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Ruatiti homicide: Police now looking for second man
22 Dec 2025The manhunt for Mitchell Cole and now a second man continues, after Cole's father and stepmother were killed in a double homicide.
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Black Caps set West Indies record run chase for victory
22 Dec 2025The tourists will need 419 runs on the final day to square the three-match test series.
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Human remains found on Northland island
Police said identifying the remains was "expected to take some time".
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Deputy principal accused of misusing school funds reinstated
The woman was fired, after a complaint claiming she used school funds to take her family as helpers on a school camp.
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Inside the 'mind-blowing' world of competitive spreadsheeting
21 Dec 2025A Microsoft Excel expert delivers the lowdown from the world champs in Las Vegas.
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Warning to boat users this summer after fatal accidents
21 Dec 2025Maritime NZ's latest annual report found in the 2024 to 2025 financial year there were 19 fatal recreational boating accidents.
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Hundreds of lightning strikes lash Canterbury
20 Dec 2025About 300-400 lightning strikes hit the region, MetService meteorologist Devlin Linden says.
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Crash closes SH3, person seriously injured
20 Dec 2025The route is shut near Mount View Road in southern Hamilton.
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Three car pileup closes SH1, Canterbury
The highway has since been reopened.
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Concerns Gloriavale children will struggle to adapt once school closed
20 Dec 2025A former Gloriavale member says leavers should be involved in helping families adjust to alternative schooling options.
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What will happen to Gloriavale students once school closes?
20 Dec 2025The Education Ministry has advised the West Coast Christian community that the private school's registration will be cancelled from 23 January.
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Three men charged after stealing van full of Christmas packages
The men have been charged with theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.
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SH2 closed near Dannevirke after three-vehicle crash
Five people have been injured, and drivers are being told to avoid the area and expect delays.
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'Devastating in all ways': Tokerau Beach sand dunes destroyed by vehicles
20 Dec 2025Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North beach have forced the installation of temporary fences and blockage of access points. Audio
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Manta rays now considered nationally vulnerable in NZ
20 Dec 2025Meanwhile, Basking and Plunket's sharks are one status away from extinction and "urgent" research is needed to understand why, DOC says.
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'Expect delays': SH1 in Northland closed after serious crash
20 Dec 2025The two-vehicle crash happened between Greenway and Mountain roads in Kaiwaka, police say.
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Grindr attackers sentenced for 'hate crime'
The actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr have been described as "a hate crime".
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How planting exotic trees can help native ones grow
"You can come here and see nearly every type of forestry system that can be applied," Blair Jamieson says of Tāmata Hauhā's demonstration farm near Palmerston North.
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WorkSafe defends 'simply wrong' change to electrical safety rules
20 Dec 2025The change lifts a ban on inserting a switch, circuit or fuse into mains power earthing systems in houses and businesses.
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'A breach of good faith': Nurses say Health NZ settlement delays could cost them
20 Dec 2025Nurses Organisation chief executive Paul Goulter said his members were rightly aggrieved that their employer spent $538m less than budgeted on personnel in the last financial year.
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Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farm
20 Dec 2025The Roy family all pitch in getting berries from orchard to Christmas plate over the festive season. Country Life goes behind the scenes of the Christmas berry rush.
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Review: The best protest record Nick Bollinger has heard this year
Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia Conover's new album will bring hope to everyone wondering what happened to protest songs.
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'Probably had too many scones': Ministerial advisory group defends catering bill
The group for victims of retail crime spend almost $24,000 on 22 meetings around the country. Audio
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Truck driver who killed RSE worker had history of using his phone while driving
According to experts, there was no indication Robert Wayne Clifford even braked before ploughing into the back of a van, killing Kaiea Taubakoa.
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