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Missing jetskier's friends still holding hope he will be found
7 Feb 2025Friends of a jetskier missing in the Cook Strait since Monday are still hopeful he will be found.
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'Horrendous': Mysterious bad smell haunts small town
7 Feb 2025A smell described as like rotting fish or a dead animal has been lingering over pōtiki.
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Charli XCX whips Laneway Festival crowd into a frenzy
7 Feb 2025Review: Fresh from the Grammys where she won three awards, Charli XCX captivated 30,000 strong crowd.
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Island's residents fear digital nomads will push them out
Some are worried visitors could invade their paradise under the government's new rules. Audio
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'There's no boundaries any more': Spike in funeral livestream scams
7 Feb 2025Funeral directors are warning of an alarming increase in funeral livestream scams on social media platforms. The scams circulated for funerals of high profile people, such as the late Green...
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Man charged in West Auckland family harm incident
7 Feb 2025Police were called to the scene on Tudor Road just after 10.10pm.
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Pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by cyclist in Auckland
7 Feb 2025Police were called to the scene in central Auckland at about 9.45am.
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'I want to be as naked as legally possible' - The many looks of Laneway 2025
7 Feb 2025The whiplash of Gen Z's style was on full display at Auckland's Laneway Festival on Thursday.
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'It was hard to watch': Otago residents 'devastated' as fire tears through world's oldest running cinema
7 Feb 2025Eight crews fought the blaze in the middle of the central Otago town, which destroyed the Roxburgh Town Hall, including its 128-year-old cinema. Audio
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Person injured after being assaulted outside medical centre
7 Feb 2025The offenders fled in vehicles before police arrived on the scene.
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Man missing after falling into river in Mt Aspiring National Park
7 Feb 2025A rescue search is underway after reports a man fell from a rock on Thursday night.
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Seven charged after firearms incident in Mākara
7 Feb 2025Seven men are due to appear after an armed offenders callout to a property in Makara.
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Should schools have the day after Waitangi Day off?
6 Feb 2025Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend this week. Audio
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How to spark the 'flywheel of learning' in students
7 Feb 2025A study of thousands of US teenagers found they were both bored at school and stressed out by it, at the same time. Audio
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NZ escapes hottest January on record, but warmer weather coming
7 Feb 2025Last month was the world's warmest on record, while Aotearoa had its coldest since 2017. Audio
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Major delays after two deadly crashes on Auckland motorways
7 Feb 2025One of the fatalities includes a person who walked onto the Southern Motorway.
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More methane enters atmosphere than once thought
7 Feb 2025The most likely culprit is wetlands, says a climate science veteran, especially in tropical areas such as Congo, Southeast Asia and the Amazon and southern Brazil.
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Cat crackdown could be on the way for Mid Canterbury
7 Feb 2025The Ashburton District Council will investigate a cat policy after conservationists asked for help to keep bird songs ringing out.
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Why New Zealand's latest climate pledge lacks 'good faith'
7 Feb 2025Analysis: The Paris Agreement requires nations to provide a new pledge every five years, and New Zealand's latest just meets the bare minimum increase.
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Pōwhiri one of many Waitangi events, says Potaka
7 Feb 2025Politicians from the coalition government received a frosty reception at Waitangi this year, but Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says the pōwhiri that received so much attention was just one… Audio
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Road rage at supermarket leaves man with serious injuries - police
6 Feb 2025A man has been left with serious injuries after a road rage incident at a supermarket, and another has been arrested, police say.
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What are the hopes for the future of Aotearoa?
6 Feb 2025From Tangata Whenua to Tangata Tiriti, from seasoned attendees to first-time visitors at Waitangi, their visions for Aotearoa share a common theme - kotahitanga.
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Harbourmaster team upskills after ferry grounding
6 Feb 2025Marlborough's harbourmaster team has been doing lots of extra training, ticking off recommendations made after a ferry ran aground last year.
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