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NZers 'embracing the vaccine': Nearly 1 million active bookings
From today those over 55 will be able to book themselves in for the Covid-19 vaccine, five days ahead of schedule. Audio
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Banned firefighting foam used at Marsden Point for training
9:21 am todayThe oil refinery in Northland has run prohibited training exercises using thousands of litres of firefighting foam containing chemicals linked to cancers.
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Masterton petrol station robbed at gunpoint
1 minute agoTwo people are being sought by police after an attempted armed robbery of a petrol station in Masterton.
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DHB reforms: 'No carrots or sticks' in new accountability system - Little
about 1 hour agoThe government's new health system will abolish national health targets tied to funding and replace them with 12 measures of performance, Minister Andrew Little…
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Thousands expected at NZ's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic
Thousands of people are expected to turn up to New Zealand's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event at Stratford today and tomorrow.
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Hopes for a less strict MIQ system as vaccine rolls out across NZ
People in the tourism and infrastructure industries are hoping the government will soon change the way it assesses the risk travellers bring when they arrive in New Zealand.
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Taking back the streets: Meet the South Aucklanders standing up to violence
7:58 am todayCan chess clubs, barbecues and cultural dance save youth from gangs? A bunch of South Aucklanders think so, as Justin Latif reports.
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Christchurch stadium decision to be reconsidered in light of new details
8:01 am todayIt comes after a majority of councillors voted last month to reduce its capacity from 30,000 seats to 25,000, after being told of an $88 million budget blow-out.
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'We have hit the wall, we are exhausted'
5 Aug 2021Emergency department staff and management at Dunedin Hospital met again today over growing concerns patients are at risk of dying while they wait for treatment.
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June and July break temperature records
5 Aug 2021A new record for warm winter temperatures has been set for the two-month period covering June and July.
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Man found with gunshot wound in Rotorua
5 Aug 2021A man was found with a gunshot wound in Rotorua today, and police are asking witnesses to come forward.
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Council’s broadband licence cancelled after sub-leasing out airwaves
5 Aug 2021The Marlborough District Council breached an agreement with the government by allowing telecommunication businesses to provide broadband off the back of its licence.
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Bus hits two people in central Auckland
5 Aug 2021Two people are injured after being hit by a bus on a busy central Auckland street.
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Google billionaire met requirements to enter NZ - Immigration
5 Aug 2021Larry Page was allowed into New Zealand from Fiji with an ill child needing medical treatment.
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General arming of police 'not the answer'
5 Aug 2021The prime minister, the police minister and the police commissioner all remain firmly against the general arming of police, despite 73 percent of frontline officers favouring the move.
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Travel agency still waiting on school trip visa refund
A South African travel agency which organised a school trip to New Zealand say they are still waiting for a visa refund 18 months on.
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Group implores council to consider free transport for students and low-income earners
5 Aug 2021A group of more than 30 organisations have today called on the Greater Wellington Regional Council to impliment free public transport for community service cardholders and students in the region.
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Three arrested, child injured after alleged carjacking in South Auckland
5 Aug 2021Three people have been arrested after a vehicle that had been allegedly carjacked crashed into another car in Ōpaheke in Auckland this morning, injuring a child.
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Visa numbers tipped to fall after immigration reset, documents show
5 Aug 2021Budget documents offer the first hint of what form immigration reform may take - suggesting fewer people may apply for visas.
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Teen arrested after alleged assault on Work and Income staff member
5 Aug 2021A frontline staffer at a Christchurch Work and Income office has been seriously injured after being attacked by a client.
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$50/week boost in benefits was rejected for Budget
5 Aug 2021Cabinet ministers considered giving beneficiaries a full $50 a week boost in this year's Budget, just-released documents reveal.
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Midwives employed by DHBs set to strike next week
5 Aug 2021The country's district health boards are criticising midwives' decision to strike before voting on the latest pay and working conditions offer.
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Young Nats break with party over conversion therapy vote
5 Aug 2021Youth wing are "deeply disappointed" National's caucus has decided to vote against legislation banning conversion therapy.
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Covid-19 update 5 August: No new community cases
5 Aug 2021There are no new community cases of Covid-19 today and just one new case reported in managed isolation facilities.
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Police investigating after man found with gunshot injury in Auckland
5 Aug 2021Police are continuing to investigate after a man was found with a gunshot wound in Mount Wellington, Auckland last night.
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One-on-one the way to break port worker vaccine fears - Union
Low vaccination rates among port workers and remote communities are requiring new ways of thinking. Audio
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Support among police for carrying arms rises to highest level in decade
5 Aug 2021Almost three-quarters of police support the general arming of officers, a new survey shows - the highest level in 10 years.
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$16m project to protect and restore Canterbury's Rangitata River
5 Aug 2021A $16 million project has been announced to protect and enhance unique habitats in Canterbury's Rangitata River.
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