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NZDF experimental tech to piggy back foreign satellite
26 Nov 2024It refuses to say whose satellite the gear is integrated into, but said the US is participating in the project.
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Teens swarm Auckland CBD in hunt for YouTube sensation IShowSpeed
25 Nov 2024"Everyone saw where he was on the stream and just started running."
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Dunedin's Fortune Theatre: 'We need to stop the rot and sell this property'
25 Nov 2024The Dunedin City Council will go out for consultation on a proposal to sell a historically significant, but vacant building that is costing $122,000 a year to maintain.
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Some referred to hospital 'five or six times' before being accepted, patient says
Labour says government targets are why so many patients cannot get onto hospital waiting lists, but some patients say this kind of rationing is nothing new. Audio
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ERO calls for NCEA Level 1 to be overhauled again, or dropped
The system is not fair, 'not working', and it might be time to scrap it, a review says. Audio
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Funding for 50 more senior doctors, more nurses
Speaking at Whangārei Hospital, Shane Reti says the move is part of a bid to help fill critical shortages in the health system.
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Police Minister criticises cop posing with gang patch
Mark Mitchell say the behaviour of a police officer posing for cameras while wearing a gang patch in the office fell short .
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Public sector job cuts: Te Whatu Ora considers more redundancies
25 Nov 2024Staff have been called in to meetings to discuss a new proposal to disestablish more roles at the government agency.
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Cop posing with gang patch may bring police into disrepute - employment lawyer
25 Nov 2024Legislation banning the display of patches in public came into effect last week.
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Dental association supports recommendations of obesity report
25 Nov 2024"It doesn't make sense for schools to be selling sickness to kids, in the form of sugary drinks," a dental expert says.
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Pasifika urged to get whooping cough vaccination
Recent health figures show a high rate of hospital admissions for Pasifika presenting with whooping cough, a Pacific public health expert says.
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Multiple tertiary apprenticeship courses on the chopping block
25 Nov 2024A proposal to cut programs from a Rotorua apprenticeship training program has blindsided the forestry and wood manufacture industry, a tutor says. Audio
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Credit card fraud: Retailers left to carry the cost
25 Nov 2024There is a major power imbalance between credit card companies and merchants, says an Auckland retailer that has had to absorb thousands in losses from a fraudulent transaction. Audio
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New 24/7 police station announced for central Auckland
Commissioner Richard Chambers says it will make responding to crime in the CBD faster and more effective. Audio
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Surgeries being rejected to game waitlist targets, Labour says
The Opposition alleges the number of people going onto waitlists is being limited, as GPs complain of referrals being rejected. Audio
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Twin baby dies after condition missed five times
25 Nov 2024A sonographer and radiologist failed to diagnose critical conditions in two separate pregnancies, a new report reveals.
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Moutere Highway reopens after collision between car and pedestrian in Tasman
Police said initial indications were that the pedestrian had critical injuries.
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Landlords go 'to hell and back' as tenant trashes property
25 Nov 2024Rubbish is strewn throughout the home, there are cracks in the ceiling and the fridge and dishwasher are missing. Audio
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Victim of fatal attack was filmed while lying unconscious on pavement
25 Nov 2024A man who pleaded guilty to a fatal assault in a central Wellington carpark kicked his victim in the groin, swore at him and filmed him as he lay unconscious and bleeding on the pavement.
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Police seize gang shirt from man who took person to hospital after crash
25 Nov 2024The incident came as police continue to arrest gang members of patches.
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Extreme solar storm could knock out power for 36 hours
25 Nov 2024A major space weather event would have "potentially catastrophic consequences", a NEMA plan says.
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Defence Force holds flurry of high-tech meetings with Western power trio
25 Nov 2024The NZDF has been meeting with the US, UK and Australia to discuss advanced technology and spy tech.
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New scheme a carbon credit COP out
The deal reached in the final hours of COP29 has been criticised as a free pass for countries to slack off on efforts to reduce emissions at home.
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New $20.1m library complex opens in Hāwera
25 Nov 2024After almost 130 years Hāwera has a new $20.1 million library incorporating a visitor information centre, cafe and art gallery.
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