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Councils warn civil defence plan upgrades will lead to higher rates
16 Aug 2025A Cabinet paper estimated the reforms would cost councils $82.8 million over four years. Audio
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Investors worry about political flipflopping as rents fall
Trade Me's latest rental price data showed nationally rents being asked on the site were down 3 percent in the year to a median $620.
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Last major bank drops fixed one-year mortgage interest rate
15 Aug 2025Banks jostle for the best mortgage interest rate offers ahead of the Reserve Bank announcement next week where it's expected the official cash rate will drop.
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'Is this available?': How to use online marketplaces and avoid the scams
New Zealand's secondhand market could be worth an estimated $5.5 billion a year.
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Woman charged with murder after a reported stabbing at hot pools
15 Aug 2025Emergency services were called to a property at Awakeri.
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Split second to react - ex-cop on double shooting
15 Aug 2025It comes after an officer shot and killed a woman brandishing a hunting knife in Christchurch. Audio
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Chinese author ‘shocked’ at children’s book awards win
15 Aug 2025Judges describe Li Chen's feline-fuelled graphic novel as "beautifully conceived, gloriously illustrated, charming, off-beat and hilarious".
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Victim's dad among those calling for coward punch law to be fast tracked
Te Uraura Nganeko whose son was fatally assaulted has told a rally his son's death in such circumstances should be the last. Audio
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Driver dies as petrol tanker rolls on state highway
15 Aug 2025State Highway 5 near Whakarewarewa is closed while contractors clear the scene.
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Fatal stabbing at Bay of Plenty hot pools
14 Aug 2025One person is dead and another is in custody, a local news outlet reports.
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Jailed Facebook fraudster has more prison time added to sentence
15 Aug 2025Monaro Kerr-Wilson is already in prison for scamming people out of $30,000 worth of property listed on the Marketplace site. Audio
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Hospital's specialist trauma service made no difference in first year - report
15 Aug 2025Due to staffing shortages there were periods when the service was not functioning at all. Audio
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'We need to be involved': Pasifika candidates running in Auckland local election
Former Pasifika candidates and new faces are putting their names forward for this year's Auckland local government election in Aotearoa.
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Councillor kicked out of meeting after labelling policy 'racist'
14 Aug 2025New Plymouth council's new procurement plan aims to improve partnerships with local iwi, hapū and Māori businesses.
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High school brings back uniforms despite strong opposition
14 Aug 2025Papanui High School has allowed year 13s to wear their own clothes for decades but this will change next year. Audio
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Air NZ flight diverted due to 'fuel discrepancy'
14 Aug 2025It has required engineering investigation.
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Council plans to block road access to one of NZ's most pristine surf breaks
14 Aug 2025The council says there has been continued vandalism and destruction in the area. Audio
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Mayor called out for cherrypicking candidate events
14 Aug 2025Auckland mayoral contender Kerrin Leoni said Wayne Brown was avoiding debating her directly.
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Espionage trial of New Zealand soldier shrouded in secrecy
14 Aug 2025RNZ will argue against the heavy suppressions on Monday, before court martial begins. Audio
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Serious crash closes SH2 into Wellington
15 Aug 2025Southbound motorists are being diverted along an alternative route until the road is clear.
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Government employee found guilty of possessing mosque shooting videos
14 Aug 2025He has interim suppression of his name and occupation.
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Golden Bay residents call for future-proof emergency phone line
14 Aug 2025Project STRIM was set up by a group of residents after a day long outage where residents were unable to call 111.
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'Playing politics': Health Minister slams striking workers
Health NZ claim 85 patients were affected, when a proposed strike was called off in Christchurch.
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Mediawatch: RNZ rejigging radio to arrest audience decline
14 Aug 2025RNZ is targeting listeners in Auckland and New Zealanders over 50 after a review of programmes and news prompted by declines in RNZ National's live listenership.
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