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New Zealand
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Serious crash closes Palmerston North intersection
24 Jan 2025Motorists are advised to take an alternative route and expect delays.
Auckland Anniversary weekend starts with traffic snarls, power cuts
Man taken into custody over threats on social media
Politics
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Government says it's hit emergency housing target 5 years early
24 Jan 2025But the whereabouts of 20 percent of those leaving emergency housing is still unknown.
Inquiry into judge's conduct recommended after abuse of Winston Peters
Watch: Luxon, Peters dismiss Treaty Principles debate at Rātana
Sport
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'Show some respect' - Djokovic retires injured to put Zverev in Australian Open final
24 Jan 2025The Serb's long wait for a record 25th major title will go on, after he is booed off the court in Melbourne.
NZ Warriors face ultimate test of team culture as Vegas lights beckon
Australian Open: Kiwi Erin Routliffe, Dabrowski beaten in semifinal
Business
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Stalled skyscraper developer asks no media at council meeting
24 Jan 2025The developer of what was set to be New Zealand's tallest residential building did not want the media around during a meeting updating Auckland Council on the status of the stalled luxury skyscraper. Audio
Mitre 10 to take over central Wellington Warehouse site
Mansion-building firm charged worker thousands for job and sacked him a week later
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Featured stories
What the science says about the 'five-second rule'
What the experts say about eating food after you've dropped it.
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Review: Chalamet hits right notes in Dylan biopic
Timothée Chalamet shines in his portrayal of the protean Bob Dylan in director James Mangold's A Complete Unknown, writes Dan Slevin.
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at the 'Olympics' of opera
Tenor Pene Pati says it was such a far-fetched dream to be able to make this debut. He's proud to represent Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
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Is your return-to-work dread really job trauma?
Who doesn't like holidays more than work? But for some, the dread of returning to work can be a sign of something deeper.
In Case You Missed It
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RNZ Pacific celebrates 35 years of covering region
24 Jan 2025Although RNZ has been broadcasting to the Pacific since 1948, in the late 1980s the government saw the benefit of upgrading the service. Thus RNZI was born in…
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Watch: 'Two invisible tribes' - Seymour's State of the Nation
24 Jan 2025The ACT leader has used his first major speech of the year to argue the country is at a tipping point.
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'Entire Pacific region at risk' - UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak
24 Jan 2025Fiji's minister for health and medical services has declared an HIV outbreak, saying "HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for."
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Head Hunter attacks couple at petrol station during crime spree
24 Jan 2025An innocent bystander gave Kevin Grey a friendly nod. Moments later he and his partner were being viciously attacked.
RNZ Music
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 January 2025
This week’s listener requests include a contemporary setting of Psalm 23, a chorus from John Stainer’s oratorio The Crucifixion, and a 21st century hymn by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Audio
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Celebrating 90s Trip Hop
Music reporter Yadana Saw Joins Mark and Kara in the studio to discuss the origins of 90s Trip Hop and highlights some of the seminal tracks provided by producers and beatmakers of cinematic chill. Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 January 2025
What’s the link between the 19th century hymn The church’s one foundation and composer Karl Jenkins’ 21st century work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace? Find out in this week’s programme of listener requests. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 January 2025
It's a gentle start to this week's Summer Hymn Requests, with Eleanor Farjeon's Morning Has Broken sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Audio
In Depth
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Some parts of Auckland are warmer than others
New research shows some parts of the city are up to 3C hotter than others, and experts say it's a concern.
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Plans for hotel and hostel surprise leafy suburb's residents
Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.
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In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
Every summer, manta rays cruise the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Researchers are racing to find out more.
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly…
What You Need to Know
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Auckland rail shutdown: What you need to know
Starting today, Auckland's railway lines will be empty with no trains operating for the next 32 days.
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The tikanga dos and don'ts of pounamu
Want to gift someone pounamu - or buy it for yourself? Here's what master carvers and other kaitiaki would like you to know.
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What we know about the man accused of shooting a CEO
Luigi Mangione, 26, is an Ivy League graduate from a prominent family, who once favourably reviewed the manifesto of the Unabomber.
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Is it 10,000 or 40,000? How to count a big crowd
Explainer - Estimates of hīkoi attendees ranged from more than 100,000 to fewer than 30,000. We look at the challenges and controversies of crowd counting.
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Comment & Analysis
Something old, new, borrowed and blue in PM's growth plan
Analysis - At first glance Christopher Luxon's plan to inject growth in the economy is a hark back to pre-Covid days and the last National government.
Elon Musk is causing trouble in Europe. What’s in it for him?
Analysis - The world's richest man appears to have a new goal: upend Europe, one government at a time, Rob Picheta writes.
Rocks from space: Who gets to keep them?
Every day, about 48.5 tonnes of space rock hurtle towards Earth.
How Trump's threats against 'free-riding' allies could backfire
Analysis - With Trump, US allies might be excused for asking themselves: "With friends like this, who needs enemies?"