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More than 100 police officers still working despite breath test investigation
5 Nov 2025Police are not ruling out criminal investigations after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were falsified.
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Father of man who drowned in harbour appalled by mayor's video
5 Nov 2025New Wellington Mayor Andrew Little posted a video on social media announcing the removal of safety fences, standing on the waterfront.
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Longtime Dragon guitarist Robert Taylor dies
4 Nov 2025Taylor joined the band, known for its big hit April Sun in Cuba, in 1974.
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Drones reveal hidden turtle hotspot in Far North harbour
4 Nov 2025A study identified up 18 individual green turtles from 27 sightings in Rangaunu Harbour.
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We can all help stop the spread of deadly hornets
4 Nov 2025The discovery of yellow-legged hornets is frightening. They're aggressive, and a threat to people and honey bees. Here's how to help.
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Hot, humid, and rainy summer on the cards
4 Nov 2025"It's going to be unusually warm. We're probably going to get a period of pretty wet weather," scientists say.
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Measles left me blind, this is why vaccinations matter
4 Nov 2025Olivia En contracted measles as a baby living as a refugee in Vietnam, where vaccines were not an option for her family.
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Police officers across NZ involved in falsifying breath tests
4 Nov 2025About 120 staff are under investigation after 30,000 tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded".
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Teen took own life after porn triggered mental health struggle
4 Nov 2025The girl's "online ordeal is a lesson to us all" a coroner has found.
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Warning as 'Bird of the Year' begins attacking Wellington walkers
4 Nov 2025The champion kārearea has its talons out in the capital.
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'Blatant power grab': Union on Teaching Council shakeup
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced plans to shrink the council, replace most of its members with ministerial appointees, and remove its role in teacher training.
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Melbourne Cup: What you need to now
4 Nov 2025New Zealand interest in the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup will feature two locally-bred runners and a strong expat Kiwi trainer and jockey flavour.
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How to make your own hornet traps
4 Nov 2025A former bee keeper is calling for a united Auckland front to eliminate the threat of yellow-legged hornets.
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'Greed, avarice, and entitlement' - Te Pāti Māori president urges MPs to quit
4 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has told MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to "do the honourable thing" and quit Parliament.
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All Black turned firefighter challenges Seymour over fire trucks
4 Nov 2025"The siren stopped working on the way to a call. Then a spotlight in the cab caught on fire," says Steve Devine as the ACT leader talks down problems.
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Self-taught Christchurch dressmaker vies for top fashion prize
3 Nov 2025Three years ago, Foster Mwaba didn't even have a sewing machine. Now she's turning heads at the Melbourne Cup.
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How to become a KiwiSaver millionaire
3 Nov 2025Most young people joining KiwiSaver are likely to amass balances of more than $1 million within their working lives.
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30,000 breath tests falsified or wrong - but police say no review needed
3 Nov 2025More than 100 officers are under investigation, but police insist there was "no pressure" on staff to meet targets.
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'I was trapped, I was invisible': A silent existence after mystery illness
3 Nov 2025Trapped inside his own body for years, Martin Pistorius lived like a "ghost" - aware, but unable to move or communicate.
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Wellington school ignores ministry advice, tells students to stay home over measles
3 Nov 2025The school have put classes online for years 9, 10 and 11.
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Police admit losing murder investigation file
3 Nov 2025"It can't just slip behind a desk or a cabinet somewhere," says investigator Tim McKinnel. "Somebody has moved it."
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All Blacks star Barrett offers to help Irish opponent fight red card
3 Nov 2025"I'll support him in terms of mitigating whatever happens next, because I don't feel there's any intention there."
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Conservationist slams Biosecurity NZ over hornet response
3 Nov 2025Former Far North beekeeper and pest trapper Brad Windust is sounding the alarm over a lack of urgency shown by authorities over eradicating the pest.
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Have you been 'speedwashed' on your broadband plan?
3 Nov 2025Research shows many people are paying for more broadband than they really need.
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