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How to avoid buying unsafe toys for little kids
Whānau Āwhina Plunket is urging online Christmas shoppers to check out their 6-point checklist for toy safety.
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Minister bars cement company from using foreign-flagged ship
Holcim says local jobs will suffer if it cannot transport its product around New Zealand on a Swiss ship.
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Māori rock art one of 12 research areas to get funding boost
13 Dec 2025The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.
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'It's the magic of training, the magic of animals'
13 Dec 2025Teens and kids at Bex Tasker's place find joy and life skills training farm animals.
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Rural life in the big smoke
13 Dec 2025Being right in the middle of Auckland city and surrounded by city-dwellers comes with its challenges for Cornwall Park farm.
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How to support a low-emissions farming future
12 Dec 2025A transition to low-emissions farming will need tech, support to diversify - and probably fewer cows, new research says,
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'Dead duck': Decision looms on contentious Auckland rubbish trial
12 Dec 2025Aucklanders will find out next week if a six month-trial to move the weekly kerbside rubbish collection to fortnightly will go ahead next year.
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'Sign of the times': Town's sports day winding up after 116 years
12 Dec 2025A sports event that has woven itself into the fabric of a small Southland town is wrapping up after more than a century.
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Gardeners' close calls with traffic prompt flower bed shake-up
12 Dec 2025Rotorua council will replant high-risk city garden beds after a surge in near-miss incidents.
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"Gross misjudgment and disrespect': Deputy slams Napier mayor's failed committee move
12 Dec 2025Napier's Deputy Mayor Sally Crown said Mayor Richard McGrath's proposal to omit mana whenua from this term's committees had blindsided councillors.
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Gloriavale's ex-leader appeals prison sentence for sex offending
Howard Temple, 85, was jailed for more than two years for sexually assaulting six girls and young women.
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How can I cool down my house in summer?
12 Dec 2025Explainer - If you're starting to swelter as temperatures around the country rise, you might be wondering how best to cool your house.
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Logging truck, car crash blocks Dunedin motorway
12 Dec 2025Emergency services are responding to a crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway, which has blocked the northbound lanes.
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Gang gathering prompts increased police for Napier
12 Dec 2025Police say there will be an increased presence this weekend with gang members expected to attend the unveiling of a headstone.
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'Stole my innocence': Disgraced former Gloriavale leader jailed
12 Dec 2025"If he wants to regard himself as a shepherd, this is not how you look after your flock," the judge told Howard Temple as he was sentenced for sexual offending.
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Police press on with prosecution of McSkimming's accuser
12 Dec 2025The woman who accused the former Deputy Commissioner of sexual offending faces charges of harassing another police officer and his wife.
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Dry, fine and sunny weather for the weekend
12 Dec 2025Although temperatures will be warm this weekend, they will be a little bit cooler than last weekend.
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The year's best meteor shower is about to start - here's how to see it
12 Dec 2025The current moon phase should create perfectly dark skies to see the event.
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Mayor slams 'stupid, destructive act' as Christmas tree set on fire
12 Dec 2025A man has been charged with deliberately setting the blaze. The tree will not be replaced.
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Shellfish warning in eastern Bay of Plenty
12 Dec 2025Tests on mussels from Te Kaha had shown the level of paralytic toxins were more than double the safe limit.
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Name suppression lifts for Christchurch murder victim
12 Dec 2025Her killer, Nathan Boulter, will be sentenced for her killing in February.
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NZ's last seal in zoo euthanised, leaves behind 'special legacy'
12 Dec 2025Health conditions and a deteriorating habitat has seen Auckland Zoo farewell its only seal, Ōrua.
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19-month-old boy strangled by strapping on unsafe bed
12 Dec 2025The bed from The Warehouse was not safe, nor is the updated model, a coroner has ruled.
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Councillor's renewed confidence in cashless ticketing for public transport
12 Dec 2025The $1.4 billion project which will allow people to pay for public transport with their phone or card anywhere across the country has faced major delays. Audio
