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Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression, anxiety – study
12 Feb 2026Compared to being inactive, aerobic exercise has an especially powerful impact on the symptoms of depression.
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A capital crisis: 'Toilet water is now brushing up against historic sites'
12 Feb 2026Decades ago Ray Ahipene-Mercer fought to stop the dumping of raw sewage into Wellington's sea. Now it's happening again.
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How did a soldier fall from a helicopter?
12 Feb 2026Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea fell to his death in May of 2019 while training to dismount from a Blackhawk helicopter onto the edge of a building. Audio
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Suppression continues for teen charged with murder of elderly woman
12 Feb 2026The woman's body was found at a home in Burnham, rural Canterbury last month.
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Teaching Council's penalties for dodgy teachers too light, review finds
The review also recommended the council investigate whether schools are failing to report incompetent teachers.
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New 'cheeky and playful' take on Swan Lake
The tales of two birds "emerging into identity" are melded in a new circus production coming to the Auckland Arts Festival next month.
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Health experts call on Pharmac to fund female-specific testosterone
12 Feb 2026An endocrinologist says more than half the women she sees on testosterone for low libido are taking too high a dose of a product that's designed for men.
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Wellington Water quiet on Moa Point plans
12 Feb 2026Staff are now able to enter the failed treatment plant, but the agency isn't providing details of the work being done or who is involved.
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St Bedes investigates knowledge of priest's sexual offending
The rector says he would be "appalled" if there was inaction and any failure to respond appropriately.
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Lower North Island hotel runs dry - again
11 Feb 2026The Castlepoint Hotel has been told by officials to immediately stop serving alcohol after it breached the conditions of an earlier order.
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Watch: Top lawyer threatens to 'sue for a lot of money'
11 Feb 2026A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting a NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of NZ First.
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Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after no-take rāhui declared
11 Feb 2026Annual monitoring since 2017 has shown growing variety, numbers and size of fish - with a seven-fold increase in snapper leading the resurgence. Audio
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New satellite imagery shows devastation of recent storms
11 Feb 2026Recent severe storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on the East Cape, according to satellite imagery.
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Dead possum in reservoir triggers boil water notice
11 Feb 2026The Central Otago District Council said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it's not known how long it's been in the water.
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Woman dragged, punched and stomped while being evicted over cats
The victim was beaten and her head was stomped on during the brutal eviction.
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Child riding a bike hit by bus
11 Feb 2026Emergency services were called to the crash on Te Atatu Road around 6.30pm on Wednesday.
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'Everyone is grieving' - fatal Wairoa crash devastates community
11 Feb 2026One person was killed and two others were critically injured in the crash involving a car and a school bus yesterday.
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Out of control uni party weeks sparks police concern
11 Feb 2026Senior sergeant Craig Dinnissen called for a "significant culture change" and for students to embrace social responsibility. Audio
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'It's just not enough': Salvation Army warns families are starving
11 Feb 2026The Salvation Army's latest State of the Nation paints a dire picture of worsening child poverty and unemployment.
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Enjoy the balmy nights as a chill is coming
11 Feb 2026The hot weather across much of the country is come to an end this weekend, as possible heavy rain and strong winds move in.
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$60,000 fine for illegally serving crayfish to customers
A Fiordland fishing charter company illegally caught and served almost $250,000 worth of crayfish to customers.
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Christchurch terrorist tried to use top lawyer as his 'mouthpiece'
Tony Ellis, who represented him for about six months, told court today he felt the terrorist wanted him to do "precisely as ordered".
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Finn Diesel, Trixie or Trevor? - name sought for Gore's iconic giant trout
The public will choose the name of the trout statue that has stood in Gore for almost 40 years. Audio
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Hospital wait list numbers not misrepresented, audit finds
11 Feb 2026Unions which raised concerns about Nelson Hospital say it does not explain why "dummy clinics" were set up to manage patients.
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