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'A factory for doctors for Australia': Junior doctors strike
16 May 2024Junior doctors say they are taking strike action because of the dangers of being overworked in hospitals.
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Rate hikes on the way as Auckland Council approves Long-term Plan
16 May 2024It sets out rates increases for the average Auckland household of 6.8 percent in 2025, 5.8 in 2026, and 7.9 percent the 2027 financial year.
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'You feel a little cheated': Parking fines coming in mail
16 May 2024Commuters say a new way of dishing out parking fines unfair, as they rack up hundreds of dollars before they even know what has hit them.
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Empty Loafers Lodge building a 'stark' reminder of failure and tragedy
16 May 2024Members of the community gathered quietly before dawn on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the Loafers Lodge blaze, which killed five men.
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Charges laid in 'largest illegal lottery' in NZ, Internal Affairs says
16 May 2024It is alleged the defendants made over $11 million over a year from selling illegal lotteries online, with prizes such as expensive cars and boats.
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New Caledonia violence leaves families in NZ anxious
Worried New Caledonian expats are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing civil unrest in the island nation. Audio
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What sparked New Caledonia's deadly riots?
At least four people are dead and hundreds are injured amid widespread fires, armed clashes with police and mass looting.
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Concerns over law change for asylum seekers
17 May 2024A group of more than 40 refugees, charities and advocates want better protections for asylum seekers arriving by boat.
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Government's invite list shows fast-track process is flawed - Forest & Bird
16 May 2024The group has also raised concerns about the power that ministers could have after it was revealed Shane Jones failed to report a dinner with a company deputy chair.
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How a climate win under Labour could affect National's carbon market
A new steel-making furnace will reduce emissions so much, environment officials have pitched reducing the whole country's supply of carbon credits.
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Warning sounded over reduced police mental health callouts
There are worries the crackdown on gangs could come at the cost of mental health. Audio
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One of country's biggest office blocks being sold to international buyer
16 May 2024The 38-storey Vero Centre in Auckland looks set to be sold to an unnamed company for $458 million.
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Farming family donates significant land to community
A prominent Bay of Plenty farming family is giving up 100 hectares of farmland that has served them for 60 years.
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Residents return to flood-hit Auckland neighbourhoods
15 May 2024But there are still a lot more people in dire need for support, more than a year on after the Auckland Anniversary floods.
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Grid rethink needed for Waikato power - Transpower
16 May 2024With power grid capacity in Waikato approaching its limit, new ways to add resilience are needed, Transpower says.
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Relief teacher shortage, rising staff sickness sees schools struggling to stay open
Classes are being split up and students sent home as staffing falls below safe levels.
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Nearly 2000 used tyres illegally dumped on business' doorstep
16 May 2024Farman Sediqi is having to pay more than $6000 after someone illegally dumped more than 1800 used tyres outside his store in Ōnehunga overnight.
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Police hunt underway after stabbing in south Auckland
16 May 2024One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
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The NZ spots battling for tap water supremacy
16 May 2024The war for supremacy over our cousins from across the ditch has a new battleground - tap water.
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Controversial event at Te Papa to go ahead
16 May 2024It's organised by Inflection Point NZ to stop what it calls "gender indoctrination and medicalisation" of children. Speakers inlcude Brian Tamaki and former National MP Simon O'Connor
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Man arrested in alleged years-long mail theft scheme
The offending came onto police's radar when a person whose new credit card - which never arrived but began to "tally up" raised the alarm.
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Man who killed Tom Coombes detained in psychiatric facility
The man who killed an Auckland student in a "vicious and frenzied" knife attack will be detained in a psychiatric facility.
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What an artist makes of King Charles' new portrait
16 May 2024There has been mixed reaction to the King's new portrait - so we asked an expert. Audio
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NZTA to cut more than 120 jobs, MPI confirms 391 roles going
The transport agency is axing more than a hundred extra jobs, as the Ministry for Primary Industry looks to lose 10 percent of the work force.
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