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'Much, much worse than we thought' - Residents oppose Australian bid to mine in Golden Bay bushland
11 Apr 2025"They've been very vocal about how they're going to look after the community, but actually I think they've possibly chosen the worst place they could possibly site their operations."
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Iwi partners with global investment firm in $1b deal
11 Apr 2025Thirty years on from their Treaty settlement, Waikato-Tainui has entered a $1 billion development with a global investment firm at the Ruakura Superhub.
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'Brink of collapse': Gisborne Hospital services in crisis
An SOS from doctors to the Health Minister did not draw the response they hoped for. Audio
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Former funeral director sentenced to prison
11 Apr 2025Fiona Bakulich, a former employee of Tipene Funerals, pleaded guilty to charges in February.
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Liam Lawson attempts to put 'chaotic' F1 start behind
11 Apr 2025The Kiwi racer says he's approaching the Bahrain Grand Prix with a clear head.
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Curious creatures found under iceberg the size of Chicago
11 Apr 2025A ship run by Schmidt Institute was heading for Bellingshausen Sea when an iceberg broke clean, exposing 510 square kilometres of previously inaccessible ocean. Audio
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'Gamechanger': Mental health and addiction facility opens in Whangārei
Services scattered Whangārei are combining under one roof called Manaia House.
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Why bestselling Korean-NZ author had to cancel US tour
11 Apr 2025Graci Kim said the call to skip the US leg of her Dreamslinger book launch was out of her hands.
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Bike racks restored to Christchurch buses for daytime use
11 Apr 2025The NZ Transport Agency had banned the racks, which often obscure bus headlights.
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Listen: Chambers on arming cops, and getting officers back to NZ
11 Apr 2025The new police Commissioner says the rollback of police involvement in mental health callouts will put pressure on health services. Audio
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'I forgive you': Ariki Rigby's father to killer
11 Apr 2025"Have a good life brother. Amen," Peta Rigby said as 32-year-old Jimmy Heremaia was sentenced to life in jail.
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As more communities leave, what happens to the land?
11 Apr 2025Analysis - New research explores how land use changes after humans leave.
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Wellington water restrictions to be lifted soon
11 Apr 2025It will be a month earlier than last year.
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Man accused of killing police officer keeps name suppressed
The man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming on New Year's Day still cannot be named.
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More kids struggling with poverty than last year - official figures
The annual report on the child and youth strategy looked at poverty measures and indicators between July 2023 and June 2024.
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Major traffic disruption as Wellington Water fixes major sewer main
11 Apr 2025Work to fix the pipe which is set to cost $5.2 million and last two weeks.
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Watch: Who will pay for a 100,000-hectare problem?
11 Apr 2025Tai Rāwhiti wants to take take a huge chunk of forestry and pastoral land and plant it with permanent bush. Audio
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Duo to appear in court for string of Piha burglaries
The man and woman were taken into police custody on Thursday.
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Hillmorton Hospital patient admits murdering 83-year-old woman at her Christchurch home
11 Apr 2025A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman at her Mt Pleasant home in Christchurch.
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Mayor demands answers over rural health centre delays
11 Apr 2025Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says his community is being stonewalled as inquiries about the planned Waimarino Wellness Centre in Raetihi go unanswered.
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Boil water notice looks set to continue into next week
11 Apr 2025A boil water notice has been in place in the Grey District since Wednesday after bacteria linked to human and animal waste was found.
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'It's just scary': Couple want government buyout for home
11 Apr 2025Despite the "intolerable risk" to life, their Pupuke Valley home isn't eligible. Audio
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Second police station target after incident in Kawerau
11 Apr 2025Another police station has been damaged following an incident overnight in Kawerau in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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New road between Manawatū and Tararua set to open
10 Apr 2025Since rock falls caused the old highway through the Manawatū Gorge to close eight years ago, commuters have been forced over windy alternatives. Audio
