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Serious crash closes part of SH5 in Bay of Plenty
A section of State Highway 5 near Tapapa in the Bay of Plenty is closed after a crash.
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Olympian Mahé Drysdale enters Tauranga's mayoralty race
19 May 2024The champion rower says he would bring accounting and financial management to the job.
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Police seek sightings of missing woman
19 May 2024Police are appealing for sightings of a woman who has been missing from her Ōtāhuhu home for over a week.
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Spy data centre: Govt wanted a bargain and control of sensitive info
19 May 2024The government wanted sovereign control of sensitive data, but also a bargain when planning for a high-security data centre in Auckland, documents show.
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Nelson school students back on bikes after community group pitches in with repairs
19 May 2024Students at Salisbury School now have a fleet of bicycles they can ride again, after Bike Hub Nelson pitched in to repair nearly 20 bikes that had fallen into disrepair.
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Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity
19 May 2024Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.
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Woman who left 29kg mother to starve to death released from prison
18 May 2024The Auckland woman's mother died on a tarpaulin after going up to 15 days without food.
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Dame Jane Campion: 'Even if they took a few months off my life, I would still do them'
Dame Jane Campion talks to Susie Ferguson about the intense job of directing movies, her love of napping in the bush and losing a baby as she won international acclaim for The Piano. Audio
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Hundreds protest outside controversial conference in Wellington
At least 500 people gathered on Saturday for a pro-trans solidarity rally in central Wellington.
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Cold night for south, heavy snow warning issued
19 May 2024People are being warned the snow could damage trees and powerlines and cause stress for livestock.
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Pharmac too slow to act over HRT shortage - doctors
18 May 2024"All this faffing around, and [at] the centre is a poor woman who just needs her HRT," a doctor says. Audio
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Breast cancer patient 'humiliated' over store's treatment
18 May 2024Joanna Hockham says she was twice refused free bras that she was entitled to under a government subsidy.
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New scheme aims to keep leftover building materials out of landfill
18 May 2024The timber, mesh and bricks would usually be sent to the dump, but is now being made available for home DIY jobs.
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Suspect in Waitara kidnapping arrested
18 May 2024A man wanted in connection with an alleged abduction of a baby, who was left dumped on the side of the road, has been arrested.
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Watch: Auckland's Gulf Harbour Country Club building on fire
18 May 2024A local resident saw the blaze from his bedroom window and says the flames kept "getting bigger and bigger".
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Cold front expected to bring snow to South Island
18 May 2024Heavy snow watches for parts of the South Island as a decent dumping is expected Saturday.
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Trans youth attempts surgery on himself at home due to lack of access
17 May 2024The 18-year-old turned up at an emergency department after attempting to perform a bi-lateral mastectomy, also known as top surgery, at home.
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Father who accidentally killed son while reversing avoids conviction
17 May 2024The judge discharged him without conviction, calling the situation "a tragedy".
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate says she's honoured to be recognised for her music - her "real heart project".
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Romeo and Juliet back to renewing vows ... again and again after glitch
18 May 2024Two week's after Stratford's much-loved Glockenspiel fell silent, Romeo and Juliet are once again emerging on the clock tower balcony.
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Aotearoa Music Awards 2024: Where to watch and who will perform?
One of the biggest nights in New Zealand music is fast approaching - the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards will be held on 30 May at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre.
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15 scooters, bikes, pram plunged into pond
17 May 2024In the depths were a cash register and a skate park bin: "I wouldn't be surprised to see someone had chucked a partridge and a pear tree in there too."
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Christchurch City Holdings directors resign after call for review
17 May 2024Despite the "best of intentions and considerable effort", the relationship between the board and the council has broken down, outgoing chair says.
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Fred again.. passport saga could have been handled better - review
17 May 2024An urgent passport renewal for a Wellington DJ was processed normally, but there were privacy concerns.
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