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MIQ completely booked out: 'It is very stressful'
New Zealanders travelling home from overseas are unable to book managed isolation as the system is full.
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Retirement village contracts unfair - Consumer NZ
8 minutes agoA consumer watchdog is calling for an overhaul of retirement village regulations to protect elderly residents from being ripped off. Audio
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Principals accuse ministry of lack of leadership over falling test scores
5:45 am todayPrimary and intermediate school principals are calling on the Education Ministry to do more to turn to turn around New Zealand children's declining performance.
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Māori twice as likely to die from cancer - report
6:24 am todayThe first report from New Zealand's new Cancer Control Agency highlights Māori are still twice as likely as non-Māori to die from the disease.
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Two dead, three injured in crash
7:43 am todayTwo people died and three were injured in a crash on SH1 at in Moerewa in Northland.
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Electric cars too costly for some - Turners CEO
1 Feb 2021Start shutting the door on petrol cars and prepare to go electric. That's one message from the Climate Change Commission's major new report.
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Cruise ship denied entry to NZ low on fuel with storm on horizon
A cruise ship turned away from New Zealand is now stuck off the coast of New Caledonia, low on fuel with a significant storm approaching and no permission to dock. Audio
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Climate change report: What's the future of the gas BBQ?
1 Feb 2021Is the humble Kiwi sausage sizzle soon to farewell the flame? The Climate Change Commission's first report has been released, with targets proposed to cut New Zealand's emissions. Audio
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Community group plans legal action against ECan over tyre pile
1 Feb 2021A community group is taking the Canterbury Regional Council to court over its inaction in removing a massive pile of tyres set on fire last week.
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Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers will arrive in New Zealand next week
Around 900 Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers will soon travel to New Zealand for work under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.
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'A compelling magic': Luminary artist Bill Hammond dies aged 73
1 Feb 2021Artist Bill Hammond, noted for the environmental and socially-aware themes of his work, has died aged 73. Audio
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'Trampling all over' - mayor furious with beach joy-riders
1 Feb 2021Kaipara District Council is the latest local authority getting tough on drivers hooning down beaches and putting fragile eco-systems at risk. Audio
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Blaze and killing of horse believed gang-related
1 Feb 2021Police are investigating the killing of a horse and suspicious shed fire in Hawke's Bay - two incidents thought to be gang-related.
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Parts of energy sector back decarbonisation plan
1 Feb 2021The energy sector has largely shown support for the Climate Change Commission's plan to decarbonise the economy and slash emissions.
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Covid-19 update: No new cases in community or at border
1 Feb 2021No new cases of Covid-19 in the community or managed isolation have been reported today, and former Pullman Hotel guests who have been contacted have tested negative, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris…
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Carterton councillor quits, byelection imminent
1 Feb 2021A by-election is imminent in Carterton after councillor Steffen Bertram resigned 15 months into his first term.
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Racecourse security under review after spectator incident on track
1 Feb 2021A full review is underway into security at racecourses after a spectator jumped onto the track during a race on Wellington Cup Day. Audio
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Commissioners for dysfunctional Tauranga City Council to be revealed
1 Feb 2021The commissioners who will take over the dysfunctional Tauranga City Council are expected to be announced on Thursday.
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Police investigate death in Hastings
1 Feb 2021Residents who live by an empty industrial yard in Hastings heard nothing before police were called to a death nearby this morning.
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First home buyers struggling: 'How can we compete?'
1 Feb 2021First-time home buyers say they're demoralised in a market where investors have been buying houses at a rate last seen in 2016.
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Ministry of Health increases stock of PPE
The Ministry of Health says it has more than nine months worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) in stock at current usage rates, or over a month's worth at "high pandemic" use rates.
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Gun found during Karori homicide investigation may have been stolen - police
1 Feb 2021Police are searching for information about a firearm recovered during their investigation into the death of Rau Tongia.
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Climate Change Commission plan 'a big challenge' for New Zealand
1 Feb 2021New Zealand is heading for a major upheaval under a plan to combat the climate crisis, and while some sectors show signs of resistance the Climate Change Minister takes 'a great deal of hope' from the… Audio
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Saving mussel beds with a bi-cultural approach
29 Jan 2021Māori knowledge and western science are being combined to save disappearing mussel beds in an eastern Bay of Plenty harbour. Audio
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Covid-19 community checkpoint in Northland shut down
28 Jan 2021Police have shut down a community checkpoint in Waiomio in Northland citing traffic safety concerns.
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Notorious Marlborough highway stretch overlooked for safety work
1 Feb 2021If State Highway 1's dangerous Weld Pass isn't addressed soon it will be like 'stepping back into the Dark Ages', a transport committee chairperson says.
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Reti says $5m transitional unit targeting DHB reduction a waste of money
28 Jan 2021A $5m government unit to investigate halving the DHBs comes at the same time some boards are appointing younger people as "observers" to learn about DHB governance.
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Parking wardens questioned for town with more parks than parkers
28 Jan 2021There's more empty parks than cars in front of the Atlantis backpacker hostel by Picton's foreshore, but visitors complain they are being rubbed the wrong way by 'overzealous' parking wardens.
