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Best of 2018: RNZ presenters and staff pick their favourite tracks
The team at RNZ - both on air and off - pick their favourite songs of 2018 and tell us what they're up to over summer! Video
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Police arrest woman, recover $70k of meth
Kawerau police have arrested a woman and recovered around $70,000 worth of methamphetamine in a drug operation.
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Mystery yellow spots have Waitara residents looking to the sky
A mysterious substance showing up on buildings and cars has left the residents in the Taranaki township of Waitara scratching their heads.
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“If I’m a Muslim talking about forced marriage, they can’t call me racist.”
On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores what feminism means with Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina-Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana. Audio
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Suspicious house fire in Bay of Plenty
Fire and Emergency are treating a house fire in the Bay of Plenty this morning as suspicious.
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House prices skyrocket in affordable regions
House prices in regions usually considered affordable are booming, but for first-home buyers a bargain is even harder to find.
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Tauranga homeless, begging ban not a solution - Salvation Army
The Salvation Army says a ban on beggars and rough sleepers in Tauranga won't solve the problem but just move it elsewhere. The Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a bylaw banning begging and… Audio
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Beggars, rough sleepers banned from Tauranga retail centres
Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a controversial bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping within 5m of retail and hospitality premises. Audio
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Behind the Blazers: Te Reo o Ratana Te Tuatoru
Te Reo o Rātana te Tuatoru is one of seven Rātana bands around New Zealand – each with their own distinctive blazer colour – which are collectively known as Ngā Reo. This week, Justine Murray finds… Audio
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Strange noise heard around Tauranga
A strange noise that has been heard around the Tauranga area, has left residents puzzled. Video
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Inside New Zealand’s unregulated sperm donor network
Why are women eschewing fertility clinics and looking for sperm donors online? And why are men donating to strangers they meet on Facebook? Amy Nelmes Bissett uncovers a world of hope and risk.
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Nine suburbs in Wellington hit $1m as house values rise
Latest property valuations show nine suburbs in Wellington now have an average house price of $1 million.
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Headhunter: the story of Horatio Robley (part 2)
The story of Horatio Robley continues... How did a man once dubbed a "predator of culture" for his collection of Maori heads become better known as a "friend of the Maori"? Audio
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Bella Vista residents close door on lengthy saga
Audio 2 Nov 2018Former residents of the botched Bella Vista housing development are overjoyed they've reached the end of what has been a long and gruelling saga. The Tauranga City Council signed off on shoddy… Audio
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Bella Vista owners breathe a sigh of relief: 'It's been a long process'
Former residents of the botched Bella Vista development are overjoyed they've reached the end of what has been a long and gruelling saga.
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Champagne for house sellers, tents for tenants falling beind
Residential property sellers might be popping the champagne corks but tenants are falling further behind with their housing needs. Tommy Kapai Wilson from the Tauranga's Tuinga Whanau Social Services… Audio
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The Panel with Susan Hornsby-Geluk and Mike Rehu (Part 2)
Audio 1 Nov 2018Forty per cent of degrees will soon be obsolete and will merely be markers of achievement and study. Traditional under- and post-graduate degrees will disappear within a decade. More than half of… Audio
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Council settles with Bella Vista homeowners
Tauranga City Council and the owners of properties in the Bella Vista development have reached a settlement by negotiation.
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Ripples fear over Wetlands eco-village plan
Some locals in the small seaside community of Pukehina in Bay of Plenty are concerned a proposed eco-friendly village could have a big impact on the area.
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Teacher recruitment drive risks creating 'conveyor belt'
Workloads and pay would need to improve before NZ teacher Michael Harvey would consider returning as part of the government' recruitment drive, he says. Audio
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Waikato inland port to bring 300 jobs
Three-hundred jobs will be created with the development of a new freight transport hub just north of Hamilton.
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Landlords selling up in anticipation of tougher regulations
A Tauranga property investor is selling his rentals and ditching the industry in anticipation of tougher tenancy regulations. He says tougher tenancy regulations, increased rates and "landlord… Audio
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Tougher tenancy regulations prompt some to sell
A Tauranga property investor is selling his rentals and ditching the industry in anticipation of tougher tenancy regulations.
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Could renter-friendly policies scare off landlords?
Property investors are worried a wave of tenant-free rules could throw up some dicey situations for landlords who're simply trying to protect their assets. Juli Anne Tolley from the Tauranga Property… Audio
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Victoria University criticised over suicidal student's removal
Victoria University is being roundly criticised for forcing a student to leave her hostel the day after a suicide attempt. Dani Saundry tried to end her life in October 2017 at Cumberland House, in… Audio
