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Police recruit wrongfully accused of groping colleague wins case in ERA
4 Sep 2025The recruit was relegated to traffic camera duties while he was investigated.
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'I've taught myself not to like it': Butter on the chopping block as prices rise
4 Sep 2025While the cost of living is seeing some residents forgoing small pleasures like real dairy, others are giving up entirely on saving for retirement. Audio
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Former top cop avoids charges over sexual misconduct allegations
4 Sep 2025But Jevon McSkimming is facing eight charges of possessing objectionable publications, including child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
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Two people seriously injured in Manukau assault
A cordon has been set up outside a group of fast food outlets on Great South Road.
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Calls to protect students against dodgy landlords
4 Sep 2025A student is still fighting to get her bond back from the landlord after making a complaint to the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Heavy rain, strong wind warnings issued for parts of Canterbury
4 Sep 2025The warnings are for 3am to 6pm on Friday.
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'Gossipy' culture, 'very high risk' hiring practices: What ACC review uncovered
4 Sep 2025The independent review also found inconsistent behaviour amongst its leaders.
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Accused arsonist stopped his medication before fatal fire
4 Sep 2025The lawyer for the man accused of lighting the Loafers Lodge fire says he had not taken his schizophrenia medication for a month.
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Opponents of City to Sea bridge demolition won't appeal
4 Sep 2025The Wellington Civic Trust says it won't be appealing a court judgement because they have exhausted resources.
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'Bravado melts': Troubled teens become kids again in outdoors
A group of teens referred by Oranga Tamariki have enjoyed a potentially life-changing three days of outdoor adventure in Canterbury.
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Watch: 'Nothing short of miraculous' no one died in scaffolding fall
4 Sep 2025Dashcam footage show cars forced to swerve out of the way as the scaffolding bends, piece by piece, before collapsing into a pile across the road. Video
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Dozens stage last-gasp protest to save Wellington landmark
4 Sep 2025The City to Sea Bridge is "a sculptural art feature" that's part of the city's landscape, the protest organiser says.
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Mayoral candidate backtracks on speedway decision
4 Sep 2025At the time of her original decision, councillor Kerrin Leoni said having speedway at the Auckland venue was too costly for ratepayers.
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Customer told it would cost $7500 to disconnect gas
There are an increasing number of complaints about the cost of disconnecting unwanted gas supplies.
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It's official: Paying the bills is still getting harder
"You can only rearrange and cut so many times," says a solo mum of two, as she compares her soaring bills to last year's. Audio
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Marae must be resourced to be able to respond to natural disasters - researcher
5 Sep 2025Marae are often on the front line of natural disasters, opening their doors to shelter the community and at times hit hard by floods themselves. Audio
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Kāi Tahu rangatahi champion leadership at Koroneihana
4 Sep 2025Rangatahi called upon other young people to protect the environment and preserve te reo Māori.
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New chairs announced for Te Mātāwai
4 Sep 2025Te Mātāwai has appointed new co-chairs Brenda Soutar and Mātai Smith, putting te reo Māori revitalisation at the forefront.
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Thousands arrive to celebrate accession of Māori queen
4 Sep 2025Marae staff were doubled in number to cater for about 9000 guests.
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Stanford rejects claims Treaty being removed from school documents
4 Sep 2025Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.
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Deporting criminals set to get easier under law change
A planned law change will make it so criminals can be deported if they have been permanent residents for up to 20 years, up from the current 10 years.
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Health Minister sees 'little prospect' of Health NZ and doctors ending dispute alone
4 Sep 2025Simeon Brown has asked them to "urgently agree" to binding arbitration to end their long-running contract dispute.
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Children's history lessons end as historians lose jobs
4 Sep 2025Two historians who teach thousands of children about the New Zealand Wars, Gallipoli and Vietnam are losing their jobs. Audio
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Specialist school gets new home, playground, pool
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School opened its new site including hydro-therapy pool, and accessible and secure playground.
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