The Briefing
New Zealand
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'It's got a good vibe, good bones': Ōhura residents staying put despite floods
7:07 pm todayAbout 50 homes were damaged during a flash flood earlier this month and five left uninhabitable. Audio
Clean-up continues one week after Wellington floods
Viv Beck still 'employed as CEO', Auckland's Heart of the City says
Politics
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Finance Minister shut down event after journalist's alleged homophobic slur
4:07 pm todayTVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman is alleged to have used a homophobic slur against journalist Lloyd Burr
National accuses Labour of misleading New Zealanders on revenue gathering measures
Watch: Prime Minister Luxon discusses diesel supply at post-Cabinet press conference
Sport
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Pompey returns to Warriors against Eels, Metcalf on bench
7:21 pm todayCentre Ali Leiataua and co-captain Mitch Barnett will miss the Sydney game under concussion protocols.
Geoff Allott named new boss of NZ Cricket after Scott Weenink's departure
Breakers lock in marquee signing
Business
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My Food Bag review after strong sales helps profit growth
6:02 pm todayThe meal kit company sais in March it was on track to deliver year-on-year profit growth.
Economic gains from India free trade deal modest to begin with - MFAT
NZX launches futures index, gives investors more risk management
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In Case You Missed It
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What are the budget basics you need for a comfy retirement?
1:12 pm todayForget your investment portfolios. Thrift looks at what you need to tick off before your final pay cheque.
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'Unacceptable': Calls for NZTA boss to front after highway's 7th closure
1:12 pm todayA slip in the Awakino Gorge has closed State Highway 3 again, and locals are running out of patience.
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Finance Minister shut down event after journalist's alleged homophobic slur
8:31 pm todayTVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman is alleged to have used a homophobic slur against journalist Lloyd Burr
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Government partners with Z Energy to boost diesel reserves
8:31 pm todayThe 90 million litres of diesel, equivalent to around nine days of supplies, is expected to be in the tanks at Marsden Point by late June or early July.
RNZ Music
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A musical tribute to the 28th Māori Battalion
Hear the world premiere of E Kiwi E, composed by Takerei Komene to reflect the chaos and desolation of war, captured through dissonance and moments of silence, set against the humanity and longing expressed in song. Audio
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Music at the book festival
Composer Eve de Castro-Robinson and poet Nick Ascroft are creating a brand-new work for the event 'Alchemy and Annunciation' at the Featherston Booktown Festival. Audio
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Adam Chamber Music Festival: Mondo Rondo on 1919
Hear three performances from the Adam Chamber Music Festival: two works from the year 1919, a viola sonata by Rebecca Clarke and a harp quintet by Arnold Bax, along with Gareth Farr's Mondo Rondo from the Adam Troubadour Quartet.
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 April 2026
This week's selection includes hymns to mark Anzac Day on 25 April, there's a hymn tune by Arthur Sullivan (the music half of Gilbert and Sullivan) and Canadian composer Healy Willan’s setting of Immortal, invisible Audio
In Depth
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6 meetings, 34 missed items: The short, complicated term of KiwiRail's Scott O'Donnell
Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands, but missed large chunks of the meetings. Audio
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'Can't trust him': NZ 'probably' withholding intelligence from US
The CIA's former head of counterintelligence says our top spies will be weighing cutting the US out.
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The files a jury in a controversial spy case didn't see
Analysis: RNZ is publishing new evidence in the case of alleged 'KGB agent' Bill Sutch. What does it tell us?
What You Need to Know
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What is medical tourism, and what are the risks of having surgery overseas?
Explainer - As stories emerge of New Zealanders suffering complications following surgeries overseas, here's what you need to know about the medical tourism…
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Is it getting harder to forecast the weather?
Explainer - Has climate change made weather forecasting harder to do - and how is technology changing the game? Audio
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What is the Broadcasting Standards Authority and why is its future in doubt?
Explainer - Who decides who's a broadcaster, and who regulates the media in New Zealand? It might all be about to change.
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What Auckland needs to change about recycling
Explainer - A third of the city's recycling ends up in a landfill. What are we doing wrong, and how can we fix it? Video, Audio
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Comment & Analysis
Trump's strange ballroom focus after dinner shooting
Analysis: It seems somewhat bizarre to focus on a project that has been a political albatross for the US president. Audio
Mali at risk of splintering after jihadi and separatist attacks
But by killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara with a car bomb that flattened his home, JNIM has removed a key leader and created a power vacuum.
'Not losing tonight': What we learnt from Warriors win over Dolphins
Analysis- They dug deep into the Anzac spirit to run down an 18-6 first-half deficit on an emotional night in Wellington.
Te Kaha review: New stadium delivers for Christchurch
Opinion - RNZ examines the highs and lows of the stadium's opening night.