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More than 100 jobs on the line as Napier City Council eyes restructure
20 May 2025Many staff, some with decades of service, had been told their positions may no longer exist.
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Casey Costello under fire for being 'MIA' as Minister for Seniors
Labour's Ingrid Leary claims Costello has done more to help tobacco companies than Seniors.
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NZ's new cheapest petrol station revealed
For a long time, it was Gull Ātiamuri - but no more. Here's why that's changed. Audio
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Hospital security increased after student midwife attacked leaving work
21 May 2025The staff member was targeted after their shift at Christchurch Hospital's birthing unit, although the assault did not happen on hospital grounds.
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'Straight-out thuggery': Tournament promoted by Dan Hooker under fire
20 May 2025The 32-fighter event is being promoted as having no professionals and no weight limits. Audio
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Scammers target bars, cafes and restaurants in Wellington, Christchurch
20 May 2025There are at least two scams doing the rounds of the capital's dining scene, as well as some in Christchurch.
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Spark IT contractors jailed over $4m in kickbacks
20 May 2025Two Australians sentenced to three years in jail in NZ's largest corruption case involving a publicly listed company.
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New Zealand's 'Little Miss Metric'
lthough she "retired" at age 10, Jeannie Preddey has a special place in New Zealand history.
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Bowel cancer sufferers call for change
20 May 2025A group of sufferers, survivors and supporters gathered at Parliament to call for screening age to be lowered.
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Cause of widespread broadband internet outage in major cities unknown
20 May 2025People in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch reported problems with internet access between 7 - 8.30pm.
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Man behind armed pub robberies, home invasion denied parole
20 May 2025Douglas Roake carried out six robberies over a month and a half in 2017 before invading a rural home and shooting a mother and her daughter.
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New payroll system causes problems at Massey University
20 May 2025One staff member says he wasn't able to pay his rent. Audio
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Cyclists pelted with glass bottles by teenager
20 May 2025Ute seized, 18-year-old faces two charges of assault with a weapon.
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Hundreds of Christchurch council staff relocated due to quake concerns
20 May 2025Engineers are assessing the annex on the Worcester Boulevard side of Te Hononga civic offices.
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Kiwirail to remove trees, fence off Matamata railway lines
20 May 2025The actions come more than a decade after they were recommended by the Coroner.
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Arson, gunshots, fatal crash all in Wairoa over weekend
Three violent but unrelated crimes have resulted in charges for three men.
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Northland lawyer named in Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 list
20 May 2025Keegan Jones, 26, has been named as one of the world's most influential young people.
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Brain injury support group appalled at 'Run it' events in Auckland
20 May 2025The collision sport involves a ball runner and a defender running full speed into each other within a 20 metre zone.
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'Momentous moment': Pukupuku moved from Wellington to Hawke's Bay
20 May 2025It's the first time the country's smallest kiwi have been moved between sanctuaries since their reintroduction to the mainland two decades ago
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Watch: Peters tells heckler to 'naff off'
20 May 2025Peters was discussing the potential punishment for Te Pāti Māori MPs when the heckler interrupted, prompting Peters to tell him he "looked like bollocks".
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The urgent case for financial literacy in Kiwi classrooms
20 May 2025Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help.
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How many years would you have to skip coffee to save enough for a house?
You might have heard the advice: Give up the takeaway coffee, cut back on the avocado on toast. RNZ has crunched the numbers.
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Tribal place names restored throughout central North Island
19 May 2025Mountains, a lake and scenic reserves are some of the sites that have been renamed.
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The benefits of wrapping yourself in a woollen blanket this winter
17 May 2025Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits.
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