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A night of crime: 12 people arrested for stolen vehicle offences
7 Aug 2024Twelve people, the majority being teenagers, were arrested across Auckland overnight for stealing vehicles.
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New Plymouth councillor's car hit by gunshot
7 Aug 2024A gun has been fired at the distinctive orange ute of a controversial New Plymouth councillor leaving it pock-marked Audio
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The return of the circus: What’s going on in NZ’s clown community?
7 Aug 2024It's been a tough time for the family fun since Covid, but that looks set to change with the return of Weber Brothers Circus to New Zealand shores in 2025.
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Actor, directors, make-up artist among record number of asylum claimants
7 Aug 2024More than 2300 claimed refugee status once they arrived in New Zealand in the 12 months to July.
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Concern rise of biometrics infringes on privacy
7 Aug 2024The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has received 250 submissions on its draft code of biometrics practice.
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Public rallies around sons of nurse who died from 'flu-like symptoms', father fights on
7 Aug 2024Otherwise fit and healthy, 53-year-old Maria Packe-Leonard died at Hutt Hospital on 21 July.
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No more ink for Lydia Ko
Not even a gold medal in Paris is likely to persuade Lydia Ko to get another tattoo.
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Port's mandatory fitness test for staff concerning, union says
8 Aug 2024The assessments were introduced at the end of July, recommended by accident investigators after a staff member was killed on the job in 2022.
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Unemployment rate keeps rising, hits 4.6%
The increase has been fuelled by a migration surged that's filled previous shortages in the labour market.
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Apartment owners may have 'heads in the sand' about ground rent increase
Next year could spell bad news for owners in downtown Auckland.
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'Our hearts are broken': Family of helicopter pilot killed in Papua speak out
Glen Conning was the most caring and loving husband and dad, they say.
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Polkinghorne murder trial: DNA found on bloodstains in home
7 Aug 2024Philip Polkinghorne's DNA was detected on bloodstains found throughout the retired eye surgeon's Auckland home, a jury has been told. Audio
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Fog cancels Auckland flights, delays others
7 Aug 2024More than 30 flights in and out of Auckland Airport have been delayed or cancelled as fog blankets much of the city.
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Not enough nurses, too many or an 'artificial glut'?
Hundreds of nurses called to fill critical shortages are without jobs, with one in four recent graduates unemployed and international nurses warning others to stay away.
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Group fights to save Cambridge Water Tower
7 Aug 2024A group of residents hope to sway the council in favour of saving the 122-year-old tower.
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'The growth is there, the infrastructure is not' - Selwyn asks residents to imagine their future
7 Aug 2024Where do you see your community in 50 years? What about in 100? Those are the questions Canterbury's Selwyn District Council is asking its residents. Audio
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Mass bleaching of NZ marine sponges largest ever recorded globally
6 Aug 2024A new study estimates the 2022 bleaching cut the population by close to half, making it the world's largest "sponge mortality event". Video
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How different are butter prices across Auckland?
Some shoppers in South Auckland are going without it and other dairy products because they are simply too expensive. Audio
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Crown denies legal obligation in deal as midwives take battle to court
6 Aug 2024A government lawyer has told a court a settlement agreement between midwives and the Crown did not carry legal obligations to improve pay and contracts.
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Police seek five-day liquor licence suspensions for 35 New World stores
Police prosecutors say that dozens of supermarket operators in the South Island are "courting danger" with their promotional practices, as they face the prospect of a week-long liquor licence…
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Australian filmmakers tackle 1978 US cold case
6 Aug 2024At the end of their Friday night shift in 1978 four young workers at a burger restaurant in Speedway, Indiana went missing. Audio
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Does scrolling before bed affect your sleep?
6 Aug 2024Shut-eye latency can be caused by using technology, says Kate Bartel, a sleep researcher with Flinders University.
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Polkinghorne trial: Toxicology tests show drugs but not meth in wife's blood
6 Aug 2024A forensic scientist has told the court about which drugs were found in Pauline Hanna's body.
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Calls for overhaul of unfair law governing retirement villages
"Unite for Seniors" is a new nationwide campaign backed by the Retirement Village Residents Members Association. Audio
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