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Icehouse Ventures eyeing growth after successful capital raise
1 Dec 2023Venture capital firm Icehouse Ventures has raised $10 million in equity to fund its growth.
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Cost of living means slow start to Xmas tree season - grower
Christmas tree nurseries are gearing up for the festive season with the first week of selling trees underway.
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Gisborne councillor apologises to mayor over meeting comments
30 Nov 2023A Gisborne district councillor has apologised to the mayor after criticising the council's approach to risk.
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What if political donations were reined in?
10 Nov 2023What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it.
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Auckland basks in Indian traditional tag sports extravaganza
1 Dec 2023Thousands from NZ's Indian subcontinental communities attended the fifth New Zealand Sikh Games and inaugural New Zealand Kabaddi World Cup in South Auckland.
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Man arrested over disappearance of Harley Shrimpton
1 Dec 2023Police believe Tauranga man Harley Shrimpton was a victim of foul play after he went missing. A man has been charged with kidnapping.
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Police arrest 11 Killer Beez gang members seize 'high-end' shoes, meth, jet skis
1 Dec 2023Police have arrested 11 gang members and seized more than 100 pairs of "high-end" shoes and jet skis after an operation targeting Killer Beez gang members selling methamphetamine in Tasman.
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Hamilton beachgoers split on council's $1.7m makeover plans
1 Dec 2023Wellington Street Beach might not be Piha or Anchorage Bay but in the landlocked city of Hamilton, it is an iconic destination.
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Police investigating after man found dead at Mt Wellington property
1 Dec 2023Responding to a report of a man being injured, police arrived to find him dead. They're now talking to a woman who was at the address.
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Covid-19: Royal Commission of Inquiry delays public submissions
Under the coalition agreement with New Zealand First, National has agreed to progress "as a matter of urgency ... a full scale, wide ranging, independent inquiry".
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Man found dead after snorkelling at Riversdale Beach in Wairarapa
1 Dec 2023A man has been found dead after snorkelling at Riversdale Beach in Wairarapa yesterday.
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'It's not working' - Councillor says Wellington mayor should resign
1 Dec 2023A Wellington City councillor says mayor Tory Whanau isn't able to give "the 150 percent that's needed" to lead the capital. Audio
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Murder accused receives shotgun threat in courtroom
A 33-year-old man appeared in Nelson District Court on a charge of murder this morning, where a woman told him "I'll wait for you when you get out, with a shotgun".
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Senior doctors settle pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora
1 Dec 2023Their union said doctors had received an average pay rise of just over 5.7 percent.
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Wellington 'bustastrophe' nearing end as more services planned
1 Dec 2023Wellingtonians can expect to see the city's bus timetables return to normal by the end of January, after grappling with ghost buses and cancelled services for more than a year.
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Watch: Experts look at what the El Niño summer will bring
1 Dec 2023It's the first day of summer and according to NIWA, the El Niño weather cycle looks set to bring warm weather and high winds for the rest of the season.
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Scientists discover seismic signals can provide clues of looming earthquakes
1 Dec 2023Overseas research has found seismic signals provided clues of a looming quake well before a destructive earthquake that struck Turkey this year - and they may improve our ability to forecast future… Audio
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Woman missing in Manawatū found safe
1 Dec 2023A woman who went missing after her car was stuck at the Manawatū river mouth between Waitārere Beach and Foxton Beach has been found.
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'Inadequate' fire safety at Rotorua lodge triggers inspection at other boarding houses
1 Dec 2023Urgent inspections have taken place at Rotorua boarding houses after one was evacuated, and later shut down.
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Patients not to blame for overcrowded EDs - study
1 Dec 2023Overcrowding in New Zealand hospital emergency departments is not being driven by patients who should have gone elsewhere, a new study shows. Audio
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Otago councils prepare for climate disasters in high-risk neighbourhoods
1 Dec 2023Banning new developments, managed retreats, ground strengthening and creating more water storage are among the options unveiled to help South Dunedin face future hazards.
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'We don't know why they weren't working or used' - No smoke alarms in housing damaged by fire
1 Dec 2023Fire destroyed housing at the Māngere Bridge church complex where families had been living in temporary accommodation.
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Auckland Council looking to move to fortnightly rubbish collections - 'It would be deeply unpopular'
30 Nov 2023A councillor fears the city's kerbside rubbish collection could be reduced from a weekly to an "inconvenient" fortnightly service.
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Kinetic sculpture represents Northland's efforts to protect environment - artist
A controversial climate-change-themed public artwork 13 years in the making is due to be completed in Kerikeri this week.
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