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Dolphin charity turned down SailGP funding over racing behaviour
25 Mar 2024Trust member says he doesn't want to take money from "any activity that potentially posed harm to the animals that I'm studying".
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Champion swimmer poised to leap into the world of dance
25 Mar 2024Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement.
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Labour 'too slow' on retail crime, Hipkins admits
25 Mar 2024Labour leader says dairy owners were crying out for solutions on ram raids, but his government did not deliver fast enough.
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Leopard tortoise, green iguana stolen from Auckland reptile park
25 Mar 2024Police are asking for public help to locate two reptiles stolen from an animal sanctuary in Warkworth.
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Library hours shortened after teens abuse staff and customers
25 Mar 2024A Southland library has been forced to close earlier in the day, after staff and customers were threatened and verbally abused by teenagers.
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GP opened boy's sarong in front of family without consent - report
25 Mar 2024A 15-year-old boy had consented to a circumcision, but not to follow-up checks in front of his family, the deputy health and disability commissioner says.
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Speed and scale of Cyclone Gabrielle overwhelmed officials - report
25 Mar 2024The national emergency management system "sets up good people to fail", a review has found.
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NZDF warns government again it is in dire state
22 Mar 2024Staff have left in droves and the defence force is now looking at making it easier to meet the minimum entry requirements for education, health and fitness. Audio
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Auckland Transport to be stripped of planning powers
The transport minister says he will work with Auckland Council to give it the power to set its own 10-year-plan for the city's transport network.
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$1m announced for Northland emergency coordination centre
A dedicated Northland emergency coordination centre will be built in Whangārei in a bid to improve the region's response to future natural disasters.
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Powerlifter banned from sport for two years over ritalin
25 Mar 2024Chris Kennedy says he took the drug to manage undiagnosed ADHD, but tribunal says he was "reckless".
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Person comes forward after siblings hospitalised with severe injuries
25 Mar 2024A member of the public has provided information to police in a case the mayor has dubbed "absolutely horrific".
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The MediaWorks data breach: What you need to know
25 Mar 2024It is easy to shrug off news of yet another data breach. But experts say even basic personal information can help fuel cyber crimes. RNZ explains.
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Animal activists demand greyhound racing shut down after three deaths in a week
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he personally backs a ban, but ultimately it is a decision for Racing Minister Winston Peters.
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As it happened: Police give update after Gisborne brawl left two dead
25 Mar 2024The man arrested after the brawl was an uninvited guest to the 21st birthday party, police confirm.
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Open fires banned in Hawke's Bay
25 Mar 2024The region has dried out and no rain is forecast in the next 10 days, heightening the risk of wildfires.
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BNP Paribas focuses on offshore investor demand for NZX-listed companies
25 Mar 2024The banking giant says bringing its third-party clearing product to New Zealand could boost cash in the market by bringing in global brokers.
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Cost-of-living crisis causes Trade Aid to close stores, move online
22 Mar 2024Trade Aid will shut its 24 shops, known for selling rugs, baskets, arts and crafts goods from developing countries.
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Consent application for controversial energy plant not yet completed
22 Mar 2024South Island Resource Recovery Limited wants to build a waste-to-energy plant but has yet to complete a consent application that was first filed 18 months ago.
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Re-opening of key section of Auckland rail line delayed till January
The track between Papakura and Pukekohe has been closed since September 2022.
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New Zealand is in a recession: What you need to know
21 Mar 2024What is a recession and what is gross domestic product? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
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Industry body calls for consistency over agricultural spraying rules
Unworkable and inconsistent regulations are making agricultural spraying near-impossible in some areas, says the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association.
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Kaimanawa horses adoptions threatened by cost of living
The cost of living could see fewer people take home horses from the Kaimanawa Horse Muster this year, an advocate says.
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'Chaotic scene, high emotion': Man in court after two killed in birthday party stabbing
Police have revealed more details about what led to a deadly 100-person brawl. Audio
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