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Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve
Newly released data shows similar offences spike during summer.
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Budget, City Rail behind proposed rate hike - Auckland Mayor
Wayne Brown says his proposal is focused on delivering smarter services and faster progress to strengthen communities and businesses.
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Auckland beachgoers warned of 'code browns'
Sewage overflows from thunderstorms over the weekend have impacted water quality at beaches across the central city. Audio
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Mouldy school lunches: 'Evidence that some had eaten this putrid stuff'
1 Dec 2025The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal. Audio
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City's $2.4m storm damage bill unlikely to be recovered by insurance
Invercargill City Council is working with insurance assessors to confirm how much coverage it had.
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Local councils relieved with govt's rates capping approach
But some want assurance the policy will not affect local councils' ability to invest in core services and infrastructure.
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Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
1 Dec 2025Although it was overwhelming when it was announced she would replace veteran presenter Simon Dallow, Stokes says she's up for the challenge.
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Man taken to hospital with broken ribs leaves paralysed after mistake
1 Dec 2025He was admitted with fractured ribs and bruised lungs, and was left paraplegic after a chest drain was inserted incorrectly.
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Youth homelessness crisis escalates
1 Dec 2025Young people are sleeping on the streets and in cars as a service says the problem is getting worse. Audio
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Teary eyed Swiss national pleads guilty to fatal crash
1 Dec 2025Patrick Keusch was charged with careless driving causing the death of woman.
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Soldiers' burial plaques stolen from grave sites
Police say they are investigating the thefts.
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Puberty blocker regulation 'based on politics', legal injunction filed
1 Dec 2025PATHA is asking for an urgent judicial review on the grounds that the incoming regulation is "illegal and unethical".
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Firefighters free driver trapped in logging truck crash after three hours
1 Dec 2025The driver is reported to be seriously injured.
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Search for 13-year-old girl missing for two weeks
1 Dec 2025Metallica was reported missing from Auckland's Manurewa area.
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Person dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5
1 Dec 2025The fire is reported to have spread to nearby vegetation.
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Members of the public yell abuse as man charged with hurting baby appears
Two women were removed from court by security after yelling insults and threats at the accused at the beginning of proceedings.
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Search for missing fisherman continues
The Police Dive Squad is searching the water near Cape Reinga.
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The narrow window to stop the yellow-legged hornet
1 Dec 2025Unless New Zealand rapidly scales up its search effort, we could soon be confronting an incursion far tougher and costlier to stamp out.
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Terminally ill man fires lawyer, cuts siblings from will, signs estate over to ex-wife
1 Dec 2025Johan de Rooy's family was suspicious and discovered his ex-wife was behind the change.
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The doctor owed $1.27m in annual leave
1 Dec 2025And many more are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for leave they have been unable to take.
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Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified
1 Dec 2025Her death has been referred to the coroner.
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Dunedin woman fatally shot herself while deer hunting
1 Dec 2025Kate Aynsley, 48, had likely removed the safety catch while preparing to shoot a deer, and then may have slipped.
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Seymour, Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
1 Dec 2025A $357,000 payout to the former chief executive of Pharmac was "well beyond the norm in the public sector", says Labour.
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What to expect when IKEA finally opens in NZ
With the official opening just days away, here's everything you need to know about what to expect if you're visiting the store or just trying to travel across the city.
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