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[New Zealand creeping ever closer to NATO](/news/on-the-inside/487754/new-zealand-creeping-ever-closer-to-nato)
Analysis – If New Zealand continues to align itself with NATO as part of the Asia Pacific Four – which could be seen as ‘NATO plus’ – the implications could be significant, Geoffrey Miller writes.
[New Zealand creeping ever closer to NATO](/news/on-the-inside/487754/new-zealand-creeping-ever-closer-to-nato)
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[‘A horrendous noise’ – Tasman residents’ tornado terror](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018885665/weather-severe-thunderstorm-warning-after-tornadoes-hit-kapiti-tasman)
Broken trees are being felled, homes repaired and sections cleared of debris after a tornado tore across the Tasman District.Audio
[‘A horrendous noise’ – Tasman residents’ tornado terror](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018885665/weather-severe-thunderstorm-warning-after-tornadoes-hit-kapiti-tasman)
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[How fighting a cost-of-living crisis wasn’t always about tightening your own belt](/news/national/487751/strikes-protests-and-collective-action-how-fighting-a-cost-of-living-crisis-wasn-t-always-about-tightening-your-own-belt)
Most people today cope with the rising cost of living individually, but not so long ago many workers approached the same problem in far more collective ways, Toby Boraman writes.
[Strikes, protests and collective action: How fighting a cost-of-living crisis wasn’t always about tightening your own belt](/news/national/487751/strikes-protests-and-collective-action-how-fighting-a-cost-of-living-crisis-wasn-t-always-about-tightening-your-own-belt)
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[Residents of Hawke’s Bay town still waiting to hear their fate after Cyclone Gabrielle](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018885668/pakowhai-survivors-look-at-managed-retreat-after-cyclone)
Two months after the Hawke’s Bay town of Pakowhai was flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle residents are still waiting to see if they can rebuild their ruined homes, unsure if the area will be declared a… Audio
[Residents of Hawke’s Bay town still waiting to hear their fate after Cyclone Gabrielle](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018885668/pakowhai-survivors-look-at-managed-retreat-after-cyclone) https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/my-cyclone-gabrielle”>
My Cyclone Gabrielle
When Cyclone Gabrielle hit, it left a mark on us beyond the physical destruction.
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[Tornado tears through Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard](/news/national/487756/tornado-tears-through-bay-of-plenty-kiwifruit-orchard)
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[Watch: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at post-Cabinet press conference](/news/political/487733/watch-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-speaks-at-post-cabinet-press-conference)
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[Covid-19 restrictions: Cabinet to keep self-isolation mandatory for at least two months](/news/national/487741/covid-19-restrictions-cabinet-to-keep-self-isolation-mandatory-for-at-least-two-months)
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[Australia reaches deal with China over barley dispute as trade ties improve](/news/world/487755/australia-reaches-deal-with-china-over-barley-dispute-as-trade-ties-improve)
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[Hipkins yet to decide whether he will attend NATO meeting](/news/national/487743/hipkins-yet-to-decide-whether-he-will-attend-nato-meeting)
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[Company liquidation may further delay Christchurch sports facility project](/news/business/487750/company-liquidation-may-further-delay-christchurch-sports-facility-project)
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[Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers](/news/national/450874/covid-19-data-visualisations-nz-in-numbers)4 Jan 2023
Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the current trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.
[Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers](/news/national/450874/covid-19-data-visualisations-nz-in-numbers) [East Auckland residents describe chaotic scenes as tornado hits](/news/national/487701/east-auckland-residents-describe-chaotic-scenes-as-tornado-hits) [New Zealand ballerina sponge named in top 10 newly-described marine species list](/news/national/487738/new-zealand-ballerina-sponge-named-in-top-10-newly-described-marine-species-list)
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[Now ‘as good a time as any’ to lift Covid-19 isolation rules – expert](/news/national/487721/now-as-good-a-time-as-any-to-lift-covid-19-isolation-rules-expert)11 Apr 2023
Restrictions specific to Covid-19 – and not other diseases – cannot last forever, Michael Plank says.Audio
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[Latitude hack: Ransom demanded, company says it won’t pay](/news/national/487723/latitude-hack-ransom-demanded-company-says-it-won-t-pay)11 Apr 2023
Latitude said paying a ransom is out of the question, after millions of consumers’ personal details were stolen in both Australia and NZ.
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[Pacific Islands Forum chairman ‘reassured’ over massive nuclear submarine deal](/international/pacific-news/487553/pacific-islands-forum-chairman-reassured-over-massive-nuclear-submarine-deal)
The Pacific Islands Forum chairman has been assured by the US that the AUKUS agreement will honour the Treaty of Rarotonga after initially saying he felt it would go against it.
