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Tax change may leave family businesses with bigger bills
Inland Revenue is planning to crack down on how owners of small companies can take loans.
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'Dumbfounded': Cat reunited with owner after 14 years
24 minutes agoPaul Myburgh says Mo will be 'spoilt rotten' after their reunion.
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Remember when we flagged getting a new flag?
24 minutes agoTen years after the big vote, designers Kyle Lockwood and Lucy Gray look back at what might have been.
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Biosecurity mulls how to fund hornet hunt
31 minutes agoIt's estimated the war against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is costing about $1 million a month.
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Testing, testing and more testing for the country's biggest transport job
22 minutes agoThe opening has been pushed back again, the price is extraordinary, but Auckland's City Rail Link is expected to deliver the region the wow factor.
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A district 'swallowed' by pine trees: Fears over IKEA forests
12:26 pm todayThe Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents.
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WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution - inspectors
12:16 pm todayA dispute has escalated over the past month as electrical inspectors repeatedly plead with officials to do a U-turn, RNZ can reveal.
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Trump renames peace institute 'he destroyed' after himself
12:32 pm todayThe building's owners are currently trying to get the Trump administration evicted, after it took it by force earlier this year.
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Sky TV customer unhappy with how subscription rollover handled
6:33 am todayA customer said he did not receive any notice of the rollover, and the price has risen by 50 percent.
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Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?
6:40 am todayIt was retired in August and sold for scrap in October, yet its currently sitting in Nelson Harbour.
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Surge of traffic around newly opened IKEA
6:42 am todayThe IKEA stampede and traffic jams failed to eventuate early in the day.
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Gang patch ban 'likely' behind increase in drug charges
Under questioning, ministry CEO Andrew Kibblewhite said it was a hypothesis.
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Mismanagement and procrastination over deer control
4 Dec 2025There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling the rapidly expanding deer population.
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$283k to look into bullying claims at Starship Hospital
4 Dec 2025RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October.
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Concern new measles wave spreading undetected
4 Dec 2025"We should be really worried," the head of the Immunisation Taskforce says.
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Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed
4 Dec 2025From sports stars to viral trends, Google's top searches reveal the year that's nearly over.
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'Give it a rest, jerk': MPs clash over school lunches
Labour MPs have hit back at David Seymour as he joked they were chasing Oscars.
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Spotify Wrapped has ghosted NZ music again
4 Dec 2025You don't need to look closely at the list of the top 100 streamed songs in Aotearoa to notice the lack of local content, writes Jesse Austin-Stewart.
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Government books $700m worse than expected as tax take falls
Treasury figures show a bigger deficit than forecast.
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Putin sends Trump's messengers packing
4 Dec 2025Analysis - The Russian president does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged is something he relishes.
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What's going on with Auckland house prices?
4 Dec 2025Auckland is 22.9 percent below its peak and "lagging behind everyone else", an expert says.
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Photos of Epstein's notorious private island released
4 Dec 2025Images show a luxurious villa, landscaping down to the seashore and a large outdoor swimming pool.
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Teacher censured over 'white powder' incident at school
4 Dec 2025The teacher was one of two to face disciplinary charges over the incident after a staff party in December 2022.
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What you need to know ahead of NZ's first IKEA openin
4 Dec 2025Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos.
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I would have sacked Coster if he hadn't quit, Sir Brian Roche says
4 Dec 2025The Public Service Commissioner says Coster's role would have been "very, very challenging" if he'd stayed on.
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Kiwi crowned World’s Best Jockey for third time
4 Dec 2025New Zealand jockey James McDonald has won the Longines World's Best Jockey title again.
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Can anyone just hit the road with their family for months?
4 Dec 2025Do we have enough money? What about school? And are my kids ready to embrace life on the road?
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Principal, officials clash amid claims CCTV shows mouldy meals weren't leftovers
3 Dec 2025The authority says it's more than likely that some lunches provided last week remained at the school and were not refrigerated.
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