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Comfortable win for Māori seats at Horizons Regional Council
Wellington's regional council will keep its two Māori constituencies after special votes turned a paper-thin margin to a comfortable majority.
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Bumper year for toroa albatross chicks taking off
18 Oct 2025The breeding season has been the most successful on record for toroa, the northern royal albatross, at the Otago colony.
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Primary principals union accepts 2.5 percent pay rise
18 Oct 2025It follows four months of negotiations with the Ministry of Education.
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Search for 'disoriented' trampers in Raglan bush
18 Oct 2025The trampers called for help, police said, and a rescue team was on its way to find them.
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Four Tribesmen gang members jailed over fatal 'hotbox' beating
The partner of Mark Hohua confronted his killers in court, asking why they chose violence, when they could have "talked it out".
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Critically injured motorcycle rider dies in hospital
18 Oct 2025Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash in Ngāruawāhia between a car and motorbike.
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'Old and dingy': Property marked for demolition instead used as unlawful, crowded boarding house
18 Oct 2025The owner has now been ordered to pay the head tenant more than $9k.
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Record number of Auckland special votes, but almost half discarded
18 Oct 2025More than 10,000 special votes were cast in the Auckland local body elections, but 4162 weren't counted.
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One dead in Feilding crash between motorbike, car
18 Oct 2025The crash involved a car and a motorbike on Halcombe Rd, police said.
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Defence Minister Collins visits CIA headquarters at Langley
Judith Collins has met with the CIA director and held discussions, during a trip to Washington DC.
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Ngāti Toa Rangatira celebrates return of sacred maunga
17 Oct 2025Ngāti Toa Rangatira has bought back 53 hectares of land at Whitireia, 177 years after it was gifted to the Anglican Church.
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'A necessary evil': Councillor on working with Wayne Brown again
17 Oct 2025Manukau councillor Lotu Fuli did not mince her words about how she felt working with re-elected Auckland mayor Wayne Brown again.
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Health risk warnings as multi-million dollar clean-up begins
17 Oct 2025The clean-up after days of heavy rain and widespread flooding has begun as the Ruapehu district counts the cost of the damage.
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Government pours millions into Canterbury flood defences
17 Oct 2025Canterbury's flood defences are set for a major boost.
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'Dogs-will-be-dogs attitude won't do': Owner jailed after mate mauled to death
In a historic first, a man has been jailed for manslaughter, after his aggressive dogs fatally attacked Neville Thomson.
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One dead after boat overturns at Port Waikato
18 Oct 2025Police responded to reports of people in the water after a boat overturned at Port Waikato.
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Mayor keen to put heated campaign behind him
18 Oct 2025Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon has gone straight back to work this week, after winning a third term.
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Who wins katipō spider Olympics?
18 Oct 2025The South African black cobweb spider - known as a false katipō for its similarities - is bolder and faster than the native species. Audio
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Applications flood in for new parent visa, amid residence review
18 Oct 2025The parent boost visa offers parents of New Zealand citizens and residents a stay of up to five years in New Zealand.
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Auckland Airport's domestic terminal evacuated
18 Oct 2025The airport alarm activated in the domestic terminal shortly before 8am.
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The Detail: Famous faces, familiar voices at Auckland's big pop culture festival
18 Oct 2025You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouths
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What you should plant now for a blooming summer garden
18 Oct 2025Pick something you enjoy and start with the easy ones, says self-taught cut flower specialist Olivia McCord.
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Carving a business out of salvage timber from the Canterbury quakes
18 Oct 2025Ever wondered what happened to some of the damaged timber from the Lyttelton wharves after the Canterbury earthquakes?
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School class numbers cut by half after E.coli outbreak at camp
18 Oct 2025The school noticed more children than usual suffering from car sickness on the trip back, but didn't realise there was a gastroenteritis outbreak until parents started to phone in absences.
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Troubled Starship Hospital unit 'working extremely well right now' - Patron
18 Oct 2025Staff have alleged bullying at Starship Hospital's Te Puaruruhau unit, but Dame Naida Glavish says those problems were in the past.
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Could kiwi be used on pest patrol in orchards and vineyards?
18 Oct 2025A recent study has filmed the rare and vulnerable birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils, grass grub and other insects.
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Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm
18 Oct 2025When it comes to farming, planning for the next season today is key for a fifth generation Waikato dairying family.
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Teen rapist Jayden Meyer sexually violated girl hours after release on bail
17 Oct 2025Jayden Meyer had been realeased into his dad's custody and was not meant to be around females under 16 unsupervised.
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