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Hospital staff call for more security following violent attacks
One staff member was held up at gunpoint on the same day that another was knocked unconscious. Audio
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School roll rises force students into library, as other schools struggle to lift numbers
5 May 2025Immigration and high house prices impacting primary school numbers in the super city. Audio
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'Fresh eyes' investigation finds systemic failings in stillbirth
5 May 2025The Health and Disability Commissioner reopened the complaint eight years after the 'high risk' pregnancy.
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Man accused of sexual and physical abuse of five ex-partners
5 May 2025The man who allegedly threatened to cut one woman's throat and throw her into a river.
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Store worker injured in overnight crime spree
5 May 2025There were two aggravated robberies and multiple burglaries in Invercargill in the early hours of Monday.
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Levin shaken by moderate 4.1 earthquake
5 May 2025Many residents continued as if nothing had happened, others felt the tremor.
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Man dies in rest home from infected wound left untreated
5 May 2025The Health and Disability Commission investigation found a review of training for staff was needed.
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Murdered student remembered with pohutukawa at local park
The American entomology student was found fatally injured at a Meadowbank bus stop over Easter. Audio
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Wellingtonians count cost of weekend without power following storm
5 May 2025Wellington Electricity chief executive Greg Skelton believed his company's response had been fantastic.
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Christchurch man was held captive two months before he mysteriously died
5 May 2025An inquest into the death of Nigel Bom has begun.
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David Stuart: From 'corporate drone' to comedy success
5 May 2025After being fired from a corporate job, David Stuart relocated to New Zealand from Scotland and now has a burgeoning comedy career.
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Mayoral candidate accused of failing to stop for police
5 May 2025A Wellington mayoral candidate was arrested and charged with failing to stop for police in the central city on Friday.
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'We see it in our town every day' - inside the ongoing battle against meth use in Northland
The meth crisis is nothing new in Northland, but people are now openly using the drug on the streets.
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Mayor praises storm response, promises 'better system' for Little River
5 May 2025Phil Mauger concedes Lake Forsyth should have opened earlier to reduce flooding on Banks Peninsula.
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How to watch a stunning meteor shower over New Zealand this week
5 May 2025What is the Eta Aquariids and how can you get a glimpse?
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Corrections Minister looks at longer prison sentences
Labour's Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says it's "depressing" the government can't come up with better solutions.
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'Unsung hero': The woman redefining Parkinson's support for Pacific families
Aloese Lefono started the first Pacific-focused Parkinson's support group because the community wasn't attending mainstream meetings.
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How one city is bucking the national trend for new homes
5 May 2025Half of the new homes were social housing or affordable rentals.
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Whanganui mayor pushes back on Seymour's attendance appeal
3 May 2025David Seymour called on all mayors across the country to help with school attendance last week.
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High-profile real estate agent fined for not providing information
5 May 2025Martin Cooper has been fined $5000 and his business $10,000.
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Thousands of chooks saved from Canterbury floods
Much of Canterbury has been inundated with flood water after days of heavy rainfall.
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North Island tourism operators 'move beyond competition' with new alliance
5 May 2025North Island tourism leaders are banding together in a new alliance, in a bid to get more visitor's boots on the ground and into the regions.
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Deputy police commissioner still on leave, four months after suspension
5 May 2025Jevon McSkimming is under investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and the New Zealand Police.
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