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New Zealand
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Arson suspected in Invercargill bushfire
about 1 hour agoPolice and fire investigators are looking into a suspicious bushfire near Invercargill.
Survivors doubt mental health system can step up when police withdraw from crisis callouts
Person in hospital after Dunedin house fire
Politics
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Sexuality a 'factor' in Grant Robertson losing out on Labour's top job
17 Mar 2024Being gay was an "issue", but not the only reason he was not selected, former deputy prime minister says.
Winston Peters delivers State of the Nation speech
Live export ban petition passes 20,000 signatures, organiser wants five times that
Sport
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Alice Robinson finishes season on podium
7:30 am todayThe result marks the Queenstown skier's fifth World Cup podium this season and the 10th of her career.
Shot put champion prefers to stay at home in build-up to Olympics
Madison gold for NZ track cyclists Campbell Stewart and Aaron Gate
Business
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Replacing posties with couriers will slow deliveries, union says
17 Mar 2024The company plans to lay off 700 posties over the next five years and pass their duties to contracted courier drivers.
Big Mac, big tech: Inside the McDonald's meltdown
Some McDonald's outlets back online after tech outage in several countries
More News & Current Affairs
Featured stories
Lulu Wang examines the cultural class divide in her TV series Expats
In a new Amazon Prime series American filmmaker Lulu Wang depicts the complex power dynamics between Hong Kong's rich expats and their domestic 'helpers'. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Katchafire’s Logan Bell
To mark the release of Legacy - a new RNZ doco about the Māori reggae band Katchafire - frontman Logan Bell shares some of his favourite songs. Video, Audio
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Tom Sainsbury on comedy, characters & children
Watch - Comedian Tom Sainsbury chats to Anika Moa about his career and some personal highlights and lowlights along the way. Video, Audio
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Album of the week: Siempre Tiene Flores by Hannah Everingham
Christchurch musician Hannah Everingham's charming, breezy second album leans into Latin-American influences. Video, Audio
In Case You Missed It
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World leaders must build AI 'off switch' to save humanity, researcher warns
17 Mar 2024Artificial intelligence that is smarter than humans is inevitable, an expert says. Once that happens, "you are not in control, you are dead". Audio
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'It was sink or swim' - James Taylor on addiction and recovery ahead of NZ shows
17 Mar 2024Recruited by the Beatles, on the cover of TIME Magazine before was 25, James Taylor overcame addiction and depression to become one of the most beloved singers… Audio
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Mediawatch: AI is already creeping its way into NZ journalism
17 Mar 2024Last week Stuff - which has warned AI could wreck the business of journalism - used ChatGPT to write a stories about readers' opinions. Is this the future? Audio
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Parliament’s future out the back
17 Mar 2024Parliament is about to expand - and it is not just the number of MPs potentially rising. Audio
RNZ Music
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A decade of Canterbury Nor'westers
Ten years after Bill Vail helped found it, in an effort to rejuvenate the Christchurch brass scene, Nor'west Brass is still blowing strong. Bill Vail and fellow band member Nic Scott speak with RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump. Audio
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'Fuemana Mania’: 30 years of New Urban Polynesian
In the early 90s, siblings Phil, Christina, Tony and Pauly Fuemana would lay down a record that would soon be dubbed a classic. Thirty years on New Urban Polynesian is set to be reissued to the world. Tony Fuemana and his sister Christina Fuemana join Maggie Tweedie on Music 101. Audio, Gallery
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New Horizons: The Last Dinner Party
William Dart listens to The Last Dinner Party, the five woman band which carried off the Rising Star award at the recent BRITS. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 17 March 2024
19th-century English architect James Edmeston wrote around 2000 hymns - it was said that he produced one every Sunday. We'll hear one of his best-known hymns this week: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us. Audio
In Depth
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Has the quest for school rowing supremacy got out of hand?
about 2 hours ago"Ethically dubious" tactics and outright cheating in the annual high school rowing event spark widespread concern the competition has got out of hand.
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‘It was an evil, evil place’: How a refuge for the mentally ill became a nightmare
It was designed to give the mentally ill a refuge from the cruel world. But some patients of Porirua Lunatic Asylum say it was nothing more than a prison.
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Brain injury discovered in late Blues halfback
Billy Guyton, the former halfback who died last year, had a brain injury likely connected with repeated head knocks, scientists have found.
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How politicians funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.
What You Need to Know
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Mortgage break fees: What you need to know
Explainer - As big banks reduce home loan interest rates, people might be tempted to shop around. But break fees can end up costing as much or even more than…
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Is this the death of news media? What you need to know
Explainer - Not long after Newshub announced it would shut down, TVNZ shared plans to eliminate jobs. Is this a tipping point?
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The future of Premier House: What you need to know
Explainer - Despite its $37m valuation it doesn't meet healthy homes standards. But is updating it necessary during a cost of living crisis? RNZ examines its…
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Why does Woolworth's look like it's struggling?
Explainer - At first glance, it doesn't make sense that New Zealand's second-biggest supermarket chain had a drop in earnings. RNZ clears up the confusion.
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Comment & Analysis
Marley controversy takes centre stage at WOMAD day 2
Review - TE KAAHU showed off her musical delicacy, while Ziggy Marley's performance had an increased police presence and silent protesters in the crowds.
Homegrown festival: From Kiwi classics to TikTok trends
Review - Saturday night was a celebration of some of the best music Aotearoa New Zealand has to offer. And what a night it was, writes Pretoria Gordon.
Week in Politics: Landlords and tenants, police and minister
Analysis - Interest deductibility for landlords a help for renters or a "cash handout"? The "insulting" police pay offer, and Luxon's uncomfortable press…
Disclosure scheme for pharma payments 'falls short of best practice'
Analysis - Growing evidence shows industry payments to doctors play a key role in unethical pharmaceutical marketing. New Zealand's disclosure scheme fails to…