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As it happened: High schools close as teachers hold one-day strike
High school teachers are joining picket lines as they call for a better government offer. Audio
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Tradesperson dies at school in Levin
20 Aug 2025The school has praised staff and emergency services for their quick response.
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Mt Eden prisoners feel so unsafe that 62% are in voluntary segregation
20 Aug 2025A watchdog has also highlighted a raft of other issues at the Auckland jail, including staff shortages and limited rehabilitation activities.
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Police receive 1000 submissions over Canterbury changes
20 Aug 2025Federated Farmers is among those to express outrage over the changes.
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Police appeal after shots fired at Christchurch house
20 Aug 2025Officers were called to a property in Wigram following reports of loud bangs early last Thursday morning.
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Ugly or icon? New Plymouth's redundant power station chimney
20 Aug 2025The 198-metre stack, once the tallest structure in New Zealand, hasn't been used in two decades. Audio
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Murderer to testify at trial of another murder-accused man
20 Aug 2025Lok Fung Lorrence Li's trial in May was aborted after co-defendant Shu Man Poon pleaded guilty to killing an Auckland couple.
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Bluebridge cancels two sailings due to conditions in Cook Strait
20 Aug 2025Interislander sailings are going ahead as normal.
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88-year-old on mobility scooter killed by unlicensed biker
20 Aug 2025Edward Duffy was struck by a speeding motorcyclist who had never held a licence.
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The wild west of housing - boarding houses
20 Aug 2025Social services warn hundreds of otherwise homeless people, including families, have no option but to turn to unsafe boarding houses. Audio
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Woman charged after driveway death of child
A three-year-old died in hospital after being hit by a reversing vehicle at a property in Gore on New Year's Day.
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What should I eat (and avoid) while breastfeeding?
20 Aug 2025If you're feeling extra hungry while breastfeeding, there's a good reason for it.
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Invercargill mayoral candidates pitch back to basics approach
20 Aug 2025For the first time since the 1990s an incumbent was not standing for reelection, and instead ratepayers have eight candidates to chose from. Audio
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Person killed as crash closes State Highway 1 near Dunedin
20 Aug 2025A person is dead after a crash near Allanton.
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15-year-old spends sixth night in police cell
The Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to the practice. Audio
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'Move the needle': Striking teachers seek higher pay offer
20 Aug 2025The government needs to "come to the party" on teachers' pay if it wants a high quality public education system, the PPTA says. Audio
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Police open to talking with missing dad Tom Phillips
Phillips and his three children have been missing since he took them in December 2021.
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Mental health charity targets reluctant gun owners
It's run by a man who gave up farming after losing his licence when he sought help for his own mental health.
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Fire crews called to blaze in block of shops in Hamilton
20 Aug 2025Fire crews are damping down hotspots after shops in the suburb of Hillcrest caught on fire overnight.
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Teachers strike to protest against government's 'insulting' 1% pay offer
High schools have closed as teachers join picket lines to call for a better pay offer.
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Internet outage hits thousands in Auckland, Northland
20 Aug 2025One NZ said 10,000 customers had been affected by the outage.
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How much do teachers actually earn, anyway?
19 Aug 2025Explainer - Claims by Judith Collins on teachers' pay fired up the debate recently. How much do teachers earn, and what's the current offer to change that?
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Dogs that fatally mauled man allegedly attacked owner before
Abel Wira kept at least 21 dogs confined to a caravan on Neville Thomson's property - until they allegedly broke free and fatally mauled the man he called his brother.
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What will encourage NZers to have more babies?
New population data has confirmed that New Zealand will need to rely more on migration to offset an ageing population in the coming decades.
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