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Wellington water usage heading in the right direction, but restrictions still loom
6 Sep 2024Wellington region mayors are warning residents to conserve water where possible this summer, despite positive usage modelling. Audio
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The power of school boards: What you need to know
5 Sep 2024Explainer - New Zealand has one of the most devolved education systems in the world. So what's the role of school boards?
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Attempt to refloat grounded Manahau barge could happen Friday
6 Sep 2024Traffic and parking will be restricted at Carters Beach from 11am until 2pm.
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Tensions rise over campers living at abandoned golf course
A camper living at the course has threatened visitors with a weapon, locals say, but the men camping there say it's them being harassed.
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Man died after incorrectly being told to self-care at home
5 Sep 2024When Anthony Gooderidge called Healthline while suffering excruciating back pain he was incorrectly told to self-care at home. The next day he was found dead.
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All Black shakeup: Sititi and Ratima to start, big names to the bench
5 Sep 2024Is Scott Robertson forming an All Black bomb squad for the second test against the Springboks?
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One believed dead after shooting in Grey Lynn, Auckland
6 Sep 2024A person at the scene told RNZ her nephew has been shot dead, while police are still looking for a suspect.
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Missing: Have you seen Elizabeth Wielga?
5 Sep 2024Police are calling for sightings of Elizabeth Wielga, who was last seen in the Tongariro area, while visiting from Australia.
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Would you pay $29,000 for this handbag?
5 Sep 2024Webb's Auction House is preparing to auction New Zealand's largest-ever Hermes handbag collection this weekend, including seven Birkins. Audio
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Council's collision course with govt over speed limits
5 Sep 2024A Northland council appears to be on a collision course with the government over moves to reduce speed limits on local roads.
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Auckland school's wrestling team 'devastated' about stolen uniforms
To add insult to injury, the team from De La Salle College is competing tomorrow and it was to be the first time they wore the uniforms they had raised $5000 to get. Audio
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Tenant falls through rotten floor: Landlord ordered to pay $5000
5 Sep 2024The dining room floor in the East Auckland home was so rotten it collapsed.
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Three mayors air Three Waters woes with Taumata Arowai boss
5 Sep 2024West Coast mayors are welcoming an apparent rethink on the way they deliver water services, but affordability is still the big issue.
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Dog attacks on vineyard sheep an 'accident waiting to happen'
5 Sep 2024An animal control manager in Marlborough says there have been six attacks on sheep in the past year and often "three or four or five" were attacked at once.
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Health NZ denies shutting aged-care sector out of future planning
5 Sep 2024It comes after the Aged Care Association criticised the organisation for failing to include them in its major redesign.
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Invasive marine pest found in Otago, calls for boaties to remain vigilant
5 Sep 2024NIWA divers found evidence of Mediterranean fanworm during a routine pest survey at the multi-purpose wharf in Port Chalmers last week.
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Crown not liable for paying $450k damages to 'Cuba Street kisser'
5 Sep 2024The Court of Appeal set aside a High Court ruling which saw Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald awarded damages for an unfair sentence.
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Manahau barge: Recovery teams still preparing refloat
5 Sep 2024A former Westport harbourmaster says the swells were too large for salvage today and doubted conditions would be favourable tomorrow.
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Pilot injured in small plane crash near Kaikohe
5 Sep 2024A pilot has been injured in a microlight crash near Kaikohe, in the Far North, while a worker in Whangārei has been critically injured.
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Third person charged in public contracts corruption case named
A man charged with corruption over millions of dollars of public sector construction contracts has been named.
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Spring has sprung - Sunny weather to turn windy, rainy for weekend
5 Sep 2024Thursday and Friday will see sun and dry conditions for most places, but wetter conditions are expected to arrive on Saturday.
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New after-hours for Waiheke Island after previous clinic announces abrupt closure
5 Sep 2024In a notice to patients, Waiheke Medical Centre said it would be stepping in to fill the gap in urgent care.
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Which students are ready for tests, which aren't?
5 Sep 2024Teachers are struggling to decide if teens should sit high-stakes literacy and maths tests before they're ready.
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Police search bins, ask neighbours for footage after 8-year-old killed
Police are continuing to look for evidence as they investigate the death of Zahquiel Taipeti.
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