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Missing teen found safe after vanishing from mall
30 Jun 2025Whetu Bennett had been missing since last Tuesday, when she was last seen at Auckland's LynnMall.
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Daily school attendance rate drops to lowest figure this year
30 Jun 2025Education Ministry figures showed 759,000 pupils should have been in class, but only 539,500 turned up on what was the last day of term.
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Former financial advisor admits theft charges for stealing money from clients
30 Jun 2025Murray McClune admitted the charges following an investigation by the Financial Markets Authority.
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Faster speed limit for popular Auckland motorway
30 Jun 2025A motorway used by over 20,000 vehicles a day will have a new speed limit of 110kph from Tuesday.
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Horse riders excluded from shared path, told to use highway
Horse riders are struggling to rein in their anger after horses have been banned from a shared use pathway planned to run alongside a new highway between Ōtaki and Levin - and instead told to ride on… Audio
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Inquest into 2023's weather-related deaths gets underway
30 Jun 2025The timeliness and effectiveness of warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny.
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Here Now: Holding onto hope - Iranians in New Zealand
30 Jun 2025We speak to two Iranian New Zealanders who've spent the last few weeks in despair over the fate of their families in Iran and their homeland.
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Motueka Valley floods: 'Quite a few people have lost everything'
30 Jun 2025Steve and Julie live in a house bus and say they lost about $20,000 worth of possessions in the flood.
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How much time do you need to spend in nature to see benefits?
30 Jun 2025We often hear we need to head outdoors more often, but is looking at a natural view from a window good enough? And what are the rewards other than physical activity?
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The Detail: Kiwi journos tackling issue of distrust in NZ media
30 Jun 2025Rather than shrug helplessly over a lack of trust in media, two New Zealand journalists are rolling up their sleeves to tackle the issue.
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CCTV photos show teen day she went missing, whānau 'distraught'
29 Jun 2025Whetu Bennett was last seen outside an Auckland mall at midday on Tuesday. Her whānau say they are 'distraught' by her disappearance.
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'Nothing you can do about it': couple's property surrounded by water
30 Jun 2025Pouesi and Hillary Fitisemanu, who live by the Motueka River, were ready for the weather, but the rain came thick and fast.
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Auckland Airport's international check-in briefly evacuated due to fire alarm
30 Jun 2025Arriving passengers were temporarily held in the baggage reclaim area as a precaution.
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Man killed by falling tree remembered as a 'big character'
29 Jun 2025The man killed by a falling tree during floods across the South Island was a fifth-generation hop farmer and "big character" in both the industry and his region.
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More heavy rain on the way for flooded regions - Civil Defence
29 Jun 2025Following a helicopter survey, Tasman's deputy mayor says damage to the Motueka Valley is more extensive than could be seen from the ground.
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Kāinga Ora tenant evicted after repeatedly abusing agency staff
29 Jun 2025The agency applied to have Vena Funaki evicted from the Ōtara, Auckland property after he acted aggressively when he was told to remove his dogs from the property.
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The two times comedian Bill Bailey 'died' while on tour
29 Jun 2025As the UK comedian prepares to come back to New Zealand's shores, there's one incident of 'dying on his ass' that he'd like to forget.
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Watch: Extensive damage caused by ongoing Tasman floods
29 Jun 2025An RNZ reporter surveying the scene by helicopter says the worst affected area appears to be the township of Kohatu, beside the Motueka River, and across to Quinney's Bush.
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Elisabeth Nicholls not the first dementia patient rest homes have lost this year
29 Jun 2025A man whose wife went missing from a rest home while in respite care for dementia last month is horrified to learn of Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls' death.
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Sentencing reforms to 'restore law and order' come into effect
The reforms will cap discounts judges can give to an offender and introduce aggravating factors at sentencing.
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Tasman residents warned to remain cautious after floods
The region remains under a state of emergency.
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Loopy Tunes dominate at Children's Music Awards
Musical duo Siu Williams-Lemi and Leah Williams-Partington won in three of the four categories they were nominated in.
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Mediawatch: Google's AI Overviews underwhelm
29 Jun 2025Some AI applications appear to be trying to tell us what we want to hear - and even avoid answers that might upset us. Is AI human after all? If so, should the media be wary? Video
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Two men rescued from car rooftop in flooded Canterbury river
29 Jun 2025The men got stuck in fast flowing water near the fork of the Ōpihi and Temuka rivers at around 9.30pm on Saturday night, a police spokesperson said.
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