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Capping rates would make things 'worse not better' - Hipkins
8 Jul 2025But Nicola Willis says councils need to stick to the basics and not waste ratepayers money. Audio
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Health NZ board re-established by government
The board was axed a year ago following concerns about oversight and a budget blow-out.
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Arrests, firearms seized following road rage incident in Northland
8 Jul 2025Dargaville police say they have made arrests and seized firearms after an argument between locals and some dirt bike riders who were doing burn-outs and being disruptive.
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Parking problems in The Mount: 'Nothing is off limits'
8 Jul 2025Parking woes in Mount Maunganui have led the council to seek out-of-the-box solutions. Audio
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Heavy rain watch issued for part of already flood-damaged Tasman district
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for the Tasman district north-west of Motueka.
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'You cannot do this': Staff beg Health NZ not to cut Wellington maternity beds
8 Jul 2025The agency wants to trial re-allocating 12 beds as a medical ward for emergency department patients. Audio
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What happens when people want to quit vaping?
8 Jul 2025One suggests many New Zealanders are now trying to quit nicotine vapes, and some face real barriers to doing so.
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6.0 quake off coast rattles lower South Island
8 Jul 2025Almost 1200 people reported feeling the quake that struck north-west of Snares Islands overnight.
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Our Changing World: Tauranga’s living sea wall
8 Jul 2025Manmade rock pools are creating homes for coastal critters along the Tauranga waterfront.
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Gynaecological cancer patients forced to travel from Wellington to Christchurch for surgery
8 Jul 2025Wellington Hospital's sole gynaeoncologist - who left in November - is not being replaced.
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'Do it now, run him over' - Teen who ran over mother's partner twice named
7 Jul 2025The then-17-year-old's mother initially egged him on from the passenger seat of her Nissan Teana.
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Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo
8 Jul 2025For so many of us in the diaspora the music we grew up immersed in and for some, trained in, remains a bedrock to our lives here in New Zealand. Jabulani a.k.a Jay Moyo, talks about his musical…
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Private hospital performs 159 free surgeries in one year
A range of procedures were provided to patients who may not have been eligible for surgery in a public hospital.
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Massey University aviation student accused of sharing child abuse videos from campus
7 Jul 2025Until now, aviation student Marc Dmello, 20, hasn't been able to be named.
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Baby girl suffered nine fractures to body - police
The baby had fractures to her ribcage, ankle and arm, police revealed.
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Emergency services rush to serious crash on SH1
7 Jul 2025One person is in a serious condition, while another is in a moderate one.
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Boulders hit eye-catching Wellington house in slip
7 Jul 2025A Wellington resident has broken her foot and her well-known house in Island Bay may now be out of use, after a "major" landslide.
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Wellington Hospital cuts maternity and gynaecology beds for ED
7 Jul 2025It's a trial aimed at making more room for patients from the overcrowded Emergency Department, according to a leaked memo. Audio
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Cell tower significantly damaged in Central Otago
7 Jul 2025Police have asked for anyone who may have seen any suspicious behaviour at or near the tower to contact police immediately.
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Police seek help finding woman missing in Auckland for two weeks
7 Jul 2025Ella Davenport, 57, has been missing from her Hain Avenue home in Māngere since Friday, 20 June.
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Residents face huge clean-up after homes inundated with flood waters
7 Jul 2025Since the flooding in Tasman, 15 homes have been yellow stickered and one has been red stickered.
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Lewis Pass closed overnight due to risk of rockfall
7 Jul 2025A major South Island alpine pass will remain closed again overnight, due to the risk of falling debris.
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Caretaker catches man stealing copper from hospital
7 Jul 2025The old hospital buildings have been targeted several times in the recent months.
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Defence Force plane back from Middle East as not needed
7 Jul 2025The NZ Defence Force sent plane to assist any stranded New Zealanders in Iran or Israel.
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