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Health New Zealand tight lipped on consultant bill at Dunedin hospital
14 Nov 2024A retrofit of the four-decade-old ward block is one of two options the government has ordered the agency look at.
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Fast-tracked gold mine has shaky compliance history, audit shows
14 Nov 2024Otago Regional Council found OceanaGold's Macraes mine did not always comply with monitoring conditions, but has stopped short of taking enforcement action.
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$1.68b bill for cut back safety camera plan
The government told RNZ the 800-camera network had been unfunded. Audio
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Incorrect patient data found during system upgrades at Auckland's hospitals
A team is working to correct and update this, Te Whatu Ora spokesperson says.
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Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements
14 Nov 2024As the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti made its way through Auckland it stopped at two sites synonymous with Māori resistance - Bastion Point and Ihumātao.
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Officials warn more money needed to meet ED, elective surgery targets
Released documents show health officials made clear their belief the targets couldn't be reached without more funding.
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Investigation starts into suspicious fire in Hastings overnight
14 Nov 2024People were seen running away from the house a short time beforehand, police say.
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Abuse in care survivors seek meaningful redress and cultural restoration
13 Nov 2024Survivors of abuse in faith and state-based institutions seek meaningful redress that restores their cultural identity, following the government's formal apology.
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Fowl play or fair play: Attempted birdnapping leads to wild goose chase
13 Nov 2024A recent goosenapping attempt at Waiwhetū Stream left Sandra Goedhart "shaken" and no choice but to intervene.
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Auckland Zoo's last elephant arrives in Australia
13 Nov 2024Burma, the 42-year-old Asian elephant, had been on her own at Auckland Zoo for more than two years after her buddy moved to Sydney. Audio
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Abuse in state care inquiry and apology: NZSL interpreted videos
13 Nov 2024The neglect, violence and racism towards children and teenagers at Kelston School for the Deaf and Van Asch College is catalogued in the report into abuse in care.
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In pictures: Crowds enjoy NZ's oldest country show
Thousands turned out on Saturday for the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial show, which has been held on the same site in Waimate North since 1888.
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In the pink - keeping peonies all in the family
8 Nov 2024Flower picking and packing for export is in full swing at Prebbleton Peonies. Most of the large, fragrant flowers are flown daily to Japan, the US and Europe.
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Auckland 'a-buzz' with energy ahead of Coldplay concerts
One concert-goer told RNZ the energy in town was electric - and the "city is all hyped up". Audio
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'Never seen him in that state': Mother speaks after children allegedly told to get in strangers car
13 Nov 2024The mother of two children who were told by strangers to get in their car in Christchurch says one of her son's is now too scared to leave the house.
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Paid parking to be trialled at three South Island tourist spots
13 Nov 2024It will be trialled to help ease visitor pressures and support conservation.
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Napier dentist considers closing due to aggressive behaviour outside shop
13 Nov 2024Businesses in the city square say there has been a rapid increase in verbal abuse and antisocial behaviour.
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Yanfei Bao murder trial: Court hears about DNA evidence relating to blood stains
Blood stains found at a Christchurch house matched the profiles of real estate agent Yanfei Bao and the man accused of her murder, the High Court has heard.
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'It would be awful': Wellington's Begonia House faces demolition
13 Nov 2024The landmark glasshouse in the city's botanic garden needs replacing rather than being "patched up", councillors have been told.
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First annual State of the Far North address held in Kerikeri
13 Nov 2024A multimedia show with waitata and student performances rounded out the night.
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Lure of Australia remains strong as Kiwis leave in record numbers
13 Nov 2024A record number of New Zealand citizens left the country in the year to September, and about half of them went to Australia.
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Three dead after train and vehicle collide in Hamilton
13 Nov 2024Police have confirmed three people died after the incident at a railway crossing in Peachgrove Road in the early hours.
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Human remains found in rural Waikato
13 Nov 2024Police are working to identify the remains and figure out what the circumstances of the death were.
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70 percent of 'new' doctors trained overseas
13 Nov 2024Overseas-trained doctors made up more than 70 percent of new registrations in New Zealand in the last year, while the home-grown medical workforce is shrinking.
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