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Insurance costs could increase massively as climate risk rises - modeller
Properties worth $1 million on Wellington's Petone foreshore could reach $100,000 each year to insure in 20 years, a climate risk expert says.
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Live: Extreme weather for West Coast, heavy rain warning for Auckland
27 minutes agoFranz Josef has seen the heaviest rain, as the West Coast and top of the South Island start to feel the bad weather. Hydrologists have been monitoring rising…
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Māori education advocate Sir Toby Curtis dies at 83
2 minutes agoTe Arawa leader and long-time Māori education advocate, Sir Toby Curtis, has died aged 83. Audio
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'Omicron's not done with us': A year on from NZ's longest Covid-19 lockdown
42 minutes agoOne year on from the country's longest Covid-19 lockdown, an epidemiologist says further lockdowns cannot be ruled out, instead preparing to do them better.
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'We're growing kids': Students banned from ordering McDonald's, KFC to Hastings college
Students at a Hastings college have been sneaking in Uber Eats at lunchtime, with some claiming the food they get at school is atrocious.
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Racism, sexual assault, homophobia alleged in Arise Church review
9:54 am todayAllegations of racism, sexual assault, homophobia, bullying and actively discouraging victims from going to the police are contained in a leaked copy of an investigation into Arise Church.
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Hillcrest death: Armed police at scene
10:01 am todayArmed police are at the scene of a death in the Auckland suburb of Hillcrest. Audio
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Freeze on rent increases should return, says Human Rights Commission
A housing inquiry found rents are rising faster than income and inflation and about half of tenants spent 30 percent or more of their take-home income on housing.
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'Many have suffered greatly': Police commissioner fronts abuse in care inquiry
16 Aug 2022Many children have been let down by police responses to abuse in state care, says the police commissioner.
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Christchurch Hospital's ED hits capacity, people having to wait
16 Aug 2022Emergency departments in Christchurch are at capacity and people with non-urgent conditions are having to wait.
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'People are avoiding Rotorua like the plague': Emergency housing blamed for spate of crimes
Frustrated Rotorua business owners believe the amount of emergency housing in the city is contributing to a recent spate of ram raids. Audio
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Husband charged with murder of DHB project boss
An Auckland surgeon has been charged with the murder of his wife who was found dead in her home in April last year.
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State of emergency declared: West Coast flood warnings
16 Aug 2022A state of emergency has been declared on the West Coast, on Tuesday night, with heavy rain likely to cause significant flooding and dangerous river conditions. Audio
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Uffindell and the era of boarding school bullies
Sam Uffindell denies terrifying a flatmate but admits beating a younger student during his school days. He says boarding schools were full of 'rough and tumble'. Was violence and bullying really par…
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Ex-Celebration Church members believe 'deliverance' harmed them
3 Aug 2022A former Celebration member believes deliverance - the Pentecostal equivalent of exorcism - has been used to replace counselling, medical care, and even law enforcement at the controversial church.
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Whose breath are you breathing?
How much of the air you're breathing is air someone else exhaled? And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be?
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International travel bouncing back, but with caveats for travellers
16 Aug 2022Travellers face extra risks as the sector winds back up, and with increasing numbers heading for tropical destinations an industry figure is warning to 'travel with care'. Audio
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Top jockey who indecently assaulted man fails in bid to avoid conviction
16 Aug 2022A top jockey who drunkenly indecently assaulted another man has lost a bid to escape conviction.
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Tamaki couple dealt with $250 infringement over protest
16 Aug 2022The wife of Destiny Church's leader Brian Tamaki has posted on social media that she has been issued an infringement notice.
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Covid-19 update: 21 further deaths, 4811 new community cases and 533 in hospital
Another 21 people with Covid-19 have died while there are 4811 new community cases of the virus, the Ministry of Health says.
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Snapped: Thousands get off scot-free despite using phones, not wearing seatbelts
Smart cameras have seen 50,000 drivers using their phones or not wearing their seatbelts on Auckland roads but they won't get tickets.
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Bus operators accuse government of backwards step over council ownership
Bus operators are furious with the government's plans to allow council ownership of bus services. Audio
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White supremacist standing for school board prompts call for rule change
16 Aug 2022A Christchurch councillor has called for school board election rules to be tightened after a white supremacist jailed for sharing Christchurch terror attack footage put his name forward. Audio
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Police believe car they have found was used in Dunedin hit and run
16 Aug 2022Police have recovered the car believed to have been involved in a Dunedin man's death.
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Auckland mayoralty race becoming 'a cult of personality', minor candidates say
16 Aug 2022Auckland's minor mayoralty candidates are arguing they are not being given a fair shake in comparison to their high profile counterparts.
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Man charged with murder over death of Pauline Hanna
16 Aug 2022A man has been charged with murdering Pauline Hanna who was found dead in Remuera, Auckland, in April last year.
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Aucklanders must 'be prepared' for widespread transport changes, Goff says
15 Aug 2022Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the newly-released Transport Emissions Reduction Plan is "hugely ambitious" but it is achievable. Audio
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Man diagnosed as intoxicated had ear infection which killed him
15 Aug 2022Whanganui Hospital failed to adequately treat a man for an ear infection which eventually killed him, with one doctor assuming he was on meth, the Health and Disability Commission has found.
Top News stories
- Insurance costs could increase massively as climate risk rises - modeller
- Extreme weather: West Coast braces for flooding, state of emergency declared
- Sir Toby Curtis, Te Arawa leader and Māori education advocate, dies at 83
- 'Omicron's not done with us': A year on from NZ's longest Covid-19 lockdown
- 'We're growing kids': Students banned from ordering McDonald's, KFC to Hastings college