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Filming animals fight: 'You are there as a privileged observer'
Scottish cinematographer Doug Allan is giving a series of live talks around the South Island about his four decades of adventures in the wild.
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Teacher having manic episode swore at students, drank booze on school grounds and accessed porn
22 Feb 2026The man wasn't provided any training, had no local family or medical support and had told the school's principal about his disorder before he started teaching…
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'Nepo baby' Jack Whitehall has spawned 'nepo parents'
22 Feb 2026"I then became relatively successful and then did a lot of stuff with my parents. So, then they became famous off the back of me. So, it's kind of I guess…
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Two people dead, three critically injured after SH1 crash
22 Feb 2026State Highway 1 in Marlborough has now reopened after the crash.
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Ten year old boy found after being reported missing in Northland
22 Feb 2026The boy had been missing from his home in Kensington since yesterday morning
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Police retreat from 'hostile' group at car meet
A video shows about a dozen people approaching a police car, which then reverses, with people running after it.
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Uni ordered to return student's $8000 fees after she failed a paper
The student failed a paper she needed to get into a higher doctoral course.
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Charity requests $30k to keep Pacific seniors gatherings running
22 Feb 2026The monthly events attract between 100 and 150 seniors. They include a free Pacific buffet lunch and activities such as bingo, line dancing, and guest speakers.
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Serious injuries after crash involving a car and cyclist in Canterbury
22 Feb 2026Emergency services received reports of the crash near the intersection of Sumnervale Drive and Evans Pass Road about 5:30pm.
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'No evidence of remorse': Law firm staff caught emailing racial slurs about colleague
22 Feb 2026The women resigned after an internal disciplinary meeting at the law firm.
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Dogs that injured three people, one critically, could be destroyed
22 Feb 2026The two dogs that attacked and injured three people in Brywndwr yesterday could be euthanised, a councillor says.
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Person injured in dog attack in Timaru
22 Feb 2026Emergency Services were called to Andrew Street about 8.30pm Saturday.
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New Plymouth's Metro Plaza building demolition set to start
22 Feb 2026It's the start of a three-stage project to bring daylight back to a section of the Huatoki Stream after almost a century under cover.
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Noisy neighbours' loud gear to be sold off
22 Feb 2026Dozens of sound systems seized by noise control officers in New Plymouth are about to go on sale at a charity op shop.
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'Going to help us to deliver better outcomes': Life Flight's new aeromedical airbase opens
The Hamilton hanger is the upper North Island base for two of Life Flight's air ambulance planes.
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Pulp at Spark Arena: Britpop band still have talent and charisma in spadefuls
22 Feb 2026Pulp delivered a captivating caper through their back catalogue in Auckland last night.
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Person dies after vehicle flips, hits parked car
22 Feb 2026Enquiries into the crash are ongoing, police say.
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Guard punched elderly man in the face several times for looking at him
22 Feb 2026The violence means that Junior Sula can no longer work as a licensed member of the security industry.
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Review: Hemi Hemingway soars on Wings of Desire when letting his feelings fly freely
Hemi Hemingway's latest is one of the most emotive local releases in recent memory.
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Trafficking survivor wants mandatory abuse reporting from teachers
22 Feb 2026Gloria Masters, the founder of Handing the Shame Back believed if there was a mandate for teachers to report signs of abuse the "floodgates would open".
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Memorial service to mark 15 years since Christchurch quakes
22 Feb 2026A minute of silence will be held at 12.51pm, the time the earthquake hit, then the names of the 185 people who died will be read aloud.
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Three injured in dog attack in Bryndwr, Christchurch
21 Feb 2026Three people have been injured, one critical, in a dog attack in Christchurch.
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Northcote College to close for a week after fire destroys building
21 Feb 2026In a post on Facebook, the college said it has been advised by the Ministry of Education and specialist contractors to close the school.
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Chorus locates fault in West Auckland internet outage
21 Feb 2026The company said several copper and fibre cables had been damaged, with the outage affected nearly 7500 customers..
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Nurses and senior doctors' bargaining stretches into second year
21 Feb 2026Health New Zealand says in 2025, three offers were made to senior doctors and two to nurses, which were all declined.
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Kiwi exiled from Australia, leaving children behind, after stealing 11 bottles of booze
21 Feb 2026The man had been warned to stop offending, or he would be deported. He didn't listen.
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Serious injuries as crash blocks SH25 in both directions south of Thames
21 Feb 2026Meanwhile, a separate motorcycle crash has blocked Glenorchy-Queenstown Road at Mount Creighton.
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Kiwi author Steffanie Holmes on paying the bills with romance novels
22 Feb 2026Former archaeologist Steffanie Holmes taps out three or four books a year from her solar-and-battery-powered home in the Kaipara Harbour.
Top News stories
- Government defends homeless move on orders as opposition slams them for being 'cruel'
- Mediawatch: Immigration amping up in election year
- Filming animals fight: 'You are there as a privileged observer'
- Tribunal finds teacher who had manic episode at school guilty of serious misconduct
- 'Nepo baby' Jack Whitehall has spawned 'nepo parents'
