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Player charged after jaw-breaking football match assault
A 23-year-old man has been charged after a match ended in a fight that left a player with a broken jaw.
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Self-report of insanity by Loafers Lodge accused 'unreliable', psychiatrist agrees
16 Sep 2025The man's lawyer says he was insane at the time of the fatal fire, but the Crown says he knew lighting the fire was morally wrong and could kill people
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Emmys 2025: The Pitt, Adolescence, The Studio win big, as Owen Cooper makes history
15 Sep 2025The Pitt has won Best Drama at the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with Adolescence sweeping the anthology categories and The Studio winning four comedy awards for its first season.
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Taiaha lessons: 'It teaches you to be humble, it teaches you to be resistant'
16 Sep 2025About 150 Māori and Pakeha aged from 6 years old to over 60 are picking up the taiaha to learn mau rākau in Hawke's Bay.
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Missing evacuation mapping a threat to Southland
15 Sep 2025A report prepared for a closed-door meeting last Friday revealed Southland does not have comprehensive evacuation mapping - important information should a tsunami strike.
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Candidate proposes salary refunds for rate rises
12 Sep 2025Sam Wilshire is proposing that councillors should refund their salaries to match any rate rise over inflation.
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Police, Coastguard rescue missing night diver near Goat Island
16 Sep 2025A night-time search off the northern Auckland coast has ended safely after a missing diver was rescued near Goat Island.
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Man charged for allegedly threatening people with a gun
In one of the two incidents, the Armed Offenders Squad had to be called to an address.
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Eden Park businesses excited for more shows, but Canterbury fears missing out
The government is probing local rules it thinks could be holding Eden Park back, saying it wants to see more big concerts. Audio
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The multi-million-dollar plan to improve water quality in Christchurch
16 Sep 2025Christchurch city councillors have been presented with a plan to build a multi-million-dollar pump for Wairewa Lake Forsyth to improve water quality and reduce the risk of flooding.
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More than 100 losing jobs as plywood plant closes
The Tokoroa-based plant is looking to import ply from overseas. Audio
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Stricken oil and chemical tanker towed back to mainland
An open-ocean tugboat has started towing a stricken oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Stewart Island back to the mainland.
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Suitcase murders-accused wanted 'to die in New Zealand'
16 Sep 2025The officer who extradited a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases says she told him she did not do it.
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Strong rain, gales set to sweep much of NZ
16 Sep 2025Widespread downpours and damaging winds are expected late Tuesday through Thursday. Video
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Ever wanted to see far-away galaxies? In Wairarapa you can
16 Sep 2025A new observatory with a powerful telescope has just opened in South Wairarapa. Audio
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Yacht smashed on rocks near Auckland Harbour Bridge
16 Sep 2025A rogue mooring and wild winds left the vessel stranded and destroyed, with the owner overseas.
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NZ's first female to co-skipper through the Northwest Passage
16 Sep 2025The trip planning began way back in 2019, co-skipper Veronica Lysaght says. Audio
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Survivors and advocates named to Abuse in Care advisory group
The eight-person group includes survivors, disability advocates and care leaders, tasked with guiding the Crown's response to the Royal Commission's recommendations.
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Vampire rights, sandfly bans and stolen houses touted in mayoral campaigns
16 Sep 2025As ballot papers land in letterboxes around the motu, some mayoral candidates are doing away with traditional priorities. Audio
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Rock band Tool will return to NZ for one show
The American rock band are heading back to New Zealand for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the lead singer had the virus too.
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Kawerau wood pellet plant to cut coal use
16 Sep 2025Kawerau Mayor Faylene Tunui hopes the plant will boost the local economy. Audio
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Right to Repair law on the rocks
16 Sep 2025It's still not clear exactly why the Greens' Right to Repair Bill faltered at select committee stage, after extensive cross-party collaboration on the details.
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New wastewater plant will reduce sewage overflows, Watercare says
16 Sep 2025But one oyster farmer affected by rolling overflows says they're not out of the woods yet, with a full fix still some time away.
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New Zealand and the low Earth orbit economy
16 Sep 2025New Zealand's first microgravity science experiment went to the International Space Station in 2024. Could it pave the way for more commercial opportunities in space? Video
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