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Fast Track Approvals Bill: None from first day of hearings support bill in current form
None of the groups that spoke to Parliament's environment committee on Thursday supported the bill as it stands. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 7:15pm 

Live: New Zealand Under 20 tackle Junior Springboks
It’s history in the making as New Zealand take on South Africa in the first ever match of the Under 20 The Rugby Championship. 
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Council 'taking our business away': Iconic Wellington cafe asked to shut shop
Nikau says it was notified only a day before City Gallery Wellington publicly announced its closure - a move that will likely mean the end of the iconic cafe. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 6:15pm 

Green MP Julie Anne Genter 'working from home' after outburst
Multiple parties have complained to Parliament's Speaker about the Rongotai MP, who was accused of physically intimidating a National MP 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

Search continues for missing Raglan fisherman
A fisherman who called for help off the coast of Waikato’s Raglan after a medical event on April 23 is still missing. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

Spy watchdog has questions over handling of cyberattack
The University of Canterbury was also kept in the dark over the hacking attempt. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

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Renters, realtors upset at scrapping of bill to regulate property managers
They say the property management sector currently lacks any minimum standards or basic checks and balances to protect tenants and landlords. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

Integrated solar and agricultural farm planned for Rangitikei
The 40 megawatt-peak farm is expected to generate electricity for about 7800 homes. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 5:55pm 

Tongans left wondering who will fill key portfolios
It's been weeks now since Tonga's King Tupou VI let it be known that he wasn't happy with the government assigning two key Cabinet portfolios. 
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Kiwi Indian tastes entrepreneurial success in Silicon Valley
Ken Hendricks is the first Kiwi Indian to be accepted into the highly competitive Y Combinator start-up programme. 
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Mayor speaks out after boy racer hits bystanders
A person was taken to hospital and the driver's car impounded after the incident. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 6:55pm 

Fishing spot where two men went missing is notorious danger zone
The Gap is a "spectacular sight when the sea is rough". It's also treacherous, a local says. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 6:35pm 

Review into NCEA online exam failures finds defects and inadequate tests
An independent review warns NZQA must improve its internal operating model and its partnership with the exam vendor. 
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Labour calls on PM to stand down Winston Peters as foreign minister
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the deputy PM has “embarrassed the country” with a “totally unacceptable” attack on a former Australian minister. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

Tova podcast: Should Winston Peters be stood down? Ex-MPs weigh in
A panel of ex-politicians were near unanimous on if the coalition will hold it together. Their answer was not what you might expect. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

Farmers resist Horizons regional rates hikes
Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers say they are being asked to pay higher rates to relieve pressure on urban residents. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz 6:05pm 

NZ Fashion Week's cancellation just the latest blow for under-pressure fashion industry
Designers are in "survival mode", and there are concerns about further closures in the sector. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 5:55pm 

Uber faces $500m London black cab drivers lawsuit
Almost 11,000 London cabbies say Uber's business dealings have lost them money. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 5:55pm 

Johnson & Johnson looks to settle baby powder lawsuits for $10.9 billion
In tens of thousands of lawsuits, consumers claim baby powder and talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 5:35pm 

-India Predicts Sweltering May, Raising Power Shortage Worry
-China’s Biggest Carrier Starts Sea Trial in Show of Power
-Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
-Russia is displaying its war 'trophies' — an array of captured Western hardware like Abrams and Leopard tanks — saying 'victory is inevitable'

Canada dairy trade dispute rolls on as changes fail to comply with rules, minister says
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand will not back down. 
© 2024 RadioNZ 5:15pm 

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