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Has the quest for school rowing supremacy got out of hand?
"Ethically dubious" tactics and outright cheating in the annual high school rowing event spark widespread concern the competition has got out of hand.
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'They saw me as a cheat and a liar' - rowing coach
12:30 pm todayA leaked letter reveals the dramatic tension over a high school rowing rules dispute.
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‘It was an evil, evil place’: How a refuge for the mentally ill became a nightmare
17 Mar 2024It was designed to give the mentally ill a refuge from the cruel world. But some patients of Porirua Lunatic Asylum say it was nothing more than a prison.
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Brain injury discovered in late Blues halfback
14 Mar 2024Billy Guyton, the former halfback who died last year, had a brain injury likely connected with repeated head knocks, scientists have found.
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How politicians funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
11 Mar 2024Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.
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The tobacco industry language in ministerial papers
4 Mar 2024The striking similarities between the language and themes of the tobacco industry and notes from a minister's office.
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'Acutely unwell' mental health patients at homeless shelter
29 Feb 2024Clinical care is typically full beyond capacity, leaving a homeless shelter feeling more at risk from 'very mentally unwell people'.
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Costello ignored Treaty breach warning
28 Feb 2024The minister in charge of tobacco regulation was warned repealing smokefree legislation would be seen as a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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$2m surge in election campaign spending
26 Feb 2024Lobby and campaign groups spent 13 times more on the 2023 election campaign than in 2020.
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An adoption, an asylum and a search for the truth
15 Mar 2024Sarah was taken by the state at birth and adopted to a new family in secret. By the time she went looking for her birth mother, it was too late.
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Why 'predator reinvasion' fears have been raised
13 Mar 2024In-fighting between agencies, and uncertainty over funding are putting a 2050 goal in doubt.
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Nellie's Baby: A new investigative podcast from RNZ
11 Mar 2024A woman's journey to uncover the truth about her birth mother's tragic life and mysterious death.
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Crown Solicitor 'deeply regrets hurtful impact' on staff
23 Feb 2024A Crown Solicitor's management style was "challenging, critical, and unpredictable" and left some staff "genuinely distressed," a high-level review says.
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What parents are actually required to pay schools
19 Feb 2024Explainer: Some schools issue 'invoices' that look like they have to be paid. But parents should know what is and isn't legally required.
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Jones 'not giving one iota of attention' to tobacco transparency rules
7 Mar 2024The NZ First minister, who took "soundings" from a tobacco executive, says he doesn't know or care about the rules.
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Gang patch ban 'risks increasing membership'
7 Mar 2024Officials and experts have given repeated warnings the government's ban could backfire.
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Lobbyists are back at Parliament - with more secrecy
12 Feb 2024'About four' lobbyists have gained access to the Beehive and had their identities made secret by the new Speaker.
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Bailout warning before Newshub's collapse
4 Mar 2024Minister was told the government may face requests to bailout media companies if it failed to progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay local media for using their content.
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'Horrendous' double death risk for autistic people
8 Feb 2024Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, a first of its kind study has found.
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Revealed: Notes from minister on tobacco tax freeze
1 Feb 2024RNZ has obtained more evidence contradicting NZ First minister Casey Costello's insistence she didn't specifically ask for advice on a tobacco excise freeze.
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Elite athletes score key legal win over funding agency
31 Jan 2024A group led by Olympic great Mahe Drysdale argued they should be allowed to form a union to bargain with High Performance Sport NZ.
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Tax freeze for cigarettes in NZ First minister's plans
25 Jan 2024Instead of increasing each year with inflation, the tax on cigarettes would be frozen for three years under a plan suggested by Associate Health Minister Casey Costello.
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The $1m 'counter-offensive' to overturn live animal export ban
Lobbyists, PR experts and lawyers are being paid to counter criticism of animal welfare standards in live exports.
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Guess who's coming to dinner? The parasite that could be your pal
6 Jan 2024They burrow into your skin, crawl up your windpipe and end up living in your small intestine. But some people are happily hosting hookworms for research into whether they might improve a raft of…
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Officials urged minister to save smokefree laws, briefings reveal
27 Feb 2024Casey Costello rejected all compromise options suggested to her, documents obtained by RNZ show.
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This year's big stories point to next year's debates
29 Dec 2023Race, political influence and the unfinished job of tackling Aotearoa's biggest climate change problem.
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The new, high-tech change to Super Rugby
23 Feb 2024Every player in tonight's Super Rugby Pacific opener will be running around with a chunky device in their mouth.
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Parents vs tax-payers - who funds schools better?
19 Feb 2024The wealthiest schools get over a million dollars in parent donations - much more than schools signed up to a new government scheme.
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