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'Severe disruption' for Auckland roads until new bridges built
23 Feb 2025This story, "Six years 'severe disruption' on Auckland roads predicted, until new bridges built," has been retracted by RNZ for failing to meet editorial standards.
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Texts reveal govt was warned fast-track bill broke rules
20 Feb 2025Documents show a behind-the-scenes struggle to pass the contentious law.
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With billions in ‘profit’ exempt from tax, changes to NZ’s charity rules are long overdue
19 Feb 2025The profit made on every breakfast bowl of weet-bix is tax exempt, giving the church-owned Sanitarium Health Food Company an advantage over other breakfast food companies. But this could be about to…
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Hamilton's run of hot days breaks previous record
13 Feb 2025Hamilton's recent run of hot days likely beats anything the city has experienced since temperature records began, says a climate scientist.
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Pharmacist mishandled patient's dosages during pandemic, report finds
11 Feb 2025A man was admitted to hospital suffering episodes of fainting and dizzy spells after being wrongly overprescribed medication.
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The best and worst insurance companies, as ranked by customers
Insurance companies FMG and MAS have once again topped the list in Consumer NZ's annual insurance satisfaction survey for car, house and contents insurance.
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Council pays influencers to boost tourism
3 Feb 2025It's costing ratepayers about $7000 but the council says it's creating profit for local businesses.
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Economists challenge details of Luxon's new growth plan
The PM's scene-setting speech this year has focused on growth, but four economists' say his plans are mixed at best.
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Inquiry into judge's conduct recommended after abuse of Winston Peters
The Judicial Conduct Commissioner has called for an investigation into a District Court judge's behaviour at a private event in November.
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Russian businessman buys former Ashburton council building
4 Feb 2025A Russian business that owns a high country station in Mid Canterbury now owns a slice of Ashburton's CBD.
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Vital not to let kids' diets hit 'rock bottom' during cancer treatment - academic
29 Jan 2025A researcher got so sick of arguments over the importance of good food for helping children with cancer she's leading a study on it.
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Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
The Methodist minister who became a Cabinet minister is being remembered as a "principled voice".
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State landlord issues 10 times more warnings to unruly tenants
10 Jan 2025Housing Minister Chris Bishop says more notices and shorter complaint wait times show its crackdown on Kāinga Ora tenants is working.
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Top tips for landing a job in tight labour market
2 Jan 2025Jobseekers are competing with hundreds of other applicants. Here's how to stand out.
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Timaru meatworks shuts its doors after 138 years
Red-meat co-op Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant today.
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Person dead, car crashes into New Plymouth house
16 Apr 2025Police received a report of a car crashing into a house on Riverside Drive in Merrilands about 9.15am.
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Polyfest scales back: 'They're seeing it as a cost, rather than an investment'
23 Dec 2024Polyfest organisers are scaling back next year's event and blaming the government for not fronting up more cash.
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What does your garden really need?
22 Dec 2024Although vegetables need water more frequently, the rest of your plants will be happiest for their soil to get a really deep soaking once a week, gardening tutor Kath Irvine says. Audio
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Submission calling for Pharmac boss to be sacked presented at Parliament
18 Dec 2024The submission is in support of a petition signed by 100,000 people.
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New Zealand national gym competition set for biggest year ever
13 Dec 2024Record numbers of nearly 1900 athletes are competing this year.
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StatsNZ amending data after overstating Wellington job losses
19 Dec 2024That equated to nearly 20,000 jobs, economist Shamubeel Eaqub's data shows.
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HMNZS Canterbury commanding officer to return to duties
13 Dec 2024The commanding officer of the HMNZS Canterbury will be returning to duties next month.
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'He's wrong': Peters disputes Seymour's ferry claims
"He's wrong on the figures that he's used, he's wrong on the question of privatisation and he's wrong on the question of what it's going to cost," the new rail minister says. Audio
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An 'embarrassing' pay gap, and the government's plan to fix it
12 Dec 2024Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help.
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