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Paul Kelly's 'Rita Wrote A Letter' latest in long line of sequel songs
24 Aug 2025Australian singer Paul Kelly served up an early Gravy Day gift this year with 'Rita Wrote a Letter', the surprise sequel to his beloved classic 'How to Make Gravy'. Here are some more examples of…
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Freak storm coats Northland beach in hail
24 Aug 2025Two Northland fishermen say they couldn't believe their eyes.
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Motorist assaults man who stopped to help
The man is believed to have suffered a head injury.
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Spate of shootings in Levin causing residents real concern - Mayor
24 Aug 2025Police recently seized four guns and a large knife in Levin, Horowhenua.
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Body found at Wairau Bar, Marlborough
24 Aug 2025A formal identification process is underway, police say.
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Councillor or chat-bot? Rotorua's first local election with AI in the mix
24 Aug 2025Candidates have mixed views on the use of generative AI in campaigning.
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Secret whale gathering point found in Southern Ocean
24 Aug 2025Researchers have tracked New Zealand's southern right whales, discovering a spot in the ocean where they converge.
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Mediawatch: AI and a bid for media to claw back cash online
24 Aug 2025The first online revolution undermined the media's business model based on ads. Will AI make it worse? Or will new tech help media claw crucial cash back from AI crawling their content?
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South Auckland leaders push for fair share of Fix It Finish Fund
23 Aug 2025The fund was set up after the sale of Auckland International Airport shares once held by the legacy Auckland City and Manukau City councils.
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Image problems - the ethics of stock photos
24 Aug 2025Ellen Tamati unwillingly became the face of a political cause she opposed, after her image was picked from a photo library. A media outlet used artificial images of whānau in their reporting. What are…
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Trapped in a cave with nothing but rotting bait, rusty water
24 Aug 2025Northland fisherman Cliff Barnes, 80, has had more brushes with death than most of us have had hot fish dinners.
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Person dies after crash in Waikato
24 Aug 2025A person died at the scene of the crash on Saturday night and another was taken to hospital.
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'Now, now, now': Save the Children NZ urges end to Gaza blockade
Save the Children New Zealand says its medical teams in Gaza are facing famine alongside the people they're trying to help.
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Lyle Menendez denied parole, day after brother was also denied
23 Aug 2025It was a day after the same decision was rendered against his younger sibling.
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Paihia property owners take council to court over proposed heritage rules
The rules would require resource consent to dig holes more than 500mm deep.
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Why resentment doesn't have to mean the end of a relationship
24 Aug 2025Resentment can spell the end of a relationship, especially when it builds up over a long time.
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Review: French Austen inspired rom-com hits the mark
24 Aug 2025Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a French film about a fan of the great novelist, who goes to England as part of an Austen residency and soon her life starts to echo an Austen romance. But which one?
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Misty frequencies: the radio soundtrack of my life
24 Aug 2025From crystal set to valve, portable transistor to app, radio has always been present for Hokianga writer Susy Pointon.
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Firefighters extinguish Waikato house fire
24 Aug 2025A house on fire in Te Awamutu was fully ablaze when firefighters arrived at 10.45pm on Saturday.
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Person in critical condition after being trapped under collapsed sand dune
24 Aug 2025Emergency services were called to Muriwai Beach on Auckland's west coast.
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Multiple guns seized as police tackle spate of gang shootings
23 Aug 2025Officers have found and seized four guns and one knife in Levin over the past couple of days.
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New Zealand band travels to South Korea for music and cultural exchange
23 Aug 2025Christchurch indie-pop outfit There's a Tuesday spent 10 days working and performing in Seoul as part of a music initiative involving both countries.
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Who is Gwyneth Paltrow, really?
23 Aug 2025Significantly, she is the spokesperson and face of a deeply flawed industry, says Paltrow's biographer Amy Odell.
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Two killed, three injured in North Island crashes
23 Aug 2025Emergency services have responded to three serious crashes since late on Friday.
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