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MIQ worker testing systems 'need to be state of the art'
Critical testing of workers at managed isolation facilities is again under scrutiny with revelations dozens of staff may not be getting regular Covid-19 swabs.
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Polyfest returns, safe from Covid-19: 'Get those kids back on that stage'
The world's largest Pacific dance festival got under way in Auckland today after two years of disruptions.
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Kill Bill 3: Parliament’s zombie sequel
Bills get killed a lot at Parliament. But when a bill comes back for a second go - zombie style - the coup de grâce is trickier. Today's Order Paper at Parliament includes a debate that looked like…
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Minister questioned over police photographing Māori
The Māori Party is demanding the police minister stop racism within the force, after the police watchdog found a wāhine Māori had her photo unlawfully taken.
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Polyfest returns, safe from Covid-19: 'Get those kids back on that stage'
14 Apr 2021The world's largest Pacific dance festival got under way in Auckland today after two years of disruptions.
Man sentenced for importing 113kg meth in avocado pulp shipment
Study unearthing clues to New Zealand's past seismic events
Covid-19
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Canterbury DHB races to use 1400 extra vaccine doses
14 Apr 2021A Christchurch GP was surprised to hear that Canterbury District Health Board staff were making personal Facebook posts to advise people there were spare Covid-19 vaccines up for grabs.
No community cases, two imported cases in MIQ - Bloomfield
Security guard with Covid-19 recorded as receiving last test in November
Business
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Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at record low 0.25 percent
14 Apr 2021The Reserve Bank has held interest rates steady, and reaffirmed easy money policies through the bond buying and funding for lending programmes.
2degrees to begin roll out of 5G service with Ericsson this year
Graeme Hart's food group buys Emerald Foods Group
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CNMI pauses use of J&J Covid-19 vaccine
14 Apr 2021Use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine has been paused in the Northern Marianas.
New Zealand Rugby announces Pacific teams to join Super Rugby
Forum calls on Japan to re-think toxic waste dump plans
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Grappling with the question 'what is life?'
The dictionary doesn't have the definition, but it's one of the biggest questions of all; what is life? Science columnist for the New York Times, Carl Zimmer, discovers the quest for an answer is full of surprises. Audio
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Big Brother vs China's Uighurs
Constant surveillance, cultural suppression and 're-education' are a day-to-day reality for the approximately 12 million Muslim minority Uighur people who live in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwest China. Audio
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The battle over a Waiheke marina
The Detail - Work on a marina at picturesque Kennedy Point on Waiheke Island has started despite a challenge that has gone to the Supreme Court. Audio
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Lost 'golden city' discovered in Egypt
The discovery of a 3000-year-old city in Egypt has shaken the archaeology world to its core this week. Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Polyfest: The largest Pacific event in the world is back
14 Apr 2021The world's largest Pacific dance festival kicks off in Auckland today after two years of disruptions.
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Women tradies say they're working without toilet access
14 Apr 2021No toilets, topless calendars and comments about their appearance are just some of the things women tradies say they deal with on a daily basis.
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Ridding internet of all concerning content would be 'unrealistic goal' - PM
Jacinda Ardern says there is now an online defence framework for the online world that didn't exist before the Christchurch Call.
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Northland police unlawfully used checkpoints to gather information for years
14 Apr 2021Police in Northland admit that for years they have been unlawfully using road blocks to gather intelligence.
RNZ Music
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Woolston Brass celebrates 130 years
Christchurch's Woolston Brass Band traces its history back to 1891 and is one of the country's most successful bands. Audio
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The Sampler: Pixie Williams, Voom, Flock of Dimes
Tony Stamp basks in the glow of a new Pixie Williams covers album, a reissue of a classic by Auckland band Voom, and a breakup album from American songwriter Jenn Wasner, AKA Flock of Dimes. Audio
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Peter Frampton: 'Living in the limelight was never for me'
English rocker Peter Frampton was arguably the biggest music star in the world for a couple of years in the '70s, but he says it came with huge pressure. Video, Audio
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Podcast Classics
Brass band fans will love this month's free download with favourites from the National Band of New Zealand directed by David Bremner. Audio
In Depth
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Switched: Woman lost job after drug changed without her knowledge
Laura Hume says it was only after her health began deteriorating that she found out she was one of thousands of people who had been switched to a generic drug…
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No baby, no help: Depressed, grieving mum told she’s not eligible for help
A depressed woman whose baby died was denied help from Perinatal Mental Health Services - and other mothers in extreme distress say they can't get treatment via…
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ACC cuts off woman with worst birth injury ever seen by surgeon
ACC has cut off a mother whose baby emerged from her rectum and vagina, as part of a review on which birth injuries the corporation will cover. Women say…
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Euthanasia: What happens if the drugs don't work?
Palliative care experts who say we are woefully unprepared to introduce assisted dying are asking ethical and legal questions about euthanasia.
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Samoa's cliff-hanger election explained
Analysis - Samoa is waiting to find out whether its longest-serving prime minister will be returned to power or his challenger will become the country's first…
Opinion: New housing policy is really just a new tax package
The government's package of housing policy instruments is a long way from optimal. You might even call it a shambles, Norman Gemmell writes.
Indian travel ban leaves Kiwis stateless
Opinion - Why is it okay to leave Kiwi-Indians stateless, when the prime minister has repeatedly said Kiwis need to be allowed to return home?
National Party leadership: Does Luxon have what it takes?
Opinion - Judith Collins' National Party leadership is under more scrutiny, with increased talk in the media of her being replaced by brand new MP Christopher…