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No crowd for Christchurch Cup Day
In Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Cup Day is going ahead today without a crowd.
As well as a bit of horse racing the event is usually a spectacle of flash frocks, fascinators, and suave suits.
RNZ reporter… Audio
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Christchurch terrorist faces uphill legal battle, expert says
A legal expert says the Christchurch terrorist has an uphill battle in claiming his rights have been breached.
The terrorist also claims his guilty plea was given under duress.
He is now being… Audio
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Christchurch council reassures no contamination risk from fire
The Christchurch City Council is reassuring residents there's little risk of beaches becoming contaminated with untreated waste.
That's despite a huge fire at a sewage treatment plant, east of the… Audio
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Major fire at Christchurch wastewater plant - latest update
There's a massive fire at a Christchurch waste water treatment plant that has sent a huge plume of smoke into the air.
It's in Bromley, about 7km east of the city, but the smoke can be seen from the… Video, Audio
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House prices surging in Christchurch
After years of slow growth, property prices in Christchurch are all of a sudden surging ahead and fast catching up with the rest of the country.
Figures from Quotable Value show the Garden City… Audio
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Covid-19: Anger and confusion in Christchurch over new cases
Christchurch residents are upset and angry the virus is back in their city after nearly a year of being free of it. Two positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the suburb of Bishopdale yesterday.
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Canterbury councils' comms spending skyrocketing
The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years.
Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets… Audio
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Pressure piling up on tech titans - Australia leading the charge
Big tech platforms have failed to tackle the misinformation and toxicity they spread - and their dominance of the market for digital media revenue is becoming increasingly obvious. Australia's… Video, Audio
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Quake-damaged homes case progresses with Ross' settlement
About 3000 Cantabrians short changed on the payouts they received for their quake damaged homes are a step closer to getting their money, after the settlement of a landmark class action.
After a… Audio
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Switches from coal burner to wood pellets criticised
The country is jumping in boots and all to replace high carbon coal boilers with cleaner ones powered by wood pellets.
Hospitals, schools and the country's second biggest emitter, Fonterra, are all… Audio
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Call for South Island border as Auckland Covid cases rise
As daily Covid cases continue to climb in Auckland, there are rumblings of rebellion in the South Island and a call to break away.
The separatists now have some allies in high places with top… Audio
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Covid-19: A 'matter of time' before virus hits South Island
Experts warn it's probably just a matter of time before Covid-19 spreads its tentacles further and in to areas such as the South Island, which hasn't had widespread transmission for almost 18 months.
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Covid-19: West Coast vaccination rate stays stubbornly low
The West Coast is falling behind when it comes to uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine, sitting stubbornly low at 71 percent for first jabs.
That compares poorly to the rest of Te Wai Pounamu where the… Audio
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Trial date set for murder accused mother
A trial date has been set for the South African mother of three charged with killing her three daughters.
40 year old Lauren Dickason, who is a medical practitioner, was excused from appearing in the… Audio
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Clean up continues in Ashburton four months after flood
It's been four months since the Ashburton district was slammed with a one in two hundred year flood and still the clean up continues.
With most of the $4 million in government help now accounted for… Audio
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Cup and Show Week hope for alert level 1 for Christchurch
There is a lot riding on this Monday's Covid-19 level announcement, and not just for Aucklanders desperate to get back to a life as relatively normal.
A shift down to level 2 for the country's… Audio
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Water reforms: Christchurch sees 'glass half empty'
The government's plans to transfer control of water infrastructure from councils to a new agency took another blow on Monday.
The proposal has already been rejected by the country's largest council… Audio
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Family says Kāinga Ora gave them 30 minutes to collect belongings after asbestos contamination
Imagine being told you had just 30 minutes to choose a handful of your most prized possessions before everything you owned was put in a skip and taken to the dump.
A Christchurch family says that was… Audio
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Hundreds gather for vigil in Timaru for three sisters
About 300 people gathered outside the Timaru home where the three South African sisters were killed a week ago yesterday.
At the candlelight vigil last night, a message was read out from the father… Audio
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Experts question Fonterra sponsored nitrates study
A study which plays down the link between cancer and nitrates in drinking water is being dismissed for failing to meet the scientific mark.
The research in question was co-sponsored by Fonterra and… Audio
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Government considering winding back wetland protection
The government is being accused of caving to big business by winding back protections for wetlands.
Rules, only brought in a year ago, currently stop any sort of development within 100 metres of a… Audio
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Locks down after lockdown: Hairdressers battle shaggy manes in level 2
As most of the country enjoys the new freedoms allowed under alert level 2, spare a thought for the hairdressers out there.
Just over three weeks of lockdown has resulted in some shaggy manes and… Video, Audio
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Covid-19: NZ split along alert level lines
New Zealand is split along Covid-19 lines from level 2 to level 4.
RNZ reporters hit the streets to see what it was like. Audio
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Covid-19: First morning of Alert Level 2 for many
The Covid-19 split has just got deeper. Most of the country - 3.2 million - have slipped into level 2 restrictions - while 1.6 million Aucklanders continue to hunker down at level 4.
Reporters were… Audio
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Covid-19: Woman stuck in Westport after unlucky 18 months
From a life in California to finding herself homeless, a woman stuck in Westport has seen a series of misadventures the past 18 months.
Covid-19 has left Pat MacLeod stranded - and has also cancelled… Audio