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[Bad news for media as trust slides further](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018885345/mediawatch-turning-off-the-news)
Mediawatch looks at the results of the biggest annual survey of New Zealanders’ trust in news – which shows it’s on the slide for the fourth year in a row.For the first time it also shows many of us avoiding news altogether.Video, Audio
[Bad news for media as trust slides further](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018885345/mediawatch-turning-off-the-news)
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[The vertical farms of tomorrow](/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018884999/the-vertical-farms-of-tomorrow)
Vertical farming technology was a hot topic at Aotearoa’s first-ever Controlled Environment conference last week.
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[The vertical farms of tomorrow](/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018884999/the-vertical-farms-of-tomorrow)
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[The Sampler: new music to explore](/national/programmes/thesampler/audio/2018885008/the-sampler-soft-plastics-lonnie-holley-leonard-charles)
Tony Stamp reviews the debut album by Soft Plastics, a spiritual odyssey from Lonnie Holley and Leonard Charles’ jubilant new EP.Audio
[The Sampler: new music to explore](/national/programmes/thesampler/audio/2018885008/the-sampler-soft-plastics-lonnie-holley-leonard-charles)
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[WATCH – What Muriwai residents took when they fled Cyclone Gabrielle](/programmes/my-cyclone-gabrielle/story/2018884467/my-cyclone-gabrielle-lost-and-found)
Muriwai filmmaker Zoe McIntosh reveals the precious objects that seven local residents hastily grabbed in the short film Lost and Found.
[WATCH – What Muriwai residents took when they fled Cyclone Gabrielle](/programmes/my-cyclone-gabrielle/story/2018884467/my-cyclone-gabrielle-lost-and-found) [More featured stories](/features)
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[‘Why is Google looking over your shoulder?’ – Privacy fears over data online](/news/national/487714/why-is-google-looking-over-your-shoulder-privacy-fears-over-data-online)11 Apr 2023
Privacy experts and analysts warn government departments’ use of Google Analytics may be allowing the world’s biggest marketing company to harvest New…
[‘Why is Google looking over your shoulder?’ – Privacy fears over data online](/news/national/487714/why-is-google-looking-over-your-shoulder-privacy-fears-over-data-online)
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[Government warned over toxic chemicals on New Plymouth beach](/news/national/487694/government-warned-over-toxic-chemicals-on-new-plymouth-beach)11 Apr 2023
Never-before-seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring…
[Government warned over toxic chemicals on New Plymouth beach](/news/national/487694/government-warned-over-toxic-chemicals-on-new-plymouth-beach)
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[Why are Auckland’s buses so routed?](/news/in-depth/487688/why-are-auckland-s-buses-so-routed)11 Apr 2023
There’s plenty of blame to share around – including for ourselves, the public.
[Why are Auckland’s buses so routed?](/news/in-depth/487688/why-are-auckland-s-buses-so-routed)
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[All Blacks hooker recommits to NZ until after 2027 World Cup](/news/sport/487692/all-blacks-hooker-recommits-to-nz-until-after-2027-world-cup)
Samisoni Taukei’aho has become the first All Black to re-sign until the end of the next Rugby World Cup.
[All Blacks hooker recommits to NZ until after 2027 World Cup](/news/sport/487692/all-blacks-hooker-recommits-to-nz-until-after-2027-world-cup) [More from ICYMI](/news/icymi)
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[Four tornadoes in three days – what’s going on?](/news/on-the-inside/487736/four-tornadoes-in-three-days-what-s-going-on)
Analysis – Four tornadoes have ripped through parts of New Zealand over the past three days.So what’s going on and should we expect more of the same in the…
[Four tornadoes in three days – what’s going on?](/news/on-the-inside/487736/four-tornadoes-in-three-days-what-s-going-on)
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[Judging Jacinda Ardern on her seven biggest projects](/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018875337/spare-change-the-ardern-years)
Analysis – Jacinda Ardern is one of New Zealand’s most historically significant leaders.
But she did not achieve the grand vision for Aotearoa her outsized…
[Judging Jacinda Ardern on her seven biggest projects](/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018875337/spare-change-the-ardern-years)
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[Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire](/news/world/487670/yemen-war-saudi-houthi-talks-bring-hope-of-ceasefire)
Analysis – A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen’s capital for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent…
[Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire](/news/world/487670/yemen-war-saudi-houthi-talks-bring-hope-of-ceasefire)
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[‘It just really put it in perspective’ – Caleb Clarke journeys to Malawi](/news/sport/487502/it-just-really-put-it-in-perspective-caleb-clarke-journeys-to-malawi)
Opinion – The Blues star was joined by social media influencer Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck, with the pair admitting that experiencing life in a developing country was…
[‘It just really put it in perspective’ – Caleb Clarke journeys to Malawi](/news/sport/487502/it-just-really-put-it-in-perspective-caleb-clarke-journeys-to-malawi) [More comment & analysis](/news/on-the-inside)
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[At The World’s Edge Festival – Bloom My Heart](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018877547/at-the-world-s-edge-festival-bloom-my-heart)
This concert takes place in front of an enormous window with a view over Lake Wanaka and the mountains.It’s quite the dramatic setting, which fits the music in this concert of Strauss, Farr, Mahaler and Mendelssohn.
