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Nathan Haines: 'I'm just amazed I'm still here talking to you'
10 Aug 2024Six years after throat surgery damaged his vocal cords, speaking doesn't come easy to New Zealand jazz icon Nathan Haines, but he still has a voice with his saxophone, he tells RNZ's Music 101. Audio
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Breakdancing lecturer bows out of Games with zero points
10 Aug 2024Australia's Rachael Gunn - aka Raygun - said knew she couldn't compete athletically with her rivals - so she had to be "different and creative".
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The place where blokes can be blokes
The Cheviot MenzShed is a tooled-up workshop where men can tinker, talk and share their skills with the local community. Audio
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Olympic star says medal already deteriorating
After just one week, skateboarder Nyjah Huston's bronze medal looks "like it went to war and back".
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MSD begins moves to crack down on emergency housing
Emergency housing tenants will be subject to tough new rules in a fortnight, though they'll only start hearing about them directly from next week.
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Double gold medallist's feud with mum eclipses historic win
10 Aug 2024Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo's fight with his mother has been making headlines in his home country, threatening to drown out the euphoria over his twin golds.
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What country has the most medals per capita?
10 Aug 2024It's probably a question Kiwis have asked at every Olympics since 1908 - and we're asking it again.
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The case for a $7 cup of coffee
9 Aug 2024Coffee importers and roasters are facing problems, and one says customers should be paying even more.
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Key's presence reminds National of its struggles
9 Aug 2024Week in Politics: The former PM looms large, the government's maths initiative runs into controversy, and warnings are sounded over Health NZ's finances.
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Which country has the most medals per capita?
9 Aug 2024There's more than one way to skin a cat, and tally medals. Let's pick the one that's best for us.
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Samoan urges citizens to surrender guns before world leaders arrive
Samoa's Prime Minister has launched as a two-month gun amnesty ahead of CHOGM.
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Gold medal winner wheeled off track, denied double over Covid diagnosis
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise 200m gold medal after rival Noah Lyles positive following the 100m.
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Why can't I stop using Facebook Marketplace?
9 Aug 2024First person - I came for the treasure, but now I think I'm on the trash.
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Japan warns of risk of megaquake after 7.1 quake
9 Aug 2024For the first time, Japan issued a warning about an increased risk of a "major earthquake" striking in the near future.
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Wellington councillors walk out, refuse to vote on controversial project
9 Aug 2024"I just feel fundamentally uncomfortable about playing role of traffic engineer here," one of three councillors who left a vote on pedestrian crossings says.
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3-year-old's death staged to look like accident, former detective says
8 Aug 2024A retired Florida crime scene investigator says she believes Lachlan Jones was placed into a pond after his death.
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Concerns raised about new teacher maths requirement
8 Aug 2024Educators say maths requirements for primary school teachers will deter applicants and don't make sense.
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Police called 163 times to a single motel in a year
8 Aug 2024The callouts in the upmarket suburb range from breaches of bail, family harm, assaults, to disorder, general theft and trespass.
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Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25 million for hindering competition
8 Aug 2024The supermarket company has been hit with a huge fine for deliberate and serious blocking of competitors.
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New details of Three Waters replacement revealed
8 Aug 2024Cabinet has approved changes that will allow council-controlled organisations to boost their borrowing.
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Kiwi canoe crew so bad they got sympathetic cheers
The confusion was almost immediate. "Why didn't the New Zealand crew go when the gun went off?"
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Young worker told to take breaks at desk, made to come to work to prove she was sick
8 Aug 2024A large Auckland car parts company must pay a former employee more than $50,000 after its director unfairly targeted her.
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Indian president lands in Auckland for three-day state visit
7 Aug 2024India's head of state has official engagements scheduled in Wellington and Auckland.
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Kaipara District Council votes to disestablish Māori ward
7 Aug 2024Tense scenes unfolded as at least 150 demonstrators gathered while the council voted.
