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Weather: Local farmers clear mudslide which trapped 20 vehicles
16 Feb 2026A defence force helicopter was called in to assess the situation and possibly rescue people.
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Winds gust to 240km/h on lower North Island's east coast
16 Feb 2026Winds in Wellington have topped 190km/h in high parts and about 130km/h in the city.
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Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch
16 Feb 2026More than 14,000 households in the city's east were under the boil water notice, which has now been lifted.
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Youth motocross in focus as Coroner orders joint inquest
The deaths of four young riders over two years will be examined together, with the inquest expected to place the safety of the sport under scrutiny.
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Man with multiple sclerosis choked to death while being fed in bed
16 Feb 2026The man was aged in his late 20s and had lived at Lonsdale Total Care Centre in Foxton for about six months before his death in May 2022.
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Watermain breakage leaves Lower Hutt streets flooded
16 Feb 2026The pipe broke underneath Kamahi Street sending thousands of litres of water onto the road.
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Do you need an admin party to get your life back in order?
16 Feb 2026Feeling buried under passwords, paperwork and perpetual hold music? As the mundane tasks of modern life pile up, could this be the antidote?
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'Long and loud night':Wairarapa residents coming together during floods
16 Feb 2026The stormy weather lashing the region has caused rivers to burst their banks, inundating roads and cutting off communities.
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Prisoner with burst appendix not taken to hospital for six days
16 Feb 2026A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.
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Judge accused of yelling at Winston Peters cross-examined
16 Feb 2026District Court Judge Ema Aitken at the judicial conduct panel earlier this month.
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Moa Point sewage failure to be independently reviewed
16 Feb 2026The government has confirmed there will be an independent review looking into the Moa Point treatment plant failure.
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Fences taken out, crop destroyed as floods hammer farmers
Farms along the banks of the Waipā River are most affected, an Ōtorohanga farmer says.
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Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland
16 Feb 2026The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay and will take affect from 12 March. Audio
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Campers evacuate overnight after Wainui River burst its banks
16 Feb 2026The Wainui River burst its banks in the tiny coastal settlement of Herbertville overnight, three years and two days after it last flooded the township.
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Ministry advisory group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice
15 Feb 2026The group is paying $119,000 for the 2025/26 year.
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Chris Hipkins speaks to media in Auckland
16 Feb 2026The Labour leader is taking questions on the day's events including the severe weather and Eden Park announcements.
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'We had to intervene': Govt bans taking shellfish from Auckland rockpools
15 Feb 2026The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay.
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World champion Luca Harrington qualifies for big air final
16 Feb 2026The Wānaka freeskier has qualified for the final of the big air at the Winter Olympics, saying it was an honour to be there.
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Households watching Reserve Bank's OCR decision
How soon is the official cash rate likely to start to increase? And will any hint of it send what banks charge higher?
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Freightways sees first half profit lift as economy turns around
The company is seen as a bellwether stock, and owns brands including NZ Couriers, Post Haste, Big Chill Distribution and TIMG.
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Archie the apprentice finds his farming feet
14 Feb 2026Archie, Micky and their dogs make up a good team on Te Wharua Station. The 17-year-old is apprenticed to the farm manager and champion shearer as part of Pāmu's year-old cadet scheme. Country Life …
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Ruby jewels of Otago a Lunar New Year treat
14 Feb 2026A look at how Clyde Orchard's recent cherry and stonefruit harvest has gone and a tour of a new purpose built accommodation for its RSE workers.
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The Bluff beach battling asbestos
16 Feb 2026Recent work to protect the area, including the construction of a seawall, may not be the end of the road
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Rakaia Salmon statue 'vandalised' in protest
16 Feb 2026Rakaia's iconic salmon statue has been defaced by Greenpeace protesters, just weeks after a $300,000 ratepayer-funded refurbishment.
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