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Christchurch sites considered for Erebus memorial
16 Jul 2025A plan for a memorial in Auckland's Dove Meyer Robinson Park was abandoned in 2023.
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Hospital workers sleeping in cars to try secure a car park - mayor
16 Jul 2025Workers have been pleading for better parking because of unaffordable fees at nearby car parks and staff safety concerns.
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Elderly man still recovering in hospital after suspected Northland tornado
What campers described as a twister hit Tauranga Bay Holiday Park in the Far North on Tuesday morning.
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Woman missing for nearly four weeks from South Auckland
16 Jul 2025Ella Davenport, 57, was last seen at her Māngere home on 20 June.
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Watch: Not 'meeting needs' - Govt axes open-plan classrooms
The Education Minister says all new classrooms will be designed in a flexible way to ensure better student outcomes. Audio
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Govt to halt 'pricey, pointless' council planning work ahead of RMA overhaul
16 Jul 2025Chris Bishop says much work now underway will be outdated by the time the new regime takes effect.
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Woman found she was added to husband's loan when asked to repay it
The woman was one of 1469 complaints to Financial Services Complaints Ltd in the year to 30 June.
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Chatham Islands waka find detailed in new report
14 Jul 2025Questions around the exact age and size of the waka remain, but experts say the find is of global significance.
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'Gaping holes, rusty bolts': Residents want dodgy footpaths fixed
16 Jul 2025People living in a beachside community are frustrated with its dangerous footpaths, some of which have caused severe injuries, they say.
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'It's a lose-lose': Family says 'yes for now' to buyout
16 Jul 2025A Māngere family is faced with a difficult decision after learning that their home is considered an "intolerable risk to life".
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Whanganui backs new water services body with Ruapehu
15 Jul 2025Whanganui councillors have voted 8-5 to form a new entity with Ruapehu to manage the delivery of water services.
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'What are lives worth?': Neighbour describes being first on scene of triple-fatal crash
16 Jul 2025A woman and two children were killed in Waiuku when their car left the road on Tuesday.
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Information sought after fatal crash involving boat on SH3
16 Jul 2025Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed a fatal crash involving two vehicles and a boat near Te Kūiti last Friday.
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Hutt Valley school supporting students who were at Waterloo Station when person died
16 Jul 2025St Bernard's College principal said about half a dozen of his students were on the platform, and two saw what happened.
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Awanui lab workers settle on salary increase after months of strikes
16 Jul 2025The settlement for APEX union members would be a relief to all members, APEX's national secretary says.
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Gang member arrested after near collision with police car
The driver has been charged with dangerous driving.
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Three killed in Waiuku crash were woman and two children
16 Jul 2025They died when the car they were in left a notorious road and landed in a nearby creek. Audio
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Health NZ urged to reopen consultation into plans to close mental health facility
16 Jul 2025Rauaroha Segar House in Auckland offers a publicly funded intensive programme for people with long-standing or chronic mental health problems.
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'Like porridge slipping off hills': Council facing massive repair bill
16 Jul 2025A council boss says the clean-up after recent flooding could cost "between $20-25 million". Audio
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Little spotted kiwi found on NZ's mainland for first time in 50 years
16 Jul 2025"I'm not sure how to express how thrilling this rediscovery is for the conservation world," an expert says. Audio
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Can gas from food scraps fill an energy void?
Proponents of biogas say it has the potential to help fill the shortfall from declining gas fields in this country. Audio
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Wellington's Embassy Theatre deemed earthquake-prone
16 Jul 2025The notice gave the council - as the building's owner - 16 years to plan and carry out remedial works on the building.
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Arrest after attempted burglary at Whitford house
16 Jul 2025Residents heard glass breaking and secured themselves in part of the house, police said.
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'Services severely lacking': Thousands forced to travel for hospital treatments
16 Jul 2025More than 3000 Central Otago Lakes patients were admitted to Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals last year. Audio
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