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[Luxon unveils trio of fiscal transparency policies](/news/political/489949/national-s-christopher-luxon-unveils-trio-of-fiscal-transparency-policies)
National’s leader says “it’s impossible to work out just how much money the government spends, and where it all goes” – and people deserve to know what it’s being spent on.
[National’s Christopher Luxon unveils trio of fiscal transparency policies](/news/political/489949/national-s-christopher-luxon-unveils-trio-of-fiscal-transparency-policies)
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[International student numbers growing, but not everywhere](/news/national/489938/international-student-numbers-growing-but-not-everywhere)
Foreign students are returning to New Zealand at a faster rate than before the pandemic began, but polytechnics and schools are missing out, visa figures show.
[International student numbers growing, but not everywhere](/news/national/489938/international-student-numbers-growing-but-not-everywhere)
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[‘Sad loss of two children’ – Northland police launch homicide investigation](/news/national/489921/two-bodies-found-at-property-in-northland)
Northland police have launched a double homicide investigation after two bodies were found at a property in Ruakākā.
[Two bodies found at property in Northland](/news/national/489921/two-bodies-found-at-property-in-northland)
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[Gore mayor Ben Bell says he is no quitter as council drama intensifies](/news/national/489944/gore-mayor-ben-bell-says-he-is-no-quitter-as-council-drama-intensifies)about 2 hours ago
Embattled Gore mayor Ben Bell has described himself as ambitious and confident, and says he is no quitter.
[Gore mayor Ben Bell says he is no quitter as council drama intensifies](/news/national/489944/gore-mayor-ben-bell-says-he-is-no-quitter-as-council-drama-intensifies)
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[Fiji’s race issue: Political leaders seek to heal wounds and unify nation](/international/pacific-news/489946/fiji-s-race-issue-political-leaders-seek-to-heal-wounds-and-unify-nation)
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[PM Chris Hipkins, Education Minister Jan Tinetti confirm 300 new classrooms, ‘up to’ four new schools in Budget funding](/news/national/489917/pm-chris-hipkins-education-minister-jan-tinetti-confirm-300-new-classrooms-up-to-four-new-schools-in-budget-funding)
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[Covid-19 case numbers: 11,739 new cases, 58 further deaths](/news/national/489937/covid-19-case-numbers-11-739-new-cases-58-further-deaths)
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[Te Pāti Māori and National have ‘nothing in common’ – Ngawera-Packer](/news/national/489932/te-pati-maori-and-national-have-nothing-in-common-ngawera-packer)
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[Forestry put ‘bread and butter’ on table, but Tai Rāwhiti locals looking towards future, minister says](/news/national/489915/forestry-put-bread-and-butter-on-table-but-tai-rawhiti-locals-looking-towards-future-minister-says)
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[Wellington harbourmaster, port planning how to bring in broken-down container ship](/news/national/489927/wellington-harbourmaster-port-planning-how-to-bring-in-broken-down-container-ship)
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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) [Car crashes into classroom at Auckland school](/news/national/489929/car-crashes-into-classroom-at-auckland-school) [Council investigates oil leak source in Christchurch’s Avon River](/news/national/489948/council-investigates-oil-leak-source-in-christchurch-s-avon-river)
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[ACT alternative budget highlights tax, prison bed policies](/news/political/489935/act-alternative-budget-highlights-tax-prison-bed-policies)
The ACT Party is proposing to condense income tax brackets, slash the number of public servants and increase prison beds in its alternative budget.
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[Less than half of electricity retailers complying with consumer care guidelines – report](/news/business/489951/less-than-half-of-electricity-retailers-complying-with-consumer-care-guidelines-report)
The Consumer Advocacy Council is calling for The Electricity Authority to makes its customer care guidelines mandatory after several electricity retailers admitted to not fully complying with…
[Less than half of electricity retailers complying with consumer care guidelines – report](/news/business/489951/less-than-half-of-electricity-retailers-complying-with-consumer-care-guidelines-report) [Not enough money, labour to complete long list of infrastructure projects](/news/business/489936/not-enough-money-labour-to-complete-long-list-of-infrastructure-projects) [Services sector contracts for first time in more than a year](/news/business/489941/services-sector-contracts-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-year)
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[Dalton Tagelagi forms Niue’s first gender-balanced Cabinet](/international/pacific-news/489945/dalton-tagelagi-forms-niue-s-first-gender-balanced-cabinet)
Two female ministers have been announced in Niue’s Cabinet for the first time in the nations history.
