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Shocking number of cars with overdue registration, WoF
3 Dec 2025New data has found among everyday vehicles, nearly half are overdue. Audio
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'It reminds me of being a kid': People keeping letter writing alive
3 Dec 2025Slower pace of letter writing appeals to young Kiwis. Audio
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Kindergarten staff' 'angry, aggrieved' at play sand asbestos clean up
3 Dec 2025It could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to decontaminate one operator's sites.
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Food safety authority doubles down on mouldy lunches being school's fault
3 Dec 2025However, the school's principal says otherwise.
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DOC installs security cameras to keep walkers on Hooker Valley track
3 Dec 2025Staff working on new suspension bridge see people ignoring safety barriers.
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House bus hit by lightning, tornado reportedly flips caravan at motor camp
A person has been taken to Whanganui Hospital after reports a tornado went through and overturned a caravan.
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Hawke's Bay Horse of the Year show cancelled
Held in the Hastings Showgrounds every year in March, it's one of the largest equestrian events in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What's the best way to shop at IKEA?
3 Dec 2025Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos as IKEA prepares to open the doors of its Auckland store. Audio
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What is open banking, and how does it work?
3 Dec 2025Explainer - It's often touted as a way New Zealanders could get a better deal on their banking - but how?
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NZX seen as forward-thinking
ASX-listed Locate Technologies says it is moving to New Zealand's Exchange in pursuit of a faster pathway to growth.
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Study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori
3 Dec 2025Māori are being undercounted by around six percent, masking the true scale of incarceration and its impact on whānau, a new study says.
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'Grinch' mayor may save Winter Festival
3 Dec 2025Max Brough who campaigned on a rates cap dressed as the Grinch in New Plymouth's Christmas Parade last weekend.
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Five new cases of measles confirmed, increase 'concerning'
3 Dec 2025The new cases are in both the North and South Islands.
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Notorious criminal charged with historical serious sexual assault
The man, aged in his 70s, is charged with a serious sexual assault of a woman in Auckland's Onehunga in 1988.
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Far North substation repaired after major power outage
Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed spectacularly almost a month ago have now been completed.
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Thunderstorms are noisily kicking off summer in NZ – what’s driving them?
3 Dec 2025Thunderstorms form when warm, moist air rises into cooler layers above.
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Another teen charged with murder over Kyle Whorrall killing
3 Dec 2025Police have made another arrest in relation to the murder of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall.
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First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed
The brand new One New Zealand Stadium is due to open in April, and the following month, a dance and light extravaganza will take over.
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Foodbanks warn of closures if government fails to give ongoing funding
3 Dec 2025The Salvation Army, Auckland City Mission and Food Network are renewing a call for ongoing government funding as they look ahead to next year.
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Witnesses sought after man suffers serious stab wounds
3 Dec 2025Wellington police are appealing for information after the incident in Wellington's Te Aro in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Cars torched at popular Invercargill park
Police believe the cars were deliberately set alight.
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Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand
The rock band, which formed in California in 1996, was last in New Zealand in 2013.
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He's accused of swallowing a $30,000 pendant - police still haven't got it back
3 Dec 2025A 32-year-old man is before the courts, accused of swallowing a necklace worth more than $33,500.
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The most popular books at the library this year
3 Dec 2025So many books have hit the shelves this year, but what caught readers' and listeners' attention in New Zealand?
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