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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
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Inside Andrew Coster's resignation
9:01 am todayThe former police commissioner told staff he was "sorry" to be leaving the Social Investment Agency in the wake of the report.
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Sophie Elliott's dad fears her murderer could kill again if released
26 minutes agoClayton Weatherston stabbed the 22-year-old to death so viciously the knife broke. He's up for parole for the first time.
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Wife was talking and laughing with husband when a tree hit and killed him
7:37 am todayThe family of a hop grower killed during a storm say his life's work remains rooted in the land.
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'A very emotional week': Hundreds gather to remember landslide victims
4:59 am todayFor seven long days there has been a sense of heaviness across Mount Maunganui, and it was hoped the vigil could lift a little of that weight.
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Tanning and anti-aging: Why Gen Z loves both
6:50 am todayThe best precaution against aging is staying out of the sun. That's a problem for Gen Z.
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The real treasure of New Zealand's 2500 sunken ships
5:12 am todayThe real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars.
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Collectors fear police aren't taking Pokémon card thefts seriously
Soaring collectible value has turned Pokémon and other gaming cards into targets for theft and fraud. Audio
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Panicked travellers fear getting caught out by new UK passport rules
Travel agents say they are fielding many queries, with some passengers thinking about avoiding travel to the UK altogether.
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Teaching Council to examine actions of 'everyone involved' over sex abuse claims against priest
4:59 am todayMore than 20 years after departing St Bede's College, Fr Rowan Donoghue was unmasked as sexually abusing boys in his care.
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Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson up for parole again
Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, who went missing after a New Year's Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Families remain isolated two weeks after 'mindboggling' rainfall
6:45 am todayLandslides have closed part of State Highway 2 - the main route between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne and helicopters have been taking supplies to the cut-off residents.
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New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows
6:30 am todayA low uptake of New Zealanders with motor neurone disease are using the only publicly funded treatment available for the disease, a new study shows.
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Residents turn to specialist help as insurers get cold feet
A first-home buyer in the flood-prone West Coast town says she and her partner could not even convince the vendor's current insurer to offer them a policy.
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Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says
8:36 am todayThe most recent IT outage to hospitals in the upper North Island happened over a 12-hour period between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Audio
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Emergency communications system overhaul delayed
4:59 am todayThe Public Safety Network project was an answer to first responders being let down by communications technology in previous disasters.
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Jigsaw puzzle racing and cornhole light up Masters Games
More than 3500 competitors will face off in a range of sports - from traditional athletics to ballroom dancing and the popular jigsaw puzzle racing.
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Year-long prescriptions not the cure for ailing health system - pharmacist
A Te Awamutu pharmacist is concerned changes to prescriptions happening this week will burden pharmacists. Audio
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Farmer banned from owning livestock for life after sheep neglect
Inspectors found sheep suffering from advanced foot-rot, necrotic tissue and maggot infestation.
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Alcohol consumption 'way too high' in NZ - health expert
8:27 am todayAlcohol harm costs the economy $9.1b a year, and the substance is linked to more than 200 medical conditions, Te Whatu Ora's medical officer of health says.
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Councillor skips planning session at marae over te reo and faith concerns
29 Jan 2026Steve Gibson said there were several reasons for his discomfort.
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Families rely on donations to fund back-to-school costs
29 Jan 2026Pencils, pens, textbooks and a full uniform might seem like the basics for any school student, but many families are struggling. Audio
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How to build your child’s confidence as they start school
5:12 am todayPractise using bags and lunchboxes and get in the groove of the new morning routine.
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'Super kind and loveable': Family pay tribute to Mount victim
29 Jan 2026Swedish Måns Loke Bernhardsson was travelling around New Zealand with friends.
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Mystery of the disappearing invasive seaweed
29 Jan 2026Carpets of caulerpa, described as the world's worst marine pest, have mysteriously disappeared on a massive scale in Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Audio
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'NZ stands with you': Vigil held for Tauranga landslide victims
29 Jan 2026Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was joined by more than 1000 people at a community vigil on Thursday night at Coronation Park in Tauranga.
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Huge demand for free pop-up dental clinic
29 Jan 2026The Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa has been without a full-time dentist for the last five years. Audio
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Bromley plant stench draws 530 odour reports in four days
29 Jan 2026A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
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