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The school kids gunning for a world quiz title
1 Aug 2025Four bright young minds from Palmerston North are off to the World Kids' Lit Quiz in Johannesburg, South Africa. Audio
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Travellers to Pacific cautioned as dengue cases soar
Health New Zealand said Samoa has been particularly affected by the disease, with more than 2000 cases reported since 17 April.
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'Cold-blooded execution': Gang members guilty of gunning down man in front of kids
1 Aug 2025Hori Gage was murdered in retaliation for a gang fight he had nothing to do with.
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Intern pharmacist suspended after two-month-old dies
1 Aug 2025The baby was allegedly given an adult dosage of phosphate, with a coroner's preliminary opinion that she died from phosphate toxicity.
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Veteran councillor diagnosed with motor neuron disease
1 Aug 2025Graeme Neylon said that's why he had not sought re-election to the Inangahua Ward.
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Shotover Jet turns 60: From river ferry to iwi-led tourism icon
One of New Zealand's best-known adventure rides is celebrating six decades of adventure, iwi pride, and sustainability on the Kimiākau Awa. Audio
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Killer 'didn't give a s***' after stabbing man in night of 'no dramas'
1 Aug 2025Jamie Slater has been found unfit to stand trial and will now be detained in a hospital.
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Calls to road cone hot line drop off, data shows
1 Aug 2025Worksafe received 217 reports of excessive road cone use in July, down from 641 in June.
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Man admits murdering partner - closing five-year cold case
1 Aug 2025Kathleen Kawana's body was found in an empty house in 2019.
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Investigation following fatal motorbike crash in Pukekohe
1 Aug 2025Police said they had been searching for a stolen motorbike in the area shortly before the death happened.
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Three-month-old baby critically injured, police investigating
1 Aug 2025The baby is in a critical condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital.
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A year after recommendation to abolish time limits on abuse cases nothing has changed
1 Aug 2025Without that reform, survivors of historic abuse remain vulnerable to being turned away by the legal system - not because their experiences aren't credible, but because the law still treats them as…
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Crushed to death, fingers lost: the machines hurting workers
1 Aug 2025Could it be that a solution to New Zealand's poor and dangerous record with machinery is in sight? Audio
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Schools struggle to recruit board members
1 Aug 2025Just 2000 parents have applied across 10,000 soon-to-be empty school board positions. Audio
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Teen appeals conviction after 3-year sentence over bus stop killing
The now 14-year-old was found guilty of the manslaughter of 16-year-old Enere McLaren-Taana.
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Wellington's longest-serving councillor won't stand in upcoming elections
1 Aug 2025Iona Pannett has been a city councillor since 2007, when she was elected to represent the Pukehīnau Lambton ward.
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Rule changes about children's farm chores misunderstood: farmers
1 Aug 2025The workplace safety minister's talking points from bureaucrats have muddied the waters, farmers say.
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Warning after three injured trying to sort household fires
1 Aug 2025Fire and Emergency said the people were lucky not to have been killed by the fires in recent weeks.
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'Kamala', 'Jacinda' enlisted in fight against rabbits
1 Aug 2025Tamed ferrets have been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against a rampant rabbit population. Audio
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What you need to know about emergency medical care in New Zealand
1 Aug 2025Explainer - Do ambulance users need to pay for the service? Why does it sometimes take so long to see a doctor after arriving at an emergency department?
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Alternative emergency alert system 'mothballed' despite benefits - founder
1 Aug 2025The founder of an alternative alert framework says officials never gave it a look-in when they were setting up the under-fire Emergency Mobile Alert system. Audio
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NZ's tsunami warnings lifted
1 Aug 2025However, authorities say strong and unsuual currents can still be expected.
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Mongrel Mob members found guilty of Southland violent crimes
Six members of the Mataura Mongrel Mob have been found guilty of serious assaults and kidnapping.
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'Reconsider': Government tries pushback on US trade tariff
2 Aug 2025Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says the 15 percent trade tariff on New Zealand will harm exporters.
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