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RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
The southern city long regarded as New Zealand's most affordable has seen a substantial rise in house prices, defying a national downturn over the past year.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Starship Hospital defers less urgent cases to cope with 'flood' of kids with flu symptoms Starship Children's Hospital is deferring less urgent cases to cope with a "flood" of very young children...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Government can reverse growing number of children in poverty, retired paediatrician says A retired paediatrician says changes to government policy can reverse the growing number of children in...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
It has released its latest economic overview, which says the economy is regaining momentum after a turbulent period.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
It has now recorded seven consecutive months in which fewer homes sold than the year before. Sales were down 6.4 percent year-on-year in July to 6935.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Few councils have been able to keep their rates rises below the proposed 4 percent a year cap in recent years, and commentators say something will have to give if they are expected to try to do so.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
The authors of a new study on meth contamination in homes have come under fire for failing to disclose links to the meth testing industry.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Gloriavale leaders - facing $40 million worth of employment claims sought by dozens of former members - were being urged to "accept accountability for their failings", one of the claimants says.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
A man charged with human trafficking and migrant exploitation is accused of deceiving staff recruited from overseas by promising them they would be paid for all hours they worked.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
A Christchurch man's death in a high-speed crash illustrates the "terrible consequences" of choosing to drive at excessive speed while intoxicated, a coroner says Kyle Eru O'Brien, 30, was going...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
. On a frosty mid-winter morning in Alexandra in Central Otago, the outdoor pool temperature sits at just 3.8 degrees Celsius.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
The prime minister was challenged and complimented in equal measure for his government's local government reforms, at a public meeting on the Kāpiti Coast.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
The landlord of an Auckland property where toddler drowned says he was not aware of any issues with a pool's gate prior to the child's death.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Consumer NZ says it will feel "wrong" to many New Zealand shoppers that supermarket chain Woolworths has been able to spend $400 million on store refreshes and still banked a $163 million profit.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Thousands of Keralites across New Zealand have celebrated Onam in recent weeks, keeping alive the colour, food and traditions of the South Indian state's harvest festival while bringing communities...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
'Modern day slavery': Gloriavale leavers file $40m lost wages and entitlements claim against Overseeing Shepherd A group of 61 Gloriavale leavers has filed Employment Relations Authority claims...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
New Zealanders might start seeing what looks like illegal cannabis growing more in people's backyards or lifestyle blocks, as the industrial hemp industry expands access to seeds for aspiring...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Flu vaccine to be free for all under fives The flu vaccine will be free to all under fives from next year.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Forestry should be phased out of New Zealand's "rudderless" emissions trading scheme because it is allowing climate pollution to continue, the country's environmental watchdog says.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa26 Aug 2026
Members of an Asian theatre group hope a play set in the country's poll tax era can prompt audiences to rethink their attitudes towards immigrants.
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