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Fiji prime minister slams Australia's deputy PM over 'fruit picking' comment
40 minutes agoFiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has accused the Australia government of taking a "big step backwards" in its relations with the Pacific.
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Man stabbed at Christchurch petrol station
41 minutes agoThe police are looking for a man after a stabbing at a Christchurch service station this morning.
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Retraction and apology to Donghua Liu for untrue statements
9:56 am todayRNZ's article "Donghua Liu returns to China to face charges" from 13 November 2016 contained untrue statements. RNZ has issued a retraction and apology to Mr Liu.
SH1 closed at Rakaia as truck dangles off bridge
Arrest after woman's death on Kapiti Coast
Politics
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Tamaki's political party registration rejected
16 Aug 2019The Electoral Commission has refused to register Hannah Tamaki's political party Coalition New Zealand because the name could create confusion.
Simon Bridges' comment 'a very bad turn for NZ politics' - James Shaw
Jacinda Ardern to 'talk frankly' on climate change in Pacific
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Search for missing helicopter in Fiji called off
The search in Fiji for a helicopter, its pilot and a two-year-old passenger has been called off.
Orion locates last crew member of damaged Chinese vessel
More than 150 West Papuans arrested in demonstrations - lawyer
Sport
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Today's sports news: what you need to know
6:37 am todayIn today's sports news - Wales beat England to go top of of World Rugby, NRL upsets as Storm and Rabbitohs lose and Black Sticks win in Japan.
Sri Lanka push for victory against Black Caps
Second Ashes evenly poised as Smith takes bouncer to throat
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Sons of Zion play us their new songs
VIDEO - Beloved reggae roots band Sons of Zion perform live and chat to Kirsten Johnstone. Video, Audio
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Week in Politics: Intense row follows chief statistician's resignation
Analysis - The botched census brings down a chief executive, more speculation Christopher Luxon will stand for National, and Labour's attempt to legalise prisoner voting could be sunk by NZ First.
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NZ Live: Troy Kingi
16 Aug 2019The adventuresome Māori musician plays tracks from his latest album ;Holy Colony Burning Acres and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio
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Serving up salmon in South Canterbury
On a busy day, Jamie Sleep and his team at High Country Salmon fillet up to 200 fish. Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Community boards lobby over water bottling consents
17 Aug 2019Three Lower Hutt community boards will next week demand that the Wellington Regional Council stop all water bottling consents from the Waiwhetu aquifer.
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'Tornado' that hit marina defied belief
16 Aug 2019Dramatic new video footage shows a catamaran being picked up and tossed over a pier on in the storm on Monday night. Video
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Christchurch Hospital building in hot water over plumbing tangle
16 Aug 2019A tangle over plumbing at the South Island's largest hospital building, where work is way behind time and over budget, just got worse.
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Two's company, three's a crowd? Governing parties tell it like it is
16 Aug 2019As the election looms closer, Jo Moir looks at how the three parties in the coalition government will use their differences to a political advantage. Audio
RNZ Music
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How to get a Hollywood star in your music video
Australian indie-rock surrealist Kirin J Callinan tells the tale of how Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell ended up staring in his latest video for 'You Weren’t In Love With Me'. Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
2 minutes agoYou'll find the latest episode here, or scroll down to catch up on any you've missed.
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Justin Townes Earle bought a gun for his newborn
Americana/roots musician Justin Townes Earle is visiting New Zealand next week. He talks guns, police and the POTUS with RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone. Video, Audio
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Friday Night Live: Nathan Haines
about 1 hour agoKick back with some quality sounds from New Zealand's biggest selling jazz artist Nathan Haines performing live at Leigh Sawmill in 2013, and in the RNZ studios for NZ Live early in 2019. Video, Audio
In Depth
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A poor outcome: Māori, poverty and the struggle for survival
Poverty continues to impact Māori far more than non-Māori and the knock-on effects are brutal. Aaron Smale heads to Tairawhiti and finds a community taking…
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Disappearing students: How NZ is wasting opportunities with Chinese graduates
Insight - More than 100,000 Chinese citizens have studied in New Zealand in the past 20 years. But what influence are they having on the New Zealand-China… Audio
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Rough justice: Māori and the criminal justice system
More than half of the prison population is Māori. Is the criminal justice system biased, or is this bleak statistic a symptom of societal imbalances? Aaron…
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Sick to death: Why the health system is still failing Māori
Māori are more likely to die from cancer, heart failure and many more conditions than non-Māori - and it's not just about poverty or lifestyle factors.
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Trust survey: NZers are generally a religiously easygoing people
Opinion - Good news for anyone who has worried about the globally imported ghost of religious intolerance hanging above the local culture. A new survey suggests…
Week in Politics: Political row follows chief statistician's resignation
Analysis: The botched census brings down a chief executive, there's another wave of speculation about Christopher Luxon standing for National and NZ First…
Opinion: Guns create 'a map of blood' in US, but nothing will change
A lack of movement on gun control in the face of hundreds of mass shootings in the US is maddening, but nothing will change, writes Nik Dirga, an American…
Transparency falters at Greens' annual conference
Power Play - For a party that espouses open and transparent democracy, the secretive nature of the Greens' annual conference is a poor showing, writes Jane… Audio