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Lies, damn lies and parliamentary debate
7:01 am todayAnalysis - Mendacity is the bane of good debate. In Parliament both lies and claims of lies used to be naughty, but the floodgates may have opened on the latter.
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Thirty suppliers vie to deliver government's school lunch programme
Cabinet previously decided non-intermediate primary schools would join the coalition's cheaper $3-a-meal approach next year.
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Gene tech bill delayed again; PM says 'it's complicated'
22 Aug 2025Parliament's health committee was supposed to report back on the legislation last month, but this has now been extended twice.
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'Now, now, now': Save the Children NZ urges end to Gaza blockade
Save the Children New Zealand says its medical teams in Gaza are facing famine alongside the people they're trying to help.
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Lyle Menendez denied parole, day after brother was also denied
23 Aug 2025It was a day after the same decision was rendered against his younger sibling.
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High-flying Warriors rookie Takimoana puts torrid NRLW debut behind her
6:13 am todayThe rugby union convert sits atop the competition's tryscoring, with two hattricks under her belt.
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High-performance athletes find way to chase dream, pay bills
Members of the NZ rowing programme make up most of the Waipa Workforce staff.
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Will inflation eat away at my KiwiSaver? Ask Susan
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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The struggle to solve Māori youth homelessness
23 Aug 2025Youth homelessness advocates are calling for more to be done to help vulnerable young people who do not have safe, stable accommodation. Audio
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Autaia a feast of haka theatre
23 Aug 2025Students from 12 Auckland, Northland and Waikato schools will each give a performance blending kapa haka, theatre and storytelling.
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'It's been a failure right across the board' - Peeni Henare
22 Aug 2025Labour's Peeni Henare and Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara discuss the issues facing whānau in the biggest Polynesian city in the world.
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'No passing lanes': Council chair speeds 107 times in work car
22 Aug 2025Nicol Horrell is the only elected Environment Southland member with a company car.
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Gisborne council approves Ngāti Oneone land return investigation plan
23 Aug 2025Eight parcels of land in Kaiti are prioritised for potential purchase by the hapū.
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Breaking down comedy barriers: Pacific women take the mic
22 Aug 2025A free series of comedy workshops is helping to create a space for Pasifika women to step into an industry where they're underrepresented.
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When libraries become creative hubs for Pacific youth
22 Aug 2025Onehunga Library is opening its doors and filling its shelves not only with books, but also beats, lyrics, and talanoa.
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Small business at risk of closure after NZ Post suspends shipping to US
23 Aug 2025The Wellington business had to cancel a number of orders.
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Resident complained of damage to intersection months before fatal crash
23 Aug 2025A resident complained to police about vandalism at a Hawke's Bay intersection more than six months before it contributed to a fatal crash.
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Three Greenpeace protesters arrested after boarding fishing vessel
23 Aug 2025All three have been charged with illegally being in an enclosed area.
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'Some people are in a season of friendlessness'
23 Aug 2025US writer Danielle Bayard Jackson says we need to work harder on our platonic friendships.
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Youth social media ban: What could go wrong?
23 Aug 2025An Auckland-based criminologist is concerned New Zealand's proposed social media ban for under-16s will not work. Audio
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Experts ponder preservation of historic Edwin Fox at Picton
23 Aug 2025One of the world's last surviving wooden ships has sat in dry dock for the past 26 years. Audio
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Review: Debut album from expat Aridni Orca sounds 'dazzlingly ambitious'
23 Aug 2025Doprah vocalist Indira Force brings together a lot of elements for The Bell, the Swan & the Golden Thread.
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Water bill blunder: Fix could save residents over a thousand dollars
23 Aug 2025The original figure of $7000 has been scaled back to about $5800.
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Three films that bound them - LOTR cast reunite
23 Aug 2025Lord of the Rings cast members still hold New Zealand close to their hearts after 25 years, and several are making plans to return
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