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Suitcase murders: Trial date set for mother accused of killing children
22 May 2024A woman accused of murdering her two children and hiding their remains in suitcases will go on trial next year.
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Auckland mayor bins talk of city’s rubbish fuelling Kaipara plant
22 May 2024Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council's rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste-to-energy plant.
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'Resilience!' School principal's Warriors speech goes viral
21 May 2024A school principal has shared the Warriors' impressive weekend victory as a parable of resilience to his students.
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Education Ministry takes charge of school expansions as faith in PPP falters
The Education Ministry has taken back the job of financing, designing and building several school expansions, after companies said the public-private-partnership approach was too difficult.
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Multiple car crash causes commuter chaos on SH1 in Wellington
22 May 2024Commuter chaos has ensued in Wellington after a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 1.
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Two dead in rural Canterbury crash
22 May 2024Two people have died following a crash in Canterbury's Selwyn district.
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First New Caledonia evacuation flight lands in Auckland
21 May 2024A Defence Force plane carrying 50 New Zealanders evacuated from New Caledonia has landed at Auckland Airport this evening.
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'We were really afraid': Painful memories as heavy rain hits Māngere again
22 May 2024The torrential rain kept residents on edge as the rising Te Ararata stream again spilled into their streets.
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Mental health facility so overcrowded patient slept on the floor
The facility was operating over occupancy in late April and early May.
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'Stupid behaviour': Orca body slammer slapped with penalty
21 May 2024A video shows the 50-year-old man jump from a boat towards two orca. DOC says it is "extremely irresponsible".
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Liz Gunn guilty of assault after Auckland Airport incident
21 May 2024Anti-vaccine activist Liz Gunn has been found guilty of assault following an incident at Auckland Airport in 2023.
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Heavy rain warnings still in place for some regions
21 May 2024The weather system that brought heavy rain to parts of the North Island may linger over eastern areas until Thursday.
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What is turbulence, and when does it become dangerous?
22 May 2024Explainer - The death of a man and injuries for dozens on a London-to-Singapore flight has highlighted the dangers of flying through unstable air.
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One dead, 23 Kiwis onboard, as turbulence hits London-Singapore flight
22 May 2024"People hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it", says a passenger on the flight where dozens have been injured.
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Strewth, selfie, eshay: Aussie slang dictionary notches up 17k entries
22 May 2024'Straya is a country with a genius for the pithy phrase or shortened word, and etymologist Mark Gwynn has the job of recording the 17,000 and counting that make up the Aussie lexicon. Audio
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The 'itch to be offended' is undermining civil society, US writer says
22 May 2024The age of grievance in modern culture is undermining democracy, a US writer says. Audio
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Coalition confirms $24m for Gumboot Friday
22 May 2024But the opposition is calling for more transparency around mental health services procurement.
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Kiri Allan pleads guilty to crash charges
The former justice minister was charged with careless driving and failing to accompany a police officer after a late-night crash.
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New Zealand quietly added to US military trade law
22 May 2024The US has included New Zealand in a law without the New Zealand government's involvement.
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Ministry of Education failing to help redundant staff - union
It isn't meets obligations to find alternative roles for staff it is making redundant, the Public Service Association says.
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National MP may face police probe over undeclared donations - expert
21 May 2024New Plymouth's David MacLeod says he made an inadvertent error in his failure to declare $178,000 of donations.
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'I never tried to hide these donations' - National MP stood down
21 May 2024New Plymouth's David MacLeod says he's "extremely disappointed" after failing to declare $178,000 of donations.
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Mortgage advisor's error causes couple to miss out on 2.55% interest rate
The couple were offered compensation while an advisor body says clients should research brokers they work with.
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Five things to know about KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals
More people are tapping into their savings to get by. Here's what you need to know.
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