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100m bridge is broken, so walkers will get free boat rides instead
An Auckland bridge permanently stuck in the up position is hitting businesses in the pocket. The solution: A boat for 60 people every half hour.
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Three govt departments propose cuts to staff today
3:01 pm todayThe total number of job losses in the public services has now gone over 3700.
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Watch: Auckland domestic, international airports to move into one building
16 minutes agoIt will bring domestic and international transfers, check-ins and bag drops under one roof.
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Watch: Government to tell schools how to teach reading
3:15 pm todayFrom next year, the government expects all public schools to take a "proven structured literacy approach".
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Former Australian foreign minister threatens legal action against Winston Peters
2:51 pm todayThe Labour Party is demanding Peters be stood down, saying "he's embarrassed the country" with a "totally unacceptable" attack on a prominent AUKUS critic.
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Neighbour says she heard 3-year-old Lachlan on night he went missing
3:48 pm todayA neighbour of Lachlan Jones says she heard him banging around her washhouse, hours after his family is accused of killing him.
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All Stats NZ staff offered voluntary redundancies
12:44 pm todayThe PSA is concerned the cuts will hit the department's ability to deliver on its core functions.
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Department of Conservation weighs up Cathedral Cove options
4:07 pm todayFor walking access to the beach, three options were under consideration.
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Late night, backyard call from kiwi startles homeowner
11:53 am today'I didn't expect it to be that large': When Eugene Dementyev heard a tap at his back door, he thought it was a cat. Audio
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NZ Fashion Week 2024 cancelled
1:38 pm today"The reality is that consumer confidence is at an all-time low and the fashion retail industry has been particularly affected," organisers say.
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'Not good enough': Defence Force staff left stranded in Antarctica for a month
40 minutes agoBad weather and aircraft availability left 12 Defence Force staff stranded in Antarctica for a month with a rapidly closing window to get out before winter. Audio
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Work on almost finished cycleway pauses as debate rages
7:58 am today"This is crazy. How did this get through council?": A cars versus bikes battle continues to rage over a busy city road.
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Why are musicians and fans wearing earplugs at gigs?
11:10 am todayThere is a cultural shift in the works when it comes to partying: Young people are thinking about their ears.
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Man arrested over machete threat before gunfire outside hospital
1:28 pm todayPolice say they are still trying to find the other person involved in the altercation.
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Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa has appeal denied by Supreme Court
Malcolm Rewa previously failed to have his conviction overturned and later applied to appeal in the Supreme Court, calling his trial a miscarriage of justice.
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Four home dialysis machines break down on 3-year-old in a week
"They should be condemned, the lot of them. They fault constantly," says the mother of preschooler Harper Cromie.
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Drugs, ammunition and $80k seized in police gang raids
12:23 pm todayIt comes as police target the suspected supply of methamphetamine.
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Junior police officers 'justified' in chasing vehicle that crashed, killing two
11:36 am todayThe watchdog says the crash was caused by driver CJ-Lee Taingahue, who was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, drove dangerously and lost control.
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Te Pūkenga's only profitable division records drop in numbers
5:45 am todayThe number of apprentices and other on-job learners in the system dropped by 16,000 in a year, but enrolments in Te Pūkenga's loss-making polytechnics have grown.
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Victim of suspicious house fire named
10:36 am todayThe Whangārei man 61-year-old Hoani Reupena-Tuoro.
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Woman charged after alleged fake 111 call
7:54 am todayThe 29-year-old allegedly told police there had been a firearms incident - but when officers got to the scene, they realised it was fake.
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Why funding for end-of-life care is falling behind
5:18 am todayThe Detail - New Zealand's hospices rely heavily on donors, fundraising and a network of op shops to make up for a shortfall in government funding.
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State Highway 6 reopens after truck carrying hazardous chemicals crashes
9:16 am todayThe highway at Hira has reopened after a truck went off the road and hit a barrier.
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Search resumes for two missing fisherman in Northland
8:28 am todayThe two men were fishing off rocks in Taiharuru but failed to come home.
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'It's a sad day really': Mayor on closure of Wairoa Star
10:26 am todayThe final edition of the Wairoa Star goes on sale today with the newspaper closing just over 100 years since it began publishing. Audio
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Whanganui council considers $55 million four-star hotel
7:07 am todayA council proposal to build a $55 million four-star hotel and carpark is dividing opinion in Whanganui.
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How reliable are health star ratings on food products?
It has been around for 10 years and yet it failed a recent assessment. Audio
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Winners of Prime Minister's 2023 science prizes announced
The team behind research that has saved up to 450 lives since 1995 has taken out the PM's top science prize.
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