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Overnight Northland rain brings welcome relief
Good overnight rain is boosting Kaitaia's Awanui River drinking water supply.
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First batch of vaccines has arrived in NZ - Ardern
The first batch of Pfizer vaccines has arrived in New Zealand, and the country has transitioned well to increased alert levels, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
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What you need to know: Three Covid-19 community cases in South Auckland
As the Ministry of Health investigates the three new community cases of Covid-19 in Auckland, here's what we know so far.
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Mediawatch for 14 February 2021
Podcast episode — 13 February 2021Turbulent times for travel - and Air New Zealand; public purse to bankroll more news; telco rolls out ethical ad policy amid talkback turmoil
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'Like nothing else on earth' - abused teen's time at Rangipo
A man who came through state care, corrective training and prison believes his life has been set back 30 years by the physical and psychological abuse he received.
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Pacific Forum split could cost region's global role
Breaking up the Pacific Islands Forum would be a lost opportunity to cement the region's global leadership on climate change and ocean conservation.
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Public purse to bankroll more of our news
Podcast episode — 11 February 2021The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for the cash from NZ on Air over the next three years. Mediawatch looks at what it's for and what it means for our media.
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New Hamilton to Auckland train service announced
A new Hamilton to Auckland passenger train service called Te Huia will start in early April.
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Gymnastics New Zealand response to abuse claims review
An independent review into claims of abuse of gymnasts is released at 9am this morning. It was commissioned by Gymnastics New Zealand after athletes spoke out about their experiences of verbal and… Audio
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Rez Gardi: From refugee to human rights investigator
Rez Gardi was just six when she came to New Zealand from a refugee camp where she was born. Her Kurdish family spent nine years living in the camp, after they fled to Pakistan from Iraq and Saddam… Audio
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Piling on pressure for a costly ‘miracle’ drug
Podcast episode — 06 February 2021Last year Newshub put its weight behind a campaign to fund a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the public purse even though the cost was sky-high and the US-based maker never applied to register it here. Newshub fired up the campaign again this week. What's changed?
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Mum worries about baby's health issues amid lead revelations
Residents in two coastal Otago towns say they want answers about lead contamination in drinking water ahead of a public meeting where they will confront authorities.
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Midweek Mediawatch: News that’s fit to print - and not
Podcast episode — 03 February 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two stories pulled by publishers this week, Covid vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff came to closing - and a profile of a high-profile prisoner that rubbed some readers up the wrong way.
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Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
In new testimony, former detainees of China's detention camps for Uighurs describe systematic rape and torture.
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Meet the fascinating candidates running to represent Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
There's a by-election happening in South Auckland and, as Justin Latif reports, you'd struggle to find a more diverse group of candidates.
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Principals accuse ministry of lack of leadership over falling test scores
Primary and intermediate school principals are calling on the Ministry of Education to do more to turn to turn around New Zealand children's declining performance. Audio
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Carterton councillor quits, byelection imminent
A by-election is imminent in Carterton after councillor Steffen Bertram resigned 15 months into his first term.
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Opinion divided over reinstating iwi border control checkpoints
People in Northland are divided on an iwi proposal to reinstate checkpoints in Northland in the light of a new community case of Covid-19.
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The story of summer (so far)
Podcast episode — 30 January 2021Mediawatch has been off the air since Christmas. What did we miss in the news while we were away?
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Media still covering house price rises as good news
Podcast episode — 30 January 2021Even in a spiralling housing crisis, record property price rises keep getting covered like they're good news. Can the media break its habit of speaking from the perspective of existing homeowners?
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Black Ferns to open World Cup campaign against Australia at Eden Park
The defending champions will meet Australia at Eden Park in their opening game of the Rugby World Cup in September.
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte condemns coronavirus riots as 'criminal'
Rioters attacked police and set cars and bikes on fire to protest against a curfew introduced on Saturday.
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Monday's Covid-19 updates: More locations of interest revealed
More locations of interest linked to a Covid-19 community case in Northland have been revealed as queues grow outside testing stations, and Australia suspends quarantine free travel in light of the…
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Portugal's President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term
Portugal's centre-right President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has won a second term, in an election marked by strict rules as the country battles a crippling third wave of Covid-19.
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'This is totally on the government' - anger grows in Northland
Police are keeping an eye on lengthy queues at new testing centres in Northland, as locals scramble to work out if Covid-19 has spread in their communities.
