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State Highway 8 closed by snow between Fairlie and Lake Pukaki
18 Aug 2025State Highway Eight between Fairlie and Lake Pukaki in the Mackenzie Basin has been closed tonight because of snow.
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Man dies after uncredentialled doctors perform brain surgery
18 Aug 2025Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper found poor systems at Health New Zealand Southern led to the dangerous situation.
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FENZ reveal changes to better battle major weather events
18 Aug 2025The agency revealed the changes at today's inquest into 2023's deadly storms, with hearings currently in the Auckland phase.
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Wind gusts could reach 100kph in parts of North Island
18 Aug 2025MetService also said there was moderate risk of thunderstorms, with Bay of Plenty expected to be hit by heavy rain during the commute home.
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Police catch car thieves after chase across regions
18 Aug 2025The vehicle was spiked near the Waikato Expressway but kept going - driving the wrong way down the expressway.
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Person taken to hospital after suspected chlorine leak at poultry plant
18 Aug 2025Firefighters and St John are responding to a suspected chlorine leak at the Tegel poultry plant in Christchurch's Hei Hei.
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Aratere retires after final voyage across Cook Strait
18 Aug 2025Tug boats sprayed water into the air as a sign of respect for Aratere.
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Prominent sportsman accused of fracturing baby's bones
He is accused of fracturing more than a dozen of the child's bones, using "significant force".
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New Zealand comedian reckons his show is 'Mr Bean, but sexy'
Comedy with no words is how George Fenn describes his awkward new show.
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Car hits Tauranga house, gas leak prompts evacuations
18 Aug 2025Emergency services were called to the crash in Pāpāmoa.
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Industry concerned as event hire company goes into liquidation
18 Aug 2025Wellington company Hiremaster had been in business for more than 70 years
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Primaries shut early as teachers start two weeks of stop-work meetings
18 Aug 2025As pay talks stall, teachers have begun a series of meetings to discuss the government's offer and their next steps.
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Wellington train services stopped for union meeting
18 Aug 2025Drivers and staff will stop work for the annual general meeting of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union.
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Man charged over Palmerston North house fire
A 26-year-old has been charged with two counts of attempted arson and unlawfully possessing an offensive weapon.
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Antibiotics likely fuelled the rise of a 'superbug' in NZ
Once considered mainly a hospital problem, methicillin-resistant infections are now common in the community.
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Thousands lose internet as Tauranga hit by outage
18 Aug 2025Work is underway to restore fibre to a large part of Tauranga after a feeder cable was cut on Sunday.
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Tamihere's trial 'fundamentally defective', lawyer tells court
18 Aug 2025Five Supreme Court judges are hearing an appeal by the convicted double murderer. Audio
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'I should have taken his head off:' Man claimed he was 'under mind control' during fatal stabbing
18 Aug 2025The victim was stabbed 31 times by the defendant.
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Can I eat instant noodles every day?
While instant noodles offer comfort, their nutritional value has room for improvement. But you can upgrade them.
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Police recruitment drive sees dozens of cops head to Australia
18 Aug 2025Northern Territory police targeted the Eastern Bay of Plenty, running a sales pitch in Whakatāne. Audio
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From Kiwi paradise to violent crime problem zone
18 Aug 2025Northland's surge in violent crime, drugs and poverty is even putting off police from moving there. Audio
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Fatally crushed feller had cut 1000 trees
18 Aug 2025Mihajlo Berislav Nikolic was found pinned beneath a large pine tree.
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Drivers warned as snow, ice threaten South Island roads
The Transport Agency is warning motorists to prepare for disruption with snow already falling in some places, and frost and ice likely in coming days.
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Kiwi musician detained in US and deported
18 Aug 2025General Fiyah had been scheduled to perform at Polyfest in Washington.
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