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Corrections boss ordered to obey law or face contempt of court
18 Dec 2025Under New Zealand law, prisoners are entitled to at least one hour of physical exercise a day. Audio
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Gloriavale Christian School registration cancelled
18 Dec 2025The school board said it would challenge the decision by the Secretary for Education.
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John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host
He'll join Ingrid Hipkiss on the flagship news programme next year.
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Concerned family roster themselves on to care for elderly relative
18 Dec 2025The family of an elderly woman with severe dementia say they had to be at hospital every day to ensure she was fed, medicated and showered. Audio
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Profile of killer released weeks after death of Hastings woman
18 Dec 2025This was a targeted act of violence, police say.
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Struggle with cliffside rescue 'tip of the iceberg', firefighters says
18 Dec 2025Trouble getting a chopper to help a girl trapped on a cliff face was not an isolated incident, the firefighters union says. Audio
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Ice avalanche likely killed Aoraki/Mount Cook climbers
18 Dec 2025Items of climbing equipment were found within a known icefall hazard zone on the upper Linda Glacier.
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Person critically hurt after 'disturbing instance of extreme violence'
18 Dec 2025Hutt Valley Police are investigating what they are calling a disturbing instance of extreme violence, which has left someone with critical injuries.
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Popular walking tracks closed as police search for wanted man
18 Dec 2025Locals told RNZ the Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka tracks are closed while police are in the area, as well as several huts along the route.
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Councillors oppose plans for fast-tracked sand mining project
18 Dec 2025Whangārei district councillors voted unanimously against the proposal which would see 8 million cubic metres of sand removed over a 35-year period.
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Police abandon man's yacht - and home - at sea after call for help
He made a mayday call after allegedly being stabbed by his crewmate - but soon found himself under arrest.
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Chilly Christmas Day forecast for much of the country
18 Dec 2025MetService says the pattern of periodic cool weather is likely to be prolonged.
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IKEA shuts down support centre in wake of delivery woes
18 Dec 2025Homeware retail giant IKEA appears to be a victim of its own success. Audio
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Dargaville’s town hall replacement by 2028: Deputy mayor
18 Dec 2025Gordon Lambeth says he wants to see a replacement civic complex completed before the end of the current council term.
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Homeless shower options still being explored in Invercargill
18 Dec 2025A restroom alternative is still being worked through as the cost of the current set-up continues to bite.
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It's a convoy: When the Honda City goes off road
18 Dec 2025Participants in the annual Great Honda City Road Trip take a car that's designed for city driving across rivers and on to shingle roads. Audio
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'Some justice' for exploited workers as ex-employer gets home detention
18 Dec 2025Being exploited left three workers traumatised and facing financial hardship, an advocate said after their former boss was sentenced.
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Police officers spat at, called paedophiles over McSkimming scandal
18 Dec 2025The police union's president says officers now face a long process to regain the public's trust. Audio
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Police thought girl was dead, so refused chopper request
18 Dec 2025Firefighters begged police in vain for a helicopter to help rescue the 13-year-old from a Coromandel cliff. Audio
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Sleeping in cars, working full-time: The reality of Auckland's suburban homeless
17 Dec 2025Report reveals homelessness in Auckland has doubled, but doesn't include rough sleepers in the suburbs. Audio
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Customers jump on fixed terms as rates rise
October saw $51.6 billion in home loan lending floating, up from $47.9b the month before and $42.7b the previous October.
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Six youths died amid 'possible contagion' in suicide cluster
Coroner Tania Tetitaha held a joint inquiry into the deaths of five teenagers and a 12 year old, who died in 2018 and 2020 amidst "possible contagion". Audio
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Starship patients light up Sky Tower for Christmas
18 Dec 2025It's the second year SkyCity has handed the control over to the kids, who have a front seat view of the tower from their hospital beds. Audio
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Unis strike deal to keep access to top scientific journals
Universities have announced a deal with academic publisher Elsevier that will save them money and increase public access to their research.
