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Why do so many Americans want another Trump presidency?
2 Oct 2024There's "something cathartic" about Donald Trump for millions of Americans who feel disrespected or left behind by changed cultural norms, a best-selling author believes.
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Fast-tracked gold mine has shaky compliance history, audit shows
14 Nov 2024Otago Regional Council found OceanaGold's Macraes mine did not always comply with monitoring conditions, but has stopped short of taking enforcement action.
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Apologise, then act: What Māori survivors of abuse want
12 Nov 2024One says it's just words. Another calls it a "waste of space". But the survivors RNZ spoke to all say one thing about today's national apology: don't stop there. Audio
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Hundreds of schools and communities at risk from floods, landslides
11 Nov 202480,000 homes, along with fire stations, airports, energy infrastructure, and marae are also at risk from coastal inundation. Audio
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The Māori activist group rallying a year of protest
8 Nov 2024The early introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill hasn't deterred a planned hīkoi to Parliament in protest. Toitū te Tiriti have mobilised Māori around the country this year, but who are they?
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'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' Luxon admits
4 Nov 2024And he concedes he needs to work on his "corporate speak" after calling voters "customers" in the latest episode of 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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'Most benefits' of tobacco tax cuts go to tobacco giant
Despite a long list of problems identified by officials, Casey Costello claimed she had got her own "independent" advice.
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Cycling NZ ordered to pay Olympian legal costs
27 Sep 2024Mountain bike star Sammie Maxwell won her Olympic selection case - now she's been awarded legal costs over the "exceptional" circumstances.
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The rock in a hill a quarry really, really wants
23 Sep 2024A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.
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Is a 'rich pricks' attitude holding NZ back?
18 Sep 2024New Zealanders struggle to speak candidly about wealth, which might make it hard to address growing inequality.
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'We're going to remove those rules' - NZX-listed companies set for change
16 Sep 2024The government is planning to drop what it calls a "huge layering of personal liabilities for directors" to encourage more listings on the stock exchange.
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Auditor-General asked to investigate heated tobacco tax cuts
22 Oct 2024Labour's Ayesha Verrall has laid a formal complaint over the policy, saying it lacks justification and claiming there are indications of industry influence. Audio
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The very big legal change very little is known about
21 Oct 2024How do you replace the 900 pages of development laws? This is what we know about the government's plan so far.
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Most fast-track panellists picked by ministers and parties
18 Oct 2024Chris Bishop had described the process the group followed to pick projects as "completely insulated from ministers". Audio
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'Why are you so afraid' of capital gains tax, Edmonds asks National
Labour's finance spokeswoman says "it may be time for another structural reform," calling National "irresponsible" for shutting down tax debate.
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$500k political donations associated with fast track projects
10 Oct 2024The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.
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Gumboot Friday $24m contract process 'unusual, inconsistent': auditor-general
Officials were "put in a difficult position" by a coalition deal to fund Mike King's initiative, the auditor-general has found. "The analysis appeared designed to retrospectively justify an outcome."
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'You've got to know when you've got enough' - Millionaire on giving wealth away
14 Sep 2024"The more you give, the more will come back to you," says Ranjna Patel. Audio
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'I just keep going' - The ED doctor who beat racism
14 Sep 2024Inia Raumati pushed through racist barriers to become a doctor. He's been a military medic. Now, he's searching for his limit by running repeated ultramarathons around the world.
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Olivia Podmore's mum gives evidence in landmark court battle with government sport agency
13 Sep 2024The mother of the talented track cyclist, who died in 2021, says having the independent representation an athletes' union could provide would have made a difference for her daughter.
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How the 'Briscoes Bloke' is making millions - even in a recession
13 Sep 2024He owns over 75% of a company that posted record half year sales of $372 million in the middle of an economic downturn that's clobbered the retail industry.
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Trump dominates a debate he wasn't on stage for
3 Oct 2024In the debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the same two words were at the top of each candidate's list.
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Casey Costello's tobacco tax cut plan hits major snag
2 Oct 2024The product she said could help 7000 people quit smoking has been pulled off shelves.
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Why can't we get mortgage terms like the US?
26 Sep 2024In America, 30-year fixed interest mortgages with low break fees are common. Why don't we get those deals here?
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