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'Dangerous spectacle': Health experts push for Run It Straight ban
27 Jun 2025Three frontline medical professionals issued the warning in a hard-hitting editorial published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
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Dentist left piece of tooth in patient's gum, hospitalised another after piercing her cheek
30 Jun 2025More complaints about the poor practices of a struck-off dentist have come to light.
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Former MP, broadcaster runs for council to support 'most qualified mayor'
27 Jun 2025Brendan Horan is running for a council seat in Whakatāne, despite living outside the district in Papamoa.
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Multi-millionaire couple's helipad approved despite community uproar
30 Jun 2025Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray have gained approval for a helped at their Westmere home.
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Auckland unit fire treated as suspicious.
1 Jul 2025Five fire trucks attended the blaze at a multi-unit home in Wesley overnight, which put one person in hospital.
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'Milestone': Wellington Water to be replaced
30 Jun 2025Wellington's troubled water services provider will be replaced with a new stand-alone entity by this time next year, which councils say will be less costly for ratepayers.
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Damage 'huge' from South Island floods
1 Jul 2025People living by the Motueka and Wai-iti rivers are in shock at last week's "massive" floods across the top of the South Island. Audio
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Community support workers among NZ's lowest paid
1 Jul 2025Carers who look after New Zealand's elderly workers are among the country's lowest-paid employees. Audio
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Man in custody following homicide in Auckland
A man is in custody after a police search for a "person of interest" following the death of a man in Ōtāhuhu.
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Five things councils can do to cool things down in summer
30 Jun 2025It might be mid-winter now, but that's a good time to prepare for summer's increasingly common high temperatures, Timothy Welch writes.
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NZDF receives hundreds of gifts from commercial suppliers
30 Jun 2025The NZDF needs to be careful when accepting gifts or hospitality from commercial suppliers, says the Auditor-General.
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Burst pipe floods central Wellington street
30 Jun 2025A burst water main in central Wellington has caused a street to flood and sent a large plume of brown out into the harbour.
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Dentist criticised for 'supervised neglect' of some patients
30 Jun 2025A dentist working in sole practice for three decades has been criticised for sloppy record-keeping and "supervised neglect" of some patients.
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Power company seeks to drain more from Lake Hāwea
30 Jun 2025Lake Hāwea residents are alarmed by a power company proposal that could dramatically lower their local shoreline.
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Ngāti Toa launch new agency to distribute Whānau Ora funds
30 Jun 2025Ngāti Toa have launched one of four new commissioning agencies to decide how Whānau Ora resources are distributed to Māori and Pacific communities across the country. Audio
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More support for flood-affected farmers as residents pick up the pieces
The government has unlocked extra support for flood-affected farmers and growers in Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough, following last week's deluge. Audio
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Concern over chemicals in mass sewage discharges into Shotover River
30 Jun 2025Wastewater being discharged into Queenstown's Shotover River could breach national ammonia limits.
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Fuel thefts: MTA want police to do more
30 Jun 2025There is a lack of faith between many service station owners and the police, the Motor Trade Association says.
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Teenage girl missing for four days from Auckland home
The 17-year-old has been missing since Friday.
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Khandallah murder trial: Blood splatter found around the kitchen sink
30 Jun 2025Forensic scientist says it appeared someone washed blood-stained hands or an object in sink.
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Secrecy surrounds arrest of prominent New Zealander
30 Jun 2025RNZ understands the person was arrested last week.
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MetService quizzed on agency's weather warnings during coronial inquest
The agency's chief meteorologist has been quizzed on its colour-coded weather warnings during a coronial inquest into the deaths of 19 people during Cyclone Gabrielle and the preceding Auckland…
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Health Ministry manager 'way too friendly' with alcohol lobby
30 Jun 2025After internal alarm about an official's dealings with the alcohol industry, new rules of engagement are being drawn up.
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Looming wild weather likely 'another significant event' for storm-battered regions
Thunderstorms are forecast to bring heavy rain to the storm-battered Nelson and Tasman regions. Audio
