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Putrid pong lingers as decomposing weed and dead fish pile up
27 Nov 2025Something stinks in Rotorua, and it's not the sulphur scent residents embrace and visitors expect.
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Your risk of catching Covid-19 is at its lowest since 2020 – here’s why you should still get boosted for Christmas
27 Nov 2025After nearly four years of continuous Omicron circulation - should you get a Covid booster?
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Seats vanish from bus stops across Auckland
27 Nov 2025Auckland Transport says the benches are possibly being sold off as scrap.
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Hong Kong New Zealanders express heartbreak over devastating fire
27 Nov 2025The fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district is being watched closely by Hong Kong New Zealanders.
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Judge has bid for legal clarity rejected before conduct hearing
27 Nov 2025District Court Judge Ema Aitken is accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event at Auckland's Northern Club last November.
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Review: Star power can't save flawed Clooney flick
Jay Kelly joins the list of recent releases with all-star casts that failed to trouble the box office.
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Climber who died on Mt Cook was American lawyer
27 Nov 2025Kellam Conover was roped to guide Thomas Vialletet when they fell climbing from Empress Hut to the summit.
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'I've got a bleeding woman': Man wielding hedge trimmer blade corners mum and baby
Police had to taser the man three times, with operators say he was a "out of control".
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Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed
27 Nov 2025A site with a view of the Southern Alps has been selected as the preferred location for the long-awaited memorial. Audio
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Fears thousands of medicinal cannabis users may be unfairly penalised
27 Nov 2025It comes as police prepare to test drivers as part of a nationwide rollout of new driving laws. Audio
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Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to fill jobs
27 Nov 2025Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still…
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Secondary teachers to vote on new pay offer
27 Nov 2025Information obtained by RNZ showed it included similar pay rises to previous offers.
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