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Specialist education staff strike over pay and conditions
22 Jul 2025The 1300 staff include behaviour and communication support workers, psychologists and special education advisers.
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Police hope new shoplifting team brings relief for retailers
22 Jul 2025The team is looking at retail offending in the areas around Mount Roskill, Mount Albert, Avondale, Point Chevalier and Ponsonby. Audio
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Labour, National point fingers as inflation jumps to 12-month high
The opposition says it shows cost of living is still a problem, but Nicola Willis is claiming victory. Audio
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'Birthplace of the nation' under threat
18 Jul 2025One of New Zealand's oldest archaeological sites is at risk of rising sea levels, according to a new study.
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Departing councillor: 'Social media abuse has got out of hand'
19 Jul 2025A long-serving local body councillor has called it quits, blaming government input and "contempt", and social media abuse.
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Brain, spinal cord inflammation misdiagnosed as concussion
21 Jul 2025A man died from rheumatoid meningoencephalitis six months after being misdiagnosed with concussion, mental health issues.
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Gore water now safe to drink
21 Jul 2025The council has lifted the do not drink notice which was in place since Friday.
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$1.6 million of cocaine 'intricately' hidden in suitcase
21 Jul 2025Customs officers found 4kg of the drug in the panels of a suitcase at Auckland Airport.
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Mayor steps down after cancer diagnosis
21 Jul 2025"Given the uncertainty surrounding my health, I cannot fully commit to serving our community in the years ahead," Mackenzie District's Anne Munro says.
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'We're doing this for Auckland': Opponents of rich-listers' helipad file appeal
21 Jul 2025Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams have been approved to have the helipad at their multi-million-dollar property.
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Man sent home without doctors checking for potentially fatal condition
21 Jul 2025A man was sent home from hospital without doctors checking for a potentially fatal condition due to a communication breakdown, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.
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'Some dogs just aren't cut out for that type of work': Beagles need new homes
21 Jul 2025A pair of Auckland sniffer dogs who could not pass their training have had dozens of offers for new homes.
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Loss of regional flights to impact healthcare access, connectivity
21 Jul 2025Sounds Air is going to can its flights from Blenheim to Christchurch and Christchurch to Wānaka. Audio
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Boating death on Lake Manapouri
21 Jul 2025One man was found dead and another was seriously injured when police located a boat that had failed to return from a fishing trip overnight.
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Thousands in counterfeit cash found after dodgy Facebook Marketplace deals
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and faces six charges of obtains by deception.
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Four skiers partially buried in avalanche on Mt Ruapehu
21 Jul 2025A group of skiers are "extremely lucky" to have evaded injury after an avalanche on Mt Ruapehu, the NZ Mountain Safety Council says.
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Auckland mayor's chief of staff on leave after his company goes bust
21 Jul 2025One of Auckland Council's top executives is on leave while the council investigates the insolvency of his property development company.
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Man dies after lesion missed during scan delays cancer diagnosis
21 Jul 2025The man visited the hospital multiple times before the lesion on his head was confirmed to be cancer.
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Havelock residents told to boil water as council seeks solution
21 Jul 2025Treating the water supply with UV light was one option.
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20yo killed in Hamilton brawl was celebrating upcoming birthday
Police investigating homicide following fatal fight on Alexandra Street. Audio
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Missing clothes? Leonardo da Pinchi might have them
21 Jul 2025A neighbourhood is being warned about literal cat burglar as designer garments vanish. Audio
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Watch: New Waikato medical school gets government go ahead
The government has green-lit a new medical school at the University of Waikato, ending months of delays due to coalition wrangling.
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'Out of control' costs force airline to close services
In September the airline will stop flying between Blenheim and Christchurch, and Christchurch and Wanaka. Audio
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Needle exchange changes: 'It takes time to build up trust'
22 Jul 2025Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision will breed distrust, potentially leading to needle-sharing.
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