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Body of one of two missing fishermen found
3 May 2024The 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
3 May 2024Three people were arrested in a police operation in Tūrangi Thursday.
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Woman wanted by police believed to be in Wellington area
3 May 2024Police 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
3 May 2024A 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
3 May 2024South 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
3 May 2024A man who allegedly fired a weapon during a fight near Wellington Hospital Wednesday has been arrested.
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Australian avoids deportation from NZ over gang activity
3 May 2024A woman has successfully appealed against a conviction she says would have split up her family if she was deported.
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Heavy swell warning for Wellington, Wairarapa
3 May 2024The 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
3 May 2024Students 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
3 May 2024Wendy 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
3 May 2024Four 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
3 May 2024The 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
3 May 2024If 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
3 May 2024Tracy Watson has repaired the same fence over and over times.
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Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
3 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
3 May 2024Teachers 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
3 May 2024The 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
3 May 2024Police 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
3 May 2024The 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?
3 May 2024Faster 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
3 May 2024An 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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Spring Creek residents turn out to hear council plans to fix compromised stopbanks
3 May 2024Marlborough District Council has told Spring Creek residents repairs to compromised Wairau River stopbanks are a top priority but the fix will cost $8.7 million and take three years to complete.
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How bad at reading are New Zealand children?
3 May 2024There are more bad readers among our 10-year-olds, but the picture has improved for teenagers, international testing has found. Audio
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