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Man charged after boat comes loose from car killing mother
21 Oct 2025Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere was driving back home with her three-year-old son after a holiday when she was killed.
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More charges laid in Dilworth abuse probe
A 72-year-old man is facing three counts of indecency with a boy aged between 12 and 16.
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Pair missing were last seen on Ngāruawāhia summit track
Police are looking for two missing women who were last seen entering a Ngāruawāhia track on Monday afternoon
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Watch: Rare blue whale sighting in Akaroa Harbour
21 Oct 2025It slowly emerged from the water as onlookers gasped. Audio
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Baptist Church apologises for abuse in care
21 Oct 2025It particularly mentioned children who were in the care of Manurewa Children's Home, which looked after neglected and orphaned children from 1914-1989.
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What makes Ruapehu tick - and boom?
21 Oct 2025How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why not recreate the volcano in a lab?
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Blind-sided: Educators on curriculum changes
Some in the sector say the changes are much more than just tweaks. Audio
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Very few beneficiaries offered non-financial sanctions
21 Oct 2025Thousands have had their benefits cut since new non-financial sanctions were introduced, and only nine offered the new alternative.
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In pictures: Firefighters battle blaze on Wellington's Tory Street
20 Oct 2025A fire investigator is at the scene of a blaze that's caused disruption in central Wellington.
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'You're gonna have rubbish everywhere else' - halving collections riles residents
20 Oct 2025Moving from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collection is an idea that some Aucklanders want to see binned before it has even begun. Audio
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Several emergency call-outs hours before severe weather warning kicked in
20 Oct 2025High winds have been wreaking havoc in some parts of both islands thoughout the day.
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'Controlling them as if they were his property' - slavery trial starts
20 Oct 2025Moeaia Tuai is on trial accused of controlling two young people, keeping their passports and pay, sexual violation and assault.
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Plea to not keep possums as pets
20 Oct 2025The Greater Wellington council says the marsupials pose a serious threat to native birds and plants.
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Council candidate alleges fellow candidate behind online attacks
20 Oct 2025A local election candidate claims a rival competitor created fake social media accounts to attack him and other candidates.
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'Not a hell of a lot here': Young job hunters on the challenge facing them
Two Taranaki job hunters speak about their frustration at doing everything they can to find work, but remaining without a job for months. Audio
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Parents offered uniforms, stationery if children attend school regularly
20 Oct 2025Parents at a Christchurch school are being offered financial incentives if their children meet attendance targets. Audio
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Marine protection law creates 'dangerous precedent'
20 Oct 2025A recreational fishing advocacy group has accused the government of creating exclusive zones for commercial fishing with a new marine protection law.
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School to close its hostels due to student safety concerns
21 Oct 2025In a statement, the board said it accepted there needed to be structural change.
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Communications were 'chaotic' after eruption, says police officer
20 Oct 2025Police had no access to marine radio, and staff were deployed to the offices of Whakatane Coastguards and White Island Tours to get information.
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Ruapehu communities cut off by floods, damage, now accessible
Access has been restored to communities in Ruapehu District who were isolated by flooding and storm damage.
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New measles case spent hours in Auckland hospital while infectious
20 Oct 2025The person was at Auckland City Hospital's emergency department for nearly 10 hours on Friday, but Health NZ says there is a low risk of spread to the community.
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Corrections van breaks down, inmates stranded for hours
20 Oct 2025A prisoner escort vehicle broke down last week while carrying four inmates, who had to wait two and a half hours for a replacement vehicle.
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Orange weather warnings continue overnight, for South and North Islands
20 Oct 2025A rough night lies ahead as further win and rain looms for many rainsoaked areas in the South Island..
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Issues with Auckland elections special voting raised with DIA
20 Oct 2025Almost almost half of Auckland's 10,000 special votes had to be thrown out.
