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Police again miss deadline to detect and delete unlawful photos
5 Aug 2025RNZ in 2020 first exposed that police for years were wrongly collecting photos and fingerprints from the public, particularly young Māori.
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Man charged with murder after carjacking in Hamilton named
5 Aug 2025Jack Hargreaves is due to stand trial in 2028.
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"Unacceptable" Oranga Tamariki practice continues despite calls to stop
5 Aug 2025Children in the care of the government department are still being checked into motels, and it does not know how or when it will be able to end the practice.
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Our Changing World: 40 years of Project Tongariro
5 Aug 2025Four decades after being established as a living memorial in response to a tragedy, this community conservation group is focused on the future.
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Mt Messenger bypass: Opportunity to restore lowland coastal forest
5 Aug 2025Acquiring land for the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki has not been plain sailing, but it has given one Taranaki iwi the opportunity to help restore a rare tract of lowland coastal forest. Audio
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Lack of hospital discharge options a nationwide problem - Aged Care Association
5 Aug 2025The organisation says more facilities are needed to stop older people getting stuck in hospital unnecessarily.
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Wood smoke, traffic fumes polluting Christchurch's air
5 Aug 2025An expert explains what that means for people's health, and what needs to change.
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Kids need to floss, too - but how do you get them to do it?
5 Aug 2025Floss picks with kid-friendly designs and flavoured floss can help boost a child's motivation to floss.
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Dead public service boss's remains brought into office
5 Aug 2025It comes after initial plans for them to be taken to the National Library were abandoned.
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Wellington fruit shop to close the doors after 65 years
4 Aug 2025It has stood the test of time - spanning decades and generations in a coastal Wellington community - but it's finally shutting its doors. Audio
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Māori see highest increase in life expectancy - Stats NZ
1 Aug 2025Despite Māori having the lowest life expectancy at birth, there has been a 3.1 year increase from the 2005-2007 to 2022-2024 periods, taking it to 75.8 years
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Wairarapa wheels park gaining traction
4 Aug 2025Deb Dennes and now fellow Greytown resident Sid Kempton have been pushing the skate park project along for more than a decade, and construction is finally well underway.
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Glimpse of new era in Auckland public transport unveiled
4 Aug 2025Maps for the over-budget and over-time City Rail Link were revealed at Britomart Station on Monday. Audio
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'There is no Plan A' for our growing energy crisis
4 Aug 2025The government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work. Audio
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Calls made for fast-tracking of 'coward punch' laws after rugby supporter's death
4 Aug 2025Whānau and friends of a man who died from an alleged coward punch are calling for the fast-tracking of a new law introducing tougher penalties for such crimes.
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Person seriously injured after vehicle crashes 100 metres down bank in Waikato
4 Aug 2025Drivers are being told to delay travel to Kawhia.
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Woman in court after toddler found in bus luggage hold
Charges of ill-treating a child have been laid against a 27-year-old who has appeared in North Shore District Court, but the toddler is medically well, police say.
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Extra ward shows govt needs to fund aged care beds, association says
4 Aug 2025North Shore Hospital's ward six provides care for for people who are effectively medically discharged, have nowhere to go for lower level care. Audio
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Police issue appeal for sightings of wanted man
4 Aug 2025Mark Eruiti Taute, 51, is believed to be actively avoiding capture.
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NCEA overhaul sparks optimism and concern
Unions are cautiously optimistic changes, but the opposition says the "complete overhaul" goes too far. Audio
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Man killed in prison was 46-year-old from Whangārei
Robert Norman Fitzpatrick died after an incident at Mt Eden prison in June, while a 32-year-old has been charged with murder.
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Former top cop charged with possessing child sexual exploitation, bestiality material
4 Aug 2025It can now be revealed that Jevon McSkimming is facing eight charges of possessing objectionable publications over a four-year period.
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Man charged, vehicle seized after Lower Hutt shooting
The 25-year-old appeared in court today after a man was found with life-threatening injuries in Stokes Valley on Sunday.
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Name of teenager who died after Ōtara street brawl released
4 Aug 2025Police have named the 19-year-old who died after a street brawl in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara on Friday night.
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