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Tradesman crashed van while blinded by sun
19 Feb 2026A tradesman who crashed into the back of a truck and died while blinded by the sun has prompted a warning about the dangers of sunstrike.
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SH35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure
19 Feb 2026The road from Pōtaka through to Hicks Bay and around to Te Araroa will open for 12 hours each day, while crews continue work on repairs.
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Person seriously hurt in Northland crash
19 Feb 2026SH1 has reopened between Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road and Mangawhai Road.
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St Bede's abuse: Specialist investigation needed, says Chief Victims Advisor
19 Feb 2026The school is conducting its own investigation, but the Chief Victims Advisor says that is like marking its own homework.
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More injured sea birds seen after storms
19 Feb 2026Stormy weather in the capital this week blew birds off course and left some exhausted and in need of rescue.
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Minister mulls changes after deadly dog attack
19 Feb 2026Simon Watts is asking for urgent advice, as the SPCA calls for an overhaul of dog control laws. Audio
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'Full circle': No housing for Parau Farms as city reverts to sports field plan
19 Feb 2026Tauranga City Council is abandoning plans for housing on land it bought in Bethlehem 25 years ago.
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Outgoing Netball NZ chairperson denies pressure to step down
18 Feb 2026The national body confirmed on Tuesday night the chairperson and three board members were stepping down.
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'Stop being cautious': Chief economist urges households as OCR unchanged
Anna Breman says economy is recovering but unemployment remains high, wage growth modest.
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Problematic Porirua landfill could close in less than five years
18 Feb 2026It's a proposal that would spell the end of decades of foul smells that troubled the neighbouring Wellington suburb of Tawa.
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‘Peace of mind at last’: Whirinaki homeowners get green light three years after cyclone
18 Feb 2026Three years after Cyclone Gabrielle, a Whirinaki couple's Category 2C property no longer has a risk category attached to it.
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Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses counting the cost of floods
18 Feb 2026The main road in to the peninsula has reopened and telecommunications have been restored, but the area remains under a state of emergency.
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Infant's mystery illness led to 'medical child abuse' claim, court told
18 Feb 2026The mother of the child has pleaded not guilty to four charges of ill-treatment of a child and three charges of infecting with disease.
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Fatal dog mauling: Animal control staff visited property day before attack
19 Feb 2026Animal management staff responded to complaints about the dogs four separate times, including the day before Mihiata Te Rore was killed.
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Nepal's government looks to tighten the rules around who can climb Mt Everest
18 Feb 2026A Wanaka-based adventure consultant says she agrees that anyone wanting to climb Mount Everest should have previously summited a 7000 metre high mountain at least once. Audio
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Cyclists thigh-deep in water days after rain
The Petone railway underpass on a nearly-new $70 million cycleway is thigh-deep in water more than two days after the storm and heavy rain in Wellington.
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'Huge crash': Wellington family evacuate property after branch hits home
18 Feb 2026William Ray, an RNZ employee and Johnsonville resident, said his family were lucky to leave when they did, with the branch now precariously leaning against his house.
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Shortfalls in driver licensing for trucks highlighted in review
18 Feb 2026The report highlights weaknesses in regulatory practices, processes, and systems including competing priorities, turnover, and IT issues.
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Unclear how takeover of Moa Point wastewater plant by new water entity will work
18 Feb 2026Tiaki Wai replaces Wellington Water from 1 July, inheriting council-owned water assets including the Moa Point plant.
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Effluent ponds and waterways searched for missing man
Sixty-two-year old Invercargill man Kevin Belling was last seen on his farm almost a month ago.
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Plans to deliver food and meds to more than 100 people trapped near Ngawi
18 Feb 2026Two bridges are out of action on the only roads into several rural and coastal communities in southern Wairarapa.
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Dangerous building notice issued after Dunedin landslide
18 Feb 2026More than 100 locals and tourists are stuck in Wairarapa after bridges were hit, but the road to Banks Peninsula has reopened. Audio
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Raw sewage no longer being pumped into Tarakena Bay
18 Feb 2026Wellington Water had to revert to the short pipe after the pipe into Cook Strait was overwhelmed - but the short pipe has not been used for 24 hours.
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Coalition ditches referendum on four-year term
18 Feb 2026Coalition agreements secured getting legislation to select committee and no further, the Justice Minister says.
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