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After a summer of cyclones, are we ready for a summer of wildfires?
Scenes of mass destruction in Greece and Hawaii have shown us just how serious wildfires are.
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Should New Zealand become part of Australia?
Audio 22 Aug 2023They're our closest neighbours and we share a history and culture going back more than 250 years. So should New Zealand formally become part of Australia? That was a suggestion put forward by parting… Audio
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Firm developing early Alzheimer's test
Audio 22 Aug 2023It's a disease that causes progressive decline in memory and thinking skills, and behavior. Alzheimer's is a type of dementia, and although exact cause of the disease is not yet fully understood… Audio
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US tech innovation group's advances to the NZ govt
An offshoot of Google has lobbied the government hard over electricity projects and had multiple meetings with Minister of Energy Megan Woods.
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Election 2023: RNZ's guide to party policy
Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…
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Former councillor thrown out of council meeting after Tolley clash
Murray Guy was ejected from a tumultuous Tauranga City Council meeting because he refused to stop speaking from the public gallery.
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Principals concerned about Labour's financial education policy
The Principals Federation is concerned about Labour's policy of compulsory financial literacy programmes for all school students, saying it will put schools under more pressure.
The policy would see… Audio
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Schools will be provided with resources to implement new financial literacy classes
The Education Minister, Jan Tinetti, says schools will be given the resources to implement Labour's policy of compulsory financial literacy classes for all students from 2025, if it wins the election.
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National support compulsory financial education in schools
Labour will make financial literacy classes compulsory for all students from 2025, if it wins the election, with schools required to teach skills including budgeting, saving, managing bills and… Audio
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Financial literacy in schools draws interest from political parties
Young people look set to soon learn how to manage money as part of their schooling, after a show of bipartisan support for the idea.
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How influencers are making money by letting people watch them sleep
Most people twitch in their sleep - but a few have found a way to turn that into profit. Video platforms are filled with so-called "sleep streamers".
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Why is the eastern Pacific Ocean cooling?
News 20 Aug 2023Most of the world's oceans are warming, but a band off the coast of South America is not. A climate scientist calls the phenomenon "the most important unanswered question in climate science". Audio
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Why is the eastern Pacific Ocean cooling?
Audio 20 Aug 2023Scientists have been researching the cooling ocean east of New Zealand for a while, but more recently it has really been getting attention. Dr Pedro DiNezio is an Associate Professor at the University… Audio
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Scientists call for investment in climate change research in Southern Ocean
Hundreds of international scientists are calling for the urgent expansion of science focused on the Southern Ocean in the face of climate change.
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'Stay grounded and connected to the community' - Aupito William Sio
The Labour MP for Māngere, Aupito William Sio is leaving Parliament after a sixteen year-stint which encompassed nine years in Opposition bookended by spells in Government. Audio
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'Stay grounded and connected to the community' - Aupito William Sio
The Labour MP for Māngere, Aupito William Sio is leaving Parliament after a sixteen year-stint which encompassed nine years in Opposition bookended by spells in Government.
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'It's like washing your dinner plates over your fish tank'
Kiwis are being urged to think twice about what's going down their drains ahead of the summer swimming season.
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Low and slow: American barbecue heats up in Aotearoa
It's not your average sausage sizzle. 'Low and slow' style American barbecue has found a home in Aotearoa, with restaurants serving up painstakingly cooked brisket, ribs and more.
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Otago graduates make history by defending at home
Two Otago graduates have made history by completing their PhD oral defence assessments within their own Māori communities.
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Crown vs Cow: The plan for pricing agricultural emissions is effectively dead - what killed it?
Audio 19 Aug 2023Agriculture contributes more to global warming than any other industry in Aotearoa. Yet attempts to rein in the sector’s emissions have repeatedly fallen short. Kirsty Johnston investigates how a…
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'Disregard for democracy' – speakers denied access to public forum
Garth Mathieson is one of 11 people who have had their request to speak in public forum at a Tauranga City Council meeting turned down by commission chairperson Anne Tolley.
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'A tectonic shift in our export markets'- Govt's $370m plan to help farmers reduce emissions
New targets will force farmers to reduce their emissions in order to sell to export markets in a bid to future-proof the sector, the government has announced.
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University of Otago ordered to pay $53,000 to fired 'vaccine hesitant' woman
Louisa Baillie's employment ended in "disputed circumstance" after the school introduced a mandatory vaccination policy.
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A practical approach to wellbeing, a new book
Audio 18 Aug 2023A new book sets out to challenge the idea that we need more stuff, or that need to be fixed in order to improve our wellbeing. Audio
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New Zealander takes out top Wikipedia award
Audio 17 Aug 2023Right now in Singapore hundreds of Wikipedians, the site's volunteer editors, have gathered for the annual Wikimania conference. It's chance to celebrate the project, discuss important issues, and… Audio
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