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New Zealand
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Anger over plan to ditch ratepayer funding for rescue helicopter
7:45 am todayA proposal to ditch ratepayer funding for the Northland Rescue Helicopter and other emergency services has sparked a record number of submissions to the Northland Regional Council.
Residents of City Gardens Apartments in Auckland to learn fire risk fate
FENZ unprepared and lacked equipment, training to deal with weather events
Politics
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Astonishment at expectation contractors will review curriculum
18 Apr 2024Hiring contractors is an appalling solution when people who could do the work are losing their jobs, the PSA says.
Crown lawyers attempt to block Waitangi Tribunal summons to Minister for Children
Group plans work to improve safety of female MPs
Sport
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V8s roar into Taupō for historic NZ comeback
7:21 am todayThe historic first Supercars Championship at Taupō International Motorsport Park takes place this weekend.
Rain ruins Black Caps' opener in Pakistan
NRL Warriors v Dragons: What you need to know
Business
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Economy not expected to improve until mid-2025 - Infometrics
Households and businesses are being advised to keep a close eye on costs until the middle of next year, when economic conditions are expected to improve.
Air NZ extends pause on Chicago service over engine 'challenges'
Online education start-up NextWork raises $2.3m in funding
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Featured stories
How looking ahead can help minimise regret
Too often the fear of loss makes people stick around when they should pivot, says science writer David Robson. Audio
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How class, not politics is dividing America
Politics doesn’t divide America, class does. This is the conclusion of Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy editor of Newsweek in her new book; Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women. Audio
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Joey Manu's code switch: A future All Black?
Analysis - This route makes far more sense than dropping him into a team with huge expectations and playing him out of position, Jamie Wall writes.
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Three decades of albatross research
Voice of Tangaroa - Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses live on the wind and waves, travelling huge distances, but their numbers are in decline it is believed because they are a by-catch of tuna fishing. Video, Audio
In Case You Missed It
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Tongans remain vulnerable two years after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption
18 Apr 2024Coastal communities in Tonga are still living in highly vulnerable shelters and facing water and food shortages.
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Three decades of albatross research
18 Apr 2024Voices of Tangaroa - Journalist Rebekah White meets two people who have been counting albatrosses on remote islands in the subantarctic for more than three…
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How the coalition plans to replace the Māori Health Authority
18 Apr 2024The coalition government got rid of the Māori Health Authority in a hurry. What is it doing now instead?
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Public service job cuts: the numbers so far
18 Apr 2024How many jobs are going and where as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
RNZ Music
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Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
Stan Walker and Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott are leading nominations for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards.
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Classical and kapa haka combine to honour Māori Battalion
Bryan Crump talks with musicians involved in the Orpheus Choir's next concert on 20 April, which features Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man" and a work by Takerei Komene, "E Kiwi E". It's the world premiere of their work, a tribute to the 28th Māori Battalion. Video, Audio
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Mark Knopfler: 'I'm really delighted when the records make people happy'
74-year-old former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler talks to Charlotte Ryan. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Actor and artist Ana Scotney
Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director and award winning artist Ana Chaya Scotney. Ana’s new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko is about to kick off at Tāmaki Makaurau’s Silo Theatre. Audio
Audio
In Depth
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Minister accused of 'gaslighting' over Fast Track questions
The Green Party says Chris Bishop's suggestion members of the public could submit their own projects under the Fast Track Bill is dismissive.
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
Community leader Dave Letele considered Christopher Luxon a friend - until the PM reacted badly to an open letter he signed decrying racism.
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Pay cuts for netballers likely after Sky TV's 'low-ball' deal
Millions of dollars have been cut from netball's broadcast deal amidst efforts to join Australian league.
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'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
Where premiums are up the most, where it's hardest to get quotes, and why it might be a sign of worse to come.
What You Need to Know
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Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
Smaller agencies are making deepest cuts as they look to save costs, RNZ data shows.
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What new research about the pandemic shows
And how New Zealand's experience with Covid-19 was very different to most of the world.
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Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?
On April 25 each year, New Zealanders at home and around the world mark Anzac Day. Do you know why?
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Proposed anti-gang laws: What you need to know
We've been hearing a lot about anti-gang measures, with new legislation going through Parliament. RNZ is here to explain what it's all about.
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Comment & Analysis
Truancy: By-the-numbers solutions aren't enough
Analysis - School truancy has been a concern across the political spectrum for years, but proposed solutions have largely failed.
5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ's fragile ecosystems
Opinion - The bill emphasizes short-term economic gain, but risks further eroding Aotearoa's natural environment and reducing biodiversity, Margaret Stanley wri…
Have New Zealanders been misled about AUKUS?
Analysis - New Zealand involvement in pillar two of the military deal would represent a seismic shift.
Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country's…