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UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes
It comes after new rules for those trying to go back to Britain without a British passport.
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Business owner mystified by NZ Post closure decision
Te Kauwhata is set to lose its well supported postal service at the end of the year. Audio
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Cost of living adding to problem of illicit meat consumption - charity
There's also a claim food safety rules disproportionately affect Pasifika and other migrant communities. Audio
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Mayor condemns 'ecological vandalism' on beaches
28 Jan 2026Broken signs, embedded tyre tracks, and blatant disregard for a bylaw are threatening a delicate biodiversity area, a report says.
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Outrage over illegal dumping at cemetery
28 Jan 2026It is believed the rubbish, including a doll house, soft toys and empty boxes, were dumped at the Ōtāhuhu Cemetery over the weekend.
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Giant Helena Bay Hill slip creates 20,000 truckload challenge
27 Jan 2026Authorities are looking at where to dump the up to 100,000 cubic metres of clay, vegetation and debris from the slip.
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Man 'lucky to be alive' after fall down cliff
28 Jan 2026The man was stranded for more than five hours with little to no line of communication to the outside world.
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Is violence on buses getting worse, and what's being done?
28 Jan 2026Explainer - A series of attacks - including a fatal stabbing - have raised concerns about the safety of riders. Video
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Helicopters drop food, fuel into flood-hit communities
Slips have cut off parts of eastern Bay of Plenty and Tai Rāwhiti, disrupting the flow of goods and transport.
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Police did not attend Mt Maunganui campground after call
28 Jan 2026The call about a disorder incident referenced a potential landslip about three hours before a deadly landslide.
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Flood-hit evacuees comforted by marae 'aroha'
28 Jan 2026Sjaak van Unnik believes he's gained a lot of aunties and uncles on the East Coast. Audio
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Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum
28 Jan 2026It's taken 30 years of hard graft, but the inspired couple "could see that we could make it into something extraordinary".
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What is Hyrox and why is everyone talking about it?
28 Jan 2026The mass sports event is hitting Auckland for the second year - and it seems to be all the fitness folks can talk about.
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Concerns for owner of unattended kayak in Auckland's Beachlands
28 Jan 2026A member of the public found the unoccupide kayak on Wednesday morning floating in the Tamaki Strait.
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Hutt Valley bar managers step up security after spate of armed robberies
Since December, three Hutt Valley bars have been targeted in similar ways and police say the crimes may be linked. Audio
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Council turns to AI to cut cost of residents' recycling errors
28 Jan 2026Almost a third of Auckland's recycling now ends up in landfill, costing ratepayers millions of dollars annually. Audio
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Prison rates are at an all-time high
28 Jan 2026The record number of prisoners are bouncing between facilities around the country, stretching court resources and rehabilitation programmes.
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Live: First victim of Mount landslide formally identified
28 Jan 2026At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court this evening, deputy chief coroner Brigitte Windley formally identified Max Furse-Kee.
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Family mourn 'treasured son' and 'beloved Nai Nai' killed in landslide
27 Jan 2026They have been named as 10-year-old Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang.
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Baby stillborn after mother's concerns not properly acted on
27 Jan 2026Health NZ Waitematā has been slammed for its failings which have caused "irreparable harm" to a family after their baby died at 38 weeks gestation.
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Teacher who dragged crying preschooler by the wrist struck off, hit with $20k bill
28 Jan 2026The child was upset and distressed and complained, 'Kaaren hurt me'.
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Ed Sheeran, Emilia Clarke spotted hanging out in Wellington
27 Jan 2026The musician was seen at Monsoon Poon while the Game of Thrones actress was browsing fish.
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Mongols gang member and 501 deportee with firearms history caught with 3D-printed gun
Benjamin Henderson was also found with ammunition and methamphetamine.
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