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Campground evacuated over 'extreme risk' of landslide
13 Feb 2026Residents are "shocked and devastated", but the council warns the order to leave "cannot be ignored".
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Firefighters take 30 minutes to respond to callout amid strike action
13 Feb 2026Two fire trucks arrived 30 minutes after a report of smoke coming from Auckland's downtown ferry terminal on Friday.
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Chocolate recipes to show yourself some love
13 Feb 2026Seven sweet recipes for people more lovey-dovey about chocolate than Valentine's Day.
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Spooky 'grim reaper' shows up on crash victim's medical scan
The person was unharmed, but the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the case an an example of pareidolia.
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Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver's victims
13 Feb 2026Moeaia Tuai promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing.
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Family displaced by landslide to move into cabin
13 Feb 2026A Te Araroa family are looking to move into a Toitū Tai Rāwhiti cabin after a landslide destroyed their hillside home.
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Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in
13 Feb 2026Rain is on the way for almost all of the North Island, including areas badly battered last month.
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One killed, others injured in crash on Canterbury highway
13 Feb 2026Four people were trapped following the single-vehicle crash on State Highway 7.
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Person shot during fight in Auckland's Mission Bay
13 Feb 2026An investigation was underway to track down those responsible.
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FENZ denies union's claim no aerial ladder trucks available
13 Feb 2026The Professional Firefighters' Union says the high-reach ladder trucks in four cities are broken and communities face hours of waiting if backup is needed.
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Rat-free forest offers rare boost for kōkako north of Rotorua
13 Feb 2026Iwi conservation work has wiped out rats across 700ha of Kaimai Mamaku Forest.
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Hilary Duff announces first world tour in almost 20 years
13 Feb 2026The Lizzie McGuire star has added a New Zealand show to her 'lucky me' world tour - her first headline set for NZ.
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'Hundreds of thousands' of files to be reviewed in Mt Maunganui inquiry
13 Feb 2026The council has named retired High Court judge Paul Davison KC to help the external review, which is separate to a government inquiry.
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Vape stores within stores allowing retailers to get around flavour restrictions
A new study has found these vape shops which could be within places like dairies or service stations are far more common in low socio-economic areas.
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Investigation underway into suspicious Auckland factory fire
13 Feb 2026Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building.
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English scammer who targeted vulnerable Kiwis to be deported after early jail release
12 Feb 2026Jack Hennessy duped pensioners out of $337,000 by posing as a police courier.
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Slavery victims tell of their years-long ordeal
12 Feb 2026Former prison officer Moeaia Tuai has been jailed for more than 16 years after being found guilty on two charges of slavery, two counts of rape and a string of other sexual assaults.
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Tai Rāwhiti locals anxious to have reliable northern route out of Gisborne
13 Feb 2026Convoys along State Highway 2 were stopped on Thursday night and have been cancelled this weekend, because of the threat of rain causing more slips in the gorge.
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Just how easy is it to get nangs?
12 Feb 2026A Checkpoint investigation has revealed how accessible are potentially dangerous nitrous oxide or nangs in large quantities from dairies, vape stores and convenience stores. Audio
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Concerns for crew as retired Interislander waits
The former Aratere is anchored in Tasman Bay, pending consent to enter India.
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Maritime NZ investigates sinking of commercial jetboat
12 Feb 2026The Fiordland Jet jetboat sank on the Waiau River on Tuesday afternoon.
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Four lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters
12 Feb 2026Another summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones.
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Rules 'tightened' since death of SAS soldier
12 Feb 2026Nicholas Kahotea died after falling several storeys while training to step from a hovering helicopter onto a building.
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