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'Straight-out thuggery' event catches police attention
Police say they want to speak to the organisers of the 'King of the Streets' tournament. Audio
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Concerns about patient safety with switch to 12-month prescriptions
The government says having to get a new prescription every three months is a waste of time and money.
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West Coast, Canterbury and Otago in for a drenching
24 May 2025Heavy rain warnings have been issued for parts of the South Island, with up to 190mm on the way.
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'Kids do dumb things': Principal speaks out against keyboard warriors
24 May 2025Schools speak up on "challenging student behaviour" after an incident at Oxford Area School this week.
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Emergency mobile alerts - how they work, why you're getting them
24 May 2025Explainer - Every May, NEMA sends out an emergency alert as part of an annual test of the system. Here's what you need to know. Video
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Woman duped by lover must pay investigators who traced family's stolen funds
24 May 2025Russian woman Inna Shibalova fell in love with a married man and believed he would invest the money on her behalf.
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Ladder firetruck for Auckland fire had to respond from Hamilton
24 May 2025One of two heavy aerial firetrucks needed at a central skyscraper fire was stalled at a road closure en route from Hamilton.
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'When did it become okay?': Budget leaves blood cancer patients behind
24 May 2025No new funding for blood cancer medicines in Budget 2025 denies patients acces and causes harm, say patients, advocates and doctors.
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Hamilton woman jailed for brutal beatings of children
One child was thrown off a bed and into a wall with such force that they felt their back crack.
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The end to Andor, but Star Wars products keep rolling out
24 May 2025The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away
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Rotorua finally shrugs off polluted air status
24 May 2025For the first time in 20 years, residents can wake up and officially breathe in clean air.
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Giant battery: first stage of Ruakākā Energy Park switched on
23 May 2025The country's first super-sized grid-connected battery will help improve Northland's energy resilience in future power outages, Meridian Energy says.
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Free health checks in Upper Hutt on Saturday
24 May 2025Thirty healthcare agencies are coming together for a 'Wellness Day' to make healthcare more accessible.
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Former deputy police boss 'strongly denies' inappropriate firearms vetting allegations
23 May 2025Jevon McSkimming resigned as the country's second most powerful cop amid a four-month investigation by the IPCA and police.
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Iconic, 53-room Christchurch mansion up for sale
23 May 2025One of the country's largest wooden buildings, a 2200 sqm Jacobean behemoth - is on the market.
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Confusion over how police investigate crimes like shoplifting after secret memo
23 May 2025RNZ has seen a police directive to staff saying they will also no longer be investigating allegations of shoplifting below $500, petrol drive-offs below $150 and online frauds below $1000.
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New Auckland CBD height rules too short, housing group says
23 May 2025The skyscraper height limits are too restrictive, an advocacy group campaigning for more housing says.
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Delayed Christchurch sports facility expected to cost $500m
23 May 2025The new Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is due to be completed in October, almost a decade later than planned.
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Three teen girls appear in court after serious assault
23 May 2025A young woman was seriously assaulted in Papatoetoe carpark on Thursday night.
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'At a tipping point in Gaza' says aid worker as children die
Twenty children have died from malnutrition in Gaza in the last few days, Save the Children say. Audio
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NZ wool being used to make eco-friendly caskets
24 May 2025A Christchurch wool business has found a successful and unusual niche for its product.
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KiwiSaver is now means-tested, so why aren't pensions?
23 May 2025Commentators say it's "incoherent" the rules are being tightened on young people because it's "politically risky" to touch pensions. Audio
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RNZ Concert recordings win international recognition
23 May 2025Three very different live shows recognised at prestigious awards in New York.
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Electric surfboard catches fire at Christchurch beach
23 May 2025Fire crews were sent to Sumner Beach.
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