22 h. ago Fewer than 50 families to get National's full tax package, says CTU

Last year Finance Minister Nicola Willis said about 21,000 families would receive the $75 a week. The number is much lower. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ

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56 h. ago Canterbury councillor hits out at 'faceless bullies spouting comments' online

Selwyn District councillor Shane Epiha says the rising tide of online abuse has solidified his decision not to seek a third term. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK/LDR “Woke barrel-hugging piece of scum.”

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3 d. ago 'Faceless bullies': abusive comments solidified decision to not run again

Selwyn District councillor Shane Epiha says the rising tide of online abuse has solidified his decision not to seek a third term. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK/LDR “Woke barrel-hugging piece of scum.”

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4 d. ago What is a woman? NZ First's revolving door of member's bills

NZ First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ  New Zealand First is pushing for the term "woman" to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female" as the party vows to fight "cancerous social engineering" and "woke ideology".

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1 week ago Baby died after slipping down side of cot in 'tragic accident'

The coroner has recommended the structure of cots be regularly checked. File photo: Getty Images The failure of a cot’s structural integrity has been identified as the sole cause of a young baby’s tragic death after he became trapped between the mattress and a dislodged sliding side.

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1 week ago Prowash employee treated at Burwood Hospital after 6m fall off roof

Joshua Bowles fell 6m from a roof. Photo: Open Justice/NZME By Catherine Hutton, Open Justice reporter Prowash employee Joshua Bowles had only been on the job for two months and was yet to receive safety training on harness use when he fell six metres from a roof he was cleaning with his boss.

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1 week ago 'Real tension going on there': PM doubles down on 'trade war' comment

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has repeated his view that there is a trade war playing out between the US and China, despite the foreign minister calling that language "hysterical".

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1 week ago Peters takes veiled swipe at PM's 'hysterical' tariff response

Winston Peters at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2025. Photo: Supplied Winston Peters has taken another veiled swing at the prime minister's phone call to world leaders over US tariffs.

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2 w. ago Trump threat to hike China tariffs further as markets plunge

Trump administration officials say the President is following through on a promise to reverse decades of trade liberalisation that he believes has undercut the US economy. Photo: Reuters A global trade war touched by United States President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs has escalated further, as Trump threatened to increase duties on China and the European Union proposed counter-tariffs of its own.

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2 w. ago Police take formal statement after MP's wife allegedly assaulted

Shane and Dot Jones. Photo: Supplied Labour's chief whip says the alleged assault of an MP's wife on Saturday is unacceptable and reignites concerns about the threats MPs and their families face.

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2 w. ago Frontline council staff targeted as abuse, threats and assaults increase

A parking warden being struck with wet plaster was one of a growing number of abusive incidents reported by staff at a Canterbury council.

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3 w. ago Queenstown Airport landing ranked second most beautiful in world

It has never been a secret to those in the South, and now Queenstown Airport's landing has received international acclaim.

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3 w. ago US tariff: 'We don't really quite understand why it should be 20%'

By Susan Edmunds of RNZ US President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs is not good news for New Zealand, but there is still a lot of detail to work through, commentators say.

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3 w. ago 'Loved by many': Man found dead outside Wellington property named

Simon Bird's death was announced on Facebook by family. Photo: Supplied By Krystal Gibbens of RNZ The man who died outside a property in the Wellington suburb of Northland has been named.

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3 w. ago Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000

Flattened buildings and one damaged following the quake on March 28 in Mandalay region, Myanmar.  Image: Myanmar Fire Services Department via Facebook/ via Reuters Signs of life have been detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok, as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2000.

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3 w. ago Worms invade inpatient building site, threaten to upend project

A velvet worm, or ngāokeoke, has been spotted at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN / ODT GRAPHIC A tiny subterranean worm has made its home underneath the site for the new Dunedin hospital, prompting concerns the hospital could be further delayed, or worse.

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3 w. ago Call for PM to step in after Green MP receives death threats following Winston Peters' comments

Greens' leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photos: RNZ NZ First leader Winston Peters. The Green Party is demanding the Prime Minister step in over statements made by Winston Peters, saying they have led to "immense" numbers of death threats against MP Benjamin Doyle.

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3 w. ago F1 star 'touched' to receive book of letters from fans at Canterbury school

Formula One star Lando Norris has won lifelong fans at a small Timaru primary school after he responded to a book they compiled in his honour.

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3 w. ago Cook Strait ferries: What to expect from Winston Peters' Interislander announcement

Winston Peters was named the new Minister for Rail in December - a year to the day after the iRex ferry was scuppered. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ  The next steps for replacing the InterIslander ferries will be revealed by Winston Peters today, more than 15 months since the coalition scrapped its predecessor's iReX ferry project.

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4 w. ago All the fun of this year’s Taxation (Annual Rates) extravaganza

Dunedin Green list MP Francisco Hernandez. PHOTO: PARLIAMENT TV Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose, as some of our more educated or veteran MPs may have contemplated this week as the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response and Remedial Measures) Bill hoved into view.

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