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Motorcyclist in hospital after collision with car
27 Jul 2025A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash with a car in Onehunga.
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No penalty clauses paid on stalled Waiouru army base housing project
27 Jul 2025Penalty clauses can be paid when contractors or subcontractors sign up to projects that do not then go ahead.
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Firefighters extinguish fire at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10
26 Jul 2025Firefighters responded to a large fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.
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Firefighters contain 60 hectare scrub fire in Canterbury
27 Jul 2025Three helicopters were brought in to battle the blaze on the Waimakariri riverbank, near the Canterbury town of Sheffield.
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New service at an Auckland Hospital to speed up cancer diagnosis for women
26 Jul 2025The Health Minister says the new service at North Shore Hospital will help women get a faster diagnosis.
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Drug farmer built 'shanty' on swampland to harvest cannabis plots
The man told police he had harvested more than $200,000 worth of cannabis.
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Body found at North Auckland beach
26 Jul 2025The person was found dead in the water at Arkles Bay.
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Lawyer censured for slapping colleague's bottom
A law firm partner has been censured after claiming social functions allow more "freedom" for boundary-crossing conduct.
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Stan Walker's 'heavy prep' for a big summer ahead
26 Jul 2025"We are the only ones that can't just pick up the drumsticks and go hard or start playing the bass or whatever," Walker says ahead of his shows with L.A.B. frontman Joel Shadbolt.
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Dunedin near 'tipping point' amid soaring rents, charity warns
As rents fall nationwide, Dunedin sees an 8.7 percent hike, pushing locals into housing insecurity.
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'My angel in high-vis'
26 Jul 2025Murdoch Ngahau was an 11-year-old runaway when a Māori warden pulled up in a yellow van. Here he is writing to the woman who stopped and saved him.
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One injured, shot fired in armed robbery at Whangārei bar
A customer was injured and staff traumatised after a gunman stormed the Kensington Tavern and stole cash.
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Julia DeLuney's diaries: Bible verses, crypto and future plans
26 Jul 2025The diaries were presented as evidence by the Crown in the murder trial which saw DeLuney convicted of killing her mum, Helen Gregory.
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Power restored to thousands of properties in Porirua
26 Jul 2025The problem was fixed after an outage affecting about 5000 properties this morning.
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'Love turned into gold': Babies to benefit from region's first milk bank
It has been made possible by "incredible generosity" from the Northland community.
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Search resumes for beekeeper missing on West Coast
26 Jul 2025Roy Arbon, known for his role in two of New Zealand's worst tragedies, went missing during a solo tramp near Greymouth. Audio
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Pool champ's daughter sees him 'brutally' attacked in pub brawl
25 Jul 2025Brendon Varu unleashed a barrage of punches on the man and kneed him in the head.
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How chess is helping children with autism
26 Jul 2025Students at an Auckland specialist school are getting valuable practice in the art of connection as they learn to play the strategic two-player board game.
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Doctors welcome government's GP training funding shake-up
25 Jul 2025The GP clinic funding model will be updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and more trainees will have their fees covered.
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Dispelling the ick in offal
26 Jul 2025Proponents of offal-eating point out that it's just polite to use every part of a beast we've killed, it's really the least we can do
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'Significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target, government making it worse
25 Jul 2025The government's actions have made it more likely the country won't meet its goals, a major report has found.
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Four common supermarket price errors to look out for
Misleading specials are costing shoppers tens of millions of dollars a year, Consumer NZ says. Audio
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Northland’s biggest water services changes kick off in Whangārei
25 Jul 2025Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo said the move toward a regional CCO for drinking water and wastewater was historic.
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'Blindsided': Health NZ hires 45 percent of mid-year grad nurses
Health NZ used to hire 80-90 percent of all graduates, a nursing student says.
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