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Javanese puppets steal show at Shakespeare Festival
An organiser says the two theatre styles share common themes.
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Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say
11 Apr 2025Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament.
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China doesn't want trade war, but will fight back, ambassador to NZ warns
Dr Wang Xiaolong rejects the trade war has come about because China had not played fair. Audio
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Auckland council crackdown on unregistered dogs
11 Apr 2025Owners who continue to ignore reminders to register their pets will now face infringement fines, or go to court.
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Appeal for information over jacket found after Miramar homicide
11 Apr 2025It was found on a walkway near where Abdulhassan Nabizadah was found critically hurt.
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Students struggle with loan and allowance application delays
StudyLink has processed more applications than last year, but thousands remain uncompleted. Audio
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Person killed in crash on State Highway 1 in South Waikato
11 Apr 2025A person has died after a two-vehicle crash that closed the motorway near Tirau .
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How three Chinese families survived NZ's Covid lockdowns
11 Apr 2025Five years on, three families in very different set of circumstances consider how the country's lockdowns shaped their lives.
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Why Easter eggs might cost more this year
In 2012, a Cadbury egg with chocolate bars was $10.99. How does that compare to this week?
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Teen charged with murder after man found dead on doorstep
10 Apr 2025He is the second person to be charged with the murder of a man in Kawerau last month.
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Bottled water supplies under pressure as boil notice remains for Greymouth
10 Apr 2025Some schools and businesses in the West Coast town have been forced to shut due to the notice. Audio
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Nelson and Marlborough Health NZ staff get $20m in Holidays Act remediation payments
10 Apr 2025The total amount paid nationally was now over $334.1 million.
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Auckland Airport evacuated after fire alarm
Part of Auckland Airport has been evacuated, in response to an incident.
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Work not yet begun to strengthen closed Nelson courthouse
10 Apr 2025Work has not begun on seismic repairs to the Nelson courthouse, more than six weeks after it closed.
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Watch: Car forced to swerve to avoid bus driving on wrong side of road
Police are investigating after being alerted to footage of a bus driving in the wrong lane into oncoming traffic in Wellington.
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Children as young as 11 going to GP pregnant
Northland MP says local GPs have treated patients as young as 11 who are pregnant, prompting political discussion on what age reproductive education should begin. Audio
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Cut in colonoscopies after Covid funding ran out
10 Apr 2025The reduction in the number of colonoscopies outsourced to the private sector last year was due to a temporary "surge" the year before - paid for by leftover Covid funding, Health NZ says.
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Meerkat pups Auckland Zoo's first litter in more than a decade
10 Apr 2025The four pups, born last month, are healthy, strong and curious.
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Two arrested after altercation causes school lockdown
Members of the public reported machetes and possibly a shotgun were involved in the altercation but that has not been confirmed.
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Our ancestors didn’t eat 3 meals a day. So why do we?
10 Apr 2025Breakfast, lunch and dinner are an almost universally accepted trinity in the Western world. How did it happen?
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Prolific shoplifter in jail for $25,000 worth of stealing, has 150 convictions
10 Apr 2025In one day, the woman took nearly $8500 worth of clothes from one store.
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Quarrying company denied appeal to mine under protected bush
10 Apr 2025The land was protected by a covenant when J Swap bought it, but it wants to mine there anyway.
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Thousands to benefit as Pharmac widens access to four medicines
The drug-funding agency estimated that 1200 patients would benefit this year, rising to more than 5000 annually after 2030.
