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Nelsonians worried about heightened wildfire risk
2 Nov 2023With a hot, dry, El Niño summer forecast, Nelson people are worried about the heightened wildfire risk and anxious to avoid a repeat of the big Pigeon Valley fire in 2019.
As Samantha Gee reports… Read more Audio
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Increasing number feeling mortgage pressure says broker
2 Nov 2023The Reserve Bank says most households are managing higher mortgage repayments and the banking sector is strong.
That information in its Financial Stability Report released on Wednesday.
It said by… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council to provide funding for category 2P properties
2 Nov 2023Auckland Council has announced it will provide funding for owners of Category 2P properties - meaning those requiring property-specific mitigation works, such as improving drainage or raising houses.
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Forty-four percent of prisoners are held on remand
2 Nov 2023Forty-four percent of the country's prison population are remand prisoners being held ahead of trial.
But police are working hard to reduce that number with a multi-million-dollar project 'Reframe'… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 November 2023
2 Nov 2023The Black Caps don't believe their decision to field first was the main reason for their 190-run loss to South Africa at the World Cup. Read more Audio
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Wellington mayor accuses councillors of leaking information
2 Nov 2023Wellington City Councillors accused of leaking information about the derelict Reading Cinema site in central Wellington are refusing to take part in an investigation.
The complaint, made last month… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council to begin buy-out talks with category 3 homeowners
2 Nov 2023Auckland Council says it will begin buy-out talks with category 3 homeowners, and will compensate those category 2 homeowners who need to have work done to reduce the future risk to life at their… Read more Audio
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First police officers at Al Noor mosque lacked staff and supplies inquest hears
The first police officers inside Al Noor mosque after the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks say they did not have the staff or the medical supplies to properly begin treating and removing badly injured… Read more Audio
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Data shows wages rose alongside unemployment
2 Nov 2023The latest labour market data shows wages rose by 4.3 percent in the past year.
Growth in the public sector far outpaced that in the private sector - which is attributed to large settlements in… Read more Audio
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Person dead after house fire in Hamilton
2 Nov 2023One person has died in a house fire on Wednesday night in Hamilton.
Reporter Felix Walton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Read more Audio
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Rafah border crossing opens between Gaza and Egypt to allow limited evacuations
2 Nov 2023Dozens of critically injured Palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals have crossed into Egypt from Gaza.
The opening of the Rafah border crossing has allowed the first evacuations since the… Read more Audio
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Record number of children enrolled in school
2 Nov 2023There is a record number of children attending school, with 831,000 children currently enrolled, the highest number ever.
The Education Ministry's mid-year roll count shows schools have nearly 16,000… Read more Audio