[Dalton Tagelagi forms Niue’s first gender-balanced Cabinet](/international/pacific-news/489945/dalton-tagelagi-forms-niue-s-first-gender-balanced-cabinet) [Pacific news in brief for May 15](/international/pacific-news/489947/pacific-news-in-brief-for-may-15) [No confidence motion filed against Vanuatu PM Kalsakau](/international/pacific-news/489931/no-confidence-motion-filed-against-vanuatu-pm-kalsakau)
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[At The Movies: Cairo Conspiracy](/national/programmes/atthemovies/audio/2018889529/review-cairo-conspiracy)
Cairo Conspiracy is a thriller set in Al-Azhar university, the centre of Sunni Islam.An innocent young student finds himself being used as a spy to manipulate the election of a new leader.Video, Audio
[At The Movies: Cairo Conspiracy](/national/programmes/atthemovies/audio/2018889529/review-cairo-conspiracy)
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[Binge-reading Shakespeare’s plays in order](/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018889974/david-lawrence-binge-reading-shakespeare-s-plays-in-order)
Known for his contemporary takes on Shakespeare, Aotearoa theatre director and scholar David Lawrence believes the Bard’s intentions have been long compromised by being organised into the genres of comedy, history and tragedy.Audio
[Binge-reading Shakespeare’s plays in order](/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018889974/david-lawrence-binge-reading-shakespeare-s-plays-in-order)
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[The Song I Wish I’d Written – part two](/national/programmes/music101/audio/2018889690/nzmm-special-the-song-i-wish-i-d-written-part-two)
Teremoana Rapley, Lou’ana, Erny Belle and others share the song they’d most love to have their name on.
[The Song I Wish I’d Written – part two](/national/programmes/music101/audio/2018889690/nzmm-special-the-song-i-wish-i-d-written-part-two)
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[Does book banning have the opposite effect?](/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018890039/emma-smith-does-book-banning-have-the-opposite-effect)
Books are where people find themselves, and banning them is ultimately counterproductive because it tends to draw further attention to these controversial texts, argues a professor at Oxford University.Audio
[Does book banning have the opposite effect?](/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018890039/emma-smith-does-book-banning-have-the-opposite-effect) [More featured stories](/features)
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[All Blacks Sevens claim World Series championship title in Toulouse](/news/sport/489904/new-zealand-completes-sevens-championship-double)
New Zealand has completed the World Sevens Series double with the All Blacks joining the Black Ferns in claiming the championship in Toulouse.
[All Blacks Sevens claim World Series championship title in Toulouse](/news/sport/489904/new-zealand-completes-sevens-championship-double)
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[A different way of learning](/programmes/the-detail/story/2018889878/a-different-way-of-learning)
The Detail – It’s dubbed the school with no rules.
Hobsonville Point Secondary School does things differently – and it’s proving to be a success.
[A different way of learning](/programmes/the-detail/story/2018889878/a-different-way-of-learning)
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[‘There are sites in NZ that publish misinformation’ – Fighting fake news](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018883019/offshore-outfit-rating-the-reliability-of-our-media)
Mediawatch – US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand’s major news sites for reliability – and even preparing ‘nutrition labels’ to warn users to treat some of… Audio
[‘There are sites in NZ that publish misinformation’ – Fighting fake news](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018883019/offshore-outfit-rating-the-reliability-of-our-media)
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[Mediawatch: Some broadcasters still shrugging off storm warnings](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018889832/some-broadcasters-still-shrugging-off-storm-warnings)
Some in the media learned the lessons of recent flooding, just as emergency management authorities have done, and made a concerted effort to take this week’s… Audio
[Mediawatch: Some broadcasters still shrugging off storm warnings](/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018889832/some-broadcasters-still-shrugging-off-storm-warnings) [More from ICYMI](/news/icymi)
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[ChatGPT could help bust ‘contract cheating’](/news/national/489719/chatgpt-could-have-an-upside-for-universities-helping-bust-contract-cheating)
Analysis – Educational institutions trying to safeguard academic integrity could be looking in the wrong direction by banning generative AI.
[ChatGPT could have an upside for universities – helping bust ‘contract cheating’](/news/national/489719/chatgpt-could-have-an-upside-for-universities-helping-bust-contract-cheating)
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[Why can white-collar criminals benefit from leniency provisions in NZ law?](/news/on-the-inside/489657/white-collar-criminals-benefit-from-leniency-provisions-in-nz-law-why-the-disparity-with-other-kinds-of-crime)
Opinion – Leniency and immunity provisions available to whistleblower cartel participants raise questions of equality of justice and imply some level of…
[White-collar criminals benefit from leniency provisions in NZ law – why the disparity with other kinds of crime?](/news/on-the-inside/489657/white-collar-criminals-benefit-from-leniency-provisions-in-nz-law-why-the-disparity-with-other-kinds-of-crime)
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[How long can you really leave cheese out for?](/news/on-the-inside/489524/how-long-can-you-really-leave-cheese-out-for)
First person – Follow one woman’s quest to get an expert to let her eat the cheese she forgot in her car.
