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Five things to know about KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals
More people are tapping into their savings to get by. Here's what you need to know.
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Live: Flooding in Christchurch, evacuation near Lake Rotorua
12:52 pm todayResidents in parts of the North Island are preparing for flooding as a deluge arrives.
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National MP may face police probe over undeclared donations - expert
12:40 pm todayNew Plymouth's David MacLeod says he made an inadvertent error in his failure to declare $178,000 of donations.
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Pictures reveal devastation after second 'suspicious' fire at country club
12:58 pm today"It just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger," a neighbour says.
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Men abused worshipper before Al Noor Mosque terrorist attack, inquest hears
1:09 pm todayImam Gamal Fouda described how two people came to the mosque and locked a worshipper in the kitchen while shouting at him.
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Christchurch company proposes taking over A&P show
about 1 hour agoEvent Hire has sent the the Canterbury A&P Association a proposal to run a slimmed down version of the show, with a reduced number of stalls and visitors.
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New Caledonia flight heartening for desperate Kiwi
A Kiwi desperate to return home says it is heartening to know a flight is on its way.
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Council chair faces axe 170 days in the top job
12:30 pm todayIf Geoff Crawford loses the role, it will be the third change at the head of Northland Regional Council council's top table in 19 months.
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What will it take for NZ to be a 'rockstar' economy again?
Consumers have been hit with all the pain of getting economy on even footing again, economist says.
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'Grave concerns' for Auckland man missing 24 days
11:16 am today60-year-old Ronny Okeke was last seen in April.
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The scariest driver of school non-attendance
Parents in a UK study knew attendance rates had gone down. The problem was, they didn't care. Could the same be true here?
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Company with NZ prison contract advocates for AI use behind bars
11:02 am todayAn American conglomerate with a major New Zealand prison contract has been advocating the use of AI to monitor inmates talking to each other.
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Bay of Plenty more expensive than Auckland for renters
10:33 am todayMedian rents are "flattening" across the country but Bay of Plenty was the most expensive in April, according to the latest Trade Me Property report.
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Waikato University staff to hold one-day strike over stalled pay talks
Staff are claiming a pay increase of five percent which their union says is a significant drop on what members first wanted.
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Hunt on after woman attacked with screwdrivers in robbery
9:41 am todaySuch violent behaviour is "unacceptable and will not be tolerated", police say.
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Mosque attack survivor describes crush at emergency door
6:51 am today"Someone shooting, run away guys, someone shooting." - Khaled Al-Nobani's memory of the chilling words which rang out at of Al Noor Mosque have been recounted in a Coroner's Court.
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Extra security called in after spike of crimes at bus and train stations
8:59 am todayAn Auckland suburb has been plagued by unruly youths causing trouble at transport hubs, with a spike in crime at bus and train stations over the past month.
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$1.5m funding boost for Taranaki Base Hospital upgrade
The donation will contribute to the ICU fit-out which is currently under construction at the New Plymouth hospital.
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Hospitals warn of more delayed surgery over winter flu season
5:42 am todayTe Whatu Ora says it has a plan to prevent hospitals getting clogged during flu season - it just hasn't released it in a single document yet.
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NZ's kelp forests decimated by flooding debris
9:26 am todayNew Zealand's vital underwater kelp forests are being decimated by flooding debris swept into the ocean after severe storms.
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No evidence of mice on Rakiura in trapping project
11:13 am todayRats were caught but no mice detected in traps on Rakiura during a hunt for the small rodents.
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Gloriavale inquest told paint shop workers 'not adequately protected'
6:54 am todaySincere Standtrue - who had worked in the community's paint shop since he was 15 - was found unresponsive and died in Christchurch Hospital in November 2018.
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Kiwis trapped in Nouméa, Air NZ won't fly from New Caledonia for days yet
Hundreds of armed French police have been using tanks to clear protesters and roadblocks between the airport and Nouméa. Audio
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'Tasman Sea Special' hits Auckland, coastal tornados possible
20 May 2024A complex low pressure system has started hitting Auckland, with eastern parts of the North Island also in the firing line.
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'Very excessive' - aviation industry opposes FENZ levy increases
20 May 2024New aviation levies proposed by Fire and Emergency are unfair, a group representing the industry says.
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55 passengers on board when train hit and killed person
20 May 2024Those who were passengers on the train and the victim's family are being offered support.
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Cyclone clean-up still underway in the town you've never heard of
20 May 2024The silt is gone and the road into the seaside village of Herbertville is under repair, but the pub remains closed.
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'A cause worth dying for': Hunger striker calls on government for U-turn on Gaza
20 May 2024A former Shortland Street actor says he doesn't want to die but changing the government's policy matters hugely to him. Audio
Top News stories
- Five things to know about KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals
- Live: Homes evacuated near Lake Rotorua after homes flood in Auckland
- National MP David MacLeod may face police probe over undeclared donations - law professor
- Gulf Harbour Country Club on fire for second time in week, blaze 'suspicious'
- Why won't Sean 'Diddy' Combs be charged with assault of ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura?