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Auckland's western train line commuters can expect more reliable services 'in the coming months'
7 May 2024Work to rebuild the foundations of the Western Line in preparation for the City Rail Link is nearly complete.
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Police inappropriately charged man falsely accused of sexual assault - IPCA
7 May 2024The man was wrongly accused of attempting to sexually assault a woman viewing his rental property.
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Watch: Elderly woman knocked to the ground in unprovoked attack
7 May 2024A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday.
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Rotorua BnB host says rates hike for holiday rental owners 'beggars belief'
7 May 2024After confusion over how the policy would be applied, the council has acknowledged it could have explained it more clearly.
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Bayfair stabbing: Teen accused in court, police allegations revealed
7 May 2024A teen accused of stabbing another girl with a knife at Mount Maunganui's Bayfair Shopping Centre has made her second court appearance.
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Dog training needed to help keep kiwi safe says conservation group
7 May 2024An increasing number of kiwi are being found in suburban areas, Save the Kiwi says.
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'Speaking up has moral, political weight': Council calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
7 May 2024All but one councillor - who abstained - voted in favour of the motion on behalf of the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa.
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Voluntary redundancies bring MBIE job losses to 341
6 May 2024The latest round of voluntary redundancies at the ministry has lifted RNZ's count of public sector job cuts to more than 4000.
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Labour says Government's water plan will see some councils 'left out in the cold'
6 May 2024Meanwhile, the party and National are also odds about whose plan to fix the pipes will cost more. Audio
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Government begins weekly reporting of school attendance figures
Schools should aim to have 94 percent of their pupils in class every day, David Seymour says.
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Wastewater spills into New Plymouth stream prompting warnings
7 May 2024An investigation is underway as council staff clear a blockage.
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Port of Auckland long-term lease taken off the table, mayor says
7 May 2024Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Port of Auckland land, assets and operations will be retained under council ownership.
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'The money needs to be found': Half the country's junior doctors on strike
7 May 2024Hospitals have contingency plans in place for the strike by about 2500 junior doctors across the country. Audio
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Plans for permanent cycleway in Wellington suburb on hold
7 May 2024Wellington City Council have put plans to build a permanent cycleway in Brooklyn on hold after losing over half of its funding.
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Samantha Hayes to present Stuff's new TV bulletin
7 May 2024Six other well-known Newshub journalists are also joining Stuff to work on the bulletin.
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'There's got to be more help' - Auckland mayor shocked at Ponsonby shooting
7 May 2024As police continue to search for a gunman after Sunday's fatal shooting in Ponsonby, mayor Wayne Brown has expressed his shock.
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Enchanter sinking trial: 'The whole boat turned upside down'
8 May 2024A deckhand on the ill-fated fishing boat Enchanter has revealed for the first time what happened in the hours after the vessel capsized - and his desperate efforts to save some of the passengers.
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More Fullers ferry services to resume normal timetable after disruptions
7 May 2024Services have been restricted for six months due to staff shortages.
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New, more powerful tasers with no cameras rolled out
7 May 2024New, more powerful tasers - which do not have a camera - are now in use in the Southern district and are being rolled out in Tasman.
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The mutating bird flu lurking on our borders
7 May 2024The Detail - Avian flu is adapting to spread beyond poultry farms to wildlife and mammals, including humans. It's not here yet, but it's coming closer.
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More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
6 May 2024A student group is calling on Massey to be upfront about its strategy and where it is heading.
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Decommissioned dam considered to help increase Wellington's water supply
7 May 2024Wellington Water could bring a decommissioned 113-year-old dam back into service to increase future water supply.
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'Worrying part is guns' - Ponsonby residents disturbed by fatal shooting
6 May 2024The Ponsonby shooter remains at large, as locals and workers describe the unease of "seeing armed police with big machine guns".
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Waikato Museum to close for months for vital renovations
7 May 2024Waikato Museum will close for renovations for months after it failed to secure national and international exhibits because of humidity and temperature control issues.
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