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Youth facility that shut after child put in headlock by staff to reopen
Minister for Children Karen Chhour said admissions toTe Oranga were paused due to staffing issues and chronic underinvestment in the care of vulnerable children.
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Military chopper forced to land after signs of engine fire
10 Oct 2025Another military aircraft, a Texan T1 single prop plane could be seen circling the air base.
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Blooming Botanic Garden 'a gift' for Wellingtonians
10 Oct 2025The capital city has been shrouded in grey clouds lately, but pops of colour at the Botanic Gardens are putting a spring in locals' step this season.
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Man accused of smashing Peters' window pleads not guilty
Police were called Winston Peters' home in St Mary's Bay after "a report of wilful damage" .
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Residents fume after beloved Wellington beach 'basically lost'
10 Oct 2025The regional council says it's investigating whether the city council breached resource management rules. Audio
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Majority of Kiwis support money-back scheme for recycling
10 Oct 2025A zero waste advocate wants to rewind the clock to the bottle return schemes of the 70s and 80s, where an empty container was a money earner. Audio
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'Senseless waste of a life': Mum blasts facility after son dies from peanut allergy
10 Oct 2025"I want them to be made accountable," Riley Brown's mother says after his death. "Riley was my life." Audio
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Canadian police ask for help finding missing 'curious, kind' NZ boy
10 Oct 2025Investigators have spoken with the boy's family members and believe he is staying with a caretaker who police are trying to identify.
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Man accused of murdering Christchurch woman keeps name secret
10 Oct 2025A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch.
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The hidden heroes of child care
10 Oct 2025How kinship careers are saving our most vulnerable children, in spite of the cost to their bank balances and themselves.
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The Warratahs to be inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
Alt-country band The Warratahs join The Topp Twins, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga and Dame Hinewehi Mohi.
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Housing provider announces first developments since taking over from council
10 Oct 2025Te Toi Mahana will build its first two new developments in the northern Wellington suburbs of Tawa and Crofton Downs.
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Council's 'low mow' lawn approach a win for flora and fauna
10 Oct 2025Twelve sites around Wellington have been left largely unmown since August last year. Audio
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Missing woman's sister appeals for help in search
10 Oct 2025Te Anihana Pomana went missing in Auckland over a month ago, now her sister has come to the city to help search for her.
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Renewed calls for ban on unfenced temporary pools
10 Oct 2025A coroner has found that a 20-month-old child who died in her grandparents unfenced temporary pool was a 'tragedy waiting to happen'.
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'We cannot use our medical services as psychiatric services'
10 Oct 2025People with eating disorders stuck in medical wards for weeks are not getting the treatment they need - and are taking up beds desperately needed by other patients.
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When your big plans for life differ from your partner's
10 Oct 2025Couples will often have very different ideas about what they want at various stages of life, but it can be resolved, an expert says.
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Compliance issues surface at Southland water facilities
9 Oct 2025An annual report prepared for a district council meeting showed some drinking water plants had missed the mark.
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'Really large waitlist': One-third of applicants miss out on UC halls
9 Oct 2025Christchurch has become a city of choice for students, but the university halls are struggling to keep up with demand. Audio
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Only one in five Aucklanders have voted in local elections
10 Oct 2025With two days remaining until polls close, only 21.9 percent of eligible voters had returned their papers.
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AI wellbeing platform launched by Sir John Kirwan
10 Oct 2025The rugby legend is helping to launch the first AI-powered wellbeing guide for adults, endorsed by Health New Zealand.
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'Substantial flock of birds': Large dent visible on nose of plane after take-off drama
9 Oct 2025The Fiji Airways flight encountered the birds as it left Christchurch and spent two hours circling above the airport.
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Whakaari eruption survivor recalls extreme pain while being hit by steam, rocks
9 Oct 2025A video recording of a survivor's harrowing account of the White Island disaster has been played in a coroner's court.
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