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The rivers without any fish
17 Dec 2025Anglers are becoming an endangered species on some parts of the country. Audio
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Warning of bus driver shortage if immigration settings not changed
17 Dec 2025Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging the government to lower its English language requirements for visas.
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Fire crews battle two large fires in North Island
17 Dec 2025Fire and Emergency has stopped the spread of a wildfire that burned through 100h near Parikino, but a second blaze is only 90 percent contained.
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Mike Pannett named as new Deputy Commissioner of Police
17 Dec 2025Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett has been announced as one of the new statutory deputy commissioners of Police. After the initial shock at Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's resignation in May…
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Man pleads not guilty to killing Auckland bus passenger on grounds of insanity
17 Dec 2025Bernice Louise Marychurch died on the Number 74 bus travelling through Onehunga in October 2024.
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10,000 children stood down for physical assaults in a year
17 Dec 2025Meanwhile, the number of home-schooled children has exceeded 11,000, the highest figure ever recorded.
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Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash - a technical spectacle, but I lost interest
I'm noticing things that make me wonder, maybe this third time around, I'm not quite as engaged as I should be.
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What to bring to a barbecue that isn't a boring potato salad
Stuck for ideas of what to bring to a summer get-together? We ask chefs around the country for their favourite ideas.
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Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized
17 Dec 2025Customs said the material was "deeply concerning".
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Can you donate your poo in New Zealand?
Even if public enthusiasm was high, the demanding and stringent donor process means only a select few can help advance this unusual but promising therapy.
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Wellington trains out of action for at least two weeks over summer
17 Dec 2025KiwiRail says track maintenance and major upgrades will see buses replace trains across most of the network from 26 December until 12 January.
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Feral cat trapping could get easier
The paperwork currently required to legally trap feral cats could be replaced with a simpler online system, after criticism from hunters.
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McSkimming case a wake-up call to child abuse 'at every level', charity says
The former deputy police commissioner is set to be sentenced on Wednesday.
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Families reunited with unclaimed ashes, but hundreds still in storage
17 Dec 2025An Auckland Funeral home has extended its deadline for loved ones to come forward to collect unclaimed ashes that date back as far as the 1930s.
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1000 customers each weekday have power disconnected
More than 10,000 households a month have their power disconnected, new data shows.
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'Extreme and depraved depictions': Tasman man jailed for five years
16 Dec 2025Investigators found more than 60,000 objectionable publications across nine internet accounts.
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Mayor's rate rise not popular with former deputy chief of staff
17 Dec 2025Josh Van Veen was Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff just two months ago, but is now publicly criticising his former boss over the proposed rise in rates.
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'Crunch point': Stretched rheumatologists decline half of referrals
17 Dec 2025Nelson-Marlborough and Northland are among the worst-affected areas in the country.
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Attacks on guide dogs leave animals too anxious to work
16 Dec 2025A North Shore woman says her guide dog has tried moving her into the road to make space for a dog, "which is obviously unsafe for both of us". Audio
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Auckland's fortnightly rubbish collection trial kicked to curb
16 Dec 2025Of submissions made on the trial, 78 percent opposed it.
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WorkSafe files charge following worker’s fatal fall from scissor lift
16 Dec 2025WorkSafe says the charged party failed to ensure the health and safety of the worker.
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Big music festivals struggle as cost of living bites
16 Dec 2025Some smaller events are hoping they can pick up punters let down by the big music festivals. Audio
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The farmers working to shrink the environmental footprint of their cows
16 Dec 2025Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio
