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Police recruitment drive sees dozens of cops head to Australia
Northern Territory police targeted the Eastern Bay of Plenty, running a sales pitch in Whakatāne.
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Do more expensive KiwiSaver funds give better returns?
1:14 pm todayWe've done the maths to see if paying higher fees for your KiwiSaver is worth it.
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Kiwi musician detained in US and deported
11:50 am todayGeneral Fiyah had been scheduled to perform at Polyfest in Washington.
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Hook-up culture vs boy sober: What young women want
8:22 am todayWe spoke to six young women about their experience with sex, relationships and increasingly confusing dating culture.
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Aratere makes its final trip across Cook Strait today
9:37 am todayInterislander ends three decades of history today, when the Aratere's final sailing departs from Picton.
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Spine and Punishment: A review of Swarbrick v Brownlee
Analysis: Last week, the Speaker made new rules and interpretations on the fly in punishing an MP who challenged the government to show some spine.
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Landlord's widow ordered to pay $6500 for leaky home, eviction
6:29 am todayA tenancy that soured over accusations of unpaid rent escalated into a legal battle between the former tenant and the landlord.
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The science of transgenerational trauma - and healing it
6:29 am todayCan we inherit the effects of trauma physically from past generations? New research is beginning to shed light on how gene expression factors code stories of our past into our present.
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Why women get bored with sex long before their male partners
17 Aug 2025Women who have lost interest in having sex with their partner may assume they don't like sex anymore.
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British comedy heavyweights bring charm to family sitcom
In 'Here We Go' we meet the Jessop family as they stumble through their mishap strewn, semi-detached suburban life.
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Retiree dies after being lured to New York by AI chatbot
15 Aug 2025He was planning a rendezvous with a young, beautiful woman he had met online - or so he thought.
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Supreme Court finds wrong test used to lock up autistic man
15 Aug 2025The man has been locked up for nearly 20 years, but he will not walk free just yet.
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The 'castle' lovingly restored to its former glory
Marco Creemers and Ryan Sanders have spent five years on their historic dream home near Clyde.
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Man who fell off broken swing ordered to pay $20,000
15 Aug 2025Leon Sheeran took a $2.4 million claim against a council but is now facing a bill.
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Three of our biggest emitters no longer have to reveal climate impact
It comes after the government ended compulsory reporting for the farming sector.
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'Flip of the coin': Man lucky to be alive after coward punch
15 Aug 2025"It could've gone either way," says Ben Leng, who was left in a coma after being blindsided by a bouncer.
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Barrett back, Kirifi earns another start for All Blacks
15 Aug 2025Scott Robertson welcomes back his skipper and makes injury-enforced changes to his side to play the
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High school brings back uniforms despite strong opposition
15 Aug 2025Papanui High School has allowed year 13s to wear their own clothes for decades but this will change next year.
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A boom in businesses going bust
15 Aug 2025New Zealand is on track for a record number of liquidations this year - again - but it's not all doom and gloom for Kiwi businesses.
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Charity swamped by jobseekers facing benefit sanctions
14 Aug 2025The government brought in new rules in May, requiring beneficiaries to do community work if they don't meet their obligations.
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'She was always calling the police': Woman killed, man critical in double police shooting
14 Aug 2025"They fought a lot," neighbours say after police shot a man threatening his partner, before she turned the knife at officers.
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Peters blames 'outsiders' for Pacific Islands Forum tensions
Pacific leaders disagree over a proposal to defer a key meeting of partner countries, including the US and China, until next year's summit.
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Coalition slams Labour ministers' no-show at public Covid hearing
Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson have all refused to appear, leading the Royal Commission to cancel next week's public hearing.
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'Fighting the good fight': Residents keep faith in Wellington's troubled suburb
14 Aug 2025There are concerns homelessness, drug taking, and antisocial behaviour in Newtown is reaching desperate levels.
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'He has lost the plot': Luxon on Netanyahu
14 Aug 2025Prime Minister says attack on Gaza City "utterly, utterly unacceptable" and Israel's leader has "gone too far".
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'Big shake': Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes North Island
14 Aug 2025Over 5000 people have reported feeling the quake.
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Dentist took thousands from parents, then closed business
14 Aug 2025Former Cambridge dentist Vernon Kruger now runs an orthodontic consulting business in Panama.
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Call to make health star ratings compulsory
The star rating system was introduced 10 years ago and is free to join, but as it's optional, products with a lower rating tend not to display their rank.
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