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Kiwi sues author Neil Gaiman and estranged wife for sexual assault
Scarlett Pavlovich says Gaiman repeatedly raped her while she worked for him and Amanda Palmer in 2022, causing physical, mental and emotional harm.
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Wellington convention centre runner-up for international award
5 Feb 2025Designed by Studio Pacific Architecture, Tākina was the only New Zealand building to make the shortlist in the international awards.
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Parents wrongly stung with parking fines during drop-offs
5 Feb 2025Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a childcare centre were affected. Audio
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Police name girl killed after colllision between cyclist and car
5 Feb 2025Police have named the 11 year old cyclist killed by a car in Hawke's Bay as Emma Jane Kupa from Flaxmere.
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Aucklanders rate quality of life high, but down on previous years
5 Feb 2025A biennial survey on urban wellbeing has found that three in four Aucklanders rate their quality of life positively.
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What's open on Waitangi Day?
5 Feb 2025Trading restrictions don't apply to Waitangi Day in the way they would for Easter holidays, Christmas, or the first half of Anzac Day - but you may have to pay a surcharge.
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Skies over Waitangi celebrations full of planes
Waitangi Day is the biggest day of the year on the ground in Northland - but it's also the region's busiest time in the sky.
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'You were right': Wellington Water boss admits relying too much on contractors
5 Feb 2025Its boss has apologised and says the entity has "lost sight" about its customers getting value for money.
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Man's stabbing on North Shore not a random attack, police say
Police hope to speak to the victim shortly as they also launch a canvas of the area where the incident occurred.
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Wellington property values probably even lower now than what QV says
Wellington homeowners are being warned the value of their properties might have fallen even further than what QV tells them. Audio
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Live: Politicians welcomed at Waitangi, but not all will be there
5 Feb 2025Follow all the speeches and events from the Treaty Grounds.
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Fire crews battle massive waste station blaze
5 Feb 2025A large fire at a waste station in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has now been contained.
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Person killed as three-vehicle crash closes SH39
5 Feb 2025Two other people were also hurt in the crash near Ngāhinapōuri.
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Missing jetskier made trip across Cook Strait many times - boat club
4 Feb 2025Kāpiti Boating Club says the man is a retired grandfather and long-time club member.
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Person dies in single vehicle crash in Upper Hutt
5 Feb 2025The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene this morning.
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Capital's creative industry 'shocked' campus could close doors
4 Feb 2025Leaders in the performing arts industry are worried following news Wellington's only creative polytech campus could close. Audio
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Cool, comfortable and calm - saving whales in Golden Bay
5 Feb 2025The Detail: Euthanising a beached whale is an unpopular move. But sometimes trying to save it is worse.
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15-metre-high trees face chop as part of city makeover
5 Feb 2025The Italian alders have been blamed for damaging footpaths and causing people to slip and fall.
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Government's tertiary education shake-up greeted with scepticism
The government is considering creating a new type of tertiary institution that apparently combines universities and apprenticeship-style training. Audio
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The school where students still love their free lunches
A high school that makes its own healthy lunches says they hardly have any leftovers at the end of the day. Audio
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Labour would not support Te Tiriti commissioner with veto right - Hipkins
5 Feb 2025The Labour Party will not support Te Pāti Māori's call for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for Te Tiriti with the ability to veto parliamentary decisions, Chris Hipkins told RNZ. Audio
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'Doesn't make a lot of sense for Kāinga Ora to own $2m houses in Remuera'
The Housing Minister says the government is looking into the sale of about 200 Kāinga Ora homes. Audio
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Government needs to weigh cost of insurance vs investment
5 Feb 2025This is to offset New Zealand's high risk of natural disasters and a changing climate, the Infrastructure Commission says.
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Rotorua to host major indigenous health conference
5 Feb 2025Rotorua and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori will host the World Indigenous Cancer Conference.
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