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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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The signs of a growing sense of unity across Māoridom
26 Jan 2024What a powerful iwi's actions tell us about the emerging response to the government.
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A former All Black's decade of repeated drunken violence against women
25 Jan 2024Byron Kelleher has drunkenly attacked women over and over again. The "impunity he has enjoyed" must finally end, say his victims.
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1415 new homes in flood prone areas since last year's floods
26 Jan 2024While Auckland Council urges residents to 'be prepared' for the next big flood, it allows hundreds more homes to be built in places it expects to be hard hit by floods.
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Three (very) big weeks for Crown-Māori relations
19 Jan 2024Analysis: Starting tomorrow, what happens at three key events will have a major bearing on the new government's relationship with many Māori.
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Assemble, citizens: The old form of democracy that's making a comeback
27 Dec 2023With debates over Aotearoa's future already proving divisive, is there a better way to resolve our most polarising issues?
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