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'Sign of the times': Charities losing funding, face job cuts
One Auckland-based charity says it has lost a fifth of its annual budget but demand for its services keeps increasing.
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Arrest at airport as IR takes tougher stance on student loan debts
13 May 2025There are more than 150 overseas-based borrowers with a combined default of $15m on Inland Revenue's radar.
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How to drive safely in icy, wintry conditions
13 May 2025Explainer - With the country marking Road Safety Week, road users are advised to take extra care when driving on icy roads in wintry conditions.
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'You were an adult, she was a child': Teacher jailed for grooming, abusing student
13 May 2025Samuel Ramsay began messaging the girl on Facebook when she was 13.
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'Intrusion into our lives': Neighbour speaks out against helipad
13 May 2025Hearing into Westmere helicoper pad continues with those against, and in support, being heard. Audio
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'Heartbreaking': Neighbour reports mistreated dogs to no avail
13 May 2025Man says he's been attacked by a dog and put up with death threats because of his complaints about neglected dogs. Audio
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Overnight parking to be banned on Queenstown streets
13 May 2025People have reportedly been camping on some streets in their vehicles for days or weeks on end.
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'High expectations': Police Commissioner speaks out after porn found on deputy's computer
13 May 2025Jevon McSkimming resigned on Monday amid a four-month investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and police.
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Museum losing thousands as visitors locked out
13 May 2025Fire and Emergency says it could take up to 20 days to review the Auckland War Memorial Museum's application for an alternative fire exit.
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PSA heads to Employment Relations Authority for flexible work
13 May 2025The PSA said tightening up on working from home disproportionately affects women who make up 62 percent of for public sector staff. Audio
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Timeline for measles case confirmed by Health NZ
13 May 2025Measles symptoms usually started within 10 to 14 days of being exposed to the virus.
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Great Walks booking glitches fixed
13 May 2025DOC's booking system has faced multiple crashes over the past two years as enthusiastic trampers have flooded site.
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Hundreds gather in Kaikohe to welcome home mixed-martial arts champ
The town was not just celebrating Dhcamad Armstrong's fighting achievements, but also his use of martial arts to help young men back onto the straight and narrow.
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Family mourn death of 10-year-old boy in ATV crash
13 May 2025The Schick family says it is trying to come to terms with the devastating loss of Jimmy on Sunday.
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'Destroyed so many lives': 12-year-old started fire that killed woman
13 May 2025A shopping list in his mother's handwriting is all a grieving son could salvage from the remains of her burnt-down house.
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Health NZ to outsource thousands of cases to private hospitals
And it also plans to ask surgeons to work longer hours in a bid to cut the waitlist. Audio
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Mt Hutt plans to open two weeks early after big snow dump
13 May 2025More than a metre of snow fell on the slopes of Mt Hutt in early May. Audio
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Motorcyclist seriously injured after Nelson crash
13 May 2025The road was closed between Hira and Whangamoa, but has since reopened.
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Person dies after Hawke's Bay crash
13 May 2025Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Takapau on Tuesday morning.
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Three choices as insurance gets harder to buy
13 May 2025The industry has already signalled it is pulling out of some places in Aotearoa, leaving the government and homeowners to question what happens next.
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Gang member arrested after tobacco thefts
13 May 2025A patched gang member has been arrested in Auckland after tobacco pouches were stolen from stores in Clover Park.
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Man killed in Northland named by police
13 May 2025Geoffrey Wayne Ware is believed to be a victim of foul play.
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Section of Queen Street in Auckland CBD closed after pedestrian hit
13 May 2025A person has been transported to Auckland Hospital in a moderate condition after a crash on Queen Street.
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Man threatens woman with knife, steals her pizzas
The 28-year-old man has been arrested by police.
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Lower Hutt man left in critical condition after assault
The 50-year-old man was found in critical condition on Randwick Road.
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Police expect to lay charges over crash that injured five children
13 May 2025The bus, operated by Ritchies, was carrying students from Rosehill College and Rosehill Intermediate.
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Family grieve teenager stabbed to death in Napier
13 May 2025He died at about 3am Sunday in Onekawa during what police are calling a "violent disorder".
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Police investigate Wellington man over 'multiple complaints' understood to relate to sex crimes
13 May 2025Two women came forward about being assaulted by the same man in incidents which occurred years apart, after the women connected following a social media post about the man. Audio
Top News stories
- Funding dries up for two Auckland charities as demand increases
- Inland Revenue taking tougher line on student loan debtors
- How to drive safely in icy, wintry conditions
- French actor Gerard Depardieu gets suspended jail sentence on sexual assault charges
- Do you really need a credit card history before applying for a home loan?
