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Risk of thunderstorms, small tornadoes for west of N. Island overnight
15 May 2024A severe thunderstorm watch remains in place for the west coast of the North Island for the early hours of Thursday morning.
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The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
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Suicide Prevention Office could have no fulltime staff
The office that was initially expected to close survives in name, but may have no full-time roles and the likely addition of greater oversight.
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'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
14 May 2024A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
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'Relationships are key': Help for at-risk learners pays off
14 May 2024A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
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Structured literacy could aid Māori students in mainstream schools - teacher
14 May 2024The government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Māori students in mainstream schools, says an English teacher who is Māori.
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Former Ruapehu Alpine Lifts boss confident he can turn a profit
The former head of a Mt Ruapehu ski field which went into receivership disagrees with concerns for its future commercial viability.
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Do better bosses: Too many workers losing fingers - WorkSafe
WorkSafe is calling on manufacturing businesses to boost safety standards, saying too many workers are losing their fingers in industrial machinery.
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Don't delay interest rate relief too long - major bank tells RBNZ
No need to wait for ideal conditions to cut interest rates and give households some relief, Westpac tells Reserve Bank.
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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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Where you should go first if you get sick this winter
15 May 2024People are being pointed to pharmacies as a first port of call - but they say they are no replacement for a GP. Audio
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Seabed mining 'does not co-exist with offshore wind', government told
15 May 2024Offshore wind companies have told the government the industry is not compatible with seabed mining in the Taranaki Bight - but the mining industry disagrees.
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Rare feather regarded as 'significant piece' of history to be auctioned
15 May 2024It comes from a bird last seen in NZ in 1907, and could fetch thousands of dollars. Audio
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'They are family': Campground boss pleads case for residents
15 May 2024The boss of a popular Nelson campground has made an impassioned plea for long-term residents - many of them elderly - to be able to remain at Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park.
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Watch: Luxon promises no 'bells-and-whistles' coming in Budget
15 May 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says do not expect any curveballs in this month's Budget, but he reaffirmed a commitment to tax relief.
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Tamaki claims responsibility for defacing rainbow crossing
15 May 2024The Destiny Church leader told a public meeting that he instructed his followers to vandalise a rainbow pedestrian crossing.
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Covid FLiRT variants: What you need to know
15 May 2024The dominant Covid subvariant has mutated, giving rise to several new lineages, known as "FLiRT".
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Auckland Transport apologises to mayor, delays parking changes
15 May 2024It had planned to bring in charges for overnight parking, but Wayne Brown said he had no idea it was happening.
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Otago and Canterbury universities record deficits in 2023 - annual reports
Annual reports show Otago and Canterbury universities recorded deficits last year.
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Under-repair highway bridge shut after truckies breach rules
15 May 2024Road closure breaches mean a full closure is needed for State Highway 53 Tauwharenīkau Bridge repairs.
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Saving the planet one lunchbox at a time
15 May 2024If you are using excessive glad wrap around your school lunch sarnies, watch out.
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How easy is it to leave a gang?
As police focus on curbing gang activity, community leaders say arrests won't solve issues that run deeper. Audio
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Car stolen from Waitara with baby inside: Woman charged appears in court
A woman has appeared in court after being arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle that had a baby inside, who was then dumped on the side of the road.
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First glimpse of striking, 100-year, avalanche-proof bridge
15 May 2024It's built to last a century, survive a one-in-250-year landslide and may become a tourist destination in and of itself.
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