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Contactless cards coming to Canterbury buses
24 Feb 2026Pensioners can continue riding for free on buses on the Greater Christchurch Metro network in offpeak times, but will eventually need to load their SuperGold card to a contactless card.
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Disgraced lawyer struck off after $375k legal aid fraud
23 Feb 2026Paulette Main is currently serving a three-year prison sentence after fraudulently claiming nearly $375,000 from a legal support scheme.
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Police staff leave jobs after investigations into inappropriate content
23 Feb 2026RNZ earlier revealed 20 police staff were being investigated, three of whom were facing criminal investigations.
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'Fight or flight situation': Muriwai residents describe Cyclone Gabrielle landslides
23 Feb 2026A coronial inquest is investigating the deaths of volunteer firefighters after they were critically injured in a landslip.
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Baby dies while nurse goes on break
23 Feb 2026He should have been checked while the nurse was away, an investigation has found.
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Pedestrian killed in hit and run; witnesses sought
It happened Monday morning in Te Anau.
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Govt advises Kiwis in Mexico to monitor updates as travel restricted
23 Feb 2026SafeTravel has said that New Zealanders in the affected areas should monitor local media for updates and follow the advice of the local authorities.
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Mother allegedly upset about 'round-the-clock' observer, trial told
23 Feb 2026The Nelson trial is examining whether the child's illness during treatment was the result of gaps in complex care or deliberate actions.
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Business losing thousands after sewage leak restrictions
23 Feb 2026The city's southern coast has been off limits since the Moa Point treatment plant failed, sending millions of litres of untreated sewage to the sea daily. Audio
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'It has been a very invisible service': District nurses struggle with understaffing
23 Feb 2026District nurses say severe understaffing is causing burnout and stress, and also putting their safety at risk. Audio
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NZ has 'front-row seat' to only lunar eclipse this year
It might pay to stay up next week.
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Historic war medals found during search, police looking for owners
23 Feb 2026The medals include a 1939-1945 star, an Atlantic star, a Burma star, and the 1939-1945 war medal.
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Police commended on retreat from 'hostile' group at car meet
Coastal ward councillor Janet Fleming, said that kind of behaviour had no place in South Taranaki.
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New weightloss drug Mounjaro is here - but it comes with hefty price tag
23 Feb 2026It will improve competition, an obesity doctor says, but will cost hundreds a month. Audio
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Man charged over indecent assaults of students, teacher
23 Feb 2026The incidents took place on Auckland's North Shore.
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NZDF monitoring fuel sheen reported near Manawanui wreck
23 Feb 2026NZDF personnel and divers from Samoa have found no evidence of a leak or sheen, and water samples have been taken for analysis.
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Dad admits killing baby son Mustafa Ali
23 Feb 2026When Mukzameel Mukhzar Ali found out his partner had not terminated her pregnancy with their son, he jumped on her abdomen with his knees.
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Third person dies as car and campervan collide on SH1
23 Feb 2026Two other people who were hurt are still in hospital.
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Dogs euthanised after killing woman in Northland
Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was attacked by three dogs while visiting a property in Kaihu. Audio
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'Not a first responder': Lake Taupō harbourmaster speak on rescue of boy
23 Feb 2026The harbourmaster helped search for a 14-year-old who had jumped off a burning boat he had been left in charge of.
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$58m in redundancy payouts a 'disgraceful waste of money', union says
The bill for payouts to non-clinical staff will "costs on our health system for years to come", the PSA says.
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Dog attacks: 'Backyard breeding' a major concern - vet
23 Feb 2026The frequency of the dog attacks right now is "distressing", says the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.
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Kiwi author Steffanie Holmes on paying the bills with romance novels
22 Feb 2026Former archaeologist Steffanie Holmes taps out three or four books a year from her solar-and-battery-powered home in the Kaipara Harbour.
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Barker's of Geraldine in a jam over waste
23 Feb 2026The preserves company wants to spray wastewater - containing chemicals - onto a neighbouring DOC reserve.
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