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Lawyers CTV building engineer Dr Alan Reay claim allegation unwarranted
Lawyers representing the engineer whose firm designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake say the complaint against Dr Alan Reay has no basis and should be dismissed.
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Aesha Scott, Paddy Gower and The Gone big winners at 2023 NZ TV Awards
5 Dec 2023The great and the good of Aotearoa's small screen industry have been recognised at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards.
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Wife of terror attack victim forced to leave dying husband
5 Dec 2023Saira Patel told the Christchurch terror attack inquest that not being with her husband in his final moments still distresses her to this day.
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Councillor suggests Dunedin could be world leader in flood risk response
5 Dec 2023Councillor Steve Walker wants the council's adaptation measures for hazards to attract interest from around the country and the world.
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Hundreds gather in Christchurch for National Māori Action Day
5 Dec 2023Hundreds of people gathered at Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance on Tuesday evening as part of a national protest against the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty.
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Migrants on work visas probed after Auckland drug bust
5 Dec 2023More than a dozen Vietnamese nationals on work visas are being investigated for links to a busted Auckland crime syndicate.
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Angela Blackmoore murder trial: Crown case relies on 'very odd man', defence argues
A defence lawyer in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial has told jurors the Crown's key witness is a "liar" and a "pervert".
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Hundreds of protesters at Parliament to call for ceasefire in Gaza
5 Dec 2023Hundreds of people have gathered outside Parliament's steps to call on the new government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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SAFE welcomes confirmation of end of greyhound racing at Manukau stadium
5 Dec 2023An animal rights group says it is delighted with the decision to replace the greyhound racing track with an athletics track.
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches lifted
5 Dec 2023MetService earlier warned "a line of severe thunderstorms" was crossing the top of the North Island. Audio
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Concern over congestion on popular Hokitika Gorge walkway
5 Dec 2023Tourist operators are concerned the Hokitika Gorge walkway may struggle with an influx of summer visitors following its bridge closure.
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You've goat to be kidding me: Goats' bleat believed to be mistaken for 'distress' calls
5 Dec 2023Volunteers spent about three hours searching bush near Westport last night after someone heard what sounded like distress calls.
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Sinkhole appears in Wellington CBD after pipe leak
5 Dec 2023Crews are expected to carry out a repair later this evening, given the pending afternoon traffic and isolatation of power utilities around the leak.
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Industry surprise over number of ECE services committing to pay parity
5 Dec 2023More than a third of education and care services have agreed to pay their teachers the same rates as kindergarten teachers.
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Rate hikes up to 25% proposed as mayors warn of 'broken' funding system
5 Dec 2023A number of councils are proposing massive double-digit rate rises as part of long-term plan discussions, and warn residents across the country are likely to face the same pain. Audio
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Transmission Gully wrongly claiming international accreditation for sustainability - certifier
5 Dec 2023Waka Kotahi has been making exaggerated claims about how 'green' its highways are. This has come to light amid investigations into Transmission Gully's impacts on fish, streams and Porirua Harbour.
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Council signals risk of major cuts to Wellington's passenger rail services
5 Dec 2023Passenger train services in Wellington could be cut drastically if something is not done about the rail network's chronic underfunding, the regional council says.
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Fire damages Massey High School block, students told to stay home
5 Dec 2023The fire in the three-storey building on Don Buck Road broke out at 11pm on Monday.
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Stink lingers as Parnell sinkhole fix drags on
4 Dec 2023Work on a sewer line in Parnell that collapsed and opened a massive sinkhole will not begin until early next year and could take several months. Audio
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COP28: NZ supports tripling global renewable energy, minister says
4 Dec 2023Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says he will provide an update on New Zealand's stance on a global renewables pledge when he lands in Dubai at the end of the week.
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Christchurch school's Stairway to Heaven cover an online hit
A Christchurch school performance of Stairway to Heaven has wowed the crowd so much it led to a flood of requests for the footage, and has now been viewed more than 150,000 times. Video, Audio
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Baby Ru homicide: Police say scene was 'altered'
Police searching for items in connection to the death of Baby Ru in Lower Hutt now say they believe they were deliberately removed from the scene, which was 'cleaned' before officers arrived.
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'We will work closely with Māori' - Minister defends government
5 Dec 2023The Minister for Māori Development says he strongly disagrees with criticism that the government is "anti-Māori". Audio
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Te Pāti Māori protests - Day of action focuses on new government's Māori policies
5 Dec 2023Police say while there has been traffic disruption, the protests have been peaceful and there have been no arrests.
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New govt has 'insulted and upset at least 20 percent of the population'
5 Dec 2023Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is defending protest action just days into a new government taking office. Audio
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Present and former Finance Ministers clash over shorter-term 'fiscal cliffs'
Nicola Willis has accused the previous government of finding "workarounds" to hide funding shortfalls. Grant Robertson says it shows she hasn't even read the Budget.
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National Māori Action Day - Te Pāti Māori protests in pictures
5 Dec 2023Protest marches and convoys have been held around the country in response to Te Pāti Maori's call for action against the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty.
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What if political donations were reined in?
10 Nov 2023What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it.
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- Christchurch terror attack inquest: 'Significant blind spot' relating to St John's specialist paramedics - coroner