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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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Defence Force turns to 1930s strategies
3 Dec 2025The country needs to be able to quickly add up to 10 times more personnel if needed, the NZDF's boss says.
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Principal, officials clash amid claims CCTV shows mouldy meals weren't leftovers
3 Dec 2025The authority says it's more than likely that some lunches provided last week remained at the school and were not refrigerated. Audio
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Critics launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel
Green MPs and former and current councillors spoke out against the project, saying it's too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. Audio
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Rates cap divide: Ratepayers cheer as mayors urge caution
3 Dec 2025South Wairarapa Mayor Fran Wilde said more detail was needed from the government to answer important questions on the banded rates cap.
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Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu
3 Dec 2025Officers found the stone, which was cut and ready for sale, during a search on Monday.
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Call for ban as 20th person drowns at notorious fishing spot
3 Dec 2025Olson Canatoy and Eric Dabalos had been warned about the dangers of Papanui Point.
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Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing
The court will hear evidence on an extension of time for the terrorist to appeal his conviction and sentence in February next year.
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Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in river emergencies
3 Dec 2025The trio want watercraft reinstated immediately - however, FENZ says this won't be happening.
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'I just wanted to be a good policeman': Inside Police Commissioner's fraught first year
3 Dec 2025And the c-word that defined the start of Richard Chambers's tenure.
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'We just want justice': Anger as inquiry into girl's ice-skating death ruled out
3 Dec 2025Kymani Hiley-Hetaraka, 13, was not wearing a helmet when she fell at Alpine Ice. She died in hospital two days later.
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Charity's snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen
3 Dec 2025Mountains to Sea Wellington was left without enough gear to run its free school and community snorkel programme in the new year.
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'Cheap, tacky and tired looking': Do we need public Christmas tree displays?
3 Dec 2025Towns and cities across Aotearoa are hoisting their trees into place - symbols that, for many, come with a hefty price-tag.
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Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect
3 Dec 2025No forensic clues meant police relied on a bunch of criminals - many with dishonesty convictions and muzzled by a code of silence.
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Massive traffic queues as crash closes major Auckland motorway during commute
3 Dec 2025The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am on northbound lanes by the Coronation Road off-ramp.
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Molloy censured, fined by Vet Council for Grace Millane suppression breach
2 Dec 2025The prominent restaurateur deliberately flouted a High Court suppression order while the jury was still deliberating.
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Why flying is still the safest way to travel
3 Dec 2025Aviation under pressure: Airbus A320 glitch adds to a year of crashes, questions, and shaken confidence
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Prisoner hospitalised after alleged assault by cellmate
3 Dec 2025It comes amid a Corrections review of a risk assessment tool used in deciding whether prisoners are suitable to share a call, after two suspected murders in nine months.
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'How hard change is': Women's Refuge CEO reflects after three decades
As she passes the mantle, Dr Ang Jury says she had hoped she would have worked herself out of a job by now, but stayed because the need never abated. Audio
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Person seriously injured in assault on central Wellington street
3 Dec 2025Police said the person was seriously hurt early on Wednesday morning.
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Taranaki
MetService says storms have been forecast for the Stratford and New Plymouth areas today.
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Smart watches give family violence victims 'a sense of protection'
3 Dec 2025The smart watches come with a discreet SOS button which silently connects to a monitoring team who can listen to what is happening. Audio
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