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People face losing cars they call home as welfare changes hit
Many facing 'imminent homelessness' don't qualify for emergency housing anymore, the Citizens Advice Bureau warns. Audio
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Call for public help after 3-week-old baby suffers broken leg in Hutt Valley
11 Dec 2025The baby was taken to hospital by family but police queries have "uncovered contrasting narratives on the circumstances".
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Weather: Relief on way after scorching summer days
11 Dec 2025After a run of unusually hot weather across much of the motu, temperatures are expected to finally drop.
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Police had no grounds to pepper spray man and push into home
11 Dec 2025The man was later shot with sponge rounds and tasered.
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Wellington's City to Sea bridge saved from demolition - for now
11 Dec 2025Wellington City councillors revoked the decision to knock it down, made by the council last year.
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Skipper hits swimmers with propellor after day of drinking
One victim said the skipper was throwing bottles off the boat while he should have been calling emergency services. Audio
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Firefighters hand Tongariro National Park back to DoC
11 Dec 2025Fire and Emergency said thermal imaging drones found no fire or hotspots overnight.
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Tom Phillips' gun licence revoked months before disappearance
11 Dec 2025New information outlines a key moment in the Marokopa timeline, but leaves major gaps unanswered.
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Hornet surveillance zone doubles as 3500 properties searched
11 Dec 2025So far more than 3500 properties have been searched within 200 metres of confirmed finds, Biosecurity NZ says.
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External project management team to run Nelson Hospital redevelopment
11 Dec 2025The project aims to deliver new, refurbished and seismically strengthened buildings in three packages.
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'He tried to kick himself free': Young father's dune collapse death
11 Dec 2025Kane Watson was killed when sand he was digging in collapsed and swallowed him on a beach.
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Students pair up with retirees and exchange lives through letters
11 Dec 2025St Heliers School students have been writing to and visiting residents of Grace Joel Retirement Village since Covid. Audio
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In pictures: 150 years of quirky Kiwi collectibles
Christine Fernyhough has built an extraordinary collection, spanning from the 1860s to the 1970s.
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Cancer diagnosis numbers to skyrocket in coming years
11 Dec 2025The Cancer Control Agency says the projected increase - from about 30,000 new cases this year, to more than 45,000 by 2044 - underscores the need for ongoing investment. Audio
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Is it ever okay to leave a party without a goodbye?
11 Dec 2025Most of us have probably done it at some point, but is it okay?
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Missing 7-year-old Hamilton boy found safe
11 Dec 2025The boy had left his home at 4pm, saying he was walking to his friend's house.
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Cop gives up suppression appeal after pepper spray conviction
11 Dec 2025Constable Jacob Collins, of Waikato, can now be named as the officer who sprayed a motorist after pulling him over for speeding on State Highway 3.
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Children exposed to asbestos should be monitored long-term - public health experts
Researchers say regular monitoring will ensure the best chance of successfully treating cancers - which could take decades to emerge. Audio
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One in eight teens report unwanted sexual experiences - study
11 Dec 2025The survey found sexual violence rates were highest against Māori and Pacific teens, gender-diverse youth, and those in the poorest schools.
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Teaching Council says appointing board member as acting CEO isn't against the rules
11 Dec 2025Tom Gott was appointed because Lesley Hoskin is on agreed leave while the Public Service Commission investigates the council's handling of conflicts of interest and procurement.
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Specialist says Family Court needs to be screened for violence
11 Dec 2025Abusive partners are getting unsupervised custody of their children prompting a family violence specialist to call for better screenings.
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Bids set to close for historic Wellington chapel
11 Dec 2025Potential new owners for Erskine Chapel have until this afternoon to put in their bids to buy it.
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Person dies in Auckland CBD
11 Dec 2025Emergency services were called to the scene early this morning.
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Māori smoking rates stall for first time in over a decade
11 Dec 2025The latest New Zealand Health Survey showed daily smoking among Māori adults 15 and over has increased slightly from 14.8 to 15 percent.
