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Who's paying the price for cash back offers?
Cash back incentives are driving borrowers to switch banks, but who's paying the price?
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Ratepayers cannot afford road repairs from logging truck damage, council says
The Rangitīkei mayor says his council is spending $3.5 million dollars on repairs to the country road between Taihape and Napier.
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‘Medicine for the soul’: Hawke’s Bay harbourmaster on dream job
1 Feb 2026This summer's crop of rule breakers on the water are flouting rules meant to prevent fatalities, a harbourmaster says, including speeding and taking children on boats without lifejackets.
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Former student stalked, harassed teacher, then had affair with her husband
Sarah* tried her best to ignore the woman, despite hundreds of messages, calls and friend requests on social media.
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Judge slams Mobil's 'mind-blowing' POS failures in $100,000 theft
More than $100,000 vanished, but only $1800 was proven stolen, after investigators could not even prove he was rostered on at the time the rest went missing.
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PM to go to Waitangi, but not for the whole week
Christopher Luxon opted to stay away from Northland last year.
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Defence Force flies out 140 staff to weather-affected East Coast
A Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter is helping provide access to isolated communities.
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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
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Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says
30 Jan 2026The most recent IT outage to hospitals in the upper North Island happened over a 12-hour period between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Audio
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Emergency communications system overhaul delayed
30 Jan 2026The Public Safety Network project was an answer to first responders being let down by communications technology in previous disasters.
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'You feel like the All Blacks': Joel Shadbolt on playing with L.A.B.
1 Feb 2026The frontman and lead guitarist of beloved Kiwi band L.A.B. describes how members bounce off each other to make magic.
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Shocks, jocks and a Beatle: February’s best TV
1 Feb 2026A couple of compelling documentaries, a local show starring Tom Sainsbury and the return of an old favourite.
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Dance music fans take a minute silence at DJ Fisher show in Mount Maunganui
31 Jan 2026Event organiser Toby Burrows said it had been a rough week for everyone, but after careful consideration the first ever live music event at Bay Oval pushed on.
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Review: Carefully observed truths and aural loveliness abound in new Fazed On A Pony album
31 Jan 2026Warm and wise, the alt-country of Fazed on a Pony's second album swan is a reassuring listen.
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MMA: Aaron Tau's UFC contract shot cancelled
1 Feb 2026The Kiwi fighter posted on Instagram, apologising for the missed weigh in.
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Developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire
31 Jan 2026The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023.
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The hidden cost of 'fairness' in NZ finance law
31 Jan 2026Analysis: How legal requirements that NZ financial institutions treat consumers "fairly" raises questions about subjectivity, regulatory power and consumer choice.
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Why isn't my rent a tax-deductible expense - Ask Susan
RNZ's Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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IKEA owner's first New Zealand forest: 'We're here for the long term'
31 Jan 2026Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant IKEA, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. Its first purchase saw the conversion of Wisp Hill Station in southern Otago from…
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A life in the bush, a woolshed of memories
31 Jan 2026Lew Pickens' passions hark back to his days clearing land in Northland - camp oven cooking and driving bullock teams. He has a woolshed full of memorabilia on the family farm in King Country and he is…
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Milking the opportunity, no herd required
31 Jan 2026Farmers are being urged to embrace the growing demand for "experiential tourism" from overseas visitors.
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Over 2000 litres of fuel leaks from Akaroa shipwreck into ocean
1 Feb 2026The boat was carrying 2240 litres of marine diesel fuel and around 120 litres of other oils.
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Vehicle compliance company employee awarded $47k, after sacking amid business downturn
1 Feb 2026The owners of a company facing a downturn in business tried to trim costs by cutting staff hours and ordering a staff member to another site.
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Part of Border Processing Levy drops by 30%
The levy, which funds x-ray screening, detector dogs and other protections, was raised after Covid-19.
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