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Heavy rain extends water restrictions in Far North
28 Apr 2025Water quality affected by heavy rain during ex-tropical Cyclone Tam means some water restrictions remain in place in the Far North.
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Rural women face barriers to abortion, contraceptive care - review
Earlier in April, Ministry of Health reviewed certain matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977).
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'There's nothing brave about shooting someone's house' - unease after spate of gang crimes
28 Apr 2025Two private properties were shot at by gangs in the past 10 days.
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Supreme Court dismisses rapist's 'sexsomnia' appeal
A jury found Damin Peter Cook was not asleep when he raped an unconscious woman at his Christchurch flat.
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'Clear breach': Applicants who failed physical test still admitted for police training
Police have begun an audit into whether further breaches of the recruitment process had occurred.
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Departing councillor hits out at cruelty of online bullies
23 Apr 2025Shane Epiha says the bullying has reached the point where his family don't feel safe in their own community.
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Digital billboard given final sign off despite dark sky park concerns
23 Apr 2025A design tweak has been approved for the billboard, which is expected to be erected by October, but a dark sky proponent is not pleased.
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NZ's over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit even harder. But there is a fix
20 Apr 2025Analysis - New Zealand's long coastlines could help.
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Christchurch's Jellie Park closes following fatal medical event
28 Apr 2025The death is not believed to be suspicious and has been referred to the Coroner.
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Hawke's Bay's economic development agency chief executive, board resign
28 Apr 2025The decision comes after a review into regional architecture, which recommended a merger and formation of a new coordination office.
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Toxic algae warning lifted for Canterbury lake
28 Apr 2025Health New Zealand issued the warning in December after concerning levels of cyanobacteria was detected in the lake.
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Auckland trains back on track following two-week shutdown
28 Apr 2025Wellington services are also back after significant disruptions.
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Women's Refuge receives much-needed funding boost
28 Apr 2025The government is allocating $540,000 towards Women's Refuge from the mental health and addiction innovation fund.
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Northland set for another wet start to the week
MetService says there is still a risk of thunderstorms in the upper North Island too. Audio
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'It's a disgrace': Wairoa mayor on flare up of gang violence
28 Apr 2025Police invoked the Gang Conflict Warrant last week following a rise in inter-gang conflict in Hawke's Bay. Audio
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Timber worker loses two fingers to machine without guard
28 Apr 2025The unnamed worker, 51, said he had three surgeries and remained hopeful about getting prosthetic fingers in future.
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SH1 through Mangamuka Gorge reopens after slip
28 Apr 2025Road had been closed by a large slip since early Sunday.
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US immigration crackdown a growing worry for NZers
28 Apr 2025A growing number of people say current threat level for travel to the US is not high enough.
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Coronial inquest to examine murder that had a 'high degree of brutality'
28 Apr 2025Juliana Bonilla-Herrera, 37, was attacked and stabbed to death in her Addington flat by neighbour who was on parole. Audio
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Police warned over shifting sensitive info to cloud services
28 Apr 2025There could be "severe detrimental impacts" if someone was accidentally given access to the data. Audio
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Family wants answers over mother's murder by mental health patient
28 Apr 2025Faye Phelps' daughter was shocked to learn the man her mother employed had been living at Hillmorton Hospital. Audio
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'Do you want something bad to happen?': Armed men threaten psychologist
27 Apr 2025The woman, who treated Colombian drug gang victims, is allowed to stay in New Zealand after ongoing death threats against herself, her mother and her husband.
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Recycling plant firefighters' lives were at 'immediate risk'
28 Apr 2025The two firefighters stranded above the blaze made a rare mayday call when "everything that could go wrong did go wrong". Audio
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'A much higher chance' of more sea snakes - ecologist
28 Apr 2025More sea snakes could show up on our beaches in the near future, an ecologist is warning.
