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Firefighters call off next one-hour strike, reworking pay claim
6 Nov 2025Their union is warning the strike cancellation will only be a short respite if they can't find a way to a wage settlement.
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Two dead after car hits power pole in Waikato
6 Nov 2025The crash occurred on State Highway 2 at Karangahake, which is located between Paeroa and Waihi.
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Cemetery tour focuses on 19th century crime and punishment
6 Nov 2025The first man to die in a duel and a headstone proclaiming "murder" are two of the stops on a tour of Bolton Street Cemetery, on the theme of 19th century crime and punishment.
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Over 100 yellow-legged hornets traps laid in Auckland
6 Nov 2025A total of six of the pests have been found, including four queens and two males.
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Tired driver's death 'so avoidable' - coroner
6 Nov 2025A coroner is warning against driving while tired and with no seatbelt after a man was killed in a car crash in Te Awamutu.
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Armed police to carry out training exercise in Wairoa
6 Nov 2025Officers will be around Somerville Street and Awamate Road.
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Otago Council calls for urgent govt change after networks failed in storm
6 Nov 2025The Otago Regional Council said communications and water supplies were disrupted as backup systems were failed.
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Nearly 60 midwives trained to deliver pregnancy vaccination programme
6 Nov 2025The programme, which launched in August, is a key part of the government's response to the whooping cough epidemic, which has hit 3200 cases in the last year and caused one death.
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Crown breached Treaty principles with te reo policies - Waitangi Tribunal
6 Nov 2025The Tauranga iwi that brought the claim against the government says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet.
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Neurodivergent youth more likely to die young - study
6 Nov 2025While death among young people is rare, those with a neurodevelopmental condition are nearly five times more likely to die before the age of 25.
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Researchers say healthcare system failing long Covid patients
6 Nov 2025A researcher is calling on the government to provide dedicated funding for long Covid.
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Wellington Girls' College allows most students to return to school after measles cases
6 Nov 2025Most Wellington Girls' College students will be back in class on Thursday after three confirmed cases of measles at the school.
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Firefighters call off Friday's strike
6 Nov 2025It follows bargaining talks this week between the Professional Firefighters' Union and Fire and Emergency.
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Photo gallery: Pets relaxing to RNZ Concert's soothing sounds for Guy Fawkes
5 Nov 2025Pets around the country are chilling out to RNZ's annual Guy Fawkes Night Concert for Animals.
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Emotional plea to see big cats one last time
Former staff of a Whangārei wildlife park have made a plea to see the remaining animals before they are euthanised. Audio
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Man once offered to guard Jacinda Ardern. Now he's guilty of sending lewd emails
5 Nov 2025John Doherty previously offered to join Jacinda Ardern's team before losing his security licence.
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Manukau clinic seeing more people for measles vaccinations
5 Nov 2025In more than a day, vaccinators at a pop-up at Manukau SuperClinic in Auckland had spoken to roughly 80 people about measles as part of nationwide Measles Immunisation Week campaign.
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New dialysis unit to save patients hours of travel
5 Nov 2025For the last three years, kidney patient Denis Gapper has made the tiring journey from Blenheim to Nelson three times a week for life-saving dialysis. Audio
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Is this New Zealand's oldest x-ray?
New Zealand's oldest known surviving x-ray of a frog was taken in September 1896 by a Christchurch school teacher.
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One dead after two-vehicle crash in Gordonton
5 Nov 2025Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash in the Waikato region at around 1pm.
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'You got it wrong': Cop sprayed compliant motorist with pepper spray three times
The judge found the officer's actions were not only unlawful, but unwarranted, as the victim had not done anything wrong.
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Oyster farmers 'really in trouble' after sewage spill
5 Nov 2025The owner of Mahurangi Oysters says he's had to dump 60,000 oysters this week and thousands more will be binned for the next two weeks due to a major wastewater spill. Audio
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Mental health professionals welcome $61m boost
5 Nov 2025Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced a funding boost of more than $60 million over the next four years. Audio
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