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National ticketing system on public transport rolls out - after 16 years
11 Nov 2025When the NZTA signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box office and a pound of butter cost around $3.60.
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State Highway 2 to be raised 1.8 metres in flood project
11 Nov 2025It is part of a $22 million flood protection project for the cyclone-hit community of Whirinaki.
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New Zealand Trotting Cup: what you need to know
11 Nov 2025The World Drivers Championship will be decided at the NZ Trotting Cup meeting on Tuesday.
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Nark told he'd be 'well looked after' in exchange for evidence
10 Nov 2025"You don't say, 'hey, look, if you give the evidence, you're going to be released at the earliest opportunity'. That's fairytale stuff," says one former detective.
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Locals fear 'truly devastating' Tongariro fire
10 Nov 2025A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a worrying vista for a village.
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BBC boss resigns over Trump documentary edit
10 Nov 2025The broadcaster's director general and news chief have both quit after criticism of a documentary.
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Residents call chip seal resurfacing 'road vandalism'
10 Nov 2025Locals say they want their roads left as they are and say the council's plan is "bloody minded road vandalism".
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Woman jailed for years-long vendetta against ex-friend
10 Nov 2025While the victim, nine years on, has been left wondering what he did wrong.
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'I would definitely recommend getting on all-fours with your dog'
9 Nov 2025Amelia Thomas connected with creatures great and small for her new book What Sheep Think About the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say.
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'Just couldn't do it this time': Shocked Jelly Roll fans after Auckland cancellation
10 Nov 2025The popular country hip-hop artist called off his Western Springs show just hours before he was to appear.
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Dad ordered to pay $6500 in school fees after he thought he found legal 'loophole'
10 Nov 2025Now, the school has taken the man to the Disputes Tribunal.
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'Just couldn't do it this time': Shocked Jelly Roll fans after Auckland cancellation
9 Nov 2025The popular country hip-hop artist called off his Western Springs show just hours before he was to appear.
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Sex with 1000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Thanks to a controversial new documentary, adult content creator Tia Billinger - stage name Bonnie Blue - has become a household name.
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Anatomy of a downfall: The end of McSkimming's 29-year police career
7 Nov 2025The country's second-highest ranking police officer oversaw road policing and operational services - he was also secretly watching child sexual exploitation and bestiality.
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$50 an hour, 12% superannuation: Australian recruiters target Kiwi jobseekers
7 Nov 2025Ged Cann started thinking about going overseas out of fears he would not be able to build the kind of life he wanted in New Zealand.
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Two days that tarnished Trump's aura of absolute power
7 Nov 2025Analysis: Hints of vulnerability and successful challenges to his authority spell political danger for the president.
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Former police boss' offensive internet search terms revealed
7 Nov 2025Court documents reveal the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices,
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'If it keeps building and building, it'll blow': Growing fears over shares
Despite warnings of a potential crash due to inflated AI stock prices, markets continue to hit records.
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Aftershock strikes Wellington after 4.9 magnitude quake
7 Nov 2025A magnitude 3.5 aftershock struck at 10:28pm, about an hour and a half after the initial shake.
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Inside the uneasy truce between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ
After 51 bruising days, Dame Noeline Taurua was reinstated as Silver Ferns coach. But the uneasy truce with Netball NZ is already under strain amid renewed legal tensions and mistrust.
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Insurance warning after residents lose everything in blaze
7 Nov 2025Resident Sanjay Veerwal said his family and tenants were incredibly lucky to have made it out of the property alive.
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The latest overseas investment in NZ
A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for a gold mine buffer zone are some of the latest purchases by international investors.
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The low-key local eateries we'd like to see get Michelin stars
They might be tiny, hole-in-the-wall spots but hungry diners are happy to queue to get a seat.
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Is the Michelin guide as good as it sounds for New Zealand?
There's no denying it's nice to be invited to the Michelin guide party, but chef Al Brown says it has a dark side.
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