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Auckland homes flooded in storm
23 Jun 2016About a dozen homes were flooded in Auckland as heavy downpours hit during a fast-moving storm last night. Fire crews were called out to properties on the North Shore including...
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Electric cars cost competitive - report
22 Jun 2016At present, high upfront costs of an electric car deter many buyers, but a report by Concept Consulting says they are already competitive, when the lifetime costs of owning them...
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North Korea test missile launch fails - Sth Korea
22 Jun 2016North Korea has fired a missile, but it appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say. The missile launched was believed to be an intermediate-range Musudan missile. The US...
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Two huge Californian wildfires threaten to merge
22 Jun 2016Two rapidly growing wildfires that have forced the evacuation of more than 700 people outside Los Angeles, are threatening to merge. The blazes come as California and other southwestern states...
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Person killed by train in Palmerston North
22 Jun 2016A person has been killed by a train in Palmerston North this morning. Police said the incident happened just before 5am, and they have closed Railway Road between Roberts Line...
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Drone used to fly abortion pills into Northern Ireland
22 Jun 2016A coalition of women's rights groups has used a drone to fly abortion pills from the Irish Republic into Northern Ireland. The women say they are highlighting strict abortion laws...
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65-year-old woman assaulted in Porirua
21 Jun 2016A Porirua woman has been sexually assaulted for several hours by a man who knocked on her door claiming to be looking for his daughter. The police say the 65-year-old...
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Queensland kindergarten issues toy gun licences
21 Jun 2016A Queensland kindergarten has embraced children's interest in toy guns by issuing them with their own licences. The Kilkivan Kindergarten says the toy gun licenses are issued when a child...
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ANZCO sentenced for man crushed while slaughtering cows
21 Jun 2016A meat processing company has been ordered to pay $107,000 after a meatworker was badly crushed by the door of a stun box. CMP Canterbury Limited, a subsidiary of ANZCO,...
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Chch City Council wants suburban regeneration plans extended
21 Jun 2016The Christchurch City council wants the planned regeneration plan for New Brighton to be widened to include neighbouring suburbs. Newly-established organisation Regenerate Christchurch intends to…
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Police appeal to public after woman was assaulted in her Porirua home
21 Jun 2016A Porirua women has been sexually assaulted for several hours by a man who knocked on her door claiming to be looking for his daughter. Police say a 65-year-old was...
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US welcomes NZ's Iraq deployment extension
21 Jun 2016The United States Secretary of Defence is welcoming the extension of the New Zealand Defence Force's deployment in Iraq. The government announced yesterday troops would remain in Iraq for an...
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Father takes fight against religious education to Court of Appeal
21 Jun 2016A father who says his daughter's rights were breached by a religious school programme will get his day in court, provided he meets conditions set by the Court of Appeal.
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Labour, Greens front to business groups
21 Jun 2016Labour and the Greens are holding their first joint meeting with business groups today. Labour leader Andrew Little and Greens co-leader James Shaw were holding a briefing organised by the...
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Ocean Heke road death trial set for November
21 Jun 2016A 21-year-old man charged over the hit-and-run death of a teenager in King Country in April has reappeared in court. Te Kuiti man Broc Kawhena pleaded not guilty at his...
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Train-attack suspects released after Belgian raids
21 Jun 2016Belgian police have released without charge six people who were detained during a series of raids on Monday connected with a failed attack last year on a high-speed train. Authorities...
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Push to save 100,000 Supergold cardholders from losing free transport
21 Jun 2016A late postal push is being made to try to stop more than 100,000 Auckland Supergold cardholders losing their access to free public transport in ten days time. This follows...
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Former Volkswagen chief executive investigated
21 Jun 2016German prosecutors have opened an investigation into former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn, over suspected market manipulation relating to the VW emissions scandal. The prosecutors say…
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Fears rise over Lionfish spread to mediterranean
21 Jun 2016Poisonous lionfish are thought to be continuing to spread across the eastern Mediterranean, posing a serious threat to ecosystems. Researchers from the International Union for the Conservation of…
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E-cigarette companies accused of misleading consumers
21 Jun 2016Two e-cigarette companies - including one in New Zealand - are being accused of misleading Australian consumers by claiming their products are not harmful despite allegedly containing toxic chemicals…
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Govt putting police focus on cities at regions' expense - Peters
20 Jun 2016The government is concentrating police staff in cities at the expense of small towns, Northland MP Winston Peters says. Mr Peters told a Paihia audience today a six-year freeze on...
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Man found in Waikato River and motorcyclist killed in Matamata named
20 Jun 2016Police have named the man whose body was found in the Waikato River yesterday. He was William Rex Sim, from Hamilton. The 77-year old was reported missing last week. Police...
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Taieri, Otago hit by a string of thefts
20 Jun 2016Winter weather has prompted a spate of firewood rustling in Otago. Police are investigating thefts of firewood around Taieri, particularly south of Mosgiel. Last week 10 metres of firewood valued...
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Canterbury mental health services to receive $1m cash-injection
20 Jun 2016Mental health support services in Canterbury will be given a $1 million boost, to aid providers in helping more people, including those with post-quake stress. The crown and city council...
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