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Police called to back up firefighters at house fire
8 Dec 2025About 20 firefighters and five trucks were at the New Lynn blaze.
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Minister tells sister of man killed at fertiliser plant action is being taken
8 Dec 2025The woman who has name suppression asked for and got a meeting with Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden recently.
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Distracted driver crashes into oncoming car
The driver admitted they were distracted because they were changing music on their cellphone.
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Who knew what, and when, in the McSkimming saga?
8 Dec 2025The big new questions after a damning report into the police handling of the saga.
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Swab 'half the size of an arm' left in new mum for six weeks
8 Dec 2025The pad was found six weeks after the birth by a GP, who removed what smelled "like a dead body".
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Kiwi charged with trying to smuggle $10m of heroin in Sydney
8 Dec 2025The 21-year-old is accused of trying to bring 21kg of heroin into Australia.
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Man accused of swallowing $33,000 pendant appears in court
8 Dec 2025The Fabergé James Bond Octopussy Egg was "recovered" on Friday.
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Wellington commuters get contactless payment options in 2026
8 Dec 2025Public transport users will be able to tag on with their phones and debit cards, as a councillor says locals are "sick of waiting" for a national system.
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Daycare at centre of chemical burns incident reopens
8 Dec 2025Five children taken to hospital after suffering chemical burns at a Christchurch childcare centre on Friday have returned to the kindergarten today.
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Helen Clark's dad dies at age 103
8 Dec 2025The former PM often spoke about the large and positive presence her father had on her politics and her life.
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Secrecy imposed over man's stabbing death
8 Dec 2025Police have taken the rare step of getting information suppressed without the media being able to reply.
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Heat alert as parts of country face 36C day
8 Dec 2025Residents are being warned to keep cool and hydrated over the next week as the mercury soars. Video
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Building a bike beekeeping business at 11
8 Dec 2025Buzzing behind a tall fence in the Auckland suburb of Green Lane, you'll find Aidan Thompson's bees. Audio
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'Ripped... trust to shreds': Man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
He would sneak into her room, telling her he was "scared to sleep on [his] own".
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Riding electric bikes on great ride trail 'technically illegal'
8 Dec 2025Many riders on the 85km Timber Trail in Pureora Forest Park are on e-bikes, but the law says they're not allowed. Audio
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Wellington's maritime police no longer available 24/7 after 60 percent cut
8 Dec 2025The team has had a 60 percent cut to their operational hours and will now only be available from 9am to 6pm most days. Audio
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Gorse fire flare-up in North Canterbury contained
8 Dec 2025Helicopters and dozens of firefighters fought the blaze.
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Critically endangered Wētā thriving as breeding lab numbers surge
8 Dec 2025Ōtorohanga Kiwi House is preparing for a record 600 Mahoenui giant wētā hatchlings this summer. Audio
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Boil-water notice lifted for Bay of Islands holiday hotspot
8 Dec 2025A Far North District Council spokesman said the notice has now been lifted because tests three days in a row came back clear of E. coli bacteria
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20-year old charged after shooting a man in Papakura
8 Dec 2025Police have charged a 20-year old man after a person was shot and injured in Papakura on Saturday morning.
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Couple stunned by $12,000 bar tab mistake
Leaving your credit card on the bar to run up a tab this summer might be an expensive mistake,
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Qantas announces new services as trans-Tasman rivalry heats up
8 Dec 2025The Australian airline will fly to Samoa and Gold Coast from Auckland as it intensifies its battle with Air New Zealand.
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RNZ broadcaster Corin Dann wins Bill Toft Award
The annual Bill Toft Media Award is awarded for the purpose of encouraging excellence in electronic media in New Zealand.
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24,000 sign petition to reinstate Te Tiriti obligations in schools
8 Dec 2025The National Iwi Chairs Forum delivered the petition to Minister of Education Erica Stanford
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