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Residents 'held hostage' due to works on only access road
11 Oct 2025The only way in and out for 4000 residents will be reduced to one lane, with fears it will cause "chaos" and restrict emergency services.
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What to watch: 'For All Mankind' an addictive alt-history science fiction saga
Sometimes a single event can change the entire arc of history.
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The hidden heroes of child care
10 Oct 2025How kinship careers are saving our most vulnerable children, in spite of the cost to their bank balances and themselves.
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'Senseless waste of a life': Mum blasts facility after son dies from peanut allergy
10 Oct 2025"I want them to be made accountable," Riley Brown's mother says after his death. "Riley was my life."
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Five reasons to feel positive about the economy
It's been a year of grim economic news - unemployment has been up, GDP down and consumer confidence weak.
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Wellington residents fume as beloved beach 'basically lost'
10 Oct 2025The regional council says it's investigating whether the city council breached resource management rules.
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Silver Ferns can win without being 'best of buddies', captain says
10 Oct 2025The team are trying to navigate the aftermath of coach Dame Noeline Taurua's shock suspension.
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'Substantial flock of birds': Large dent visible on nose of plane after take-off drama
10 Oct 2025The Fiji Airways flight encountered the birds as it left Christchurch and spent two hours circling above the airport.
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'Notoriously poorly paid': Regional jobs no easy fix for Jobseeker benefit squeeze
11 Oct 2025From November 2026, the government will introduce a parental assistance test set at $65,000.
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Who are New Zealand's highest paid sportspeople?
10 Oct 2025The list contains some familiar names, but who isn't on there may surprise you.
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Good MPs make great quiz team members
A good pub quiz team always needs a music and a sports nerd and a celebrity news addict, but for wide general knowledge an MP might be just the thing.
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Everything you need to know about changes to Jobseeker
9 Oct 2025Explainer - Thousands of young people will no longer be eligible for Jobseeker payments. Here's what we know.
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Former minister bankrupt, immigration licence revoked
9 Oct 2025Tuariki Delamere admitted he made a "dumb decision many years ago".
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Firearms Safety staffer claims 'cover up' of affair between senior and junior
9 Oct 2025RNZ has obtained two statements a worker gave to police as part of an internal investigation.
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What 'shock therapy' OCR cuts mean for households
And what's likely to happen to house prices, interest rates and the economy.
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'Crumbling from the abuse': Doctors quit amid bullying at Starship Hospital unit, ex-worker says
9 Oct 2025More than a dozen nurses and doctors have lodged complaints with Worksafe behind closed doors.
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Owners of Chocolate Fish café say closure not Sir Peter Jackson's decision
9 Oct 2025They apologised for blaming the closure on filmmakers Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh.
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Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from benefit
9 Oct 2025The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.
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Neighbour's dispute ends with a loaded gun and body found in torched home
9 Oct 2025The pair had been at odds over several matters, including access to a shed on a shared driveway.
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NZ rugby legend 'ridiculed' as a teen, turned into a Barbie
8 Oct 2025Black Ferns rugby star Portia Woodman-Wickliffe was confused by her strong build growing up. Now she has inspired a doll with muscles, tā moko and curly hair.
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Mum had 18 drinks night before crash that killed her six-year-old
9 Oct 2025The mother was still impaired when she went for a drive with her two children.
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New injunction granted in Tom Phillips case
8 Oct 2025It comes as police continue to hunt for those who helped the fugitive father stay hidden.
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The 20-somethings getting the pension
About 3000 people receiving the pension are not yet 65 - and some are a lot lot younger.
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'Metaphorical': Willis defends telling Greens to 'call the dogs off'
8 Oct 2025"I think we shouldn't be so precious that we can't use metaphorical speech," the Finance Minister says.
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