Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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Nearly a Million Australians Have Cancer, Breast Cancer the Most Common
The good news is mortality rates have steadily dropped.
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Jewish Professor Feared Terror Attack as Protesters Surrounded His Office: Inquiry
Professor Steven Prawer said between 15 and 20 protesters gathered in the anteroom outside his office in October 2024, some wearing masks and keffiyehs.
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India, New Zealand Agree to ‘Strategic Partnership’ by 2030
India will cut tariffs on 95 percent of New Zealand exports.
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Anti-Semitism Inquiry Told Pro-Palestinian Encampments Were Not Threatening
An organiser told the Anti-Semitism Commission that the campus encampment movement in 2024 was about standing up for free speech and justice.
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Student Says She ‘Wouldn’t Use Her Name’ at University Amid Anti-Semitism Fears
‘I was called a ’baby killer‘ and a ’genocide supporter‘ with relative regularity,’ said one ANU student.
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Beyond Jurassic Park: The Extraordinary Career of Sam Neill
The New Zealand actor, whose quiet authority and enduring versatility, made him a constant presence across TV and cinema screens.
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LinkedIn Saw Massive Uptick in Hateful Content After Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
A LinkedIn vice president said removals of “hateful or derogatory” content more than quadrupled across the platform between 2023 and 2025.
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Australia Added Just 56 Public Housing Units Last Year: Productivity Commission
The chair of the commission highlighted concerns with the slow pace and productivity of the building industry.
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The ‘Human Headline’s’ Last Edition—Derryn Hinch Dead at 82
Broadcaster, journalist, and politician Derryn Hinch was one of Australia’s most recognisable media figures.
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New Zealand Signals Interest in Australia-Fiji Defence Pact After Chinese Missile Test
Beijing’s missile test accelerates calls for a Pacific-wide defence pact.
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