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DOC's plea after seal pup forms 'unhealthy bond' with humans
9 Dec 2025The Department of Conservation is reminding the public that kekeno are not pets, as more and more are spotted around the country.
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Northland hit harder than most by climate change - report
A study by the Climate Change Commission found that was partly due to the region's exposure to storms, droughts and cyclones, but it was also shaped by socio-economic factors.
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Childcare company removes detergent after children chemically burned
9 Dec 2025Seven people, including five children, were taken to Christchurch hospital after a dishwasher chemical was mistakenly used on a children's slip and slide at Kindercare in Woolston.
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Light-fingered army corporal to be sentenced after court martial
9 Dec 2025Jackie Te Weehi pocketed $3422.57 of her fellow soldiers' and Defence Force money.
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Union opposes ministry job cuts amidst restructure
9 Dec 2025A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade report shows it shed seven jobs in a restructure that disestablished 42 jobs and created 35.
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'Do not approach this man' - Police identify alleged attacker in fatal bus stabbing
9 Dec 2025Several people tried to help the man in his last moments, a dairy worker says.
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'That man ruined my connection with my family', sexual abuse trial hears
8 Dec 2025A man who befriended a boy at a campground became a close family friend while sexually abusing the boy into his teenage years, the Crown says.
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Tongariro blaze 50% contained, crews to work through the night
8 Dec 2025Firefighters say the fire has moved towards the area which was burnt last month, but a wind change forecast for the morning could cause flare ups. Audio
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Adults urged to 'front up' against child abuse
8 Dec 2025The Children's Commissioner's campaign is centred around a letter she wrote to New Zealand children, saying: "You have the right to be safe." Audio
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Mongrel Mob associate sentenced for gang kidnapping
A gang member suffered a collapsed lung, fractured eye socket and fractured ribs after a beating that involved weapons, including a child's bike.
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'Anomalies' lead Customs to $15m cocaine bust
8 Dec 2025Hidden among legitimate goods were two plastic-wrapped bags containing 45 cocaine bricks, each weighing 1kg.
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Kmart forced to recall more coloured sand products
Testing has found asbestos in licensed sensory activity sets, branded with popular shows Paw Patrol, Frozen and Bluey.
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NZers among alleged Two by Two church child abusers
The operator of a hotline set up in 2023 claims to have identified over 200 alleged perpetrators across Australia and New Zealand.
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Second murder charge over fatal stabbing in Mt Wellington
8 Dec 2025A 21-year-old man charged with murder made no plea when he appeared in court today.
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Police called to back up firefighters at house fire
8 Dec 2025About 20 firefighters and five trucks were at the New Lynn blaze.
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Minister tells sister of man killed at fertiliser plant action is being taken
8 Dec 2025The woman who has name suppression asked for and got a meeting with Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden recently.
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Distracted driver crashes into oncoming car
The driver admitted they were distracted because they were changing music on their cellphone.
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Who knew what, and when, in the McSkimming saga?
8 Dec 2025The big new questions after a damning report into the police handling of the saga.
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Swab 'half the size of an arm' left in new mum for six weeks
8 Dec 2025The pad was found six weeks after the birth by a GP, who removed what smelled "like a dead body".
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Kiwi charged with trying to smuggle $10m of heroin in Sydney
8 Dec 2025The 21-year-old is accused of trying to bring 21kg of heroin into Australia.
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Man accused of swallowing $33,000 pendant appears in court
8 Dec 2025The Fabergé James Bond Octopussy Egg was "recovered" on Friday.
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Wellington commuters get contactless payment options in 2026
8 Dec 2025Public transport users will be able to tag on with their phones and debit cards, as a councillor says locals are "sick of waiting" for a national system.
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Daycare at centre of chemical burns incident reopens
8 Dec 2025Five children taken to hospital after suffering chemical burns at a Christchurch childcare centre on Friday have returned to the kindergarten today.
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Helen Clark's dad dies at age 103
8 Dec 2025The former PM often spoke about the large and positive presence her father had on her politics and her life.
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