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It’s ok to make mistakes - cooking show aims to inspire te reo learners
24 Apr 2025A pilot cooking comedy in te reo Māori hopes to provide a safe place for learners to make mistakes.
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Council investigating complaints over medicinal cannabis prescriptions
24 Apr 2025Complaints included instances of patients not being fully informed about the ongoing costs and side-effects, the Medical Council says. Audio
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Workplace training may be privatised after Te Pūkenga dismantled
24 Apr 2025The Vocational Education Minister is planning the creation of six to eight Industry Skills Boards to set standards and oversee training.
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Three-vehicle crash blocks main highway around Coromandel Peninsula
The incident was the latest in a series around the upper North Island on Thursday.
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Fernando the capybara finds his new home in Wellington
24 Apr 2025Wellington Zoo's mammals team leader Rob Harland says Fernando is a cool customer. Audio
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Pioneering Māori pilot aims for message of aroha in Anzac Day speech
24 Apr 2025The city's service will include a speech from the country's first female Māori RNZAF pilot. Audio
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'Let down massively': Autistic child's family struggle for support
24 Apr 2025The family say they have been waiting for 18 months for support after their son suffered a medical injury in hospital that has left him unable to walk. Audio
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Toto set to high octane for start of NZ tour
And as the songs fly past, there it is: Can you hear the drums echoing tonight? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
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Internal Affairs seeks new 'face capture solution'
24 Apr 2025Internal Affairs says the latest biometric technology it is after does not involve facial recognition.
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What NZ could be looking at in a global recession
24 Apr 2025New Zealand will inevitably be pulled into the world's economic gloom to some extent, but we have some cushioning in place.
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Drone warfare: NZDF 'plugged in' to lessons on use
24 Apr 2025The NZ Defence Force says it is learning "immediate lessons" about the use of drones from the technology's deployment in Ukraine.
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Early eggs hopeful sign for bumper blue penguin season in Ōamaru
24 Apr 2025The species usually lay their eggs between late July and mid-November, and may now manage a second crop. Audio
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Report recommends partial remediation option for Petone wharf
24 Apr 2025Hutt City Council has a maximum budget of $12 million for the wharf, but full restoration will likely cost $14.2 million.
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AI use for job seekers: Defaulting to a 'computer says no' situation
24 Apr 2025Using AI algorithms to renew expired Jobseeker benefits automatically could result in 'computer says no' discrimination, experts are warning.
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How Shepherdess magazine bucked print’s decline
24 Apr 2025A magazine about country life that connects often isolated women who live on farms recently printed its fifth anniversary edition.
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Third person involved in 2018 kidnapping, murder of Auckland teen named
23 Apr 2025Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was kidnapped and murdered at an abandoned house in Māngere.
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'See where life takes you' - becoming a qualified tradie at 56
23 Apr 2025A Nelson woman who recently qualified as a tradie at the age of 56 following a difficult battle with cancer has some simple advice for anybody considering a career change at a later stage in life… Audio
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West Coast coal mine protest ends after three more arrests
23 Apr 2025Climate activist Adam Currie said protesters would continue to fight the mine.
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Auckland eatery denies hanging fish on a washing line, slapped with D food grade
The Mt Albert noodle house claimed the 20 white fillets pegged out the back did not belong to them, but a food safety officer said they aren't to dry any food outside.
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Police find phone used to set up Miramar homicide victim in alleged robbery gone wrong
23 Apr 2025RNZ can reveal the victim is believed to have been set up by someone he had been messaging regarding a transaction.
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Two hunters arrested after shots fired near Canterbury home
Both men, aged 18 and 19, have been charged with illegal gun possession.
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'We will always be proud of Liv': Podmore inquest comes to emotional end
The inquest into the death of the young athlete came to an emotional conclusion as her family addressed the court.
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Three ex-LG staff plead guilty to obstructing commerce investigation
Three former NZ employees of electronics giant LG have pleaded guilty to obstructing a Commerce Commission investigation into anti-competitive supply and pricing of television.
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Settlement saves 200 roles cut by Health NZ in restructure
The Public Service Association (PSA) took HNZ to the Employment Relations Authority in February.
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