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Auckland Emergency Management defends storm alert timing
22 Apr 2025Some Aucklanders said the severe weather alerts, sent several minutes of each other on Saturday, were too little too late, with flooding reported on Easter Friday night. Audio
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Police seek information after alleged assault in Wairarapa
22 Apr 2025Police want to hear from anyone in the area at the time.
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Gang tangi convoy to travel through Wellington, warn police
Motorists in the wider Wellington region are being warned that a large number of gang members will be travelling in the area for a funeral.
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Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in NZ
22 Apr 2025A 12-year-old boy was among them, put to work in New Zealand and assaulted despite his adopted 'father' already having convictions for violence.
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Fears new teacher maths requirement will halve enrolments, worsen shortages
22 Apr 2025The LNAAT will become a pre-requisite for entry to one-year English-medium postgraduate programmes next year, and for multi-year programmes such as Bachelor's degrees in 2027. Audio
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Missing Christchurch woman found safe and well
22 Apr 2025Rochelle Tabak was reported missing having been last seen in Christchurch suburb Addington on Wednesday.
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Olivia Podmore hearing to resume following lengthy adjournment
The protracted inquest into the August 2021 death of the Olympic cyclist gets back underway in Christchurch this week.
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'Think about whether you need to be on the road' - Police on Easter road toll
New Zealanders are good at adjusting their driving to severe weather but could think about whether they need to make the journey at all, police say
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Jacinda Ardern to give Yale University speech
22 Apr 2025Yale said Dame Jacinda was widely praised for her inclusive and empathetic approach to leadership.
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Warning after woman claims to be surveying storm damage for Auckland Council
21 Apr 2025The woman told the Beach Haven resident she was doing a storm damage check for the council.
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Coroner's Court hearing on John Beckenridge and stepson set to resume
A coroner will hear more evidence about claims the pair died by murder-suicide, or staged their deaths and fled overseas.
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Woman runs 10 marathons in 10 days dressed as a chicken
Hadani Woodruff has raised $7000 for a mental health and addiction recovery charity.
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Model awarded more than $25,000 after agency failed to pay her
21 Apr 2025Ernestina Bonsu-Maro's Auckland talent agency failed to pay one of her models, then fired her and claimed she was never employed.
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Luxon, other leaders remember Pope Francis: 'A man of the people'
21 Apr 2025PM Christopher Luxon described the Pope as a "man of humility", as other world leaders also paid tribute following his death.
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Protesters staying put despite trespass notice at Stockton mine
21 Apr 2025Police have arrested one person and are considering charges as protesters try and disrupt coal production.
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Easter road toll rises to four after Waikato crash
21 Apr 2025A person has died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Mangakino this afternoon.
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Hundreds lose power after car crashes into pole, flees
21 Apr 2025Nearly 1000 households were left without power in the Tauranga suburb of Bellevue after a car crashed into a power pole before fleeing the scene.
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Volunteer firefighter victim of farm accident
21 Apr 2025A volunteer firefighter who died on a rural Clutha property at the weekend has been remembered as a "genuinely good guy" who had his community at heart.
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'Leave the library alone': Napier community fighting against Council proposal to close it
21 Apr 2025Napier City Council is proposing to close the library from 1 July 2025, and keep Taradale's Library open seven days a week - which is about a 20-minute drive away.
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'Just doesn't make sense' - Fire station hit by repeat vandal
21 Apr 2025The same man is alleged to have broken a window for the fifth time in 12 months, police say.
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Woman, dog rescued from cliff in Otago by specialist team
A specialist lines crew was brought in as a helicopter winch rescue was unsuitable.
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Wild, windy Easter weather starts to recede
21 Apr 2025Heavy rain has continued to pelt central New Zealand, as the holiday weekend comes to a close.
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Still no charges laid after digger smashes up Wairarapa café
21 Apr 2025Building owner Bruce Sullivan says everyone in the community believes they know the man behind the wheel.
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Have you seen missing Christchurch woman Rochelle Tabak?
21 Apr 2025Police are asking for anyone with useful infomation to get in touch.
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