Articles by RNZ
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National
Missing 12-year-old William Walmsley contacts family, offers hope
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:23pmTwelve-year-old William Walmsley, missing since Saturday, has contacted a friend saying he’s safe. William met other runaway...
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National
Govt announces $53m boost for teacher registrations, practising certificates fees
Monday, 28 April 2025, 12:52pmBy RNZ The Government announced a $53 million boost for teacher registrations and practising certificate fees until 2028. Education...
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National
Family of missing Wellington boy 'really worried for his safety'
Monday, 28 April 2025, 10:37amBy Lauren Crimp of RNZ Police are appealing for sightings of 12-year-old William Walmsley, missing since Saturday night...
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National
'Do you want something bad to happen?': Armed men threaten psychologist
Monday, 28 April 2025, 10:14amBy Gill Bonnett of RNZ A Colombian psychologist helping victims of armed conflict has been granted refugee status in New...
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National
Man critically injured after suspected stabbing in West Auckland
Friday, 25 April 2025, 3:23pmA man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition early today suffering what are believed to be stab wounds in West Auckland. A...
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National
Which NZ listed companies are feeling tariff pain?
Monday, 21 April 2025, 12:56pmSharemarkets around the world have been shaken by the introduction of US tariffs - with some New Zealand companies being...
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National
'They'll just get away with it': No charges laid five months after digger smashes up café
Monday, 21 April 2025, 12:28pmA digger ram raid damaged Kitchener’s Cafe in Martinborough, but no charges have been laid. Building owner Bruce Sullivan...
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National
Gun-wielding man jumps into nurse's car, threatens her outside hospital
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:24pmBy Lauren Crimp of RNZ A gun-wielding man jumped into a Palmerston North hospital worker’s car and threatened her as she...
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National
‘Treated like a dog’: 13-year-old girl trafficked and enslaved in NZ
Monday, 14 April 2025, 10:01amA 13-year-old girl, known as Grace, was brought to New Zealand and enslaved. Her abusers were jailed for abuse, but not charged...
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Politics
‘Call me next time’: Peters disparages Luxon’s tariff talks
Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:02pmBy Lillian Hanly of RNZ Winston Peters has chastised the Prime Minister for his spree of phone calls with world leaders about...
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National
Wool in govt builds: Other sectors seek similar support
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:24pmBy Monique Steele, Stephanie Ockhuysen and Penny Miles of RNZ Producers of local building materials want to be considered...
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National
'Nuanced solutions': Visa restrictions eased for Pacific Islanders visiting NZ
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:20pmNew Zealand is easing visa restrictions for visitors from the Pacific Island, allowing a 24-month multi-entry visa. From...
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Entertainment
Actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne dies aged 88
Monday, 7 April 2025, 11:32amBy RNZ Actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne has died aged 88. Hawthorne became a member of the country’s first major professional...
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National
NZDF quietly remove some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:04amThe New Zealand Defence Force has eased entry requirements to boost recruitment, removing some NCEA Level 1 and 2 prerequisites. Applications...
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National
School seeks new lunch provider after plastic found in meal
Friday, 4 April 2025, 3:07pmBy Midday Report of RNZ A Palmerston North school wants to change school lunch providers after a child bit into a hard piece...
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Sport
F1 star Lando Norris warms hearts of Timaru school with video response
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:42pmLando Norris responded to a book from Timaru’s Oceanview Heights School, delighting students. The book, Dear Lando, featured...
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National
‘Saving the taxpayer billions’: Peters reveals new ferries to replace ailing fleet
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:38amMinister for Rail Winston Peters has announced a “plan” for what he is calling “two new rail ferries” to replace the ailing...
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National
HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer rates by more than two-thirds
Saturday, 8 March 2025, 1:53pmBy RNZ A study has found the cost and effort to roll out the national HPV vaccination programme was “well worth it” and has...
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National
Prisoner dies, another injured in separate incidents at Auckland Prison
Monday, 3 March 2025, 12:12pmA prisoner was found dead in his cell on Saturday at Auckland Prison. The Ministry of Corrections is investigating the...
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News
‘Equity crisis’: Principals urge end to NCEA reading and maths tests
Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:45amPrincipals from low-income schools are calling to end new NCEA reading, writing, and maths tests. They warn the tests could...
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News
‘March madness’: Auckland commuters brace for traffic surge
Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:40am‘March madness’ in Auckland causes traffic congestion as students return to schools and universities. Rail closures and bus...
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Politics
Long-serving councillor admits to drink-driving
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 8:38amBy RNZ A long-serving Taupō District councillor has admitted drink-driving. Anna Park appeared in the Auckland District Court on...
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National
Destiny Church faces call to lose charity status over Pride protest
Friday, 21 February 2025, 3:28pmBy Susan Edmunds of RNZ Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has written to the charities regulator asking for Destiny Church to be struck...
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National
Google’s AI has been breaching NZ court name suppressions
Monday, 17 February 2025, 10:40amGoogle’s AI has breached name suppression orders by revealing names of individuals with court-ordered suppression. Former...
