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One seriously injured after reported assault in shopping centre
A person is seriously injured and police believe the offender has left the area.
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Did a student union buy a tank for the Vietnam War?
4:53 pm todayIn 1972, the Victoria University students' association raised $2000 for the war - but did it go to the Viet Cong to buy a tank? Audio
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Love from Leo - celeb fans lead to big jump in donations to conservation
29 minutes agoOne of the world's biggest stars has posted about kiwi conservation projects online, part of a steady stream of celebrity interest in Aotearoa efforts.
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ECan chair steps down, pending investigation
23 minutes agoThis follows recent media comments about Peter Scott's farming activity.
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Council refuses to release audit into serious allegations of financial mismanagement
about 1 hour agoThe Buller District Council has refused to release a forensic audit into serious allegations of financial mismanagement relating to the council's Project Management Office.
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'Graveyard robbery': Region's burial costs could increase up to 354%
42 minutes agoThe cost of having a weekend burial in South Waikato could be about to skyrocket. Audio
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Australian avoids deportation from NZ over gang activity
3:31 pm todayA woman has successfully appealed against a conviction she says would have split up her family if she was deported.
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Body of one of two missing fishermen found
2:58 pm todayThe body of one of two fishermen missing in Northland since Wednesday has been recovered, but the other man remains missing.
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Three arrests after police raid at Tūrangi property
about 1 hour agoThree people were arrested in a police operation in Tūrangi Thursday.
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Woman wanted by police believed to be in Wellington area
about 1 hour agoPolice are asking the public to help find a woman who has breached her bail conditions.
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Missing boy, 9, found safe after three weeks
2:55 pm todayA 9-year-old boy who had been missing for three weeks in Māngere has been found.
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South Wairarapa Mayor not backing down
6 minutes agoSouth Wairarapa Mayor Martin Connelly has returned from a two-month leave of absence to a council he remains at odds with.
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Man arrested after allegedly firing weapon near Wellington Hospital
4:12 pm todayA man who allegedly fired a weapon during a fight near Wellington Hospital Wednesday has been arrested.
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Heavy swell warning for Wellington, Wairarapa
3:01 pm todayThe swells could be as high as 4.5 metres and thunderstorms are possible also, MetService says.
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Video shows school students fleeing man with machete
2:38 pm todayStudents were seen fleeing from a street brawl involving a person armed with a machete in Auckland.
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The woman fighting climate change with accounting
11:43 am todayWendy McGuinness has a different take on what's holding back climate action in New Zealand.
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Man wanted over 'violent' kidnapping arrested on Waiheke Island
1:16 pm todayFour people connected to the Mongols gang have been arrested as police probe a kidnapping in Auckland.
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Two missing fishermen recently moved to NZ with young families
11:22 am todayThe spot they were fishing at, known as The Gap, is notorious for its large swells and known among locals as a danger zone.
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What we're wearing on NZ Music T-shirt Day 2024
4:07 pm todayIf you think RNZ is a place where people unironically wear grey cardigans and socks with sandals, prepare to be dazzled by our collection of NZ music t-shirts on NZ Music T-shirt Day.
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'I'm going to come up one morning and find someone has died': Seven crashes at one fence
9:54 am todayTracy Watson has repaired the same fence over and over times.
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Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
2 May 2024The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?
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'Can't even stop people vaping in class': Students on the phone ban
11:40 am todayTeachers can't even get students to stop vaping, so how will they police phones, asks one pupil.
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Search for missing Waitaki fisherman suspended
1:30 pm todayThe search for a fisherman missing at the Waitaki River has been suspended, police said.
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Man accused of wielding machete outside Wellington Hospital granted bail
12:33 pm todayPolice said a second man responded to the machete threat by firing a gun in a hospital car park.
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'We weren't informed': Apprentice working on school unaware of asbestos
9:11 am todayThe Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.
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Will Auckland be able to charge its electric ferries?
Maritime operators have been discussing ways for Auckland's ferry network to reach zero emissions at a conference in the city.
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Would people use a ferry in lieu of the Wynard crossing bridge?
8:20 am todayFaster to walk: a foot-bridge across Viaduct Harbour in central Auckland needs to be repaired.
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Northland wants to be the the first region to eradicate wild deer
8:25 am todayAn ambitious plan to make Northland the first region in New Zealand to eradicate wild deer is underway near the Bay of Islands. Audio
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- Did a student union buy a tank for the Vietnam War?
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