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'So nasty at times': Mother shared concerns about son in weeks before her death
30 Oct 2025Police have been searching for Jeremy Robertson since Karen Gilbert-Palmer was found dead.
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'All but inevitable': Wellington's new mayor on 'super city
30 Oct 2025Andrew Little also wants to put a proposal to review the Golden Mile plan.
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More inappropriate material found as police staff probed after McSkimming
30 Oct 2025Several police staff are under investigation after an audit of internet usage.
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Watch: Trump trades banter with Luxon about hair, gets invite to NZ
The prime minister has met the US president for the first time.
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Less frequent WoF inspections for some under proposed changes
30 Oct 2025Changes to the Warrant of Fitness (WoF) system for vehicles are being considered by the government.
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School pushes back against charter school takeover bid
30 Oct 2025Kelston Boys' High School has written to parents saying it does not support the plan.
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'Just absolutely ridiculous': New school curriculum unpopular with principals
30 Oct 2025The draft curriculum documents are old fashioned, sideline Māori knowledge, and appear to be written by foreign contractors, say critics.
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'Frodo at your wedding': Shock as Hollywood star gatecrashes Hobbiton ceremony
"I mean, if you're going to have a wedding crasher at a Hobbiton wedding, who better than Elijah Wood?"
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Silver Scrolls: Marlon Williams adds another trophy to his cabinet
30 Oct 2025The indie folk singer has won his second Silver Scroll award this year for 'Aua Atu Rā' from his entirely te reo Māori album
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Fiji's HIV crisis could spread across the region, health experts warn
One public health expert described Fiji as a gateway country to other Pacific Islands, warning that, "We could see an increased number of [HIV] cases in New Zealand as well."
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Money talks: The other side of being an All Black
29 Oct 2025Analysis: The All Blacks don't do promos anymore, they do 'champion events' - especially this week in Chicago, writes Jamie Wall.
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What doctors, landlords and economists make of Labour's tax plan
29 Oct 2025The policy won't work if house prices don't go up, an expert says, while property investors aren't happy.
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Pacific faces major aid shortfall as NZ, Western donors scale back
29 Oct 2025A Lowy Institute report says New Zealand is expected to reduce its overseas aid funding by about 35 percent in the next two years.
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Watch: 110-tonne machine makes tunnel breakthrough
29 Oct 2025A significant milestone has been reached in the Mt Messenger Bypass.
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Healthy, young and facing soaring insurance premiums
29 Oct 2025A 'healthy, young' man says he's shocked to be told his premiums have increased 25 percent in a year.
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Ambulance officer at odds with key murder witness
29 Oct 2025When Robert Ogier reached Darcy Te Hira's body, one thing stood out to him, and he's never forgotten it.
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Education minister stands by contentious curriculum
29 Oct 2025The full draft school curriculum for Years 0 to 10 has been released amid growing criticism.
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ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
29 Oct 2025Many say they cannot work and worry they are being "dumped as a way to save money".
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'Total lack of understanding': school curriculum criticism grows
29 Oct 2025Maths education experts say recent changes to the maths curriculum "seem more political than educational".
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Seven questions about a capital gains tax
What you might be asking about Labour's new tax policy.
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'A terrible idea': Willis slams Labour's capital gains plan
The finance minister says another tax is the last thing the economy needs, but an expert calls it clean and simple .
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Labour to campaign on capital gains tax, leak reveals
28 Oct 2025Labour has agreed to campaign on a tax covering just some property to help fund a limited number of free GP visits.
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Widow of convicted murderer wants to clear his name
28 Oct 2025Ross Appelgren was accused of beating a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 - but his wife and legal team say fresh evidence will prove he was innocent.
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Will New Zealand ever ban fireworks - and should we?
28 Oct 2025Explainer - Every November, talk of banning fireworks sparks up. But despite petitions presented to Parliament, will it happen?
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