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The specialist removing insects from ears at least once a week
17 Jan 2025When Marg Hunt heard there were hundreds of cockroach-linked ACC claims, she laughed: "That's bread and butter for me."
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Thieves steal $75k worth of safety fences
17 Jan 2025More than 60 panels have been stolen from on top of a newly built retaining wall.
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Fire-resistant design saves LA house
17 Jan 2025The simple gable roof house is still standing after wildfire teared through the neighbourhood.
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ACC receives more than 300 cockroach-related claims
17 Jan 2025The total number of active cockroach-related claims have cost taxpayers nearly $520,000.
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NZ Post to return mail with no private bag address
16 Jan 2025The Postal Workers Union is concerned a new directive from NZ Post will mean less mail is getting where it needs to go.
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How to wean yourself off social media
16 Jan 2025If doom scrolling is bringing you down, quitting is an option. Here are a few things to consider.
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Wellington's Reading Cinemas may reopen in 2026
16 Jan 2025The movie theatre will return to its shuttered complex, news heralded as a "win-win" for the city.
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Polls open in Vanuatu snap election
Voters are having their say in a snap election amid ongoing political instability.
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'Apocalyptic' swarms of midges plague residents
16 Jan 2025Some have had to move out of their homes, a meeting of east Christchurch residents has heard.
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'Very harmful' - Wellington officials warn of toxic algae in Wairarapa
16 Jan 2025The algae is a neurotoxin that acts like snake venom and could be very harmful to humans and lethal for dogs according to Greater Wellington Regional Council expert.
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Why don't New Zealanders like fly screens?
15 Jan 2025At some stage, fly screens suffered an image problem that it hasn't shaken.
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'Parade of planets' and a comet visible in night sky
15 Jan 2025Six planets are lining up across the night sky this month in a so-called "parade of planets".
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'We're all terrified' - Rock thrower has residents on edge
15 Jan 2025Neighbours say they've been terrorised nearly daily for months by stones coming through their windows: "We just really want this to stop."
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'The big one' not a case of if, but when
15 Jan 2025Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be prepared?
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What if your teen's NCEA results aren't what they wanted?
15 Jan 2025The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse. Video
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Neil Gaiman responds amid sexual assault allegation in NZ
15 Jan 2025Six months after he was accused of sexual assault by two women, more allegations have been levelled.
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Ukraine launches one of biggest attacks on Russia so far
15 Jan 2025Russia's military says it will retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv fired a dozen missiles and launched a huge drone attack.
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Māori trust 'blindsided' by Desert Road closure
15 Jan 2025It's the biggest land owner along the Desert Road, looking after 23,000 hectares of land, and says businesses will be "severely impacted".
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Country's second most powerful cop suspended amid criminal probe
14 Jan 2025Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.
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The 'superpower' helping Nigel Latta deal with incurable cancer
14 Jan 2025"If I could swap this thing for being bankrupt ... if I could do that and be guaranteed 30 more years with Natalie, I'd do that in a second," he says. Video
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The Regulatory Standards Bill: What you need to know
14 Jan 2025About 23,000 submissions have been received on the bill which is set to pass under National and ACT's coalition deal.
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More MPs removed in Samoa political saga
Samoa's Prime Minister has confirmed the sacking of three Cabinet Ministers in a press conference.
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Some parts of Auckland are warmer than others
14 Jan 2025New research shows some parts of the city are up to 3C hotter than others, and experts say it's a concern.
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Man's fight to reclaim $22,000 deposit after Disputes Tribunal win
14 Jan 2025It has been nearly two years since Jeremy Neilson first paid a drone company - and he still hasn't seen a cent of it.
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