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Hindu priest risks deportation after gouging woman's eyes
Jainesh Prasad carried out a campaign of control and violence, isolating, abusing and beating a woman for 12 months.
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Luxon rules out treaty referendum under National
24 Jan 2025The Treaty Principles Bill continues to dog the National Party despite Luxon's repeated efforts to communicate the legislation will not go beyond second…
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Outside company wins bid to take over Nelson parks management
24 Jan 2025Green by Nature beat out a council-owned business that has held the contract for three decades.
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'So many secrets': Ex-deputy principal jailed for sexual relationship with student
24 Jan 2025Iain George Anderson's crimes involved a student 40 years his junior, beginning in the early 2000s.
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Serious crash closes Palmerston North intersection
24 Jan 2025Motorists are advised to take an alternative route and expect delays.
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Helium balloon causes mass power outage in Auckland suburb
Residents reportedly heard a loud bang before the electricity went off.
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Man taken into custody over threats on social media
24 Jan 2025Armed police blocked off part of an Auckland highway to apprehend two occupants of a vehicle.
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'Oh my god I've made the news' - Romance novel dropper's true confession
24 Jan 2025A Lower Hutt man claims he is the one who has been randomly delivering racy fiction to mailboxes in the harbourside community of Eastbourne.
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Bag of medical supplies from rescue helicopter found in 'trove of stolen items'
The bag containing critical medical equipment was stolen from a rescue helicopter in Mosgiel two weeks ago.
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Three injured after car crashes into building
24 Jan 2025A vehicle has gone into a building and three people are injured after a crash on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon.
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Hamilton residents urged to save water as summer heats up
24 Jan 2025Hamilton City Council says the city's water use is climbing daily and residents are being urged to reduce water usage.
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Sink hole closes stretch of New Plymouth highway
24 Jan 2025Repair crews hope to have it repaired later Friday night.
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Military medals among items stolen in spate of burglaries
24 Jan 2025The medals, including a Pacific Star, are among a haul of items taken from Rolleston homes this month.
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Mayor says work needed after Auckland pipe burst leaves 3000 without water
24 Jan 2025Auckland's mayor says more work is needed to prevent faults after a pipe burst left thousands of residents without water.
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Getaway vehicle found after Tokyo Bay restaurant robbery, police say
A vehicle believed to have been used in an armed robbery at a Japanese Restaurant has been found, police say.
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Head Hunter attacks couple at petrol station during crime spree
An innocent bystander gave Kevin Grey a friendly nod. Moments later he and his partner were being viciously attacked.
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Government says it's hit emergency housing target 5 years early
But the whereabouts of 20 percent of those leaving emergency housing is still unknown.
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'From cabaret to pogo jumping': World Buskers Festival begins
24 Jan 2025Christchurch's CBD will be filled with some of the world's best street performers from Friday, as the World Buskers Festival gets underway.
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NZ's fruit bowl still shrinking, two years after cyclone
"Nobody who's been significantly affected will survive in their current form," local growers say. Audio
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Is there any truth to the 'five-second rule'?
What doctors say about eating food after you've dropped it.
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Youths assault worker at justice facility in Rotorua
24 Jan 2025A staff member has been assaulted by three young people at a youth justice facility in Rotorua.
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Pedestrian dies after crash in Bay of Plenty
24 Jan 2025A pedestrian has died following a car crash in Whakatāne, and police are appealing for information about what happened.
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Body found in search for missing swimmer at Christchurch beach
24 Jan 2025A swimmer was reported missing from Southshore Spit on Thursday afternoon.
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Hope water will be back by lunch after pipe burst in Auckland
24 Jan 2025A broken water main caused up to 3000 people to be without water in parts of West Auckland.
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Police search for armed robbers who fled east Auckland shop
24 Jan 2025Armed robbers stole items from an east Auckland shop on Friday morning before fleeing, police say.
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Restricted fire season declared for inland Buller, Grey districts
24 Jan 2025A restricted fire season has been declared for the Grey and Buller inland areas on the West Coast, until further notice.
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Witnesses to serious Waikato crash urged to come forward
Emergency services were called to the car crash near Te Kauwhata on Thursday evening.
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More than 30 meth lollies never recovered, no arrests made
23 Jan 2025The lollies containing a "potentially lethal dose" of methamphetamine were unknowingly distributed in food parcels in August 2024.
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- Waikato Hindu priest Jainesh Prasad risks deportation after conviction for assaulting woman
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