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How many job hunters are there for each job ad?
Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation", data on jobs and job hunters shows.
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Orchards not 'crying out' for workers right now, fruit growers say
7 Oct 2025The Prime Minister is urging young people to look for work in the sector amid changes to the Jobseeker benefit.
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Air NZ flight from Los Angeles turned back after power system overheats
7 Oct 2025A relatives of a passenger says there was no air conditioning or inflight entertainment after the problems.
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Three-year-old dies of sepsis after series of mistakes at hospital
7 Oct 2025A junior doctor suspected Alexzander Sutherland-Hunt had sepsis, but didn't give him the recommened antibiotic. It wasn't the first error that night.
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Former Fern 'under fire' after Dame Noeline's suspension
7 Oct 2025"They were pretty much blaming me," Maia Wilson says, despite the fact she didn't know anything about the saga.
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'Disgusting coward': Window smashed at Winston Peters' home
7 Oct 2025Police confirmed they were called to the NZ First leader's home after a report of wilful damage.
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Luxon says business 'crying out for young people' as benefits cut
"We love these young people," the prime minister says, but a youth advocate says they're being "punished for an economic crisis they didn't create".
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'Georgia, there's a bus in the garden': Driver crawls from bus after crash through fence
6 Oct 2025The crash blocked part of SH1 in Kilbirnie, the main route between the central city and airport.
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$87,000 salary, $300 a week child support: Mother calls for change
A mum says she is in severe hardship as an increasing number of parents raise concerns about the system.
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'Not plausible': Woman's bid to halt waka excavation halted
6 Oct 2025Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.
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Silver Ferns coaching saga edges toward legal showdown
6 Oct 2025The rift between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ has deepened, with failed talks now headed towards a potential employment investigation or litigation.
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Te Pāti Māori MP named as one of Time's 'most influential rising stars'
6 Oct 2025Influential news magazine Time said she followed in the footsteps of ancestors who sustained Māori language, traditions and culture.
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Air NZ twice denies woman with disability permission to fly with assistance dog
6 Oct 2025The former paramedic has settled a discrimination complaint on confidential terms.
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Ex-Shortland St star joins Gaza flotilla
6 Oct 2025New Zealand actor Will Alexander is among the those trying to bring aid to the residents of Gaza.
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Who wrote the Cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?
3 Oct 2025Analysis - Cabinet papers are usually drafted by public servants in departments that fall within the minister's portfolio area but that did not happen in this case.
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Another summer cut off from Great Ride trail for small town
3 Oct 2025The historic Totara River Rail Bridge that connects Ross to the West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail was closed last August.
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The man who's never owned a cellphone
2 Oct 2025Even the Kiwi professor's mates are baffled, asking 'when are you going to move into the 21st century?'.
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Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
2 Oct 2025The scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment.
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What makes a New Zealand '1 percenter'
New data shows what you need to be among the country's richest people.
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'It's our State Highway 1': Relief over new supply vessel
1 Oct 2025The Chatham Island's mayor says a government announcement means the community can now plan for its future.
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US defence leader's speech slamming 'fat generals' and 'beardos' met with silence
1 Oct 2025US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military.
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Quake-prone building rule change could be big win for Chateau Tongariro, mayor says
1 Oct 2025Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the government's overhaul of the earthquake-prone building system, saying it could be a big win for the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel.
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Baby Ru homicide: Police take significant step towards solving case nearly two years on
1 Oct 2025Nearly two years after the death of Lower Hutt toddler Baby Ru, RNZ can reveal police have taken a significant step towards solving the case that shocked the nation.
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Trump gives Hamas ultimatum on Gaza deal
1 Oct 2025Trump has given Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the militant group reviewed the proposal backed by Israel.
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