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Charity swamped by jobseekers facing benefit sanctions
14 Aug 2025The government brought in new rules in May, requiring beneficiaries to do community work if they don't meet their obligations.
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'She was always calling the police': Woman killed, man critical in double police shooting
14 Aug 2025"They fought a lot," neighbours say after police shot a man threatening his partner, before she turned the knife at officers.
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Peters blames 'outsiders' for Pacific Islands Forum tensions
Pacific leaders disagree over a proposal to defer a key meeting of partner countries, including the US and China, until next year's summit.
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Coalition slams Labour ministers' no-show at public Covid hearing
Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson have all refused to appear, leading the Royal Commission to cancel next week's public hearing.
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'Fighting the good fight': Residents keep faith in Wellington's troubled suburb
14 Aug 2025There are concerns homelessness, drug taking, and antisocial behaviour in Newtown is reaching desperate levels.
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'He has lost the plot': Luxon on Netanyahu
14 Aug 2025Prime Minister says attack on Gaza City "utterly, utterly unacceptable" and Israel's leader has "gone too far".
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'Big shake': Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes North Island
14 Aug 2025Over 5000 people have reported feeling the quake.
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Dentist took thousands from parents, then closed business
14 Aug 2025Former Cambridge dentist Vernon Kruger now runs an orthodontic consulting business in Panama.
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Call to make health star ratings compulsory
The star rating system was introduced 10 years ago and is free to join, but as it's optional, products with a lower rating tend not to display their rank.
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Minister bans Māori words from future kids' books
13 Aug 2025The near-total ban in 5-year-olds' books was driven by concern it would be confusing, documents show.
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How do you brew beer without the booze?
13 Aug 2025Non-alcoholic beer consumption is on the rise, but making it taste delicious is a tricky puzzle for brewers.
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Baby found dead with mum killed by sepsis or smothered
13 Aug 2025Emerald Tai and baby Tanatui Samuels were found dead in their home three days after his birth.
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Embassy staff in contact with Kiwi woman detained in US immigration facility
13 Aug 2025It was only made aware of the case through media reports - and Foreign Minister Winston Peters' office said nobody made contact before then.
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Angler reels in world-record catch in Twizel
13 Aug 2025Angler Paul Rahman hooked the massive 17.75kg trout in the Ōhau Canal, and he had to dive in to get it to shore.
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Lessons from a divorce coach in a tough property market
Don't give up your job, know what you owe, and be careful living together after separating, a divorce coach says.
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'She was absolutely terrified': NZ mum and son, 6, detained by ICE
13 Aug 2025New Zealander Sarah Shaw and her 6-year-old son thought they were being kidnapped when they were bundled into a white van with no markings at the Canadian border.
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Iconic Chinese restaurant in liquidation after 31 years
12 Aug 2025Opened in 1994, Dragonboat Restaurant on Elliott Street served a wide range of Cantonese dishes.
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How do pensioners make their dollars stretch?
12 Aug 2025Neil McAndrew and Betty Laing have a lifetime of wisdom to draw on when it comes to making their pension dollar go further.
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'Locked in a cell': NZ mum held by ICE hopes 6-year-old son will be released
13 Aug 2025Sarah Shaw and her son Isaac were bundled into a giant white van with no markings.
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Mother killed as boat breaks off oncoming car, 3-year-old son survives
12 Aug 2025Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere's 3-year-old son - in the back seat - survived the crash.
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Controversial mine fast-track bid rejected
12 Aug 2025The Te Kuha project has raised environmental concerns and had already been rejected multiple times by the courts.
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Tinfoiled windows and permanently closed drapes in overheating homes
12 Aug 2025Residents at a Wellington complex are taking desperate measures to avoid unbearable heat during summer.
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Trump to deploy National Guard to Washington DC
12 Aug 2025The US president says the capital has "been overtaken by violent gangs" even though crime has hit a 30-year low.
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Antisocial behaviour reaching 'desperate' levels in Wellington suburb
11 Aug 2025Residents and businesses say antisocial behaviour on the streets is reaching desperate levels.
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