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Tom Phillips High Court hearing over injunction ends
2 Dec 2025Lawyer Linda Clark filed an urgent injunction, preventing media from publishing certain details related to the case, hours after Tom Phillips was shot.
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'Absolutely untrue': Principal disputes Food Safety report on rotten lunches
2 Dec 2025"We rely completely on the Compass Group to deliver and then take the food that isn't eaten," says the principal at the centre of the saga. Audio
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New weapon in war against invasive yellow-legged hornet
3 Dec 2025Tracking technology will allow hornet hunters to follow them back to the nest. Audio
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Dairy owner stabbed in early morning robbery
A teenager has been arrested after the incident. Audio
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Veterans ruling: Govt plans 'could include a legislative response'
2 Dec 2025The government is facing an extra $1.4 billion liability, but has not ruled out further legal action.
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RSA boss 'gutted' after thieves rip plaques from soldiers' graves
Awarua RSA president Ian Becker said the theft showed a complete lack of respect. Audio
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'Forgive and forget': Historic candlestick returned to Northland church
2 Dec 2025One of three artefacts stolen from St Paul's altar in Paihia in 2022 has been handed in under mysterious circumstances.
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Man charged with swallowing $33,000 locket in jewellery shop
2 Dec 2025Police say the pendant is yet to be recovered.
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Principal at centre of mouldy lunch fiasco says she's hurt by Seymour's comments
3 Dec 2025The School Lunch Collective is investigating after mouldy mince was served up to students at Haeata Community Campus yesterday.
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Thunderstorm warning issued as torrential rain, hail and possible tornadoes forecast
2 Dec 2025The hot start to summer is expected to take a turn.
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'Extremely concerning': Vandals block cycle path with planks
2 Dec 2025A champion cyclist is "disgusted" by a spate of vandalism in Wellington's Town Belt which appears to be targeting mountain bikers.
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Virginity testing harming women in New Zealand - researcher
2 Dec 2025Medical professionals have been approached to conduct the procedure and have declined, a researcher says.
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Murder accused 'lied to police', Crown says
The man known only as Rajinder in on trial for murdering Gurjit Singh, who was found dead on the lawn of his home after being stabbed more than 40 times.
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Senior police officers to have internet use audited after McSkimming scandal
2 Dec 2025The Commissioner says he's asked for a "closer look" at the police watchdog's scathing report.
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Wellington's Gordon Wilson flats to be demolished this month
2 Dec 2025Victoria University will knock down the building which lost its protected heritage status this year.
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Has the freedom of 'hybrid work' made us happier?
Businesses have been forced to adapt, but has that actually made our lives better?
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The clam invasion threatening our drinking water
2 Dec 2025Nothing prepared me for the rapid transformation unfolding in the Waikato River since the invasion of the Asian clam, Adam Hartland writes.
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How a student feels his way through NCEA exams for six hours
End of year exams are stressful for most teenagers. For 17-year-old Toby Ireland, the work begins long before he even sits down to study.
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The Rotorua family on a 4-year camping trip
2 Dec 2025The Leopards loved camping, but holidays were just too short. So they sold their things and hit the road.
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Tired night shift worker killed after crossing centre line, crashing into school bus
2 Dec 2025Scania Rangi Te Whare had worked a lot of overtime in the weeks before his death, the coroner said.
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Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers
2 Dec 2025The number of enrolments had been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their numbers while still setting up.
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Health NZ and nurses union at loggerheads over strike plan
2 Dec 2025Nurses have been accused of failing to provide 'life preserving services' but the union says a plan for dedicated on-call staff to cover gaps during strike action was rejected. Audio
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Calls for yellow-legged hornet trapping in Auckland to be widened
2 Dec 2025Northland conservationist Brad Windust says authorities need to look at casting the net wider ahead of summer. Audio
