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Widespread internet outages around North Island
Up to 90% of connections may be down in an outage across Wellington, Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Palmerston North and Napier.
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Risk of more fractures as line drawn over haka protest
about 1 hour agoThe saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows further fault lines and a balancing act ahead, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio
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Tax evader leaves $2 million trail of debt
3 minutes agoA tax-evading Southland school caterer has left a $2 million trail of debt after her company went bust.
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The ugliest things Trump and Musk just said about one another
about 2 hours agoFrom calls for impeachment to claims about the "Epstein files" and name-calling - a fight between the two has rapidly escalated.
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South Island gears up as snow, wind and sub-zero temperatures arrive
about 1 hour agoHowever, MetService has revised the arrival time for snowfall to sweep across Te Waipounamu. Audio
Kids miss out as sports field vandalism issue grows in Rotorua
New Plymouth council to undertake safety audit of new cycleway
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Wellington mayoral hopeful Ray Chung promises to slash council jobs
10:38 am todayChung wants to custs costs - starting with council employees, despite an admission he does not know what "a lot of these people do". Audio
'Sad day in Parliament': Winston Peters on Te Pāti Māori suspension debate
The David Seymour ‘bots’ debate: Do online submission tools help or hurt democracy?
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Lawson's replacement will be given 'time and support' - Red Bull
8:17 am todayRed Bull say they will give Yuki Tsunoda time to settle into his F1 seat.
Sevens star Michaela Brake braces for NRLW impact with Warriors women
Uzbekistan earn first World Cup qualification, Australia, Jordan close in
Business
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Scary dolls taking the market by storm being resold for double retail price
10:05 am todayLabubu dolls have became a pop-culture sensation, but some are taking advantage of collectors. Audio
SkyCity sues Fletcher over delays in completing Auckland's convention centre
Tesla stocks plunge 14% on Trump-Musk feud
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'Sad day in Parliament': Peters on Te Pāti Māori suspension debate
32 minutes agoTe Pāti Māori co-leaders and one of its MPs are beginning suspensions from Parliament after performing a haka without prior permission.
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'Accident waiting to happen': Battle over new cycleway
about 1 hour agoA safety audit has been ordered for a controversial cycleway that has divided opinions.
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RNZ recognised at Radio and Podcast Awards
9:45 am todayRNZ's Alexa Cook won best journalist, and reporter Kate Green was awarded best new journalist.
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What does it take to be the best skipper in the world?
5:09 am todayA random Instagram post led Sacha Willetts down a rabbit hole that introduced her to a whole new sport.
RNZ Music
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Old opera, brand new production
Bruno Ravella is in Aotearoa to direct a brand new production of Puccini's La bohème for NZ Opera. Audio
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Tony Yan Tong Chen: back with the old band
Once he was a second violinist in the Auckland Youth Orchestra. Now Tony Yan Tong Chen is the piano soloist for the orchestra's next concert. Audio
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Peter de Blois: singer, conductor, teacher, now ONZM
Congratulations to Peter de Blois, who has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in this year's King's Birthday Honours List. Audio
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Freshen the mind with a Gong Bath
Erika Grant is bringing her gongs to a special Listening Occasion that's part of Wellington's midwinter Lōemis Festival. Audio
In Depth
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The David Seymour 'bots' debate: Do submission tools hurt democracy?
The ACT leader's comments raise questions about how forms are changing the way people engage with politics. Audio
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'Bots' drove 'fake submissions' against bill, Seymour says
The deputy prime minister now says he was talking about "online campaigns" that create "non-representative samples". Audio
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The 'costly' result of govt's infant formula call
When Andrew Hoggard announced NZ would set its own infant formula standard, he knew it would be "complex", "costly" and "require significant resources".
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Why we're seeing so many fires linked to batteries
The number of lithium battery-linked blazes has doubled. What's being done to stop it? Audio
What You Need to Know
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Run It: How a knock on the head can kill
Explainer - A 19-year-old died playing a version of the controversial violent 'Run It' contest. Just how dangerous is it? Audio
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King's Birthday weekend: What's it all about?
Explainer - King Charles' birthday is commemorated with a public holiday - so how do those royal honours get chosen and should we still celebrate it, anyway?
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Prostate cancer - What you need to know about how it's detected
Explainer - Prostate cancer will affect one in 8 Kiwi men. Former US President Biden's diagnosis reaffirms how important it is to be aware of the disease. Audio
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Emergency mobile alerts - how they work, why you're getting them
Explainer - Every May, NEMA sends out an emergency alert as part of an annual test of the system. Here's what you need to know. Video
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Trump is increasingly hostile to China. He’s playing with fire
Analysis: Despite concerns over a trade war, the US President has notched quite a few wins on his economic belt in recent weeks.
Resignation of PM's press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment
The police have said the case did not meet the threshold for prosecution.
Supermarket sector competition reports like Groundhog Day
Analysis - The latest report on the supermarket duopoly concludes much as the first report.
‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes
In all sorts of situations, users are lip synching to audio clips of Broadway star Jennifer Simard.