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House 'not fit for human occupation'
23 Apr 2025The landlord was issued a restraining order that stops him or any company of which he is a director renting out premises owned by him that are poorly maintained or do not meet building, health and…
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to attend Pope Francis' funeral
23 Apr 2025Luxon is in the United Kingdom, having wrapped up his engagements with King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer.
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Trump steps back from threat to fire Fed's Powell, market jumps
"I have no intention of firing him," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe comes out of retirement for Rugby World Cup
22 Apr 2025The Black Ferns legend has signed an eight-month contract with New Zealand Rugby and is set to join the Black Ferns in their first assembly this weekend.
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Anzac Day weather: Fine for most, with possible afternoon showers
24 Apr 2025Most of the country is in for a dry but cool Anzac Day Dawn Service with MetService forecasts looking more favourable for outdoors activities around the South Island. Video
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Cheaper to fly to LA than buy Air New Zealand domestic fares - angry dad
22 Apr 2025He said it seemed insensitive for Air New Zealand to be talking about its new uniforms at a time when the cost of living was a major concern for many New Zealanders.
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Cardinals possibly in the running to become next Pope
22 Apr 2025Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday.
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Auckland Emergency Management defends storm alert timing after Easter flooding
22 Apr 2025Auckland Emergency Management is defending its response to the wild weather that lashed the city over the long weekend.
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Still no charges laid after digger smashes up Wairarapa café
21 Apr 2025Building owner Bruce Sullivan says everyone in the community believes they know the man behind the wheel.
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What to do with those leftover Easter treats?
If you've reached peak chocolate and hot cross buns at your place, here's how to make sure they don't go to waste.
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How a Christian radio broadcaster has become NZ media's quiet success
20 Apr 2025The country's main Christian broadcaster is revamping and expanding its output, even as its target market shrinks and pleasing a broad church is tough in times of polarisation.
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Popcorn, coke and a scratch-and-sniff card? The return of scented cinema
21 Apr 2025The Smell-O-Vision film was dissed by critics in 1960, but at an upcoming screening of Nosferatu, Wellingtonians will give it a go.
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He's not trolling, but he is their biggest fan
20 Apr 2025Damian Sutton has about 1500 Trolls and once spent $5000 to ship a rare light blue Elephant Troll from Denmark.
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Why do some people live to 100?
19 Apr 2025Centenarians have strong genes on their side, but we can have "a very good shot" at reaching 93 with a healthy lifestyle and the right attitude, says longevity researcher Tom Perls.
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Writing new lines for the shadowy women of Shakespeare
19 Apr 2025After decades of performing in Shakespeare plays without much to say, English actress Harriet Walter has a book of speeches for 30 of Shakespeare's "underwritten" female characters.
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'We don't want him in town' - Palmerston North mayor on Lundy release
19 Apr 2025Mark Lundy is expected to be released on parole from prison in May.
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'Why struggle?' - the Tanzanian-born writer who can't stop writing about his childhood home
19 Apr 2025Abdulrazak Gurnah - a Nobel laureate who moved to the UK at 18 - continues to explore the immigrant experience in his new novel Theft.
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One in six New Zealanders are disabled, so why does health research exclude them?
Even when researchers are more inclusive, their plans can fail to account for the difficulties disabled people face with travel, communication and physical access.
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Rubio warns if it's not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to 'move on'
"We need to determine very quickly now, and I'm talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable," he told reporters.
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Dengue fever kills 12-year-old boy in Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital
19 Apr 2025Samoan media confirmed Misiafa Lene died last Sunday, a day after he was flown from Samoa to the Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland.
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Mark Lundy to be released from jail, can't visit murder victims' graves
18 Apr 2025The 66-year-old was twice convicted for the murder of his wife Christine and daughter Amber.
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What's the best chopping board to use and how do you clean it?
18 Apr 2025Plastic, wood, bamboo, glass or ceramic? Experts weigh in.
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Menopause: 'I thought I was dying'
18 Apr 2025Symptoms can be debilitating, but experts say there's hope.
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Easter weekend: What's open and when you have to pay a surcharge
18 Apr 2025Confused? Let's try and fix that.
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