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What to know about getting a flu shot this year
21 Apr 2025Explainer - Flu season is almost here. Here's what you need to know about the different vaccine options.
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Police appeal for information after fatally injured man found at bus stop
Auckland police are keeping an "open mind" over what happened at a Meadowbank bus stop.
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Landmark global shipping emissions plan passed, NZ abstains
The deal was 10 years in the making and covers the vast majority of the world's commercial shipping.
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Stephen Wainwright reflects on 35 years with Creative NZ
21 Apr 2025The outgoing CEO explains why he's leaving the national arts-funding agency "immeasurably richer" as a person.
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Patients have 'bigger concerns' than one-day strike - advocate
Patient Voice Aotearoa chairperson Malcolm Mulholland said most Kiwis would support healthcare strikes over a system "in crisis".
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How to make your own cleaning products
22 Apr 2025Sonja Barrish says it is a quick, cheap, and an easy thrifty tip.
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How libraries are about more than just books
22 Apr 2025Libraries in New Zealand are no longer just for books. They are learning hubs, language schools, havens for the homeless, and support centres for those who have nowhere else to go for help.
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Man who vanished from Auckland Airport found safe
20 Apr 2025A man who vanished from Auckland Airport on Friday morning has been found, say his whānau.
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A cultural history of bagpipes
20 Apr 2025From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan's new book explores the mythology, history, and global reverberations of the iconic instrument. Audio
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Should you ditch your phone case?
20 Apr 2025Phone cases are a multi-billion dollar industry - but some are ditching the safety of silicone in favour of a caseless lifestyle. Audio
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Auckland hit by more heavy downpours
20 Apr 2025Another emergency alert was issued for severe thunderstorms in the Auckland region this evening.
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Engine fire on Auckland ferry
20 Apr 2025An engine fire has broken out on a Fullers ferry on its way to Waiheke Island this evening.
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Body of man who fell into Waikato river found
20 Apr 2025The body of a man who went missing in the water near Wairere Falls has been found by a police search and rescue team.
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One of New Zealand's most famous artist's boltholes is up for sale
The property was owned for more than 20 years by one of the country's most influential contemporary painters, Lyttelton artist Bill Hammond, who died in 2021.
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Second farm vehicle death of weekend reported
20 Apr 2025Emergency services were called to a property on State Highway 5 in Wairakei shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday.
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Northland's oldest movie star turns 106
20 Apr 2025Isey Cross, of Kawakawa, celebrated her 106th birthday on Saturday night with a party at Bay of Islands Yacht Club in Waitangi.
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How a Christian radio broadcaster has become NZ media's quiet success
20 Apr 2025The country's main Christian broadcaster is revamping and expanding its output, even as its target market shrinks and pleasing a broad church is tough in times of polarisation.
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Manhunt underway after man dies in Auckland assault
20 Apr 2025Police were called to the scene on St Johns Road on Saturday about 10pm after reports of a person being assaulted by multiple people.
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Taxpayers' Union criticises Tauranga City Council's new office
20 Apr 2025"Ratepayers are coughing up for a $125 million glass tower with barista-grade coffee on tap, while basic city services fall by the wayside," spokesman James Ross said.
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Whānau of missing man holding out hope
20 Apr 2025Kory-Dean Wirihana checked in for a flight to Christchurch on Friday and cleared security but never boarded the plane.
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'An astonishing figure' - A year's baptisms to be conducted in one day
20 Apr 2025St Patrick's Cathedral in central Auckland is expecting to conduct 350 baptisms on Easter Sunday, says religion expert.
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Pedestrian carried on car bonnet in hit and run
20 Apr 2025Police are appealing for information after a person was injured after being hit by a car in Wellington.
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Man tasered, jailed after threatening police with spear
20 Apr 2025Daniel Takimoana has been sentenced after he threatened to "waste" police during an SPCA dog seizure.
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Jailed journalist's life spread across the big screen
20 Apr 2025What is it like for a journalist jailed just for doing his job to see the worst moments of his own life on the screen?
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