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Science sector sounds alarm over funding shake-up
6 Jun 2025The science sector, once hailed for its agility and ingenuity, is now grappling with a crisis of confidence.
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MSD to monitor whether stricter rules for accommodation supplement push people into hardship
6 Jun 2025The agency says it will advise ministers if there are significant increases in hardship assistance.
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Councils work together to better support homeless as numbers rise
The local government bodies have formed a new group with the sole focus of responding to homelessness.
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Predator Free 2050 committed to a 'professional and smooth transition' as it hands over years of work
6 Jun 2025The Crown-owned company's responsibilities are going to the Department of Conservation following news of its disestablishment.
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Transport investigators want government to give Maritime NZ legal power to ban ships
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report into the container ship Shiling, which twice had to be rescued and towed back to port in Wellington in 2023.
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Phones of press secretary seized by police during investigation
6 Jun 2025Police say any new information against Michael Forbes will be 'thoroughly considered'.
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'One-size-fits-all recovery approach won't work': Restaurant Association CEO
The hospitality industry is still struggling to recover, but some standout regions are excelling according to a new report.
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Wide Reserve Bank restructure to follow recent reshuffles
A broad restructuring is on the cards at the Reserve Bank, less than two months after a major funding cut was announced, and following a string of executive changes.
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Snow and 6m swells: Motorists, walkers advised to stay clear
Interislander has canned all passenger sailings for Saturday while snowfall begins blanketing the South Island.
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'Your God does not condone this': Hero to LynnMall attacker
6 Jun 2025A man who came to the aid of victims during the LynnMall attack has recounted how he drew Ahamed Samsudeen's attention from a woman being stabbed.
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Waipukurau residents urged to conserve water after main breaks
6 Jun 2025The district council doesn't yet know how long it will take to fix the damage.
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Auckland Council accidentally reveals 3000 private email addresses
6 Jun 2025"We would like to sincerely apologise," the council says.
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Cook Strait ferries cancelled as six-metre swells forecast
Interislander has canned all passenger sailings for Saturday.
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Woman seriously injured in Rotorua hit-and-run
6 Jun 2025Police are looking for the driver of a red ute after a hit-and-run in which a woman was seriously injured in Rotorua.
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Man charged with murder of Hamilton woman struck by ute
A man has been charged with the murder of a Hamilton woman who died in May after she was struck by a vehicle.
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Alarm as whooping cough runs rampant in Bay of Plenty
6 Jun 2025There have been more than 300 reported cases across the wider region since late last year.
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Nearly half fail to stop or prepare to stop at rail crossings - KiwiRail
There have been 25 collisions at crossings in the last two years. Audio
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Warning to fly-tippers: new rules could lead to crack-down
Fly-tippers illegally dumping rubbish could be in for a shock if new laws are passed allowing councils to crack down on them and use clues such as old car registration plates or names on letters or… Audio
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NZDF headed for large joint military exercise with one drone
5 Jun 2025The Defence Force is sending almost 700 personnel to Australia.
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RNZ among Radio and Podcast Award winners
5 Jun 2025RNZ's news and podcasts were prominent among the winners at this year's Radio and Podcast Awards.
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Body found in river during Canterbury search
5 Jun 2025Police say a body has been found in the Boyle River during a search and rescue operation.
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Woman forced out of car by armed offenders in robbery
5 Jun 2025The offenders drove off at high speed, damaging four other cars as they fled, police say.
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Another school brings back traditional single-cell rooms
5 Jun 2025Shirley Boys High School is spending $800,000 to transform its open plan classrooms, built in 2019, into single-cell rooms.
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Light earthquake in Wellington region
5 Jun 2025A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region.
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