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Forecast suggests best chance of seeing Matariki stars on East Coast
5:06 am todayRegions such as Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, and the lower North Island, along with some South Island areas, can expect clearer skies.
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Husband sentenced for role in defrauding Oranga Tamariki of $2.1 million
19 Jun 2025Amandeep Sharma pleaded guilty to obtaining by deception and money laundering in May.
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Missing Christchurch pensioner walked into central city hotel
19 Jun 2025Police release CCTV of missing Christchurch pensioner Elisabeth Nicholls.
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What to know about Matariki and Puanga
19 Jun 2025Both the Matariki star cluster and Puanga will be visible low on the eastern horizon just before the rising of the sun.
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'Cheeky grin, zest for life': Principal remembers 6yo killed in boating accident
19 Jun 2025Two people died, after a boat capsized off the Taranaki coast on Sunday.
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Group fight leaves six injured following burnout confrontation
A 22-year-old man was arrested and police are searching for two others following the brawl.
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Where New Zealand universities rank internationally
19 Jun 2025Four of New Zealand's eight universities have improved their standing
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Auckland supermarket fire believed to be accidental
19 Jun 2025All stock from inside the store to be removed and disposed of.
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Northland's 'particularly vicious' drought continues to bite
Northland has been battered by record-breaking rain, a cyclone, a tornado and a harsh drought. So what's being done to fix the area's long-running water woes? Audio
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Scoring the government against its own targets
Four of the nine key targets are behind track or face significant risks. But two are ahead of schedule.
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New classrooms for Kura Kaupapa announced
7:01 am todayThe government has announced $28 million will be spent on building more "safe, warm and dry classrooms" for tamariki in Māori full immersion schools.
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Opposition slams Kāinga Ora decision to scrap public housing builds
The housing agency has identified 212 projects producing 3479 houses that will not proceed for "financial sustainability" reasons.
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Shane Jones vows to restart oil, gas industry
The Associate Minister for Energy used the scrutiny week hearing to attack the previous government for banning oil and gas exploration in 2018.
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'Not doing enough': Peters holds court with MPs on New Zealand's foreign policy
Foreign Affairs is a portfolio that often receives bi-partisan respect. In an otherwise adversarial Scrutiny Week, Winston Peters' Foreign Affairs hearing was positively amiable.
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10 winning winter warmers for Matariki weekend
11:17 am todayWhen the days are short and cold a comforting and cosy dinner is just the thing. Here are our picks from RNZ's recipe archive.
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House prices to be '20% lower in 2030s than 2021' - forecast
The housing market is picking up in activity but values are still flat, and that is likely to be the case for some time yet.
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'Very extensively damaged': Auckland supermarket ruins back in owners' hands
18 Jun 2025Foodstuffs North Island's head of property says the pathway to re-opening is unclear.
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A love letter to being Māori - Kōkā lights up Matariki
6:48 am todayDirector Kath Akuhata-Brown says it's time for a story that heals, not harms and shows the beauty of being Māori. Video
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Iwi files court action against minister and DOC over Ruapehu ski fields
18 Jun 2025Te Patutokotoko alleges the Crown failed their legal obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Digging deep into indigenous know-how
6:05 pm todayNick Rahiri Roskruge's work in agriculture and soil science have taken him far afield, looking at crops sustaining indigenous communities.
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Pou return to Hastings Civic Square after restoration
9:52 am todayThis is the first full collective check and restoration since their installation.
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Great ride Te Hangāruru opens: ‘A gift to the community for Matariki’
19 Jun 2025It's being hailed as a vital piece of the vision to complete a 320km journey from Ruapehu maunga to the Tasman Sea.
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Commissioner supports decision to exempt two police recruits who failed physical
19 Jun 2025Richard Chambers has made it clear no more discretion was to be applied.
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How to find the stars of Matariki
19 Jun 2025This weekend, Aotearoa officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance of the star cluster in the night sky. Here's how to find it.
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