Aotearoa NZ 2024 Qtr 2 (Apr-Jun)
“In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination, and I rather like to succeed.”
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 3-9 June
A play space for traumatised PNG children, a dog in a tight spot and a new home for Invercargill's tuatara are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.06.2024
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Consultation opens on plan to change Petone's spelling to Pito One
Public consultation opens today on a proposal to correct the spelling of the Lower Hutt suburb Petone to Pito One.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.06.2024
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Discovering the best play grounds in Tamaki Makaurau
Renata Wiles spent hundreds of hours exploring Auckland with her daughter looking for the coolest playgrounds and kid-friendly activities available.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.06.2024
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Air force personnel snap up first pink patch for breast cancer
A special batch of pink kiwi patches has taken off thanks to a fundraising mission led by an aircraftman from Base Woodbourne.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 30.05.2024
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Wānaka ski pioneer Mary Lee recognised with CNZM
When New Zealand biathlete Campbell Wright won the world junior championship in Kazakhastan last year, he grabbed the microphone and thanked his mum, dad, brothers, and Mary.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.06.2024
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King's Birthday Honours: Theresa Gattung, Peter Beck among those recognised for services
Business leader Theresa Gattung, company director Joan Withers, bioengineering professor Peter Hunter and Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck are among those being recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.06.2024
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Matt Heath: learning to love your own life
A "miserable" moment on the banks of Lake Wakatipu was the initial inspiration for Matt Heath's new book A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 01.06.2024
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From Shakespeare to Ihimaera: New-look English curriculum planned
Compulsory Shakespeare and grammar lessons will feature in a new-look secondary English curriculum that ranges from contemporary New Zealand authors to Chaucer and Beowulf.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 30.05.2024
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 20-26 May
A wahine Māori is the new president of a Geneva-based global health body, a botanist's dream project regenerating a swathe of native bush, a lifesaving rescue by linesmen are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 27.05.2024
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Samoa Citizenship Bill: New Zealand urged to ‘do the right thing’
The Christchurch Samoan community gathered to discuss a bill that if passed will reverse a nearly 40-year old law. In 1982, the Privy Council ruled that because those born in Western Samoa were treated by New Zealand law as "natural-born British subjects", they were entitled to New Zealand citizenship when it was first created in 1948.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 22.05.2024
Painting of leading Māori environmental activist wins 2024 Adam Portraiture Award
Taranaki artist Maryanne Shearman has been announced as the winner of the Adam Portraiture Award for her portrait of climate champion Tuhi-Ao Bailey.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 22.05.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 13-19 May
High school bands go into battle, a breeding breakthrough for endangered giant wētā and one school's anti-plastics patrol are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.05.2024
Celebrities pedal with heart as rescue chopper ride hits $1m mark
The Queenstown to Invercargill Westpac Chopper Appeal Ride ranked as a career highlight for one of this year’s famous faces.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 16.05.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 6-12 May
Rare bats return to Wellington, a glut of cheap, fresh fruit and veges and opera for Hawke's Bay teens are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 12.05.2024
In photos: Aurora lights up New Zealand skies after space storm
A rare geomagnetic storm put power and communications systems around the world on alert on Saturday.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 12.05.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 29 April-5 May
A centenarian stroller, hope for depressed 20-somethings, and a rescue dog's new forever home are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.04.2024
Walking the length of New Zealand: what it's like on Te Araroa trail
Speaking to Sunday Morning's Jim Mora at a point almost halfway into the 3000km New Zealand-long Te Araroa walk, award-winning journalist and author Naomi Arnold shares her tips and magic moments from the adventure.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.05.2024
Winners show passion for dairy farming
The major winners in the 2024 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards are great ambassadors, showing their passion for and dedication to the industry.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 24.04.2024
$18k raised for Lifeline after Manawatū man completes 30 marathons in 30 days
Palmerston North builder Zeak Kelly has raised more than $18,000 for Lifeline Aotearoa after running 30 marathons in the last 30 days.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 01.05.2024
Tom Newnham who challenged South Africa's apartheid system for 40 years honoured
A New Zealand anti-apartheid activist has been posthumously honoured for the decades he spent campaigning to cut ties with apartheid South Africa.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 01.05.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 22-28 April
The return of a beloved native bird, Northland aquabots students' successful fundraiser and Rarotonga's first Pride Week are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.04.2024
Hundreds rally to save Petone Wharf
More than 1000 people have turned out at Petone Beach, north of Wellington, to protest plans to demolish the community's historic timber wharf.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.04.2024
NZ’s biggest independent supermarket opens in Hamilton
A supermarket built to plug the “massive hole” in one of the most deprived communities in Hamilton is nearly set to open its doors.
