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Coloured blocks on your CV - and other job-hunting mistakes you might be making
9 Aug 2025Unemployment increased this week, to 5.2 percent, and the underutilisation rate reached 12.8 percent.
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UK arrests 280 in crackdown on illegal delivery riders
9 Aug 2025The operation was part of a push by the government to tackle illegal migration which also includes new legal requirements for companies to verify workers' immigration status.
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Needy pet owners get helping paw
9 Aug 2025Many people in need are going without food to feed their pets, according to the manager of a Taranaki foodbank.
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Officer made claims about things that 'did not happen' in fatal shooting
8 Aug 2025A young officer pushed past his seniors and got "unnecessarily and dangerously close" before shooting Shargin Stephens twice with a rifle.
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Review: In Freakier Friday, you get exactly what you paid for
8 Aug 2025Freakier Friday is a bubbly, quippy, Disney Channel-style blend of bright colours, battle-of-the-generations comedy and a Chappell Roan soundtrack.
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Lithium could be a key to protecting brains from Alzheimer's
In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers say they've found a key that may unlock many of the mysteries of the disease and brain ageing.
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Laundromats awash with people trying to save cash on cleaning clothes
7 Aug 2025Many Kiwis reckon it's cheaper to do their washing out of the house than pay for water, gas and power at home. Are they right?
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Why Japanese warships are in Wellington
8 Aug 2025The JS Ise and destroyer JS Suzunamihave arrived in Wellington following a training manoeuvre with Australia.
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Gardener gets death threats after vandalism claims from Te Pāti Māori president
Emerald Lawns operator said his own signs had also been vandalised.
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Customer stunned by 1.1kg rock in bag of potatoes
8 Aug 2025The potato-shaped, dirt-covered rock managed to sneak through the potato processing gate.
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Workers moving towns in desperate quest for jobs
8 Aug 2025Some are resorting to taking jobs more than two hours' drive away as the unemployment rate rises.
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The people working for $10 - and less - an hour
7 Aug 2025The problem facing people moving off income support.
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'They dropped the ball' - mum of teen killed at roadworks site
7 Aug 2025Fyfa Dawson cycled thousands of kilometres overseas, but was killed less than 3km from home.
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Our hottest destinations are set to start charging foreign tourists - here's why
7 Aug 2025Explainer - If you're coming to New Zealand as a tourist to check out some of our most famous attractions, get ready to pay a little more for the privilege.
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Much-loved Hard to Find Books store on brink of closure
6 Aug 2025Owner Warwick Jordan is hoping for a miracle to find a home for more than 200,000 books.
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Iwi battles residents over fallen tree
7 Aug 2025Iwi oppose its removal from an apartment complex due to its cultural significance.
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Road user charges for all vehicles move a step closer
7 Aug 2025Chris Bishop says it will be the biggest shake-up of road funding in half a century.
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No apology after uni accuses neurodivergent student of cheating
6 Aug 2025The student, who was cleared of any wrongdoing, has abandoned his degree after the saga.
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Bluey has life lessons - for real life
6 Aug 2025A new study reveals the popular animated Aussie pup isn't just entertaining kids, she's modelling how to to deal with life's ups and downs.
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How NZ's top overseas athletes stay connected to Aotearoa
6 Aug 2025NZ athletes Scott Dixon, Niamh Fisher-Black, Paul Coll and Zoi Sadowski-Synnot tell RNZ how they still feel connected to Aotearoa when they are far from home.
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Palau backs Solomon Islands' move to exclude PIF partner talks until 2026
6 Aug 2025"This decision does allow us to focus on the critical intra-regional issues at this year's forum," Palau's Office of the President said.
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Cabinet paper leak suggests alcohol policy U-turn
It appears ACT's Nicole McKee wanted to cut off-licence hours. But now, she's scrapped that and wants to 'focus on reducing red tape' instead.
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Son kills homebound mother with sword
6 Aug 2025Reclusive man Nicholas McIlraith was his mother's sole caregiver, but why he killed her still isn't clear.
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Would you go to Turkey for an operation?
6 Aug 2025At least five groups offer assisted medical package deals and they all started recently.
