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Little blue penguin study to lift chances of survival
The first study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region.
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Cape Kidnappers: DOC admits to 'significant failures' in assessing risk
The Department of Conservation has admitted it failed to properly assess the risk of the Cape Kidnappers track before a massive slip came down this year…
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Cars drive up emissions: NZ's 20% increase in 10 years
about 2 hours agoNew Zealanders' love for their cars is behind a massive 20 percent increase in households' greenhouse gas emissions in the 10 years to 2017, bucking…
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Man drowns fleeing from police in Bay of Plenty
about 1 hour agoA man is dead after jumping in a river as he fled police in Bay of Plenty earlier today.
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Last tranche of Victim Support money released
Victim Support has announced it is to hand out the last $2.5 million to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings and the families of those who lost their lives. Video
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Don't throw stones into explosive suburban mud pool, expert warns
The mud pool which erupted in a residential area of Rotorua this week has tripled in size. Video
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Council cleared of wrongdoing after contaminated items ended up for sale
about 1 hour agoDunedin City Council staff have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the sale of leftover items from the city's Chinese Gardens.
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Wellington bus network troubles blamed on city's challenges
Wellington's Regional Council is blaming a perfect storm of new operators, buses, routes, driver shortages and design failures for the shambolic introduction of new bus services a year ago.
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Man charged with murder after fatal shooting in Rotorua
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 39-year-old man who was shot in Rotorua last night.
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Queer people twice as likely to report depression
A new study published today has found that members of the queer community are twice as likely experience depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as their straight peers. Audio
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Man arrested over theft of Murupara's sole ATM
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of an ATM in the isolated Bay of Plenty town of Murupara earlier this month.
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Mosque shootings inquiry on lookout for public submissions
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the attack on Christchurch mosques is inviting the public to make submissions.
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Pike River Mine 'black box' data of no use - police
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has insisted the information recorded in the Pike River Mine black box after the first explosion is not helpful.
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Picton to Kaikōura 'Whale Trail' gets government funding
The planned 200km cycle and walking Whale Trail has been given more than $300,000 in government funding.
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Officer who used excessive force: Kids 'got what they deserved'
A police officer used knee strikes during an arrest at a party in Huntly and made a "comment to the effect that 'it's about time some of these kids got what they deserved'."
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Warning to Wellington residents as more measles cases detected
Four further cases of measles have been confirmed in Wellington, taking the total for the year to 15 in the region.
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Mosque attack widow: 'I don't want to be a burden'
Muhammad Suhail Shahid died after the Al Noor mosque shooting, and his widow hopes her parents can stay to support her and her daughters.
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Eyewitness: 'These women bucked the system'
When restrictive new abortion laws were passed in this country in the late 1970s, a grass roots group of women immediately mobilised as the Sisters Overseas Service. Audio
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West Auckland family gets death threats, racist abuse
It started in May when they family's car tyres were slashed. Then dead animals started showing up in their letterbox. On Sunday, a death threat arrived.
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Choking hazard: Importer fined $74,000 over unsafe toys
A toy importer has been fined $74,250 in the Manukau District Court for selling unsafe toys, including plastic rattles.
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Blue Smoke: Warm memories of NZ's first pop hit 70 years on
New Zealand's first-ever pop song, Blue Smoke, is being remembered 70 years on since its creation.
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Soft plastic recycling returns to Auckland
If you drop off soft plastic it'll be turned into products like fence post and underground cable ducting.
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Pike River: Police backed after emergence of key 'black box' data
The Pike River Recovery Agency CEO is supporting police in the face of criticism after the existence of crucial 'black box' data was confirmed.
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Ute in wrong lane crashes into truck during Kāpiti police pursuit
A ute has crashed into a truck near Peka Peka while driving in the wrong direction on SH1 during a police chase.
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Budget breach report: Treasury head 'clumsy', unreasonable
Outgoing Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf was "clumsy", unreasonable and fell "well short" of expectations in his handling of the Budget data breach, a government report has found.
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World's indigenous people gather in New Zealand
Indigenous people from around the world have gathered in Waikato for what is being described as an historic conference.
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Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty sold at auction for $30,000
A rare document believed to be the only remaining printed proof copy of Governor William Hobson's original Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty has sold at auction for $30,000.
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Macrons added to NZ's longest place name - and about 300 others
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has made 824 Māori place names official.