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Source. waikatotimes.co.nz, 26.04.2024
How the oldest telescope in New Zealand was discovered
One of Aotearoa's oldest scientific instruments languished for years in a cardboard box until it was discovered to date back to the days of Captain Cook.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.04.2024
The secret history of the Anzac biscuit
The history of the Anzac biscuit can be traced back to the 1700s - and contrary to popular belief, it did not evolve from the Scottish oat cake, a culinary historian says.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.04.2024
WWI 'always part of our family histories' - Dame Cindy Kiro
Dawn services are being held around the country this morning, as New Zealanders gather to remember those who gave their lives in combat.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.04.2024
Weird, wacky and wonderful: Past Kiwi discoveries
RNZ Concert senior music producer David McCaw was "flabbergasted" when a swipe card he lost 21 years ago showed up in Antarctica. But it is not the only remarkable tale there is tell.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.04.2024
The do's and don'ts of attending an Anzac Day Dawn Service
The Dawn Service has been part of Anzac Day commemorations across New Zealand since 1939. The service, which traditionally begins with a military parade, is a formal way to honour New Zealanders killed in combat, as well as servicemen and women both returned and still serving.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.04.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 15-21 April
Help given to homeless people has resulted in uplifting changes, a skate park has had a busy opening day, and unfair office politics leading to a best-selling novel are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.04.2024
Celebrating vinyl and music: International Record Store Day across Aotearoa
It’s the biggest day of the year for record stores throughout the country, with music lovers out in force. Record Store Day has been held annually since 2007 to celebrate independent record stores and the music they sell.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.04.2024
10-year-old boy winner of Aotearoa's Next Top Mullet competition
New Zealand's newest national champion is a 10-year-old named Ted from Kerikeri. Ted Keen has just been named the winner of Aotearoa's Next Top Mullet, after a landslide public vote in which he collected more than twice as many votes as his closest rival.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.04.2024
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 8-14 April
Pacific law academic, Fuimaono Dylan Asafo said restrengthening connections between Pacific tauiwi (settlers) and Māori is an important step towards transforming Aotearoa's constitution, to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
New Māori health facility opens in Hamilton
Hamilton's new Te Kōhao Health, Wellness and Diagnostic Centre is designed to give Māori in the region tino rangatiratanga over their own health.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.04.2024
Strong connections between Māori and Pacific important step for Tiriti-based constitution
Pacific law academic, Fuimaono Dylan Asafo said restrengthening connections between Pacific tauiwi (settlers) and Māori is an important step towards transforming Aotearoa's constitution, to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.04.2024
Water tank installation programme changing lives in the Far North
An iwi-led drought relief programme is changing lives in the Far North, one water tank at a time. On Wednesday, it was Atholene Ngauma's turn to get a rainwater tank installed at her home in Waipapakauri, north of Kaitāia.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.04.2024
There really are rules around country borders
History is mostly a matter of dates, and the key date is always that of the last conquest. All previous conquests are then magically forgiven and forgotten.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 13.04.2024
Jason Momoa: ‘Aotearoa New Zealand you are magical’
Jason Momoa said working on the Minecraft movie in New Zealand was “truly one of the greatest times of my life”.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 13.04.2024
Māori language revitalisation at heart of Te Tauihu symposium
Te Tauihu iwi have come together again in a bid to empower language revitalisation across the top of the South.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.04.2024
How to Dad’s Jordan Watson plans handball marathon with Jono and Ben for KidsCan
One in six Kiwi children live in poverty, and it greatly annoys Bay of Plenty content creator Jordan Watson - known for his How to Dad parenting videos - when Kiwis are surprised by this statistic.
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Source. nzhearld.co.nz, 03.04.2024
In pictures: Auckland's Ramadan Night Markets in New Lynn
Auckland's Ramadan Night Markets returned for a successful third year at the New Lynn Community Centre on Saturday night.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.04.2024
New Zealand to be promoted as space tech destination
A US space industry event is to hear about why space-related businesses should set up shop in New Zealand.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.04.2024
Timaru man thinks he may own the country's 10th meteorite
David Eymael thinks a blue-grey rock gifted to him by a friend, and found on a beach about four years ago, may just be the 10th meteorite to be discovered in New Zealand.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 04.04.2024
Woman ‘privileged’ to have neighbours who care about her
This week’s Nice Neighbours are Derryn and Michele Davidson of Papamoa Beach, Tauranga. They were nominated by Jocelyn Scown.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.04.2024
Polyfest a powerful vehicle for movement: Report
“Culture” or “cultural”, “fun” and “family” are the words southern rangatahi most associate with Polyfest, but many exert themselves physically.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 09.04.2024