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FENZ apologises to volunteer firefighter after 10 year battle
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has apologised unreservedly to a former volunteer firefighter for failing to properly investigate a series of complaints.
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King's Birthday weekend is here: What's open, and who gets honours?
9:10 am todayExplainer - King Charles' birthday is commemorated with a public holiday on Monday - what's open, how do those royal honours get chosen and should we still…
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Why we're seeing so many fires linked to batteries
10:07 am todayThe number of lithium battery-linked blazes has doubled. What's being done to stop it? Audio
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Replacing Wellington's most famous fence
9:42 am todayThe fence guarding Zealandia was the first of its kind in the world. Twenty-five years on, work has started to replace it. Audio
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Person in hospital after bus crashes in Palmerston North
10 minutes agoThe collision happened on Mihaere Drive.
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Teen charged with shoplifting more than $10,000
3 minutes agoPolice say a thief bagged nearly $1000 worth of groceries before they tracked him down in Auckland last week.
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Thunderstorms, hail, small tornadoes may be on way for North Island
20 minutes agoFortunately, the wild weather is likely to clear up just in time for the weekend.
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Transport watchdog reveals why plane veered off runway
35 minutes agoThe plane damaged runway lights and its landing gear.
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Person critically after 'extremely violent' assault in South Auckland
26 minutes agoOne person is in critical condition after an assault in South Auckland early on Thursday morning.
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Explosion on boat in Bluff under investigation
16 minutes agoThree crew members were injured and taken to Kew Hospital in Invercargill.
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Is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star parents' saving grace?
A new study shows singing to babies can actually boost their mood and wellbeing. Audio
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Auckland nurses refusing to take on call shifts in pay, understaffing protest
The strike began on May 26 and will run until June 23. Audio
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Child slavery cases prompt move on intercountry adoption laws
10:42 am todayMinisters have been warned of a 'myriad of risks' to children, involving abuse and domestic servitude, as recently as three months ago.
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Pizza store robber leaves police scanner with his DNA on it at scene
7:32 am todayHe tried to claim his DNA was found on the scanner because he'd been selling them some months earlier.
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Science sector faces biggest overhaul in decades, warns cuts will put new research at risk
7:13 am todayThe sector is facing its biggest overhaul in decades.
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Science heats up in the fire lab
6:59 am todayFrom flaming tornadoes to burning couches, scientists are setting stuff on fire to prepare for our changing wildfire risk.
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Defendant recalls discovering dead body in her bed
28 May 2025Rau Tongia was shot in the back at his Karori home in December 2020
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One in six New Zealanders experienced discrimination last year - survey
7:13 am todaySeventeen percent of adults reported experiencing discrimination, with racial discrimination the most common.
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More sexual assault victims making police reports, data reveals
The proportion of adult sexual assault victims making police reports has more than quadrupled since 2018, and a victims' advocate is crediting the Me Too movement.
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Kelp, Pōhutukawa forests could slow down tsunamis - research
4:59 am todayThe study also found 'natural bioshields' significantly reduce the amount of sediment moved in some locations.
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Caroline McElnay to be chief health officer in Australia
40 minutes agoMcElnay was New Zealand's director of public health from 2017 to 2022.
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Drone funding in Budget does not include 'priority' maritime models
8:44 am todayCounter-drone systems received funding in this year's Budget, but this did not include maritime drones which the government's $12 billion defence capability plan says are crucial for transforming the…
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'Brains keep going forward': Lonergan hits out at collision games
about 1 hour agoPeople are putting themselves at enormous risk of serious injury because they are taking multiple big hits to "out of shape" bodies, a former Kiwi league player says. Audio
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Are credit card rewards schemes worth it?
Credit card reward schemes are likely to be scaled back further as pressure goes on interchange fees, Consumer NZ says.
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'Worrying': Businesses fear speaking out on high energy costs
9:24 am todayMany businesses fear jeopardising future energy contracts if they are critical which is troubling, the Auckland Business Chamber boss says.
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Tech entrepreneur Sir Ian Taylor remembers the day electricity came to his home
The small east coast town in where Sir Ian grew up in the 1950s was, late arrival of electricity notwithstanding, a thriving place, he says.
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An 'uncle's' Māori-driven rugby camp taking the world by storm
26 May 2025From Aotearoa to Mozambique, Troy Nathan has been touring the world for the past decade taking Haka Rugby Global to aspiring children of all different cultures.
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Nobby Clark delays policy over diversity concern
28 May 2025The Invercargill mayor has drawn the ire of some councillors after stalling the council's new procurement policy over concerns with a diversity question.
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