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Take down notice - 27 March 2025
27 Mar 2025On 27 March 2025, RNZ removed a Local Democracy Reporting story from the website which inaccurately quoted a councillor saying the council 'lied' about water services. The premise of the story was…
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Aucklanders to foot the bill for costly water service upgrades
27 Mar 2025The most expensive project will be replacing the ageing Huia Water Treatment Plant, now estimated to cost $1.12 billion.
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Comcom considers deregulating fees for calls and texts between networks
25 Mar 2025Before regulation operators had significantly cheaper prices for calls and short messages on their own network.
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Hundreds march in Wellington to support access for puberty blockers, gender affirming care
23 Mar 2025Last year, the coalition government asked the health ministry to review how that is currently handled, prompting officials to call for a more cautious approach.
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Principals stunned as ministry looks for new reading, maths tests
20 Mar 2025The Education Ministry has blindsided schools by going to market for a new national test. Audio
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Real estate agency cancels agreement over rebrand
19 Mar 2025A battle over rebranding a string of high-profile real estate agencies is being played out in court.
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Samoa chooses the fate of sunk NZ Navy ship
19 Mar 2025The warship was reported to be carrying 900,000 to 950,000 litres of diesel fuel when it hit the reef. Audio
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What school lunch provider Libelle's biggest problem was
19 Mar 2025Libelle went into liquidation last week owing nearly 250 creditors money.
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All Blacks coach makes eligibility u-turn
19 Mar 2025Scott Robertson has thrown his support behind NZ Rugby's stance of not selecting players based overseas.
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What is going on with the price of butter?
If you have bought butter recently you might have noticed something - it is a lot more expensive.
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Funeral home probe: Second director arrested
15 Mar 2025Police have arrested another funeral director in relation to an investigation relating to inappropriate handling of burials at an Auckland cemetery.
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Council locked in a battle of wills with Ministry of Health over fluoridation
13 Mar 2025Whangārei councillors will be asked to revoke an earlier decision not to fluoridate the city's water supply.
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Police 'extremely concerned' as person hospitalised after taking unknown substance
13 Mar 2025It comes after three were found unresponsive at a property in Wairarapa after taking illicit substances.
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Take down notice - 11 March 2025
11 Mar 2025On 11 March 2025, RNZ removed a story from the website which inaccurately referred to New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson driving the Albert Park circuit ahead of...
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Advocacy group takes government to court over speed limit increases
10 Mar 2025The government plans to reverse former Labour government's speed limit reductions.
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Patients accuse Pharmac of 'cruelty' and lacking respect
10 Mar 2025The agency has come under mounting scrutiny in the the last year.
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Sheep farmers suspended after animal welfare investigation
6 Mar 2025Two farmers have been temporarily suspended as part of a New Zealand Merino Company investigation into allegations around animal welfare at some of its supplier's farms.
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Firefighters with wrong gear burned by sulphuric acid - report
27 Feb 2025Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout by a supplier delivering the acid to a damaging spill near Napier last year. Audio
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Teacher shortage 'no surprise', head of secondary principals group says
23 Feb 2025Vaughan Couillault says the data now reflects what teachers have already been experiencing.
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'Severe disruption' for Auckland roads until new bridges built
23 Feb 2025This story, "Six years 'severe disruption' on Auckland roads predicted, until new bridges built," has been retracted by RNZ for failing to meet editorial standards.
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Texts reveal govt was warned fast-track bill broke rules
20 Feb 2025Documents show a behind-the-scenes struggle to pass the contentious law.
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With billions in ‘profit’ exempt from tax, changes to NZ’s charity rules are long overdue
19 Feb 2025The profit made on every breakfast bowl of weet-bix is tax exempt, giving the church-owned Sanitarium Health Food Company an advantage over other breakfast food companies. But this could be about to…
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Pharmacist mishandled patient's dosages during pandemic, report finds
11 Feb 2025A man was admitted to hospital suffering episodes of fainting and dizzy spells after being wrongly overprescribed medication.
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