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Severe thunderstorms forecast for northern NZ
22 Aug 2019People in northern parts of the country could be in for a wild night, with strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted.
MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Northland… Read more Audio
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Students banned from Parliament for Ihumātao protest in gallery
22 Aug 2019A group of students, including some Youth MPs, have been banned from Parliament for a year, after singing a waiata in the public gallery in support of the Ihumātao hikoi.
A dozen or so protestors… Read more Video, Audio
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Iwi urges lower limit after high-speed car crash at marae
22 Aug 2019Iwi in the Far North have renewed calls for the speed limit outside Mahimaru Marae to be slashed in half, after a car crashed into the marae ātea - taking out two palm trees and a power pole.
Ngāi… Read more Audio
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Ariah Roberts murder trial: Toddler's twin died at birth, jury hears
22 Aug 2019A court has heard a man accused of murdering a Northland toddler looked "like a rabbit in the headlights" after the girl died.
Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Read more Audio
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EQC settles with homeowner days before test case
22 Aug 2019The Earthquake Commission has settled with a Christchurch homeowner, just days before their test case was due to be heard at the High Court.
Jamie Gibling used his KiwiSaver to buy his first family… Read more Video, Audio
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Mayoral candidate threatens to move local rough sleeper
22 Aug 2019A rough sleeper in Hawera has unwittingly found himself front and centre of the South Taranaki mayoralty race.
Mayoral aspirant Craig Baylis says if he has his way the man known to most locals simply… Read more Audio
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Titanic shipwreck seen again for first time in 14 years
22 Aug 2019The first people to dive down to the Titanic in 14 years say some of the wreck is deteriorating rapidly - eaten away by salt water and bacteria.
Over the course of five submersible dives, an… Read more Audio
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Thousands of NZ homes at risk from rising seas - NIWA report
22 Aug 2019Hundreds of thousands of people, and billions of dollars of property in New Zealand are now deemed to be at risk from flooded rivers and rising seas.
The details are contained in two reports released… Read more Audio
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Levin prisoners escape: Police admit best practice not followed
22 Aug 2019The police have admitted they didn't follow "best practice" when three prisoners managed to escape from custody in Levin yesterday.
The trio were able to flee when one of only two officers was… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 22 August
22 Aug 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Ihumātao hīkoi: Hundreds march in rain to Ardern's office
22 Aug 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wouldn't come to them, so several hundred people braved torrential rain to take their message to her electorate office.
Ihumātao protestors took part in a 17km hikoi… Read more Video, Audio
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Southern Response, EQC botch-ups could cost more than $1b
22 Aug 2019There is no guarantee the cost of Southern Response & EQC botch-ups won't cost the taxpayer more than a billion dollars.
Finance and EQC Minister Grant Robertson says with the combined cost of the… Read more Audio
