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New university courses on offer in Queenstown
The University of Otago will offer two new qualifications in Queenstown as part of a long-term plan to build a campus in the resort town.
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Plan to mitigate stench 'can't end with solids being washed up on the beach'
4 Mar 2026The Christchurch City Council is considering pumping partially treated sewage into the ocean to ease the odour coming from a damaged sewage treatment plant.
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How to reduce severe irritability in teens
4 Mar 2026Analysis: Irritability is one of the most common and distressing problems teenagers and their families face.
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Insurer backtracks on move to exclude ADHD and autism treatment cover
4 Mar 2026Southern Cross Health Insurance says ADHD and autism are once again covered under its policies, after an earlier decision to exclude them.
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First look inside the new Wellington Library
4 Mar 2026Sewing machines, 3D printers and a taniwha slide sit amongst the hundreds of thousands of books inside the fresh, five storey library.
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In pictures: Year's only lunar eclipse graces NZ skies
4 Mar 2026Budding astronomers have ditched sleep overnight to lay eyes on a blood moon from the "best seat in the world".
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2500 cases of Steinlager beer recalled over incorrect labelling
NZ Food Safety says the recall is "concerning" for consumers who choose non-alcoholic beers for medical, cultural, or lifestyle reasons.
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A gold mine, a giant company and a community divided
4 Mar 2026Central Otago is sitting on a gold mine that may be worth billions, but tensions are simmering.
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Wellington cable car merch sales soar
4 Mar 2026A $10 Wellington cable car-themed keychain is selling like hotcakes, while the big chill grips the capital.
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Nearly 50 homeowners forced to sell for flood plan
Auckland Council says it's just the start and more property acquisitions are planned. Audio
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Charity launches $1.5m meth harm reduction programme
4 Mar 2026Salvation Army's three-year pilot in Motueka will include clinical addiction programmes to help people to get clean and stay clean.
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Man living in car stabbed resident who told him to move off lawn
4 Mar 2026Anaru Yardley told the victim he could do whatever he wanted before stabbing him.
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The 5am myth: Waking early won't make you successful
The message is simple: wake earlier, perform better. But science tells a more complicated story.
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Identity of man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teens still suppressed
4 Mar 2026The man in his 50s is yet to enter a plea and name suppression will continue until at least May.
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Person seriously hurt after being trapped between truck and skip in Wellington
4 Mar 2026Fire crews had to free the trapped person.
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Ardern on list as Ockham Book Awards finalists revealed
Jacinda Ardern is up for a prize for her memoir, while author Catherine Chidgey could be the first person to win three prizes for fiction in the Ockhams.
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Part of SH35 on East Coast raised to help performance in wet weather
4 Mar 2026A 230 metre section south of Tolaga Bay is typically the first to flood during extreme weather events, NZTA says.
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Samoan teenager adopted in 'coerced' migration, tribunal told
4 Mar 2026She was six months pregnant when she arrived and had a caesarean birth, but fled the house when she was subject to violence leaving her baby behind.
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Survivor 'angry and saddened' as number of young people abused in care increases
A man who was abused in state care himself says he's "angry and saddened" that the number of victims continues to increase, despite a royal comission inquiry.
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MediMap failings likely to be covered in Manage My Health review
4 Mar 2026The prescription portal is now being brought back online after it was discovered patient information had been changed during a recent data breach.
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Light fitting sparks fire at Auckland Hospital
4 Mar 2026Fire and Emergency crews have managed to stop the fire.
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Iwi opens houses to raise whānau at home
3 Mar 2026Ngāti Mutunga has opened new houses to help whānau get into home ownership and grow their family connections on tribal ground.
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Dog that ripped part of young girl's face not euthanised
The dog, which had bitten before, was seized by animal control after the attack, but the owner will not give permission for it to be destroyed. Audio
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Christchurch could have protest-free zones at 'sensitive sites'
3 Mar 2026A councillor says "there's a time and place for protests", but a veteran protester thinks approved protest zones are contrary to NZ's sense of democracy. Audio
