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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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Climate change no longer top threat for defence force
20 Apr 2025The governments blueprint of how it will invest $12 billion over the next four years into the New Zealand Defence Force mentions climate change twice.
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Police hail 'game changer' Missing Persons Map
20 Apr 2025A new nationwide interactive map documents the last known location of people who have gone missing in the last 50 years.
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Man arrested after getting into person's car with gun-like object
A 39 year-old has been charged with two counts of presenting a firearm-like object and unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle.
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Thousands of poppies prepped for Palmerston North
20 Apr 2025The thousands of felt poppies will be on display in the Palmerston North Square on 24 April. Audio
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'It's our time': Calls for rain radar in Nelson as flood risks intensify
20 Apr 2025Nelson City Council hydrologist Chris Strang says there has been an increase in storms and their unpredictability.
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Why weren't Aucklanders warned of late-night storm - and warned twice today?
19 Apr 2025Auckland councillor and residents say there was a concerning delay in notifications before Easter Friday's flooding and intense overnight storms. Audio
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'Don't stab me': Victim thought she would die during 'nightmare' knifepoint home burglary
A woman was cut on the face and thought she would die as she tried to force a knife-wielding burglar out of her home.
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Volunteers get stuck in clearing invasive pest after cyclone
19 Apr 2025Local kaitiaki Arana Rewha estimated locals removed 300 tonnes of exotic caulerpa on Friday, first with buckets and barrows, and later with a digger.
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Power may be out for some until Monday following Cyclone Tam
19 Apr 2025Electricity was knocked out to hundreds of properties during ex-Cyclone Tam, followed by intense thunderstorms which hit the city overnight.
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