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US presidential debate: What the data shows about who said what
An RNZ analysis of the first US presidential debate shows Trump dominated the first debate by more than 1000 words.
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The 'preloader' problem that blights cities and bars
1 Aug 2024By midnight, three-quarters of drinkers at Wellington's Courtenay Place were drunk on booze they'd bought somewhere else. Many cited cost as the reason. Audio
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Black Ferns hero made match-winning play with possible broken cheekbone
31 Jul 2024Right before her break in the Olympic Sevens final, Sarah Hirini took a nasty knock to her face. It was yet another brutal injury sustained for her team. Audio
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New CO2 record at Wellington station
31 Jul 2024For more than 50 years, a monitoring site on Wellington's coast has tracked carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Its latest reading sets yet another record.
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The $216m fund to cover tobacco tax cuts
30 Jul 2024A decision to slash excise tax for heated tobacco products - sold almost exclusively by one company in New Zealand - has come with a potentially hefty price tag. Audio
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Why publicly declared political donations have more than tripled
29 Jul 2024Nearly all political parties currently in Parliament recorded a big jump in donations in 2023. What happened?
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Pregnant at 12, running from 'care'
26 Jul 2024The government took Joyce Harris's first baby and sent her off to a girls' home. Half a century on - and out of oceans of hurt - it asked her to be a mother figure.
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The special clause used to justify Gumboot Friday funding
Documents reveal health officials had to search for a justification for not following the usual procurement process, after the government pledged millions to a charity.
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Insurers ramp up premiums for flood-risk homes
24 Jul 2024Homes in high-risk flood areas are copping hundreds and even thousands of dollars in extra premiums as insurers start to factor in individual addresses, new data shows.
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X factor: The generation that's quietly taken over Parliament and boardrooms
24 Jul 2024A majority of our MPs, and listed chief executives are now Gen X. How has this generational coup changed the country?
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Why the Olympics is a high-risk time for athletes on the sideline
24 Jul 2024Nearly 200 Kiwi athletes are in Paris competing at the pinnacle of their sport. What about the hundreds more who are staying home?
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Seymour labelled 'a political idiot' by Tuku Morgan
5 Jun 2024Waikato-Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan takes aim at the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill, predicting "protest action never seen in the history of this country" if it proceeds.
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Heated tobacco products quietly get 50% tax cut
18 Jul 2024Casey Costello's order to halve the tax is "something that tobacco companies would have been keen to see," an expert says. Audio
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Mountain biker confirmed in NZ Olympic team after 'stressful' two weeks
15 Jul 2024Sammie Maxwell has been conditionally selected in the team for the Paris Games after officials make final call on "incredibly complex" case.
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Mountain biker's Olympic hopes in the balance
12 Jul 2024A fortnight out from the opening ceremony, Sammie Maxwell is waiting on top officials at the NZOC to decide if she can compete.
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Minister acted 'contrary to law', forced to apologise
11 Jul 2024NZ First's Casey Costello has been severely reprimanded for trying to keep information about tobacco and vaping policy secret.
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Miscarriage of justice admitted in murder case
10 Jul 2024After a decades-long fight against a conviction for David Fuller-Sandy's murder, the Crown has admitted a miscarriage of justice against Gail Maney. Audio
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Years of ECT treatment she didn't need
8 Jul 2024Kerry Hodgson received 307 electro-convulsive therapy treatments in a decade. It was supposed to help with her depression. Instead, it wiped out much of her long-term memory.
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Goverment looking at AI tutors for kids
3 Jul 2024Artificial Intelligence has a big future with tasks from helping kids learn to assessing medical results, says Judith Collins says.
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The making of NZ's newest government organisation
1 Jul 2024A new Sports Integrity Commission has launched after six years of damning reviews.
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Police float tighter alcohol laws and price hikes
4 Jun 2024Drinking is causing harm 20 times worse than meth, police believe. Audio
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Jehovah's Witnesses denied advance copy of abuse inquiry report
24 Jun 2024The High Court has thrown out the church's attempt to access its section of the report ahead of abuse victims and the government.
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'Restorative process' revealed in leaked Football Ferns letter
20 Jun 2024Football NZ chief executive tells players there is "work to be done" on relationships, weeks out from Olympic campaign.
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Yachting NZ ordered to reconsider Olympic selections after snub
31 May 2024The Sports Tribunal has taken the rare step, ruling the national body relied on "errors of fact"
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