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'Your countries are going to hell': Gasps as Trump attacks allies at UN
24 Sep 2025A broken teleprompter was the first ominous sign as the US president attacked his allies about everything from climate action and immigration to Ukraine and elevators in an hour-long speech.
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Collins family gifted home as they return after tragedy
24 Sep 2025Ella and Jack Collins have reason for new hope, after losing their two-year-old daughter, Ivy, in floodwaters.
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The banks offering to help install solar panels on your house
A survey shows nearly half of respondents are considering solar power, as electricity prices rise faster than inflation.
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First-home buyers' 10-year, $260,000 rent bill to save deposit
A decade ago, a buyer would have taken nine years to save a 20 percent deposit.
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Is paracetamol safe? What New Zealand says about Trump's claims
24 Sep 2025Explainer - Donald Trump claims paracetamol causes autism, while the US has also made cuts to vaccine access and research. What could it all mean for NZ?
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Part-time workers to get less sick leave as law changed
The Workplace Relations Minister says sweeping changes to the Holidays Act make the system fairer.
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Councils tackle 'slum-like' beach camp
24 Sep 2025Under the bylaw, freedom and overnight camping on the beach and sand dunes is not permitted.
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'Deeply flawed': Two labradors prove contentious at council meeting
24 Sep 2025The decision to install the sculptures at Esk St narrowly passed with 7-6 vote.
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How can this woman 'sniff out' Parkinson's?
Retired Scottish nurse Joy Milne was asked to smell 12 shirts - half of which were from people with diagnosed Parkinson's. She stunned the scientists.
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'Brutal' 18 months sees iconic Wellington coffee brand sell up
Matt Lamason has sold the People's Coffee brand.
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How much worse is the economy than two years ago?
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been under pressure, but how have things changed since the election?
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'Serious concerns': Peters slams new visa rules
Two new pathways for skilled migrants will kick in from the middle of next year, ministers have announced. NZ First isn't happy.
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What we've learnt since the big Mt Ruapehu eruption
23 Sep 2025Scientists who were there say it was good luck - not good management - that no one was killed during the eruption on 23 September 1995.
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How Kiwis are being targeted by international match fixers
23 Sep 2025From messages promising piles of cash, to fake agents offering trials, organised crime groups are recruiting New Zealanders.
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New Zealand town could be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
23 Sep 2025The Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, The Pyramids of Giza… and Russell?
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Jimmy Kimmel’s show set to return to television
23 Sep 2025The show was abruptly taken off air over comments made in a monologue about Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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Thousands of senior hospital doctors walk off the job in 48-hour strike
23 Sep 2025The Health Minister has criticised striking doctors but a cancer patient who previously had surgery delayed says they have her "full support".
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Job seekers shocked by Trump's $170,000 visa fee
A new US$100k H-1B visa fee has shocked global workers, but one industry expert says New Zealanders are already finding other routes.
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'You will regret this' - Father and daughter in legal battle over overseas trip
23 Sep 2025A man took his daughter to court over $5000. He said it was a loan but she insisted it was a gift.
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Canned peaches, canned
23 Sep 2025Orchardists are pulling out their trees after Wattie's told them it's shrinking production of the canned fruit. So how did it happen?
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Suitcase murders: Accused's lies all point to her guilt, says Crown
23 Sep 2025The jury heard the closing arguments today in the trial of Hakyung "Jasmine" Lee, who admitted causing her children's deaths in 2018.
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Email to former top cop led to gun vetting change
22 Sep 2025Disgraced former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming told staff to make changes after an acquaintance complained they might lose their licence.
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The problem with dropping art history from curriculum
These may be the last years students can study art history comprehensively at NCEA level, but why is that important?
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Pentagon imposes new rules on media covering US military
22 Sep 2025The latest move by President Donald Trump to control media coverage of his policies comes after he suggested negative stories could be "illegal".
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