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Medical tourist fights for compensation, claims surgery destroyed stomach
A Manawatū woman is just days away from a full stomach reconstruction five months after a weight-loss operation in Turkey went wrong. Audio
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Shoplifter shoves frozen crayfish down pants, goes back for mud cake
20 Feb 2026The man walked to a chiller and was handed a frozen crayfish by his partner, as they walked down the aisle, he "concealed" it inside the front of his shorts and…
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Man left a paraplegic after hit-and-run wants to meet driver, 30 years on
20 Feb 2026Farid Ahmed was left a paraplegic and spent 11 days in a coma after being hit by a car - the driver never faced charges. Audio
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'Absolutely terrifying': Group storms dairy with machete
20 Feb 2026A lone operator of a dairy was left terrified after a group rushed into her store, confronting her with a machete and making demands.
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'Are you threatening me?': Contractor approached by tenant armed with metal pole
20 Feb 2026According to the tribunal's decision, the confrontation arose after contractors arrived one morning in November at the property to begin work on the grass and community gardens.
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Family's chance for a fresh start thanks to new social housing
20 Feb 2026A father of four says words cannot describe the relief he felt having a stable roof for his family. Audio
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Dark web drug syndicate exposed during police investigation
Eleven people have been arrested after homes were searched throughout Auckland and Hamilton.
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Several injured in crash near Feilding
20 Feb 2026Police said emergency services were notified of the accident on Sandon Road at around 6.10pm.
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'Blowback': Residents disgusted as sewage 'explodes' from toilets
20 Feb 2026Wellington Water apologised for the shock, stress and inconvenience caused after sewage entered people's bathrooms.
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'Happily give it back': Builder offers infamous mayoral desk to the city
20 Feb 2026Raymond Morgan bought it for $200 last year then found over 200 documents in it, dated between 1988 and 2004, in a locked side cupboard.
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One of NZ's worst sex offenders will be monitored for another 10 years
20 Feb 2026McIntosh, 52, was convicted of raping a 6-year-old in 1989 and having unlawful sexual connection with a 2-year-old in 1993.
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Police ask public for help to find missing North Shore woman
20 Feb 2026Katherine has not contacted her family since Thursday.
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Teacher poured wine into her drink bottle and drank it while on lunch duty
20 Feb 2026The teacher was also caught stealing four bottles of wine, for which she was charged.
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A state of emergency, again and again and again
20 Feb 2026After another run of storms, do declarations of states of emergency risk "crying wolf"?
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Watch: Fire tears through pavilion at Auckland college during firefighters strike
20 Feb 2026A large fire raged through the building at a time when firefighters were taking industrial action. Audio
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Seven drugged drivers fined since roadside testing began
20 Feb 2026Police say they have tested more than 300 people since testing was introduced in the Wellington region two months ago.
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Wellington residents clean 'disgusting' poo spray off houses after severe weather
20 Feb 2026A film of spray has coated homes around the south coast. Audio
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Residents in the dark over who deals with ongoing power cuts
20 Feb 2026People across the lower North Island are getting increasingly frustrated with power providers and the lines company.
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SH73 down to single lane after crash between car and motorbike
20 Feb 2026The crash happened near the intersection with Cora Lynn Road.
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Man charged over Warepai Domain death
20 Feb 2026A 24-year-old has been charged with murder after a body was found at a park in the Western Bay of Plenty nearly a week ago.
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What the law says about dog attacks - and how it could change
20 Feb 2026Explainer - A woman was killed by a dog this week, the latest in a series of fatalities. What exactly are the laws? Audio
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More than half of police force considering quitting - union survey
20 Feb 2026But police bosses say 57 percent of officers having considered quitting in the last year is not a pressure point for pay negotiations.
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Queensland fruit fly operation in Mount Roskill ends
20 Feb 2026Biosecurity New Zealand announced the end of the six-week operation after no further evidence of the fly was found in the area.
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'Please hit pause': Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period
20 Feb 2026Lobby groups are calling on the British government to urgently delay the deadline for dual nationals to get UK passports.
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Debunking five myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ
20 Feb 2026Analysis: Touching the lives of an average 110 people each day in Aotearoa, traumatic brain injury is much more common than any of us would like it to be.
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Mostly dry skies after turbulent week
20 Feb 2026After a wet start to the week, most of the county is set for temps in the low to mid-20s this weekend. Video
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WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide
20 Feb 2026It is the third investigation into the landslide. Audio
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Family 'left with nothing' after large slip hits home
20 Feb 2026A Lower Hutt man said time appeared to go into slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his back yard slid away on Monday.
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- How Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 10 hours in police custody unfolded
- Medical tourist fights for compensation, claiming surgery destroyed her stomach
- Shoplifter puts frozen crayfish down pants at supermarket, goes back for mud cake
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- Man left a paraplegic after Nelson hit-and-run wants to meet driver 30 years on
