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Patient dies at hospital amid wait for lab to be fixed
28 Nov 2024Staff were waiting for Dunedin Hospital's catheterisation lab, where vital heart procedures are done, to be repaired.
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'Serious injuries' after two-vehicle crash on State Highway 35
28 Nov 2024The highway is blocked in Hiruharama and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
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Were vaccine mandates too harsh, Covid inquiry head asks
Epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely has suggested mandates need to be used less widely, as he describes a "game of two halves" during the pandemic. Audio
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Ronald McDonald House struggling to support whānau
28 Nov 2024Nearly 4500 families stayed at the charity's houses around Aotearoa last year. Audio
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What bus and train fare hikes have to do with the government's plans
28 Nov 2024Analysis - NZTA is increasing the pressure for a big jump in public transport fares, while at the same time lining up massive spending on roads. Audio
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Developer took marine precinct idea to council, documents show
28 Nov 2024Tauranga council has released previously private documents and agendas relating to the controversial sale of its marine precinct.
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Tunnel and bridge options in $22 billion Waitematā plan
28 Nov 2024A newly released Treasury investment report suggests both a tunnel and second bridge to relieve pressure on the Harbour Bridge.
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NZ-made drones can help cope with security threats - Collins
28 Nov 2024The Defence Minister says it makes sense for the armed forces to tap more into the local high technology industry to counter growing threats. Audio
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Conservative US commentator denied NZ visa
28 Nov 2024Candace Owens, who was previously refused entry to Australia, had applied for a Entertainers Work Visa.
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Shortsighted, 'shameful' and 'ludicrous': Anger as more health jobs axed
Plans to cut nearly 1500 jobs at Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora have been met with outrage by health sector leaders. Audio
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Government turns to tech firms to boost NZDF
28 Nov 2024A rapidly deteriorating global security environment has spurred the government to reach out to high-tech companies to boost the Defence Force. Audio
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Greater use of 'vaping starter kits' in final smokefree push
Casey Costello says there are no new products or money, but she's planning a "reinvigoration" of the smokefree campaign. Audio
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Melbourne rockers and Jamaican hip hop band among new signings for Womad 2025
Womad Aotearoa has announced four new artists for its 2025 lineup in New Plymouth.
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Tourists caught up as person killed, 14 hurt in bus collision on SH1
28 Nov 2024A section of State Highway 1 has re-opened after a fatal collision killed one person and injured 14 others yesterday.
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Investigation into arsenic levels in Auckland and Waikato water continues
28 Nov 2024It's still unknown why there are slightly elevated - but safe - levels of arsenic in these areas. Audio
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Review: Highly Suspect lights up Christchurch
28 Nov 2024Live, the band embodies the rebellious heart of rock in a way that feels both nostalgic and thrillingly new, Dan Buchanan writes.
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Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination
28 Nov 2024Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time.
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Inside the Otara markets: Stallholders feeling optimistic after tough year
27 Nov 2024It's been a tough year for many businesses, but many stallholders at a popular Auckland market are feeling optimistic that trade will pick up in the holiday season. Audio
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Can an entire town be moved?
27 Nov 2024A draft master plan proposes relocating Westport to government-owned farmland southwest of its current location.
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Health NZ's project to pay $2b back to staff makes slow progress
28 Nov 2024Three small health districts are exposed to the biggest risks in the trouble-plagued project to pay back thousands of dollars owed to hospital staff.
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Port of Auckland conviction 'comes too late for those who died' - union
28 Nov 2024The conviction of a former Ports of Auckland boss brings to an end "an era of failure at the highest levels of Ports of Auckland which had tragic outcomes for workers, their families and their…
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Arsenic in Auckland and Waikato water: Supply to be tested every day
28 Nov 2024Auckland's water provider says the supply from the Waikato River will be tested every day, to keep an eye on arsenic levels. Audio
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Have you seen Rebecca?
27 Nov 2024Police are appealing for any sightings of Rebecca, 46, reported missing in Panmure, Auckland.
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Young Kiwi voyagers head to Antarctica
28 Nov 2024The group will embark on the "trip of a lifetime" when they set off in the new year for a month-long journey.
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