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Tinfoiled windows and permanently closed drapes in overheating homes
12 Aug 2025Residents at a Wellington complex are taking desperate measures to avoid unbearable heat during summer.
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Body of Northland kayaker found
12 Aug 2025The man failed to return home from paddling on the Ruakākā River on Monday,
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Mother killed as boat breaks off oncoming car, 3-year-old son survives
12 Aug 2025Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere's 3-year-old son - in the back seat - survived the crash. Audio
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'Families in tears' trying to find places for older patients
12 Aug 2025Aged care homes are getting daily calls from hospitals or families desperate to find a place for older patients who cannot be in their own homes. Audio
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Many radiology staff using broken, outdated or unsafe equipment survey shows
12 Aug 2025A new report has slammed the state of the country's hospital radiology services saying inadequate staff numbers and a lack of investment is 'unravelling' the sector.
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Is Mr Ed the country's longest-serving class toy?
12 Aug 2025For 15 years, the students of Piha Community Preschool have brought Mr Ed all over the world, around New Zealand and Auckland. Somehow, he hasn't been lost.
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Child killed in Kaikohe crash to be farewelled
12 Aug 2025Staci Walkley was less than two months away from her 12th birthday when the people mover she was in was T-boned by a car travelling at speed.
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Aotea Square cordoned off after unattended bag found
12 Aug 2025The suitcase was found to be empty after examination and there's no further cause for concern, police said.
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Restaurant Association concerned many hospo positions left off list of new visas
The Restaurant Association is concerned about workforce shortages after many of its jobs were left off the list of new visas. Audio
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Canterbury extension and bypass could cost some up to $5 a day
12 Aug 2025Consultation has opened on proposed toll charges for the Belfast to Pegasus motorway extension and Woodend bypass, which is expected to cost around $1 billion.
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Lower Hutt road repens after large slip
12 Aug 2025Eastern Hutt Road north of Wellington has reopened after it was shut by earlier by a slip on Monday morning.
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Hospital security guards want handcuffs
12 Aug 2025The Security Association says more guards are being confronted with knives, and staff should have the power to detain violent people until police arrive. Audio
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Man dies after car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
12 Aug 2025Emergency services were called to the crash near the Te Irirangi on-ramp in Manukau shortly before 8am.
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Frosty start for the South, temperatures down to -6C
12 Aug 2025Frosts and sub-zero temperatures were widespread across the South Island.
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Waikato house fire injures one person
12 Aug 2025The occupant of the home in Pokuru, near Te Awamutu, was treated for burns.
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'Pretty much everything is online' - Uni students turn to digital textbooks
12 Aug 2025University of Auckland bookstore UBIQ is facing liquidation as students turn to online coursework. Audio
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Person critically hurt after being hit by vehicle
12 Aug 2025A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Auckland's Henderson.
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Defence mulls whether to follow Australia's footsteps for navy contracts
12 Aug 2025Australia has picked Japan to build its next fleet of warships.
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Robbers target two takeaways in Panmure at the same time
12 Aug 2025Two people carrying weapons stole tills from the two takeaway businesses.
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NCEA changes go back to the ABCs of education
12 Aug 2025A lesson in the big NCEA reset. The Detail puts an RNZ education specialist to the test on the major education system overhaul.
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Govt employee on trial for possessing Christchurch mosque shootings video
The employee's lawyer said he thought he could transfer it from his work phone to his personal phone.
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Woman 'upsold' surgery claims she was left with collapsing nostril
11 Aug 2025The doctor said the woman was "overly dramatic" but was told to apologise and audit complaint procedures.
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Auckland mayoral candidate's embarrassing campaign no show
11 Aug 2025Kerrin Leoni is promising to release a key policy this week, and to personally handle media invites after a 'miscommunication'.
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NZ can't talk about homelessness without tackling poverty, advocate says
12 Aug 2025A Pacific advocate for youth homelessness says the country must address poverty and systemic inequities to fix the housing affordability crisis.
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