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'Grim' report released on state of NZ kids' health
An attempt to capture the current health of children has highlighted a grim picture of rising dental disease, skin infections and breathing problems.
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Measles vaccination drive stalling amid pandemic response
28 minutes agoFour months after its launch, a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of young adults against the measles has barely made inroads.
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Strong winds, heavy rain causing havoc in Wellington
3 minutes agoWellington City Council is urging commuters to be careful this morning as southerly gales hit the region.
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IRD cracks down on residential property investors shirking bright line
Inland Revenue has estimated up to 25 percent of investors might not have paid the relevant tax.
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Woman abused at age five urges reform in Catholic Church
Frances Tagaloa, 52, wants transformational change in the way the Catholic Church deals with abuse including voluntary celibacy, changes to confession, and more training for priests.
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Whakaari: WorkSafe charges 10 orgs, three directors
Worksafe has laid criminal charges against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari / White Island eruption in December last year.
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Water 'way more than those pipes could hold' - mayor
Residents in Plimmerton have spent the day cleaning up as much as they could, following the devastation of the flooding on Sunday.
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WOMAD NZ organisers make 'gut-wrenching' decision to pull out of 2021 festival
The New Zealand organiser of WOMAD says it had to pull out of the 2021 event, but the organisation which oversees the event internationally still plans for it to go ahead.
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Neighbours shocked, saddened by woman's death
Police say they are continuing to make progress on a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in a car in east Auckland.
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Police seek Desmond Bourne after man found dead in car
Police are searching for Bourne in relation to an incident in Wellsford on Saturday.
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Auckland city centre facing congestion charge of $3.50
A congestion charge of $3.50 to drive in Auckland's central city at peak hours is one option being considered to handle the city's traffic problems.
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Legionnaires' puts five in hospital in Tasman, Marlborough over November
Gardeners are being warned to protect themselves against Legionnaires' disease after five people in the upper South Island were hospitalised with it this month.
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Sweet victory? Hidden sugar dominates Bad Taste awards
The Bad Taste Food Awards aim to highlight claims used to promote food products as being healthier than they really are.
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Possum 1080 controls in Hawke's Bay head to Māori land court
The plaintiff in a court case - aiming block the use of 1080 to control possums blamed for the spread of Bovine tuberculosis in Hawke's Bay - is denying science, the defence says.
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Northern royal albatross colony celebrates second-highest egg count
The Department of Conservation says more than 120 albatross have returned to the colony for the season, with 41 eggs laid so far. Video
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IPCA rejects CTV families' complaint about police failings
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has rejected a complaint from the CTV families about the police investigation into the building's collapse.
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Covid-19 numbers for 30 November: Four new MIQ cases
Four new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand are being reported by the Ministry of Health today.
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One last goodbye: Former staff farewell Cadbury factory
Former Cadbury factory workers have taken a last tour of the building before it is demolished to make way for the new Dunedin Hospital.
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More bad weather on way for Wellington, central NZ
MetService is warning of heavy rain and gales on the way for parts of the North Island and upper South Island.
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Supply-chain chaos has booksellers reading between lines this Xmas
Booksellers are facing a return to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas, by having to trust their instincts, and stock up on the books they think people will want to read.
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DHB admin workers offered pay equity deal
Minister of Health Andrew Little said it was unacceptable the work had been undervalued for so long because it was primarily done by women.
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Crux of the matter: letting the audience take control
Mediawatch asks if the prospect of news as a social enterprise an idea whose time has come? South Island online outfit Crux now wants its local audience to take ownership. Audio
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New Health Minister promises to fast-track reforms of the health sector
The new Health Minister is promising to fast-track reforms of the health sector within the next 18 months to two years.
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Oranga Tamariki's Grainne Moss admits ministry failings, refuses to resign
In her submission to the Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry, Grainne Moss conceded Oranga Tamariki is yet to eliminate structural racism and has failed to fully adopt the recommendations of a 1998…
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Heritage NZ seeks plan to resolve pā tensions at coastal reserve
The Crown agency has weighed into a long-running access rights battle at a historic pa site in Taranaki as friction simmers at Hauranga Pā.
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NZDF to help deliver medals to Māori Battalion descendants
The New Zealand Defence Force has agreed to help descendants of soldiers in the Māori Battalion's C Company claim the war medals their ancestors never received.
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Farming funding unlocked as La Niña looms over summer
The government has unlocked funding to support farmers ahead of an upcoming La Nina season.
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Govt allowing 2000 seasonal workers in from Pacific
The seasonal workers are set to arrive in New Zealand from January in a bid to ease a shortage of fruit and vegetable pickers across the country. Audio
