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'Lost for words': Rotorua kuia caught up in Hobson's Pledge campaign
6 Aug 2025The campaign asked people to vote no to Māori wards.
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'Very dangerous': Waipiro marina fast-tracked
6 Aug 2025Iwi and boatie groups are united in their opposition of a commercial marina for 200-250 recreational boating vessels with 14 superyachts in Bay of Islands.
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Federated Farmers' comments on police 'not helpful', district commander says
Police are accusing Federated Farmers of scaremongering over a proposed restructure in rural Canterbury. Audio
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Shared housing for elderly a step closer in Rangiora
5 Aug 2025The Waimakariri District Council will provide land and support to enable an Abbeyfields supported housing initiative to get off the ground.
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How noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
6 Aug 2025Analysis: Birds, just like humans, also suffer when their sleep is disturbed.
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Owner illegally takes dogs into Tongariro National Park
6 Aug 2025The woman has been fined $400 after posting photos of her dogs at the National Park on social media.
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NZ airforce evacuates three people from Antarctica for medical care
6 Aug 2025The crew were in the air for about 15 hours.
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Police renew appeal for information after fatal attack
6 Aug 2025Police are making another appeal almost four months after an American PhD student was fatally attacked at an Auckland bus stop.
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Auckland school Southern Cross Campus lockdown lifted
6 Aug 2025Southern Cross Campus in Auckland's Māngere went into lockdown briefly on Wednesday afternoon.
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Wastewater overflows into Wellington River
6 Aug 2025Residents are being asked to keep away from the water until further notice.
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NZ sends health team, medical supplies to Samoa to assist with dengue fever outbreak
Samoa has recorded more than 5000 cases and at least five deaths since the outbreak was declared in April.
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Auckland Transport's new map gets name of major road wrong
6 Aug 2025The agency invited media this week to show off the new "Trains and Rapid Buses map".
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Man arrested after baby taken to hospital with nine fractures
6 Aug 2025A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a baby was taken to hospital with "unusual" injuries in June.
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'May get worse': Unemployment rate rises to highest level since 2020
The rate has been steadily going up as businesses either sack staff or stop hiring. Audio
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Curriculum overhaul delayed after warnings from teachers
The government originally told schools they would have to teach some of the new curriculums from the start of next year.
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No apology after uni accuses neurodivergent student of cheating
6 Aug 2025The student, who was cleared of any wrongdoing, has abandoned his degree after the saga. Audio
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Students leaving school with no qualifications highest in a decade
6 Aug 2025The figures also showed 13 percent of last year's leavers hadn't reached the literacy and numeracy benchmark.
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Man followed off bus by teens, beaten and robbed for watch
6 Aug 2025The victim was taken to hospital.
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'A real disadvantage': Blind woman hits out at MSD
6 Aug 2025The Ministry of Social Development should be embarrassed at how inaccessible it is for people with disabilities, the woman says. Audio
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‘They weren’t sure I’d survive’: What it's like to have dengue fever, twice
Two people who have had dengue fever twice tell their stories about "breakbone fever".
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Snapchat predator admits sending video to 11-year-old girl
6 Aug 2025Raveen Saily was on bail, awaiting a rape trial , when he filmed a 13-year-old Rotorua girl performing a sexual act on him.
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Blind pig figures out how to use electric gate
This little piggy refused to stay home.
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The viral 'challenge' that could do you more harm than good
6 Aug 2025The 'kettlebell challenge' is the latest viral fitness doing the rounds.
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