The Briefing
New Zealand
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Police pull-back from mental crisis callouts continues
29 minutes agoThe police's staged retreat from responding to mental crisis callouts reaches another milestone on Monday, with a 60-minute limit on patient handovers at emergency departments taking effect…
Lyttelton home damaged in landslip, neighbours evacuate
Weekend weather: Fine in the South Island, not so much in the North
Politics
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What you need to know about the Parent Boost Visa
12:13 pm todayAll the answers to questions you might have about the new parent visa that commences from September.
Christopher Luxon to meet Xi Jinping in visit to China
New ute owners warned of looming 'tax grenade'
Sport
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Sport NZ leaves it to schools to resolve 'Year 14' rugby row
Sport New Zealand is taking a hands-off approach to the latest eligibility row surrounding secondary school rugby, saying schools are best placed to resolve any issues. Audio
F1: Max Verstappen needs to stay out of trouble in Canada, Liam Lawson needs more points
Solid enough: Ryan Fox has mixed opening round at US Open
Business
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'It reverberates': Air NZ boss on Air India tragedy
Greg Foran, who has just returned from New Delhi, says everyone in the airline sector is affected by the crash overnight. Audio
Manufacturing reversal shows economy could 'come to a grinding halt' - economist
Why haven't we noticed our KiwiSaver recovering?
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In Case You Missed It
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Sole survivor of India plane crash jumped out of emergency exit
12:55 pm todayRamesh Viswashkumar was sitting near an emergency exit of the London-bound flight.
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'Sufficiently troubling': Private investigator reviews ex-cop's rape conviction
11:30 am todayTim McKinnel says he was initially reluctant to look into the case, but then decided it warranted closer examination.
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Gumboots and cowgirl style: The fashion of Fieldays
8:08 am todayWith gloomy weather shadowing the event, attendees came prepared for downpours, mud and wind.
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What are the best shark movies of all time?
6:18 am todayAussie horror flick Dangerous Animals is the latest in the ever popular shark attack oeuvre, Dominic Corry looks at some of the best post-Jaws movies.
RNZ Music
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Alice Morgan's Matariki homecoming
Christchurch raised, Sydney-based saxophonist Alice Morgan is back in town as soloist in a concert of New Zealand music. Video, Audio
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Teenage countertenor Samuel Mataele
Brilliant young countertenor Samuel Mataele talks about his love of all things operatic ahead of his debut with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 8 June 2025
Hymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including plainchant from the 9th century (Veni, Creator Spiritus) and the contemporary hymn Spirit of God, rest on your people by UK hymn writer Bernadette Farrell. Audio
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Inside Out: Rainbow Jazz
Nick Tipping takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and Billy Tipton, and NZ's own Eilish Wilson. Audio
In Depth
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The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
The US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system. New Zealand nay feel the effects.
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Row erupts over five 'Year 14s' in school's controversial first XV
Critics say the college has stacked its team with older players, with one parent saying it's making a "mockery" of a premier competition. Audio
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Netflix 'doesn't need us' or our 'silly' levy
The idea of forcing the global streaming giant to fund local shows won't work, TV production pioneer Dame Julie Christie tells 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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The David Seymour 'bots' debate: Do submission tools hurt democracy?
The ACT leader's comments raise questions about how forms are changing the way people engage with politics. Audio
What You Need to Know
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Covid is still around - so what are the isolation rules now?
Explainer - Do you still have to isolate if you get Covid? Can you get free RAT tests? Here's what you need to know.
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Could California actually leave the US?
Explainer - After the US military was called in over anti-Trump protests in LA, perennial talk of California seceding sparked up again. Could it really happen? Audio
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Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it and why the controversy?
Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and some of the concerns.
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Twelve-month prescription renewals: What you need to know
Explainer - The government announced in the Budget a plan to allow 12-month prescription renewals. But how will it work?
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Comment & Analysis
Los Angeles protests not the American dream
Analysis: As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented migrants, stages mass deportations and raids workplaces, for many the American dream is…
Trump's China 'truce' is nothing of the sort
Analysis: Tariff rates from both countries remain historically high, and significant export restrictions remain in place.
NZ’s goal to get smoking rates under 5 percent this year – why that’s highly unlikely
Analysis: Smoking rates in New Zealand have flatlined rather than fallen for the first time in a decade.
With so many parties 'ruling out' working with each other, is MMP losing its way?
Analysis: At next year's election, voters will effectively face the same scenario they confronted under electoral rules rejected over 30 years ago.