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Dunedin locals on David Clark: 'Really not sure what he's achieved'
Few supporters could be found in David Clark's electorate of Dunedin today - a seat he won by more than 11,000 votes in the last election.
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Stranded Pacific workers 'losing hope' of going home
34 minutes agoSeasonal workers stuck in Hawke's Bay are suffering from depression and anxiety because they don't know when they can return home.
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Thousands received wage subsidy payouts from multiple employers
15 minutes agoMore than 40,000 people have received wage subsidy payouts from more than one employer - with several hundred people getting the payout from four employers or more. Audio
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'It's possible to do both jobs' - Hipkins takes on health portfolio
34 minutes agoDavid Clark is out and Chris Hipkins is in as the new health minister until the election in September. Audio
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Robots from Pike River access tunnel handed to police
5 minutes agoTwo robots have been recovered this week from the Pike River Mine access tunnel.
Man encouraged migrants to work illegally in NZ
Government doubles investment in Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment
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Greens' Shaw shrugs off Peters' light rail 'tantrum'
3:09 pm todayGreen Party co-leader James Shaw is accusing New Zealand First leader Winston Peters of throwing a tantrum via a comment piece he wrote on light rail.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on David Clark's resignation as Health Minister: 'It is one I agree with'
National reshuffle: Simon Bridges given foreign affairs role, Dr Shane Reti to replace Paula Bennett
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Gap between haves and have-nots widening in NZ - survey
12:50 pm todayThe survey found young people, Māori and Pasifika, and those renting their houses continue to struggle to accumulate wealth.
Māori tourism in Hawke's Bay excluded from financial decisions - businesses
Hundreds of jobs promised from $27m spend-up at Whanganui port
Pacific
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Fiji's anti-corruption body searches Sodelpa HQ
The offices of Fiji's main opposition party have been searched by the Independent Commission against Corruption.
Air Vanuatu to fly first outbound passenger flight on Friday
Cook Islands Speaker refrains from banning journalist
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'He has not read the politics of situations very well'
David Clark stepped down as Health Minister after making the Prime Minister’s position heading into an election untenable, according to political commentator Tim Watkin. Audio
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The political economy post Covid-19
Expect massive social unrest if austerity measures are forced on the public to pay governments’ massive post-Covid fiscal stimulus packages, an expert on New Zealand’s political economy says. Audio
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School bells and whistles gone with their international students
The Detail - The Finance Minister says international students aren't coming back to NZ any time soon. How will schools that have come to rely on the money they bring in now going to cut their cloth to fit? Audio
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Voices from Antarctica: Seal songs
about 6 hours agoOur Changing World - Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice Audio
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David Clark resigns as Health Minister: 'It's best for me to step aside'
David Clark has formally resigned as Health Minister after recent controversies in his handling of the Covid-19 response. Video
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Team NZ forced to navigate through tricky headwinds
12 minutes agoThe America's Cup has always attracted scandal and controversy - so what's the story with the allegations swirling around Team New Zealand?
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Covid-19: Govt looks at reinstating compassionate leave
12 minutes agoThe government will next week look at the reinstatement of compassionate leave for those in managed isolation. Watch the latest briefing from Minister Megan… Video
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National reshuffle: Muller gives Bridges the job he wanted
4:56 pm todaySimon Bridges has been handed the foreign affairs portfolio and Dr Shane Reti will replace Paula Bennett. Video
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Sola Rosa ‘For The Mighty Dollar’
less than a minute agoRNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from Auckland musician and producer Sola Rosa. ‘For The Mighty Dollar’ is the second single from his upcoming album Chasing The Sun.
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WATCH: Under Cover with Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins and Sharon Van Etten
1 minute agoHollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins and her friend, American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, caught via video chat to have a yarn and play a couple of gorgeous covers of one another's songs.
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RNZ Music announces new web series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up
less than a minute agoWe're proud to present our new video series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up, out July 23rd. Featuring Scribe, Ladi6, Church & AP and more, each episode features an influential track from Aotearoa hip hop's 30-year history.
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QUIZ: Win tickets to Rhythm & Alps 2020
less than a minute agoThe lineup for the South Island’s biggest New Year’s Eve festival has just been released and we’re giving away two double passes! Take the quiz, post your results over on our Facebook page, and you’re in the draw.
In Depth
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NZ broke into embassies for CIA and MI6
The SIS broke into the Indian High Commission for MI6 and the Iranian Embassy for the CIA in the late 1980s and early 1990s to photograph code books, plant bugs…
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My body, my choice - but what if that choice is a caesarean?
A woman's right to choose how she gives birth has come a long way, but is allowing the choice of a planned caesarean a step too far? Teresa Cowie investigates.
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Beyond reasonable drought: New Zealand's climate future
Auckland's dams are half-empty and huge swathes of the country are reeling from one of the deepest droughts yet. Climate scientists say: get used to it.
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Covid-19 bleach 'cure' sold by New Zealand man rusts steel
Chemicals a New Zealand man is selling as a "miracle" Covid-19 cure generate toxic chlorine gas when combined, experts say. Video, Audio
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Spy raids on foreign embassies raise timely questions
Analysis - Historical raids on foreign embassies by New Zealand spies at the behest of MI6 and the CIA put NZ's reputation and trade on the line, RNZ Podcasts'…
Graham Adams: A euthanasia referendum in a pandemic
No one could have predicted the End of Life Choice referendum would be held against the backdrop of a deadly global pandemic, Graham Adams writes.
Managed isolation: A system in need of fixing, but it ain't broke?
Power Play - The country's isolation and quarantine system isn't broken according to a new review but the litany of failures shows it's anything but watertight…
Cut-through for the climate in the time of Covid-19
Mediawatch: Is Stuff facing an uphill battle it can't win by launching its climate change initiative The Forever Project when most people are still focusing on… Audio