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The builder who gave up his day job to hunt for gold
14 Oct 2025"As long as you've got the willpower to keep shovelling, you can get some reasonable results," says an amateur gold hunter who is now giving up his day job. Audio
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Silver Ferns selector resigns, hits out at Netball NZ after coaching saga
14 Oct 2025Gail Parata says Dame Noeline's standing down sends a "chilling message to every coach in Aotearoa".
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How 'sexy', 'dangerous' money reveals our history
14 Oct 2025Money is the most "marvellous, innovative, expressive technology" humans have ever created, says economist David McWilliams.
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'Wasn't doing so well': Top fine dining spot shuts
14 Oct 2025Auckland's Sidart closed for good on Saturday after struggling, owner and chef Lesley Chandra says.
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Explosive email accuses Te Pāti Māori MP of $133k overspend
14 Oct 2025In an explosive late-night email, the party released files making a series of allegations about one of their own members of parliament.
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Mother and son killed as industrial heater sets bedroom alight
14 Oct 2025Neighbours heard explosions and yelling during the blaze that ripped through Kellyanne Kemble's home.
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Documentary star Isey Cross has died, aged 106
14 Oct 2025The documentary followed Isey Cross and her son James Cross preparing for her 100th birthday.
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Whatever happened to the pūteketeke?
14 Oct 2025Comedian John Oliver's intervention propelled the grebe to fame. But for some, the 'bird of the century' is no fleeting infatuation.
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Housing market continues to slide - and some areas are bit hit harder
Major cities are leading the decline, amid hopes that lower interest rates may spark some kind of recovery.
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Girl, 13, swaps schools because of growing 'toxic' masculinity in class
14 Oct 2025The teen says the behaviour of some of the boys at school was racist, homophobic and sometimes explicitly sexual.
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80-year-old becomes oldest woman to finish Ironman
14 Oct 2025Natalie Grabow proved that age really is just a number as she completed the gruelling Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
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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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