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Heat alert as parts of country face 36C day
8 Dec 2025Residents are being warned to keep cool and hydrated over the next week as the mercury soars. Video
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Building a bike beekeeping business at 11
8 Dec 2025Buzzing behind a tall fence in the Auckland suburb of Green Lane, you'll find Aidan Thompson's bees. Audio
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'Ripped... trust to shreds': Man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
He would sneak into her room, telling her he was "scared to sleep on [his] own".
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Riding electric bikes on great ride trail 'technically illegal'
8 Dec 2025Many riders on the 85km Timber Trail in Pureora Forest Park are on e-bikes, but the law says they're not allowed. Audio
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Wellington's maritime police no longer available 24/7 after 60 percent cut
8 Dec 2025The team has had a 60 percent cut to their operational hours and will now only be available from 9am to 6pm most days. Audio
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Gorse fire flare-up in North Canterbury contained
8 Dec 2025Helicopters and dozens of firefighters fought the blaze.
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Critically endangered Wētā thriving as breeding lab numbers surge
8 Dec 2025Ōtorohanga Kiwi House is preparing for a record 600 Mahoenui giant wētā hatchlings this summer. Audio
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Boil-water notice lifted for Bay of Islands holiday hotspot
8 Dec 2025A Far North District Council spokesman said the notice has now been lifted because tests three days in a row came back clear of E. coli bacteria
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20-year old charged after shooting a man in Papakura
8 Dec 2025Police have charged a 20-year old man after a person was shot and injured in Papakura on Saturday morning.
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Couple stunned by $12,000 bar tab mistake
Leaving your credit card on the bar to run up a tab this summer might be an expensive mistake,
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Qantas announces new services as trans-Tasman rivalry heats up
8 Dec 2025The Australian airline will fly to Samoa and Gold Coast from Auckland as it intensifies its battle with Air New Zealand.
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RNZ broadcaster Corin Dann wins Bill Toft Award
The annual Bill Toft Media Award is awarded for the purpose of encouraging excellence in electronic media in New Zealand.
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24,000 sign petition to reinstate Te Tiriti obligations in schools
8 Dec 2025The National Iwi Chairs Forum delivered the petition to Minister of Education Erica Stanford
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"Matariki herenga waka - For Everyone"- Tāmaki Makaurau hosting 2026 Matariki
8 Dec 2025The hautapu ā-motu will be held at Takaparawhau on July 10 and hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
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Auckland bars among new measles locations of interest
7 Dec 2025Anybody who may have been exposed is asked to urgently contact Healthline.
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Violent preventive detention prisoner faces 20-year milestone before next parole bid
Matete, the first woman sentenced to preventive detention and now identifying as male, has been refused parole as risk assessments continue.
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Walking 144 kilometres in impeccable vintage
7 Dec 2025Bay of Islands artist Jacqui Madelin is putting on the style while raising money for pest eradication.
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Two people hospitalised after jetboat crash
7 Dec 2025The incident occurred during the opening round of the NZ Jetsprint Championship at Featherston.
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Ex-police boss Coster claims Hipkins, Mitchell told about McSkimming allegations
Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is defending himself, following a damning report into the handling of the Jevon McSkimming case.
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Nelson man jailed after drug deal robbery ends in knife attack
A man was left permanently injured, after a drug deal went wrong and he was stuck in his car with a knife-wielding attacker.
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Biosecurity urging Aucklanders to watch for hornets, as numbers climb
7 Dec 2025Thirty-three Queen Hornets have been found in the Glenfield and Birkdale areas of the North Shore - two more since Friday.
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Suzanne Vega after Covid: 'A very tempestuous time to be alive'
7 Dec 2025Her first album in 11 years, Flying with Angels looks at some of the struggles her native New York has gone though after the pandemic.
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Wellington braces for influx of visitors for 'Avatar' premiere, cricket
7 Dec 2025The Embassy Theatre will host the Australasian launch of James Cameron's science fiction movie.
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Man charged with murder after Mt Wellington stabbing
A 21-year-old man has been charged after the death of a man in the Auckland suburb on Friday.
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