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Firefighters battle large forestry slash blaze in Canterbury
12 Dec 2025Heavy machinery is being brought in to help put it out.
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Disgraced former Gloriavale leader to be sentenced
Howard Temple admitted five counts of indecent assault, five of doing an indecent act and two of common assault three days into his trial in July.
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Borrowers get refunds in $15 million student loan error
A systems error affected more than 150,000 student loan borrowers.
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Report into glitch that left planes circling in air released
12 Dec 2025The head of Airways NZ is confident there were no mistakes made by his staff. Audio
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'Shop around': Lamb popular Christmas choice, but prices are up
The average retail price of roasting lamb and hogget shot up to a record high in 2025. Audio
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School sparked 'major drama' over mouldy lunches, says Seymour
Haeata Community Campus is now doing its own investigation in relation to the lunches served to students earlier this month.
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7000 people overcharged in another tax error
Some say they want assurance Inland Revenue had taken steps to stop it happening again.
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
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Summer vigilance urged around pop-up pools
11 Dec 2025A tragedy involving a toddler who drowned in a temporary pool is prompting a fresh warning to Aucklanders to keep safety in mind this summer.
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Mayors face 'tsunami of changes'
11 Dec 2025North Canterbury's mayors have responded to the Government's proposed resource management and local government reforms.
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Data reveals what crash delays really cost Auckland
11 Dec 2025Analysis - Rolling back speed limits ignores the hidden costs of delays caused by an increased number of crashes, Timothy Welch writes.
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'Pure acts of evil': Two victims face their abuser after years of repeated sexual abuse
George Ace's historical offending against two children spanned several years.
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High meth levels in water lead to Mongrel Mob arrests
11 Dec 2025Two gang members and an associate have been arrested in Hawke's Bay following an investigation into high levels of methamphetamine in wastewater.
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House badly damaged by fire in Wellington's Karori
11 Dec 2025A woman is being treated for smoke inhalation but a firefighter says all other occupants are accounted for.
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Thunderstorm risk eases in areas of South Island
11 Dec 2025There are reports of flooding in Timaru, while Dunedin was pelted with hail as severe thunderstorms swept across Otago on Thursday.
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Auckland team uses umbilical stem cells to treat eye disease
If things went wrong, the stem cells could turn into other cells - like for hair or teeth - instead of eyes. Audio
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Beach community moves to highest level of water restrictions
11 Dec 2025The council suspects the current dry conditions are the main problem.
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Couple jailed for operating $4 million Ponzi scheme
11 Dec 2025Thomas Tuira and his former partner Aroha Tuira had earlier pleaded guilty to two representative charges of obtaining by deception.
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Business association calls for govt help to deal with crime
Two years on from setting up its own security service a popular Auckland shopping precinct says it has slashed crime in its area but some people are falling through the cracks. Audio
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Christmas comes early for fans of speed reductions
11 Dec 2025NZTA is pumping the brakes and reducing speed limits on several sections of a popular holiday route in time for Christmas. Audio
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Positive Ageing mobilises after council scraps aged working party
11 Dec 2025The working party is being disestablished under new Mayor Max Brough's committee structure.
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Three more arrests after murder of US student in Auckland
11 Dec 2025Six people have now been charged in connection with the homicide investigation.
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More needed from councils in wake of floods, report finds
11 Dec 2025A government report has found local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding and to mitigate the risks it poses to communities.
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'What are you afraid of?': Proposal to remove mana whenua voice at council fails
11 Dec 2025A proposal from the new Napier Mayor to remove mana whenua voices and voting rights in the council's standing committees for the next council term has failed.
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