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Danny Boyle's zombie reboot '28 Years Later' leaves us dangling
29 Jun 2025Boyle's 28 Days Later, gets a reboot, as a post-zombie apocalypse England retreats into a new Dark Age.
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Teens who get work experience at school more likely to be employed
29 Jun 2025A Ministry of Education report said students who participated in the Gateway and Trades Academy programmes were more likely to be in substantial employment by the age of 20 than other students.
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'We want her home': Teen missing from Auckland's LynnMall
28 Jun 2025Police are appealing for any information about the whereabouts of a 17-year-old girl who has been missing for three days.
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When does an unhealthy relationship with food become an eating disorder?
29 Jun 2025Disordered eating - the term used for problematic behaviour not frequent or severe enough for an eating disorder diagnosis - is still cause for concern, says a researcher.
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Two people in critical condition after central Auckland crash
29 Jun 2025A third person is also injured.
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Waikato police officer makes 1700 off-duty database queries
29 Jun 2025They said the checks were for their own information, as they mistakenly believed it would make them a "good cop".
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Ratepayers foot bill for rubbish dumped along South Wairarapa coast
28 Jun 2025The clean-up cost came in about $50,000 cheaper than expected.
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Person dies after reportedly being hit by tree near Nelson
28 Jun 2025MetService is checking out a possible tornado in Waitara, while Civil Defence says parts of Motueka flooded last night.
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NZSIS reminds ethnic communities to be vigilant for foreign interference
28 Jun 2025The head of NZSIS says community leaders have an important role to play in maintaining dialogue between each other and sharing information.
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Annual New Zealand Garden Bird Survey begins
28 Jun 2025From now until 6 July people are encouraged to get outside look at and listen for birds for one hour, on one day, and record the highest number of each species they notice.
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Death of prisoner in Auckland treated as homicide
28 Jun 2025Police say they were made aware of the death at about 4pm on Friday.
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Two teenagers remain in critical condition after 'horrific, devastating' crash
28 Jun 2025Two teenagers remain in critical conditions after the car they were in left the road and ploughed into property near Auckland.
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Roebuck Farm - where the garden beds are rich 'like chocolate cake'
28 Jun 2025Over the past 20 years, Jodi Roebuck and his wife Tanya have turned a bare paddock into a thriving market garden with an emphasis on microgreens.
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Landfill running out of room, may need to stop accepting waste
28 Jun 2025Mt Cooee Landfill is critically close to capacity according to the Clutha District Council, but work is underway to prevent it from closing.
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What's it like driving with a disability?
28 Jun 2025For many Kiwis, learning to drive is a rite of passage - the new series License to Drive shows how people with disabilities pull it off.
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Māori spirituality is part of family life in new TV show
28 Jun 2025In Scotty Cotter's new TVNZ+ series Dead Ahead, the presence of kēhua (ghosts) is not "Disneyfied" or scary.
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'Absolutely destroyed': Community helps Taranaki tornado victims
Clean up efforts are underway after a tornado tore through the town of Waitara overnight.
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Otago rivers monitored as heavy rain yet to peak
An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Dunedin and Clutha until 9pm on Saturday night.
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Council sending teams into flooded Wairau Valley township
28 Jun 2025It was likely to be a few days until the full extent of damage was known.
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Woman sexually assaulted while walking dog in Waikato
Police would like to speak to a man who was seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt on a bicycle.
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Tornado rips through Taranaki town
At least 11 houses on the main street of Waitara alone suffered damage.
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Experts warn of wellness industry dangers in RNZ podcast The Lodge
The global wellness industry, valued at approximately $5 trillion, harbours a dangerous underbelly, according to a new RNZ podcast.
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Resident claims moral victory over fate of overgrown pohutukawa
28 Jun 2025Lines company Powerco has removed the tree, which had grown through powerlines near the property.
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Police looking for offender of daylight sexual assault on popular Wellington walkway
A woman was sexually assaulted about halfway up the stairs of the Rangituhi Colonial Knob walking track.
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