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Approval of Luxon and Hipkins dropping significantly - poll
14 Oct 2025The latest 1News Verian poll has Christopher Luxon with an overall approval rating of -14, down from -7 in March. Meanwhile, Chris Hipkins scored +1, still in the positives, but a 15 point drop from a…
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Teen friends killed as car rolls 98m on mountain in drunk crash
14 Oct 2025The 18-year-old women had been drinking, driving 200 metres off the track and were not wearing seatbelts when they went off a bank.
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'Completely incoherent': Experts condemn government's weaker methane target
13 Oct 2025After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.
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Attacks on cell towers leave locals angry and worried for their safety
13 Oct 2025A spate of arson attacks on cell towers in Wānaka and the wider Otago region has left people angry and worried about communication outages,
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Review: 'Pike River' is a perfect film, but take tissues
"Impeccable filmmaking, terrific film," says New Zealand filmmaker and documentary expert Dame Gaylene Preston.
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Why Inland Revenue is taking money out of thousands of people's bank accounts
13 Oct 2025Thousands have had money deducted from their accounts as the tax department ramps up efforts to collect money it's owed.
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'Manipulative': PM and commissioner point finger at unions over mega strike
13 Oct 2025"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.
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'Heartbroken': Phone-using truckie who killed 22yo gets early release
13 Oct 2025Truck driver Sarah Hope Schmidt sent 45 Snapchat messages and received 85 while driving.
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The new online war against birth control
13 Oct 2025The pill is under fire on social media. So why is birth control being called "poison" - and what do doctors say?
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Why chip seal beats out asphalt for road maintenance
13 Oct 2025Asphalt is great for roads that had a lot of trucks and a strong base - but that's not your average suburban street.
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Kiwi grabs thrilling Bathurst victory in late-race drama
13 Oct 2025The Supercars star improved 17 spots from his starting position to claim his maiden win at Mount Panorama.
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Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes
13 Oct 2025The government has announced new "science-based" methane targets for 2050.
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Wayne Brown returns as Auckland mayor, promising transport fixes
13 Oct 2025With about 80-90 percent of votes counted by on election day, Brown was about 90,000 votes ahead of his nearest rival.
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Māori wards and candidates voted out across Taranaki
13 Oct 2025The results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government-mandated referendums are not close.
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Father of two shot after school drop-off becomes first Chicago crackdown casualty
13 Oct 2025Federal agents say Villegas Gonzalez drove at them, while family and coworkers recall a gentle man working to support his sons.
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Couple on a summer tramp slipped - he died, she didn't
13 Oct 2025Twenty years after a New Zealand mountain tragedy claimed her partner's life, an tourist has spoken about the day.
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The retired, amateur sleuth who uncovered Nazi-looted art
13 Oct 2025When Paul Post opened his late father's wartime notebooks, he never imagined they'd lead him to Argentina - and the daughter of a Nazi officer guarding a stolen masterpiece.
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Is it OK to have your dog sleep in bed with you?
12 Oct 2025Sleeping next to our dogs brings feelings of comfort and security. But do they mess with our rest time?
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Residents 'held hostage' due to works on only access road
11 Oct 2025The only way in and out for 4000 residents will be reduced to one lane, with fears it will cause "chaos" and restrict emergency services.
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What to watch: 'For All Mankind' an addictive alt-history science fiction saga
Sometimes a single event can change the entire arc of history.
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The hidden heroes of child care
10 Oct 2025How kinship careers are saving our most vulnerable children, in spite of the cost to their bank balances and themselves.
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'Senseless waste of a life': Mum blasts facility after son dies from peanut allergy
10 Oct 2025"I want them to be made accountable," Riley Brown's mother says after his death. "Riley was my life."
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Five reasons to feel positive about the economy
It's been a year of grim economic news - unemployment has been up, GDP down and consumer confidence weak.
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Wellington residents fume as beloved beach 'basically lost'
10 Oct 2025The regional council says it's investigating whether the city council breached resource management rules.
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