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Auckland Council removes more than 250 storm-damaged or risky homes
4 Aug 2025So far, 1189 houses have been deemed eligible for buyout.
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How to decide what to watch on a plane
4 Aug 2025Do you stick with a classic franchise you've seen a million times? Or would you dare to opt for a disaster movie mid-air?
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Motorbike rider dies of injuries from accident seven months earlier
4 Aug 2025The collision between the motorcycle and a car in happened in Auckland in December last year.
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Landlord left with hours of 'disgusting work', after tenant leaves rental in squalid condition
The landlord provided the Tenancy Tribunal with photographs to show the tenant made no attempt to clean up before she left in February.
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Prominent figure with name suppression back in court
The man faces eight charges, all of which are category three offences meaning the offence is punishable by imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for two years or more.
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Gang insignia being sold on Temu not illegal - police
The online shopping website has removed products featuring the logos of the Killer Beez, Mongrel Mob, Black Power and the Headhunters.
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'Say yes NZ' to housing, agriculture, cruise ships, mines - Luxon
2 Aug 2025The prime minister has told National Party faithful that, if Australia shut down mining and energy industries, Kiwis wouldn't flock there.
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Ex-homeowner taken to court for refusing to leave after mortgagee sale
3 Aug 2025Buyers of a Pāpāmoa Beach house needed a High Court order to remove the previous owner.
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Nine penguins found dead in Golden Bay over past fortnight
7 Aug 2025The Department of Conservation is warning dog owners to keep their pets under control.
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ACC exempted from covering man's PTSD triggered by abuse as child in Russia
4 Aug 2025The Court of Appeal has overruled two other courts that found ACC should pay up.
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Serious crash closes Auckland's St Lukes Road overbridge
3 Aug 2025One person is reported to be in a critical condition.
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Alleged recidivist Auckland house burglar arrested
Police have arrested a man alleged to have stolen an estimated $2 million of property from Auckland houses over the past two years.
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Lobby group wants rules urging importation of low-emission used cars relaxed
A lobby group for secondhand car importers believes rules that encourage low-emission cars from overseas are doing more harm than good.
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Man arrested after Ōtara street fight death
A 19-year-old man has been arrested, after the death of a man injured in an Ōtara street fight on Friday night.
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'Decline in local democracy': Not enough candidates for many council seats
3 Aug 2025In some seats, candidates are unopposed and will automatically be elected to council.
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Mediawatch: MEX folds after 160 years
3 Aug 2025After 160 years in print, the Marlborough Express rolled off the presses for the final time last week. Mediawatch investigates if it's a change that's been coming - and could be coming for other local… Audio
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One in custody after man critically injured in Lower Hutt shooting
3 Aug 2025A man has been taken into custody, after a shooting in the suburb of Stokes Valley on Sunday morning.
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Vital for people to speak up when children harmed - child advocate
A former detective and child advocate say it's difficult to progress investigations where children have been harmed, if people don't speak up.
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Father of man found dead on waterfront welcomes balustrades
3 Aug 2025Coroner Katharine Greig found Wellington's waterfront lacked adequate measures to prevent Sandy Calkin's death, and recommended installing permanent edge protection.
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Forest & Bird slams govt land law overhaul as 'conservation retreat'
3 Aug 2025The groups say the proposed law changes shift focus from protecting nature to exploiting it for commercial gain.
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Five injured in serious two-vehicle crash in Hawke's Bay
3 Aug 2025Five people have been injured, one critically, in a serious two-vehicle crash in Clive in Hawke's Bay.
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Car hits pedestrians in Auckland CBD, teenager charged
3 Aug 2025A 17-year-old has been charged, after two pedestrians were hit by a car on Auckland's Queen Street on Sunday morning.
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Organic vegetable farm loses $250,000 worth of crops in floods
Untamed Earth Organic Farm co-owner Penny Platt said their farm at Coes Ford was completely underwater and the deluge caused damage to their other sites.
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SH1 near Blenheim reopens after overnight crash
3 Aug 2025Three people were injured and SH1 closed after a crash near Blenheim that saw one person cut from a vehicle.
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