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'Huge disconnect': Paid firefighters walk off job again
28 Nov 2025Auckland firefighters take their calls for better pay and work conditions to the street.
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Woman ends up in wheelchair after surgery goes wrong
28 Nov 2025And an earlier mix-up had led to her sister being prepared for surgery as well.
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Nark: Confession puts guilty verdict back in question
28 Nov 2025Two former guards say a prisoner confessed to them that Ross Appelgren wasn't guilty of a deadly prison beating - because he had ordered the attack himself.
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The music festival shutting down K' Road this weekend
This Saturday, the Others Way Festival is turning Karangahape Road into a stage.
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Kiwi skipper dies in accident on round-the-world trip
28 Nov 2025Lyall Babington set off from New Zealand three years ago on his 17-metre yacht.
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Christchurch to allow pets on off-peak public transport
28 Nov 2025Small pets will need to be in a carrier that fits on passengers' laps or under the seat in front of them, while small dogs can be on a lead with a basket-type muzzle.
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The Phillips tragedy is a chance to fix a broken system
28 Nov 2025When children go missing for years, the public has a right to understand if agencies acted with the necessary urgency and coordination, writes Anna Marie Brennan.
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Hong Kong high-rise fire: Similar renovations at Kiwi's apartment building
28 Nov 2025Michael Rudman says the deadly apartment building fires have left him feeling he's had a lucky escape.
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Wānaka guide who died on Mt Cook 'left a mark on everyone'
28 Nov 2025Thomas Vialletet and American lawyer Kellam Conover fell while completing a grand traverse of Aoraki Mt Cook.
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New Zealand's most hit rail bridge to finally be fixed
28 Nov 2025The Tiwald Viaduct in Canterbury gets hit at least 13 times a year, according to KiwiRail.
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'Hacking away at the bus stop': Witness describes armed man cornering mum and baby
28 Nov 2025"I distinctly remember the sound of him hitting the road, [I'll] never forget that," a witness who saw the man being tasered says.
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'Devastated': Erebus victim's daughter furious at memorial location
28 Nov 2025Simone Bennett's father, David, was a crew member on board the flight. She was just 11 when she lost him. Audio
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Wells with 40,000-year-old groundwater discovered
28 Nov 2025And scientists are warning they'll be put at risk if too much water is taken. Audio
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Police seeking information after man shot overnight
Investigators are seeking two specific cars - one red and one white - believed to be involved in a shooting in Chartwell, Waikato.
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Scorching days ahead as parts of country hit 33C
28 Nov 2025Auckland today will be slightly cooler with high of 25°C. Video, Audio
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Why drug smuggler Karel Šroubek hasn't been deported
28 Nov 2025Analysis: It's been a seven-year court battle for the former kickboxer who used a false passport and smuggled drugs into the country.
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Tradie turns car park into an abundant veggie plot
28 Nov 2025"It's flourishing, it's a really good feeling."
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Wētā the size of mice released into the wild
29 Nov 2025The critically endangered Mahoenui giant wētā is one of the world's largest insects. Audio
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An acre full of colourful Christmas lights, extravagant animations
28 Nov 2025The Shands Rd Christmas Experience in Christchurch has been attracting thousands of visitors for the past 19 years.
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Major Wellington highway to close southbound over weekend
NZTA is closing the southbound side of Transmission Gully from Friday until the early hours of Monday.
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Principals stunned no tally kept of asbestos sand results
The Ministry of Education initially told RNZ that no count was being kept, until the minister intervened. Audio
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'Victorious but simple': New nativity float for Auckland Santa Parade
28 Nov 2025Christians say for many years it's been a Christmas celebration without Christ. Audio
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17,000 healthworkers strike for the second time in a month
28 Nov 2025Mental health and public health nurses, allied health workers and policy staff will strike from 1pm to 5pm.
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Firefighters battle fires in the south overnight
28 Nov 2025High winds and hot temperatures have fanned the nine fires that broke out across Otago and Southland.
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