[At The World’s Edge Festival – Bloom My Heart](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018877547/at-the-world-s-edge-festival-bloom-my-heart)
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[Benee live with the NZ Symphony Orchestra](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018884799/benee-live-with-the-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra)
Listen – Local pop star Benee performs her hits, including ‘Supalonely’, with Aotearoa’s finest classical musicians.
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[Benee live with the NZ Symphony Orchestra](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018884799/benee-live-with-the-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra)
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[RED! a New Zealand opera for children](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018830855/red-a-new-nz-opera-for-children)
LISTEN / WATCH: Gather the family for the story of Red, the girl with red red hair, is off to the woods to see her Granny.But she’ll need reserves of cunning and strength to overcome the devious (and very hungry) Wolfie.Video, Audio
[RED! a New Zealand opera for children](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018830855/red-a-new-nz-opera-for-children)
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[Easter with Choir Inspirare: Alleluia](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018884639/inspirare-alleluia-resolution-through-celebration)
LISTEN: A choral concert of fifteen songs with the theme ‘Hallelujah’ dating from the 18th Century through to 2019, including the chorus from Handel’s Messiah and Leonard Cohen’s popular song, performed by Inspirare and Schola Cantorum.
[Easter with Choir Inspirare: Alleluia](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018884639/inspirare-alleluia-resolution-through-celebration) [More from RNZ Music](/music)
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[Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers](/news/national/450874/covid-19-data-visualisations-nz-in-numbers)
Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the current trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.
[Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers](/news/national/450874/covid-19-data-visualisations-nz-in-numbers)
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[What makes our buses so bad](/news/in-depth/487688/why-are-auckland-s-buses-so-routed)
There’s plenty of blame to share around – including for ourselves, the public.
[Why are Auckland’s buses so routed?](/news/in-depth/487688/why-are-auckland-s-buses-so-routed)
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[Mortuary workers exposed to potentially dangerous amounts of formaldehyde](/news/in-depth/487690/mortuary-workers-were-exposed-to-potentially-dangerous-amounts-of-formaldehyde)
The country’s largest funeral home operator says it can’t give staff individual exposure results but acknowledges formaldehyde levels were higher than…
[Mortuary workers were exposed to potentially dangerous amounts of formaldehyde](/news/in-depth/487690/mortuary-workers-were-exposed-to-potentially-dangerous-amounts-of-formaldehyde)
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[Bus ‘reliability’ statistics that are anything but reliable](/news/in-depth/487537/the-big-problem-with-auckland-transport-s-bus-reliability-measures)
My bus showed up 34 percent of the time when it was supposed to.Why do official statistics say it’s 98 percent punctual?
[The big problem with Auckland Transport’s bus reliability measures](/news/in-depth/487537/the-big-problem-with-auckland-transport-s-bus-reliability-measures) [More from In Depth](/news/in-depth)
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[Flood-damaged cars: What you need to know](/news/what-you-need-to-know/485091/flood-damaged-cars-what-you-need-to-know)
With thousands of vehicles water damaged from the Auckland January floods and Cyclone Gabrielle combined, insurance companies are swamped with claims.
Drivers…
[Flood-damaged cars: What you need to know](/news/what-you-need-to-know/485091/flood-damaged-cars-what-you-need-to-know)
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[Explainer: How to be prepared for more rain in hardest-hit cyclone regions](/news/what-you-need-to-know/484730/explainer-how-to-respond-to-more-rain-in-regions-hardest-hit-by-cyclone-gabrielle)
More heavy rain is on the way.So what does this mean for the already soaked and flood-damaged regions? And how can we prepare?
[Explainer: How to respond to more rain in regions hardest hit by Cyclone Gabrielle](/news/what-you-need-to-know/484730/explainer-how-to-respond-to-more-rain-in-regions-hardest-hit-by-cyclone-gabrielle)
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[Cyclone Gabrielle: How is your region affected?](/news/national/484259/cyclone-gabrielle-how-is-your-region-affected)
Cyclone Gabrielle has severely impacted electricity supply and communications in parts of the North Island as it now heads southeast.Check how the situation is… Audio
[Cyclone Gabrielle: How is your region affected?](/news/national/484259/cyclone-gabrielle-how-is-your-region-affected)
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[Cyclone Gabrielle: What the national state of emergency means](/news/what-you-need-to-know/484202/cyclone-gabrielle-what-the-national-state-of-emergency-means)
A National State of Emergency has been declared as Cyclone Gabrielle whips the North Island causing flooding, damage and evacuations in many places.But what…
[Cyclone Gabrielle: What the national state of emergency means](/news/what-you-need-to-know/484202/cyclone-gabrielle-what-the-national-state-of-emergency-means) [More from WYNTK](/news/what-you-need-to-know)
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