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Herald owner NZME proposes axing 14 community newspapers
14 Nov 2024Local papers on the chopping block include the more than 100-year-old Te Awamutu Courier.
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Five charged after investigation into Comanchero gang
14 Nov 2024Five people are facing charges, as a result of the police investigation into the drug supply activities of the Comanchero motorcycle gang.
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NZ healthcare system superior to those in Sweden and Germany - TWO
14 Nov 2024It shows only the UK, Netherlands and Australia out of the 10 countries scored, were outperforming New Zealand.
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'Saved the day': Homes evacuated as truck flips down Wellington bank
14 Nov 2024A builder at the scene believes if the truck had not hit a parked car on the way down, it would have landed in a home.
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Electrician loses licence after builder fatally shocked
14 Nov 2024Stephen Burton had already been sentenced to home detention and ordered to pay $150,000 reparation. A Nelson electrician has had his licence suspended for two years for "grossly negligent" work...
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Yanfei Bao: Memorial service to honour a 'beautiful life'
14 Nov 2024The service which is open to the public will be an opportunity for people to celebrate the real estate agent's achievements and share favourite memories.
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Fire in commercial building in Kumeū
14 Nov 2024Firefighters remain on site dampening down hot spots on Thursday morning.
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'One of our favourite shows', Coldplay's Chris Martin tells Auckland
Review: Secure your 3D moon googles and slip on a compostable plant-based LED wristband. Audio
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Artists transform Māngere Library’s derelict graffiti wall
14 Nov 2024Once an underused display and a target for graffiti, the canvas now hosts one of the town's art projects.
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Hospital workers say patients were transferred because of lift breakdown
14 Nov 2024The workers dispute Health NZ's statement on the effect of the lift malfunction.
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Operation to remove fuel from sunken naval ship will begin soon, Defence Force says
14 Nov 2024Commodore Andrew Brown says removing the fuel will be a complex task and it signals the next phase in the recovery.
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Artist's epic, 248-pūtangitangi project
14 Nov 2024Kai Tahu musician and taonga pūoro practitioner Ruby Solly has made 248 different pūtangitangi, all part an exhibition called (Pū)oro.
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Broadcaster Lindsay Yeo dies aged 78
15 Nov 2024He was best know for his breakfast show on 2ZB and his character Buzz O'Bumble. Audio
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Weather: Soaked Westland warned to expect more heavy rain
14 Nov 2024The South Island is in for another round of bad weather today with rain warnings in place for already sodden regions. Audio
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Paid parking at tourist hot spots won't deter visitors, DOC says
14 Nov 2024The Conservation Department is planning to charge for parking at the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef Glacier, and Aoraki Mount Cook. Audio
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Bus driver has fractured ribs, eye injuries after assault
14 Nov 2024The president of the Tramways Union says a bus driver suffered fractured ribs and injuries to his eye after an assault in Auckland at the weekend.
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Signal mix-up before Te Huia accident
14 Nov 2024The accident took place near Auckland's Penrose Station in June last year.
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Potential environmental disaster from historic waste averted off Waitaki coast
14 Nov 2024More than 65,000 tonnes of waste at risk of contaminating a section of the coast have been successfully removed.
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Fatal shooting by police in Wainuiomata justified - watchdog finds
14 Nov 2024Tane Wipa thanked officers for saving his hostage's life before he died, a report says.
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Bringing kiwi back to the capital
14 Nov 2024Behind the hills of Wellington city, the Capital Kiwi Project's land spans more than 23,000 hectares. Audio
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One of country's largest schools closes admin block over quake risk
14 Nov 2024A seismic assessment of the school's library block also showed a 50 percent NBS rating.
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A tricky trap for redback spiders
14 Nov 2024Researchers are spinning a web of perfumed lies to trap invasive redback spiders.
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Covid-19 update: 1431 new cases, seven deaths
Reported Covid-19 cases have increased since last week
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Your career stops here - the gender absent from the top jobs in sport
14 Nov 2024The Detail - It's being labelled toxic positivity; opening the door to women in sport but closing it before they get into high performance coaching jobs.
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