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Climate change impact on farms: 'Bad years' will be 'worse and more frequent'
A new report found irrigated dairy farms are particularly at risk because water supplies are expected to become less reliable in some areas.
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Aotearoa's first Pasifika mayor elected
13 Oct 2025Fauono Ken Laban's victory in Lower Hutt marks a historic milestone for Pacific representation in local government.
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'Protect our families': Pacific leaders issue measles warning
10 Oct 2025A Pacific leader has called on people to get vaccinated against measles because, "we all know what happened in Samoa".
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Kaipara's local election voter turnout highest in six years
10 Oct 2025The district is still topping the region's voter turnout leaderboard with an overall local voter election return of 38.9 percent.
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Late 'Super Saturday' voter turnout may yet swing Hamilton mayoralty
11 Oct 2025Tim Macindoe is the early frontrunner, but more than 5500 votes were cast in the final hours.
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E-scooter rider critically injured in central Auckland crash
11 Oct 2025The collision between the scooter and a car happened at the intersection of Mount St and Symonds St on Saturday afternoon.
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Police report death after motorcycle crash in Otago
11 Oct 2025One person has died after a motorcycle crash near Palmerston.
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Auckland Harbour Bridge maintenance costs nearly double
11 Oct 2025The bridge needs a new paint job, as its original coating - from 1969 - reaches the end of its designed life.
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More heavy rain on way on West Coast but relief for Grey District
11 Oct 2025The district's mayor says they've come out of the latest downpour quite lightly.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: The extent of communication between MetService and Regional Council
11 Oct 2025An inquest is underway into the deaths of 13 people in relation to the 2023 cyclone.
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Growing vegetables 'like cakes relying on solar energy'
11 Oct 2025David Ruan says the colourful vegetables growing in his garden are like little mooncakes relying on the sun for energy, hence the name Suncakes Gardens.
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Soil may hold the answer to stormwater solutions
11 Oct 2025An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet
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Union wants answers after asbestos closes fire station
11 Oct 2025The union's vice president says the discovery at a central Auckland fire station raises serious questions about Fire and Emergency's policy and procedures.
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Mediawatch: Netball caught in media spotlight and online pile-on
12 Oct 2025Netball's a national sport, so media will always zero in on things going wrong at the top. But with almost no hard facts about the Silver Ferns coaching drama, and social media filling the void, is…
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Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
Amid the fallout from the dispute that has sidelined coach Dame Noeline Taurua, the Silver Ferns are tuning out the public noise and turning inward.
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'Notoriously poorly paid': Regional jobs no easy fix for Jobseeker benefit squeeze
From November 2026, the government will introduce a parental assistance test set at $65,000. Audio
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Unsecured Smiths City creditors likely to go unpaid
10 Oct 2025The business has debts of more than $10.7 million to trade creditors and nearly $4.8m to other unsecured creditors.
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Elections: How to cast a special vote in Auckland
11 Oct 2025Polls across the country close at midday.
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150-year-old train found buried on Whanganui beach
The Skunk locomotive has been sitting in the sand for about 75 years.
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School attendance drops sharply in lead up to holidays
10 Oct 2025It is thought cheaper airfares and accommodation are driving parents to let their children play truant. Audio
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'Hard to replace': Top hospitality training provider pulls plug after a decade
The co-owner of a hotel says it's a huge blow for the Northland region. Audio
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'Treated like animals': NZers activists detained by Israeli forces arrive home
The three New Zealanders were welcomed at Auckland International Airport by a crowd of supporters.
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'Disgusted' mum apologises after teens trash elderly couple's home
10 Oct 2025A homeowner found one of the teens still at the property, while there was also blood, broken glass and vomit throughout the house, one report says.
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Slips, floods close key roads as heavy rain drenches West Coast
10 Oct 2025Emergency operations centres have been activated in the Grey and Buller districts.
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