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Live: Threat of power cuts as temperatures drop below -6C
Shortages this morning are still on the cards, despite a bid by major electricity users to cut back.
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How selection criteria scuppered Olympic dreams
30 minutes agoDo higher selection standards mean more Olympic success? Or are they killing off promising careers and crushing minor sports?
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The big chill arrives: Temperatures fall below freezing
about 1 hour agoParts of the country are waking to below freezing temperatures in an unusually cold May morning. Audio
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EV demand on power grids must be regulated, Vector says
23 minutes agoNew Zealand's largest electricity distributor is warning the country to hurry up with controls around charging electric vehicles or face unnecessary bills…
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'Everything about it is just joy' - The Secret of the Wiggles' success
After about 30 years teaching and entertaining children, The Wiggles are still going strong, and they are back in New Zealand for another tour.
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Enchanter trial: Courtroom in tears hearing emotional interview of skipper
Skipper Lance Goodhew has broken his silence on the tragedy, telling a court about his dramatic escape from his submerged vessel, and how he survived on one last air pocket.
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Social housing in a heritage building
The project's developer believes it will be NZ's first social housing project inside a heritage-listed building. Audio
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Inquiry for 'enduring framework' on climate change adaptation
Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change "know no partisan politics".
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Mason Clinic patients wait 50 days for a bed
An average wait of 50 days for a bed at Auckland's forensic psychiatric service the Mason Clinic, means many patients are held in prison.
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Patients left in pain, soiled beds due to staffing shortages, nurses say
9 May 2024Hundreds protested in cities across Aotearoa on Thursday, waving signs and handing out pamphlets warning of a chronic shortage of at least 4000 nurses.
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Current cold spell 'isn't going anywhere'
9 May 2024Tonight will likely be the coldest night in the current spell of low temperatures, MetService says.
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Pressure on power supply 'timely wake up call' for industry
9 May 2024With the country facing potential power outages on a chilly Friday morning, the industry needs to secure a reliable, year-round renewable energy supply, the Consumer Advocacy Council says.
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A structured literacy approach in schools: What you need to know
Explainer - The government from 2025 is mandating how state schools teach children to read. But what is structured literacy and how does it compare to other teaching methods?
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Is it possible to provide a nutritious school lunch for $2?
A charity says it is - and that it has been doing so while providing fresh meals for nearly 6000 children per day. Audio
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Wharekura students take out rangatahi award at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2024
8 May 2024Wharekura students in Wellington are combining te reo and mātauranga Māori to help protect sites of significance and educate visiting manuhiri in their rohe.
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Meet the Papakura tattoo artist who inks celebrities
7 May 2024Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time. Jogai Bhatt meets the artist who counts big names among his clients.
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Emotional 24 hours: Becoming an Olympian but losing a grandfather
9 May 2024She lost her granddad the day of her selection - but NZ's newest Para equestrian was able to share the news with him before he died.
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Job applications soar as public sector layoffs continue
9 May 2024There's been a 112 percent increase in applications for jobs at one recruiter - and a 179 percent jump in Auckland.
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Almost all Canterbury A&P board members set to retire
6 May 2024Working with the association's general committee has become difficult, so the board has chosen to step down, chairperson Stewart Mitchell says.
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Rakiura / Stewart Island on course to tackle predator hit list target
9 May 2024Predator Free Rakiura will become the world's largest predator eradication project for an inhabited island if successful.
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Councillors face criticism after mayor's sidelining
8 May 2024A critic is querying whether South Wairarapa councillors' behaviour amounted to bullying.
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Franz Josef landowners angst over flood strategy: ‘It’s ruined our equity’
8 May 2024Waiho Flat landowners have expressed angst and frustration as they watch their devalued land "going down the river" despite a West Coast Regional Council promise four years ago they would be…
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'Transport disadvantaged': Inequity proving a barrier in Invercargill
7 May 2024Transport inequities are proving a barrier for some young people in Invercargill, preventing them from joining in group activities.
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Despite a tenfold increase in ADHD prescriptions, many Kiwis still going without
3 May 2024Opinion - New research shows a big increase in the number of ADHD prescriptions, but the disorder is still under-diagnosed and under-treated in New Zealand, Ben Beaglehole writes.
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How do we get out of the way of climate change?
"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.
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How the coalition plans to replace the Māori Health Authority
The coalition government got rid of the Māori Health Authority in a hurry. What is it doing now instead?
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Dismay over claim half of GPs' work could be done via telehealth
9 May 2024The proposal shows Te Whatu Ora doesn't understand what general practitioners do, a spokesperson says. Audio
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'Devastating blow': Archives NZ shutting down digitisation programme
9 May 2024It has been running for seven years, digitising almost two million historically significant images to protect them from wear and tear and make them accessible worldwide online.
Top News stories
- Live: Threat of power cuts as temperatures drop below -6C
- The almost Olympians: How the NZOC’s selection criteria scuppered Olympic dreams
- The big chill arrives: Temperatures fall below freezing
- Two new Lord of the Rings movies heading to theatres
- Govt must regulate to smooth EVs and data centres' demand on power grids - Vector