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Adoption centre offers hope to forgotten dogs
The first dog adoption centre in South Auckland is offering a new leash on life to abandoned and forgotten canines in the region.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
1 Dec 2024Top honour for Kiwi kayaking great, Eden Park gets green light, and a giant Secret Santa are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
24 Nov 2024Beekeeping, skink protections, the Aotearoa Afghanistan marathon, unanimous support for a new law, and a journey to London to learn saddlery, are among the latest feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: The stories that cheered us up this week
17 Nov 2024Sustainable hot tubs and a lost penguin returning home are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Man loses graduation ring underwater in 1977 - it's now been found
10 Nov 2024A day before Morgan Perigo's 83rd birthday, an unexpected package showed up on his doorstep. Inside was his 1965 McMaster University graduation ring.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
3 Nov 2024A native riverside paradise and a cancer patient on a mission to save lives are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
27 Oct 2024A Kiwi juggler, an empowering marathon and a new cookbook about traditional Māori gathering and feasting are among this week's feel-good stories.
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Old clothes gathering dust? Free pick-up this Saturday
17 Oct 2024Uber and the Red Cross will pick up donated clothes at no charge across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
13 Oct 2024A new dark sky sanctuary, a cocoa boom and a viral TikTok star promoting Māori kai are among this week's feelgood stories.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
6 Oct 2024A beloved scooter returned after a decade, a Hamilton nurse in the latest Guinness Book of Records and a TikTok star set to make his debut as Peter Pan on the stage feature in this week's Good News…
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
29 Sep 2024Soaring native bird numbers and a blind surfer who conquered the world's biggest wave are among the latest feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
8 Sep 2024A golden day for NZ at the Paralympics and a rare discovery at sea were among the week's most inspirational stories at RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
18 Aug 2024A new walking trail, a hero dog, and rangatahi celebrating te reo on TikTok are among the latest feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
30 Jun 2024A fertiliser-free farm in South Otago, a community ice rink in Canterbury and cooking oil-fuelled prop planes are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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K-pop boy band Seventeen make Glastonbury history
Seventeen were the biggest-selling group in the world last year, shifting more than 10 million albums.
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Sun qualifes for Wimbledon to end NZ singles tennis drought
28 Jun 2024Lulu Sun has broken a seven-year drought for New Zealand tennis after qualifying for the women's singles main draw at Wimbledon.
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Watch: Schoolchildren in Japan perform haka for Māori All Blacks
28 Jun 2024The Māori All Blacks found themselves in the unfamiliar position of facing a haka when they arrived in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 20-26 May
27 May 2024A wahine Māori leads a Geneva-based global health body, a botanist's dream regeneration project, and a lifesaving rescue by linesmen are among the week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 15-21 April
21 Apr 2024Uplifting changes for homeless people and a skate park's busy opening day are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
14 Apr 2024StarJam's epic fundraiser, a Wellington couple challenging perceptions of autism, and a Canterbury violin-maker are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
7 Apr 2024The Running of the Sheep returns and a classroom resource that helps children detect misinformation in this week's round-up of the most uplifting stories published by RNZ.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week of 18-24 March
24 Mar 2024Science finds traditional Pacific knowledge offers valuable tools, a trio of 12-year-old movie stars, a clutch of beagles and the return of a rare bird are among the week's feel-good stories.
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Taking the plunge with the tall man in a van
19 Mar 2024Former pro basketballer Stuart McEwen wants to change his life - and he wants you to join him.
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Vito averts potential disaster on Matiu / Somes Island
17 Mar 2024A Welsh springer spaniel has saved Matiu / Somes Island from potential disaster after sniffing out an Argentine ant nest on building materials destined for the island's new wharf.
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The stories that cheered us up this week
17 Mar 2024Sick of doomscrolling? The healing power of cricket, a surfboard library and a Northland celebration of pride are just some of this week's feel-good stories, as seen on RNZ.
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