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Inside a 'cover-up': The top cops, the 'quasi investigation' and the officers who stood up
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist… Jevon has tried to get rid of this by making a complaint," wrote one officer, "... this looks like a cover-up."
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'I want to stay in jail,' murderer tells Parole Board
12:14 pm todayLewis Blackburn murdered his ex-partner Christine Hindson after she ended their three-year relationship.
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What to do if you find yourself $45 million richer tonight
11:43 am todayYou might have a wishlist of houses, cars and travel, but one financial adviser who has previously advised Lotto winners says there are a few things you should…
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NZ plummets 50 places in global tobacco control ranking
9:01 am todayAn anti-vaping group calls the ranking an "international disgrace".
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Former Police Commissioner placed on leave after damning report
6:40 am todayThe report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police, including Andrew Coster, now chief of the Social Investment Agency.
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'Unnecessary' for ratepayers to fund meals, newly-elected councillor says
6:40 am todayAn Auckland councillor wants his colleagues to ditch their ratepayer-funded meals.
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Expelled MPs cast first votes as independents
6:40 am todayMariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have delivered their first votes as independent MPs from afar, using the Green Party as proxies.
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NZ's population growth dips by tens of thousands
6:42 am todayNew Zealand's population growth has been on a downward trend according to Statistics NZ following a strong drop off in international migration.
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'Tawdry, silly argument': Peters lays into asset sales
11 Nov 2025The NZ First leader has savaged National's suggestion, saying it has failed to fix the economy and is now trying to balance the books.
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Louvre 'fedora man' revealed: Meet the stylish teen dresser snapped at scene of heist
11 Nov 2025Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has been unmasked as the "Fedora man" at the Louvre heist scene.
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'Well-liked' former publican dies in fall at crowded ED
11 Nov 2025Leonard Collett, a "sociable" and "straight-talking" father of four, died in a fall the coroner said was preventable.
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Te Pāti Māori expulsions questioned by law expert, former co-leader
11 Nov 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have vowed to fight what they says are "unconstitutional" expulsions.
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A devastating fire looms over a struggling community
11 Nov 2025Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption.
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Elite SAS forces searched for fugitive father Tom Phillips
11 Nov 2025Phillips was shot by police on 8 September - four years after he disappeared with his children in December 2021.
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National ticketing system on public transport rolls out - after 16 years
11 Nov 2025When the NZTA signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box office and a pound of butter cost around $3.60.
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State Highway 2 to be raised 1.8 metres in flood project
11 Nov 2025It is part of a $22 million flood protection project for the cyclone-hit community of Whirinaki.
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New Zealand Trotting Cup: what you need to know
11 Nov 2025The World Drivers Championship will be decided at the NZ Trotting Cup meeting on Tuesday.
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Nark told he'd be 'well looked after' in exchange for evidence
10 Nov 2025"You don't say, 'hey, look, if you give the evidence, you're going to be released at the earliest opportunity'. That's fairytale stuff," says one former detective.
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Locals fear 'truly devastating' Tongariro fire
10 Nov 2025A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a worrying vista for a village.
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BBC boss resigns over Trump documentary edit
10 Nov 2025The broadcaster's director general and news chief have both quit after criticism of a documentary.
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Residents call chip seal resurfacing 'road vandalism'
10 Nov 2025Locals say they want their roads left as they are and say the council's plan is "bloody minded road vandalism".
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Woman jailed for years-long vendetta against ex-friend
10 Nov 2025While the victim, nine years on, has been left wondering what he did wrong.
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'I would definitely recommend getting on all-fours with your dog'
9 Nov 2025Amelia Thomas connected with creatures great and small for her new book What Sheep Think About the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say.
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'Just couldn't do it this time': Shocked Jelly Roll fans after Auckland cancellation
10 Nov 2025The popular country hip-hop artist called off his Western Springs show just hours before he was to appear.
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Dad ordered to pay $6500 in school fees after he thought he found legal 'loophole'
10 Nov 2025Now, the school has taken the man to the Disputes Tribunal.
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'Just couldn't do it this time': Shocked Jelly Roll fans after Auckland cancellation
9 Nov 2025The popular country hip-hop artist called off his Western Springs show just hours before he was to appear.
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Sex with 1000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Thanks to a controversial new documentary, adult content creator Tia Billinger - stage name Bonnie Blue - has become a household name.
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Anatomy of a downfall: The end of McSkimming's 29-year police career
7 Nov 2025The country's second-highest ranking police officer oversaw road policing and operational services - he was also secretly watching child sexual exploitation and bestiality.
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