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Government's science agency looks to cut staff, focus on money-making projects
14 Mar 2024One of the country's top research organisations is proposing to cut staff and focus on science projects that make money.
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Te Whatu Ora racks most complaints for OIA request delays, refusals
30 Apr 2024Te Whatu Ora was the most complained about government agency for its handling of OIA requests, followed by police.
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Ferry passenger apologetic to tourists 'for the way the country's running'
13 Mar 2024Some tourists he spoke to could miss their flights home to Germany as a result of the Cook Strait ferry cancellations, he said.
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Air NZ suspends Chicago services after Rolls-Royce engine headaches
12 Mar 2024The airline says three planes will be unavailable for an extended period.
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Anger as climate removed from transport plan
"The 60s have called Simeon Brown and they want their transport plan back," a critic of the government's shake-up says. Audio
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Nearly half a billion taxpayer dollars set aside to decommission Tui Oil Field
The Tui field was deserted in 2019 after the financial collapse of Tamarind Taranaki, leaving the Crown with the bill for its safe decommissioning.
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'No ghosts that I know of': Could you live in a former mortuary?
12 Mar 2024How would you feel about living in an old funeral home that until recently also had a mortuary on site? Audio
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Govt called to pass policy stopping development in high-hazard areas
11 Mar 2024Forest & Bird is urging the government to pass a policy that would give councils more power to stop new development in high-risk areas.
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Callaghan Innovation begins consultation on cost-cutting measures
The government science agency's chief executive says it is proposing to refocus on its core functions to help relieve cost pressures.
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How NZ's cancer survival rates compare with Australia
30 Apr 2024Auckland University cancer epidemiologist Professor Mark Elwood says cancer death rates in both countries have gone down, but the differences have persisted.
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Commercial radio pioneer dies
9 Mar 2024David Gapes was one in a group of people who took a boat out into international waters in a bid to bring pop music to the people of Auckland.
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Watching the weather in the far southern seas
6 Mar 2024A group of young New Zealanders and two meteorologists travel to South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean to collect weather observations. Audio
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France makes abortion constitutional right
5 Mar 2024The prime minister told parliament the right to abortion had remained "in danger" and "at the mercy of decision makers" before the vote.
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'Drastically unfair': The landowner facing a 500 percent rates hike
4 Mar 2024The owner pointed out there had been zero increase to the value of their section in that time, and lacks access to key council services.
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Closures, delays on major highways planned for next few weeks - NZTA
3 Mar 2024A suite of roadworks that will disrupt travel on major highways has prompted warnings for motorists to plan ahead.
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GNS Science pushes for lower fine over Whakaari failings
29 Feb 2024WorkSafe has argued GNS Science should be fined between $150,000 and $250,000 for failing to communicate the risks of flying to the island.
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Government intervention for Newshub 'highly unlikely'
28 Feb 2024If a media global company can't make a success of Newshub, it's unlikely a government handout would help, the prime minister says.
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Semi-automatics on the table in gun law shake-up
28 Feb 2024But a mother whose son was killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings fears what will happen if the rules are relaxed.
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New Zealand tech startup Tracksuit secures $22m investment from Silicon Valley
28 Feb 2024A New Zealand tech startup has secured a multi-million dollar funding boost from Silicon Valley.
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Audit finds 'major non-conformities' in granting East Coast forests a green stamp of approval
27 Feb 2024The FSC badge is supposed to prove a forest is under responsible management, so some green advocates were surprised when Ernslaw One kept its FSC label, after being fined in court for breaking…
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Port of Tauranga announces 25% drop in first-half profit
23 Feb 2024Cargo volumes dropped markedly and fewer ships visited the country's biggest port.
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Alleged tobacco tax document leaker 'no longer working' at Ministry of Health
22 Feb 2024The Ministry claims it has identified a staff member who leaked information to the media.
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'A hell of a lot of luck': Skipper survives 180km/h crash in race
24 Feb 2024The skipper of a boat that nose-dived into the water at 180km/h says he is disappointed he did not break the record but so lucky to walk away and tell the story. Video
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Vaccinators fear for their safety after their names were leaked
23 Feb 2024A nurse says she will be looking over her shoulder for years after her name was published on a US website.
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