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Fellow judges heap praise on colleague facing conduct hearing
13 Feb 2026Judge Ema Aitken is before the panel accused of yelling at Winston Peters during an event at Auckland's Northern Club in 2024, calling him a liar.
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Saturday is Caturday at south Auckland animal shelter
13 Feb 2026The SPCA has more than 30 kittens available for adoption at its Māngere Centre, where it says the 40-year-old building is crumbling and part of the cattery floods when it rains. Audio
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The 'hectic and confronting' MAFS season ahead
14 Feb 2026What started as an experiment has become a global phenomenon. MAFS is a ratings powerhouse and one of the world's most argued-about shows.
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The band that works together while thousands of miles apart
From the harmonica to Nokia ringtones, the band let funny ideas, rock influences and hard-hitting lyrics lead the way, finding a new centre of gravity for their new album.
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Christchurch terrorist had 'certainty of conviction' regardless of plea, Crown says
A Crown solicitor has told the Court of Appeal the terrorist is where he was always going to end up.
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Growing numbers of Pākehā seeking to understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi
13 Feb 2026More Pākehā are enrolling in Treaty education workshops and seeking out information about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, according to long-standing Treaty educators.
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Wet weather may force use of outfall pipe near Wellington beaches
13 Feb 2026Wellington Water says it is monitoring wet weather forecast for the capital this weekend as its Moa Point plant continues to leak raw sewage.
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Timing critical as Kiwi wasp bait tech trialled on hornet invaders
After proving highly effective against wasps, Vespex is to be trailed on the yellow-legged hornet population.
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Students alert bus driver to smoke, help other children escape before fire
13 Feb 2026"It's fortunate that no one has been hurt," police say.
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Campground evacuated over 'extreme risk' of landslide
13 Feb 2026Residents are "shocked and devastated", but the council warns the order to leave "cannot be ignored".
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Firefighters take 30 minutes to respond to callout amid strike action
13 Feb 2026Two fire trucks arrived 30 minutes after a report of smoke coming from Auckland's downtown ferry terminal on Friday.
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Chocolate recipes to show yourself some love
13 Feb 2026Seven sweet recipes for people more lovey-dovey about chocolate than Valentine's Day.
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Spooky 'grim reaper' shows up on crash victim's medical scan
The person was unharmed, but the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the case an an example of pareidolia.
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Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver's victims
13 Feb 2026Moeaia Tuai promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing.
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Family displaced by landslide to move into cabin
13 Feb 2026A Te Araroa family are looking to move into a Toitū Tai Rāwhiti cabin after a landslide destroyed their hillside home.
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Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in
13 Feb 2026Rain is on the way for almost all of the North Island, including areas badly battered last month.
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One killed, others injured in crash on Canterbury highway
13 Feb 2026Four people were trapped following the single-vehicle crash on State Highway 7.
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Person shot during fight in Auckland's Mission Bay
13 Feb 2026An investigation was underway to track down those responsible.
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FENZ denies union's claim no aerial ladder trucks available
13 Feb 2026The Professional Firefighters' Union says the high-reach ladder trucks in four cities are broken and communities face hours of waiting if backup is needed.
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Rat-free forest offers rare boost for kōkako north of Rotorua
13 Feb 2026Iwi conservation work has wiped out rats across 700ha of Kaimai Mamaku Forest.
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Hilary Duff announces first world tour in almost 20 years
13 Feb 2026The Lizzie McGuire star has added a New Zealand show to her 'lucky me' world tour - her first headline set for NZ.
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'Hundreds of thousands' of files to be reviewed in Mt Maunganui inquiry
13 Feb 2026The council has named retired High Court judge Paul Davison KC to help the external review, which is separate to a government inquiry.
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Vape stores within stores allowing retailers to get around flavour restrictions
A new study has found these vape shops which could be within places like dairies or service stations are far more common in low socio-economic areas.
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Investigation underway into suspicious Auckland factory fire
13 Feb 2026Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building.
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