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Survivor 'angry and saddened' as number of young people abused in care increases
A man who was abused in state care himself says he's "angry and saddened" that the number of victims continues to increase, despite a royal comission inquiry.
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MediMap failings likely to be covered in Manage My Health review
4 Mar 2026The prescription portal is now being brought back online after it was discovered patient information had been changed during a recent data breach.
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Light fitting sparks fire at Auckland Hospital
4 Mar 2026Fire and Emergency crews have managed to stop the fire.
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Iwi opens houses to raise whānau at home
3 Mar 2026Ngāti Mutunga has opened new houses to help whānau get into home ownership and grow their family connections on tribal ground.
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Dog that ripped part of young girl's face not euthanised
The dog, which had bitten before, was seized by animal control after the attack, but the owner will not give permission for it to be destroyed. Audio
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Christchurch could have protest-free zones at 'sensitive sites'
3 Mar 2026A councillor says "there's a time and place for protests", but a veteran protester thinks approved protest zones are contrary to NZ's sense of democracy. Audio
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'I miss Jock everyday': Family of man killed while hunting left facing 'lifetime of hell'
Ashburton builder Paul William John Stevens has been sentenced for the shooting.
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Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up
3 Mar 2026A years-long cleanup project is now working to restore Lake Horowhenua back to health, after decades of raw sewage was pumped into it. Audio
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How to watch the year's only lunar eclipse tonight
3 Mar 2026New Zealand has the "best seat in the world" to view it - so when can you see it and how?
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Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach
3 Mar 2026Shepherd's beaked whales live in the deep sea, and only come up to shore if something is wrong
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Questions remain over Christchurch sewage discharge plan
3 Mar 2026Tens of millions of litres of sewage could be pumped into the ocean each day, but the level of treatment and the length of the discharge are still not public knowledge. Audio
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Former Gloriavale leader convicted of sex crimes will not be going to jail
Temple has won an appeal against his sentence for indecencies involving young women.
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Baby Poseidyn's injuries unlikely to be accidental, inquiry hears
3 Mar 2026Poseidyn Hemopo-Pickering's injuries being caused by an accidental fall from a short distance did not seem plausible, a neuropathologist told the court.
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McSkimming used police money to pay for hotels during affair
3 Mar 2026McSkimming invited a woman who he was having a sexual relationship with to stay at the hotels with him, the IPCA found.
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Council deals with 34 complaints about bee poo
3 Mar 2026Tauranga City Council says it investigated 38 complaints about urban hives with 34 of those relating to poo.
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Biosecurity NZ confident fruit fly will be eradicated, again
3 Mar 2026Staff are out in South Auckland after finding more Oriental fruit flies in Papatoetoe on Monday.
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Person injured in motorbike crash near Meremere
3 Mar 2026A section of SH1 south of Auckland is closed after a car and motorbike collided.
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What to do if you're caught up in an international crisis
3 Mar 2026Explainer - The world is an increasingly dangerous place. What do you do if you're caught up in a conflict like the one raging in Iran and the Middle East? Audio
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Flights diverted, ferries delayed, as strong winds hit lower North Island
MetService was forecasting three-metre swells and winds of up to 74 km/h in the Strait.
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Thames man bashes sister over head with cans of baked beans
He then punched her multiple times in the face.
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Community forms in remains of Christchurch red zone
3 Mar 2026Bexley's Wetlands Grove is the last remaining road leading to an old subdivision. Audio
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Work under way to move cramped Wellington ED
3 Mar 2026Renovations to add much-needed space to the ED are underway with workers saying they've had up to 26 patients in the corridor.
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Previously unknown faultlines discovered in Auckland
3 Mar 2026Scientists will soon start to dig trenches across some of the lines to see if they are active and could cause earthquakes.
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'Invisible' primary care work keeps patients out of hospital
3 Mar 2026Analysis - Primary care keeps patients out of hospital yet New Zealand's primary care funding model barely recognises it.
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