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Disruptive start for some Auckland rail commuters
Southern Line train services in Auckland have been disrupted for a second time this morning.
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Concerns raised about Owha the leopard seal
Serious concerns are held for Owha, a resident Auckland leopard seal who has been seen foaming with plastic in her mouth.
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Excitement builds for punters and pubs ahead of the Rugby World Cup
One pub owner is putting a $1000 bar tab on the line over the first All Blacks try scorer.
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Operation Burnham Inquiry hearing suspended
New evidence has forced the Operation Burnham inquiry to suspend the hearing which is investigating claims of civilian deaths in a New Zealand-led raid in Afghanistan in 2010.
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Flying drones into volcanoes half a world away
In an upstairs room at a New Plymouth lifestyle block, a scientist is helping colleagues fly drones into volcanic craters half a world away in Papua New Guinea.
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Operation Burnham: The documents locked away in a safe
A former Defence Force chief has admitted he could have been clearer immediately after the publication of the book Hit and Run, when he wrongly called its allegations "unfounded".
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Farmers vent frustrations over freshwater policy
Over 250 South Canterbury farmers met with government officials today, to vent their frustrations over the new freshwater policy.
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Concern over time taken to probe complaints about a councillor
The Christchurch City Council is being accused of dragging its heels in dealing with a complaint of inappropriate behaviour over a three-year period by one of its councillors.
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Christchurch cat cafe courting Cupid
As pubs prepare to host the rugby tonight, a Christchurch cat cafe is playing Cupid and match-making dozens of the region's single men and women.
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Tick of approval from IMF for NZ's economy
New Zealand's economic growth is "solid" and is forecast to remain close to trend, the International Monetary Fund says.
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Great Kererū count is underway
People are being asked to keep an eye on the sky for the country's favourite chunky wood pigeon after the sixth annual Great Kererū Count got underway on Friday.
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'We've got a lot more out of not having a car than we've lost'
Bucking the trend of rising car ownership, one New Zealand family has found not owning a car for the past two decades has had plenty of upsides.
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Gearing up for a busy summer of freedom camping
Millions of dollars are being poured into supporting freedom camping. But one mayor says they don't call it that any more - there's no free lunch and someone's always paying.
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Council defends leasing wetlands to farming company
The Wellington Regional Council is defending its decision to lease out almost 200 hectares of wetlands to a farming company.
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'Airbnbrothel' set up in suburban Dunedin home
A quiet North East Valley street became a seedy hotbed after Airbnb guests allegedly turned a man's home into a busy brothel for two weeks.
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Queenstown's housing crisis: 'Waiting list is increasing'
Property values have levelled off but there are high rental costs, low-wage workers resorting to sharing beds and issues for neighbouring Central Otago.
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20th anniversary of NZDF entering East Timor
East Timor descended into a state of anarchy in 1999 after a referendum broke away from Indonesia. The NZDF went in to restore law and order.
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Cattle deaths report delay: A 'traumatic nightmare' for farm owners
An investigation into the poisoning of cattle with 1080 on a King Country farm a year ago still has not been completed, leaving the owners angry.
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Growers say fruit will rot unless govt speeds up migrant worker decision
Growers say the government's slow decision making on how many migrant workers they can employ means their crops will be left to rot, but the immigration minister is defending the process.
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Phil Goff tells John Tamihere to apologise over 'sieg heil' comment
Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere says groups objecting to his use of "sieg heil" had no right to be his thought police. Video
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Fellowship of the actors: 'I hope Amazon will treat all actors equally'
Robyn Malcolm, who protested against the treatment of New Zealanders working on The Hobbit, says recent changes to the 'Hobbit Law' will protect those working on Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. Audio
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Gun buyback: Hundreds apply for permits to keep banned firearms
More than 400 people have applied for permits to keep now banned firearms since the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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Kate Sheppard's Christchurch home bought for $4.5m
The government has bought Kate Sheppard's former home in Christchurch and it'll be used as an educational centre for university research projects and school history trips.
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Bridge to close for five weeks for repair
about 1 hour agoThe Kuaotunu River Bridge on SH25 on the Coromandel Peninsula will be closed for the next five-weeks as repair work is carried out.
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