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Back to school 2026: Pupils head back to class from today
Among schools opening from today will be two entirely new state schools and a number of new charter schools.
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Mayor wants state of emergency lifted
26 Jan 2026Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper would like to see the district's state of emergency lifted on Tuesday afternoon.
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How much did Rotorua councillors spend on their campaigns?
26 Jan 2026Returning mayor Tania Tapsell raised the most money and spent the most in her bid to get re-elected.
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Congestion charges could help Auckland - expert says
23 Jan 2026An expert believes if done well, congestion charges could encourage more people to take public transport, scooter or walk to work.
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Taranaki man to unicycle around the world in record attempt
25 Jan 2026Norm Joe, from Stratford, picked up unicycling as a hobby during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Death of disabled man who dreamed to break record was 'avoidable'
25 Jan 2026Jacob Davies died in May 2023 aged just 20, following months of poor supervision at a NZCL facility in Levin.
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Man arrested after alleged kidnapping
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning in Blenheim, police say.
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Recovery halted at Mount Maunganui landslide: What we know
25 Jan 2026All recovery work has come to a stop after geotechnical experts spotted a crack in the hillside, bringing risks of further landslides.
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Live updates: Families, locals, PM come together to remember landslide victims
25 Jan 2026Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is attending the vigil as the community does what it can to support the families of those with missing loved ones.
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Family mourn teen killed in landslide as 'wonderful son, a devoted big brother'
25 Jan 2026The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide says he was an "incredible, kind and beautiful human being".
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Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots
25 Jan 2026Nearly 30 firefighters were called to a scrub fire on Auckland's Mt Wellington.
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Doctor recruited for Whakatāne Hospital quits before he starts role
25 Jan 2026Hundreds of women from Eastern Bay of Plenty have had to travel to Tauranga Hospital to give birth in the last year, since four of Whakatāne's five obstetricians resigned.
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Mt Maunganui victims: Friends mourn pair who spent every summer at site
25 Jan 2026Susan Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler, both 71, are unaccounted for following the landslide, along with four others.
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Teacher censured for filming sex act
Herman Fiu was charged with making an intimate visual recording and sharing it after the woman learned the video was circulating online.
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Victims get uneven access to funding due to appearance - report
25 Jan 2026One police representative said victims get uneven access depending on how they look, their history and whether they have criminal records.
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Mt Maunganui missing: Students, tourist, teacher among the unaccounted for
24 Jan 2026Those unaccounted for include two Pakuranga college students and a Morrinsville Intermediate School staff member.
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Mahurangi River search: Body of swept away driver found
A body has been recovered from the Mahurangi River, police say, after a man was swept away in a car on Wednesday.
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Access reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday
Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland's east coast have restored road access to an area largely cut off from the outside world since last Sunday.
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Homicide investigation launched following Clutha death
It comes after a woman died at a Clutha property and a man remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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Mauao tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ's deadliest natural hazard
Analysis: Much of the risk is invisible, accumulating quietly beneath the surface until a sudden collapse occurs, writes geologist Martin Brook.
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Road closed, serious injuries after three vehicle crash in Whangārei
24 Jan 2026Police were notified of a three-vehicle crash, between Oakleigh Rise and Mangapai Rd, at 2.20pm on Saturday.
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Tenants awarded almost $20k after infant exposed to lead paint
The boy's doctor said that months after leaving the property, his body was still working hard to eliminate lead, arsenic and cadmium from his system.
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Cliff erosion leads to $2m project to protect main sewer pipe
24 Jan 2026After 15 years monitoring the cliff as it got worse, a $2m project has now begun to protect the pipe that carries all of Upper Hutt's sewage south.
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Search underway for man swept downstream
24 Jan 2026Police are supporting the family of a man who was swept downstream after falling from a boat in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki.
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