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What's replacing NCEA and how to have your say
The system is going away - but what's taking its place? Here's what we know so far. Audio
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Former top cop charged with possessing child sexual exploitation, bestiality material
2 minutes agoIt can now be revealed that Jevon McSkimming is facing eight charges of possessing objectionable publications over a four-year period.
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Live: All Blacks Rugby Championship squad naming
18 minutes agoScott Robertson picks his squad to try and win back the Rugby Championship title.
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How to get a medical certificate without a doctor
about 1 hour agoWhat to know about when you have to provide a sick note, and other ways to get one.
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New Zealand
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Hospital has entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there
7:44 am todaySome have spent weeks in a 20-bed ward set up for patients who were effectively medically discharged but had nowhere to go. Audio
Oprah Winfrey is coming back to New Zealand for one show
Toddler found in suitcase in bus luggage compartment, woman charged
Politics
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National pins re-election hopes on economy
8:29 am todayAnalysis: Saturday's National Party conference set out an early 2026 challenge to voters - stick with what we've got or risk it on who-knows-what. Audio
Sweeping reforms to money laundering laws
Senior Labour MP Megan Woods won't contest seat at next election
Sport
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Lawson in the points as Norris wins Hungarian Grand Prix
5:16 am todayLawson went with a one stop strategy and was able to hold off Max Verstappen to grab eighth place.
Junior world title for rising BMX star
Nathan Smith latest Black Cap to be ruled out of Zimbabwe series
Business
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Trump trade tariff decision came 'blunt and late' - Luxon
It comes as top diplomat Vangelis Vitalis heads to Washington in the wake of the decision to impose 15 percent tariffs on New Zealand. Audio
Tourism Holdings rejects Australian takeover bid
'Go woke, go broke' is no longer true. Socially aware capitalism is the future of corporate responsibility
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There is no Plan A' for our growing energy crisis
25 minutes agoThe government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work.
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Hospital has entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there
18 minutes agoSome have spent weeks in a 20-bed ward set up for patients who were effectively medically discharged but had nowhere to go.
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Toddler found in suitcase in bus luggage compartment, woman charged
9:32 am todayA woman has been charged with ill-treatment of a child after the driver spotted a bag moving.
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Gang insignia being sold on Temu not illegal - police
7:13 am todayThe online shopping website has removed products featuring the logos of the Killer Beez, Mongrel Mob, Black Power and the Headhunters.
RNZ Music
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Hymns on Sunday, 3 August 2025
Arthur Sullivan was the music half of the successful theatrical partnership, Gilbert and Sullivan. Alongside those catchy songs from Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore, he also wrote hymn tunes. You can hear one this week, paired with words by poet Christopher Wordsworth (nephew of William). Audio
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The Three Bears, just right in 1965
On the eve of the 60th secondary schools' chamber music contest, violinist Miles Golding remembers when he was part of the trio that won the first competition. Video, Audio
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Brotherly love on the tabla
Indian classical musician Ustad Fazal Qureshi is in New Zealand for a concert in honour of his brother and fellow tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. Video, Audio
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Tonga's bold new brass adventure
NZSO trombonist and Wellington Brass music director Dave Bremner talks about his latest project, helping to set up a National Youth Brass Band in Tonga. Audio
In Depth
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'There is no Plan A' for our growing energy crisis
The government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work. Audio
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Project 10: How ministers kept a massive law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute. Audio
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'Year 14s' ban proposed for all school sport
Sweeping new eligibility rules are aimed at restoring fairness and curbing a 'win-at-all-costs' culture in high school competitions. Audio
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Tobacco product tax break extended
The coalition has pushed back a review of its tax cut for Heated Tobacco Products by two years. Audio
What You Need to Know
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What's replacing NCEA and how to have your say
7 minutes agoThe system is going away - but what's taking its place? Here's what we know so far. Audio
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What would New Zealand recognising Palestinian statehood mean?
Explainer - World leaders are moving toward accepting the idea of Palestinian statehood. What does it mean if New Zealand does? Audio
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What you need to know about why nurses are striking
Explainer - Nurses and midwives held a strike for 24 hours in protests over staffing levels and pay. Here's what you need to know. Audio
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How the government wants to change how we vote
Explainer - The Electoral Amendment Bill has had its first reading in Parliament. But what does it actually say? Audio
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Lawson gets pass mark after first half of F1 season
Analysis: Liam Lawson can go into Formula 1's summer break knowing he has made progress in his first full season in the championship.
Why 'go woke, go broke' is no longer true
Analysis: The dichotomy between "wokeness" and capitalism is both simplistic and increasingly out of step with corporate reality.
Kingmaker: The growing influence of libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel
The billionaire PayPal founder is building a new political order, part startup, part strongman state.
A year after recommendation to abolish time limits on abuse cases nothing has changed
Without that reform, survivors of historic abuse remain vulnerable to being turned away by the legal system - not because their experiences aren't credible, but…