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Surprising pick for NZ's top cafe
1 Jul 2025If you're looking for the best café in New Zealand, you won't find it on Auckland's Karangahape Road nor Wellington's Cuba Street, or even in the heart of Christchurch.
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Free clinic opens at Auckland City Mission to tackle dental crisis
1 Jul 2025Nearly half of Kiwi adults are skipping going to the dentist because they can not afford it.
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Does cheese give you weird dreams?
1 Jul 2025It is a question that may have grated on you for sometime, does too much cheese give you weird dreams? According to new research, yes it does, but not just any dreams, more often nightmares.
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Hawke's Bay business burgled six times in two months
The mobile coffee car and bike repair service owner says he has recovered one of 11 bikes stolen. Audio
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Customs seize $58.2 million of cocaine at Tauranga port
The container with the six duffel bags of cocaine came from Kingston, Jamaica.
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Kidnapping charge after man steals ambulance with cop, paramedic on board
1 Jul 2025A 20-year-old Invercargill man is facing several charges, including two counts of kidnapping.
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'Incident' at Mt Eden prison leads to murder charge
A 32-year-old man has been arrested and will appear at Auckland District Court on Thursday.
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Hopes new police college campus will attract more recruits
1 Jul 2025A class of 40 officers in training were welcomed at the opening of the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) campus in Auckland.
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What blood spatters reveal about Helen Gregory's killing
1 Jul 2025Julia DeLuney is on trial for her mother's murder at the High Court in Wellington.
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Woman saves dog's bacon after being charged by big, hairy pig
1 Jul 2025A woman in the North Canterbury township of Pegasus was surprised to see a large pig wandering local streets before beating a retreat when it charged at her.
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Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches
1 Jul 2025Changes had been made to at least one speech.
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'Good initiative' - PM defends boot camps after teenager removed
PM defends the government's military boot camps pilot following the removal of a participant after a court appearance
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Wegovy weight loss medication costs $500 monthly. Should we fund it?
1 Jul 2025Wegovy, a weight loss drug made famous by celebrities around the world, is on New Zealand pharmacists' shelves, but it is unfunded and could cost users around $500 a month.
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Revealed: How much supermarket prices have gone up since 2022
Over the last three years, Checkpoint has been tracking a weekly shop from the same suburb at a Woolworths and PAK'nSAVE supermarket. Audio
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Can you turn off generative AI?
29 Jun 2025Generative AI is increasingly entering our lives, as big tech companies make them the default.
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You can DIY your KiwiSaver, but should you?
Investors now want more connection and control over their funds.
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Tā Māui Pōmare day: Māori health pioneers celebrated
28 Jun 2025Sir Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations happen every third Saturday in June at Ōwae Marae, sometimes at Urenui Pā (Ngāti Mutunga).
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Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
29 Jun 2025In November Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa. Audio
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Māori, Pasifika and disabled hardest hit by 'postcode lottery' healthcare - expert
27 Jun 2025Rural people are also under-served by the current approach to healthcare funding, the College of Surgeons says. Audio
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Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
27 Jun 2025Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.
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She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
30 Jun 2025A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
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'More people... are falling off the cliff': Foodbanks struggle ahead of winter surge
1 Jul 2025One Auckland foodbank recently had to cap the number of people getting food parcels.
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Baby found with critical injuries in Foxton
1 Jul 2025Police are working to establish how the baby boy came to be injured.
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Body found in water off Waiheke Island
1 Jul 2025A member of the public discovered the body near The Esplanade at Oneroa on Tuesday morning.
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