[How long can you really leave cheese out for?](/news/on-the-inside/489524/how-long-can-you-really-leave-cheese-out-for)
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[Super Rugby: A day for the Drua and almost a night for Moana](/news/sport/489440/super-rugby-a-day-for-the-drua-and-almost-a-night-for-moana)
Saturday’s action almost entirely belonged to the new boys, with the Fijian Drua toppling the Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika coming within one turnover of… Video
[Super Rugby: A day for the Drua and almost a night for Moana](/news/sport/489440/super-rugby-a-day-for-the-drua-and-almost-a-night-for-moana) [More comment & analysis](/news/on-the-inside)
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[New Horizons: Kiwi Music in Great Variety](/concert/programmes/newhorizons/audio/2018888535/kiwi-music-in-great-variety)
New Zealand Music Month is in full swing and to celebrate it, William Dart features the music of Douglas Lilburn (courtesy of guitarist Gunter Herbig), along with Seth Haapu, Lips, Robbie Ellis and that dauntless ukulele trio, The Nukes.Audio
[New Horizons: Kiwi Music in Great Variety](/concert/programmes/newhorizons/audio/2018888535/kiwi-music-in-great-variety)
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[Music Alive: The Tom Botting Quintet](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018888919/tom-botting-quintet)
LISTEN: A performance of jazz originals inspired by New Zealand locations including Mt Aspiring, Manuka Bay, Balclutha, Fairlie and The Remarkables; recorded by RNZ Concert at the Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa in 2020.
[Music Alive: The Tom Botting Quintet](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018888919/tom-botting-quintet)
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[Classic Kiwi Music Collaborations](/concert/programmes/musicalive/collections/classic-kiwi-collaborations)
When our popular musicians get together with our orchestras …magic happens.
Enjoy concerts by Benee with the NZSO, Rob Ruha or Neil Finn with the APO and many more recordings by RNZ Concert here:
[Classic Kiwi Music Collaborations](/concert/programmes/musicalive/collections/classic-kiwi-collaborations)
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[Music Alive: NZSO – Fantastique](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018888917/nzso-fantastique)
LISTEN: Music about dreams.Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu is inspired by the Australian Aborigine concept of Dreamtime, NZer Dorothy Ker explores primordial dreams, and Hector Berlioz famously depicts the fevered dreams of an opium eating artist.
[Music Alive: NZSO – Fantastique](/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018888917/nzso-fantastique) [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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[Crown Solicitor under investigation over workplace culture allegations](/news/in-depth/489300/hamilton-s-crown-solicitor-under-investigation-over-workplace-culture-allegations)
Multiple complaints have been raised about the culture at the office of Hamilton’s Crown Solicitor, RNZ understands.
[Hamilton’s Crown Solicitor under investigation over workplace culture allegations](/news/in-depth/489300/hamilton-s-crown-solicitor-under-investigation-over-workplace-culture-allegations)
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[Stay and risk the whare, or go and lose the whenua that’s left](/news/in-depth/489011/our-tipuna-knew-when-to-move-the-difficult-conversations-about-managed-retreat-for-maori)
Māori suffered generational loss of great swathes of their land to confiscation.Now they face advancing waters from climate change, with few easy answers.
[‘Our tīpuna knew when to move’ – The difficult conversations about managed retreat for Māori](/news/in-depth/489011/our-tipuna-knew-when-to-move-the-difficult-conversations-about-managed-retreat-for-maori)
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[An unauthorised sex video sparked a woman’s years-long fight for support](/news/in-depth/489152/one-woman-s-years-long-struggle-for-recognition-of-the-harm-revenge-porn-caused-her)
Hazel fought to get recognition of the trauma an intimate film on a pornography site caused her.She has finally won her precedent-setting case against ACC.
[One woman’s years-long struggle for recognition of the harm ‘revenge porn’ caused her](/news/in-depth/489152/one-woman-s-years-long-struggle-for-recognition-of-the-harm-revenge-porn-caused-her) [More from In Depth](/news/in-depth)
[What You Need to Know](/news/what-you-need-to-know)
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[King Charles’ coronation: What you need to know](/news/world/489048/king-charles-coronation-what-you-need-to-know)
Eight months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles’ coronation is soon to take place.
RNZ has all you need to know about the event.
[King Charles’ coronation: What you need to know](/news/world/489048/king-charles-coronation-what-you-need-to-know)
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[What’s wrong with the Emissions Trading Scheme?](/news/national/488946/what-s-wrong-with-the-emissions-trading-scheme)
The Climate Change Commission this week got stuck into the current settings of the Emissions Trading Scheme.Here’s what you need to know.
[What’s wrong with the Emissions Trading Scheme?](/news/national/488946/what-s-wrong-with-the-emissions-trading-scheme)
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[Latching, hatching and scratching: All you need to know about scabies (but were definitely afraid to ask)](/news/what-you-need-to-know/487950/latching-hatching-and-scratching-all-you-need-to-know-about-scabies-but-were-definitely-afraid-to-ask)
Explainer: News of increased scabies cases is enough to make anyone a bit scratchy.So how do you know if you’ve got the little mites and what can you do? Lucy…
[Latching, hatching and scratching: All you need to know about scabies (but were definitely afraid to ask)](/news/what-you-need-to-know/487950/latching-hatching-and-scratching-all-you-need-to-know-about-scabies-but-were-definitely-afraid-to-ask)
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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) [More from WYNTK](/news/what-you-need-to-know) [Episode 6: None Of Us Know – Conversations With My Immigrant Parents S3](/programmes/conversations-with-my-immigrant-parents/story/2018881753/episode-6-none-of-us-know-conversations-with-my-immigrant-parents-s3)
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