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The story of Lola the cat
For years she was the undisputed Queen of Aro Park - a mural was even painted with the proclamation. But how did she gain fame?
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AI and the nonexistent Tasmania hot springs
29 Jan 2026An AI-generated blog on an Australian tour company's website has landed tourists in hot water - and not the kind they were looking for.
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ACT's refusal to back slavery bill prompts Labour and National to team up
29 Jan 2026A new process to skip the 'biscuit tin' lottery is being used for the first time - because ACT refused to support a government bill.
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'All I could see was this wall of water': Grandmother's harrowing escape
29 Jan 2026Philippa Wright says she, her grandson and husband Steve are "extremely lucky" to have survived a storm that laid waste to their township.
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NBA season over for injured Steven Adams
29 Jan 2026The New Zealand basketballer will miss the rest of the Houston Rockets' season after surgery.
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'My brother': Family found body of man swept away by river
29 Jan 2026There was three days of dedicated searching by authorities, but eventually it was Tekanimaeu Arobati's family that found him.
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Babyboomers and middle-aged Kiwis struggle with UK's new border rules
29 Jan 2026UK migrants have discovered they need to get British passports to go on holiday to Britain, or to visit elderly parents and grandparents, from the end of next month.
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Insurer halts new policies for town due to flood risk
29 Jan 2026The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
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Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics' leading players
29 Jan 2026Analysis: Perhaps now we'll get a Judith Collins' memoir that actually 'Pulls No Punches'.
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Pilot, passenger killed in helicopter crash
29 Jan 2026A man working near where the helicopter came down in the Paekākāriki Hill area said the wreckage was "unrecognisable".
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Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground watercraft
29 Jan 2026Many of the questions directed at FENZ focused on the organisation's banning of all powered watercraft during water emergencies.
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How a college priest was revealed as a sexual abuser
28 Jan 2026Suppression has been lifted, allowing a former friar - who admitted indecent assault and sexual violation relating to four boys - to be named.
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Italians furious as ICE agents deployed at Winter Olympics
28 Jan 2026Outrage is growing in Italy and the government is being called on to intervene.
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Police did not attend Mt Maunganui campground after call
28 Jan 2026The call about a disorder incident referenced a potential landslip about three hours before a deadly landslide.
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What voters think about Labour's options after election
28 Jan 2026Leader Chris Hipkins has so far refused to say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future government.
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Teacher who dragged crying preschooler by the wrist struck off, hit with $20k bill
28 Jan 2026The child was upset and distressed and complained, 'Kaaren hurt me'.
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Baby stillborn after mother's concerns not properly acted on
28 Jan 2026Health NZ Waitematā has been slammed for its failings which have caused "irreparable harm" to a family after their baby died at 38 weeks gestation.
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KiwiSaver withdrawals surge in 2025
Providers say there's no sign of the rate slowing.
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Don't build in landslide zones, Tauranga officials told 20 years ago
27 Jan 2026Engineers told the council buildings should not usually be allowed in "runout" zones.
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NZ First climbs into third place in latest poll
27 Jan 2026The latest RNZ-Reid Research results, if replicated on polling day, would return the coalition to power with a narrow majority.
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RNZ-Reid Research poll: View all results and charts
27 Jan 2026Just looking for the numbers from our latest poll? Check out RNZ's interactive charts.
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PM decries racist rhetoric after Mt Maunganui slip
27 Jan 2026The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
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What are New Zealand's spookiest abandoned ghost towns?
26 Jan 2026Spooky cemeteries, abandoned factories, ruined pubs and derelict workers' cottages all have stories to tell of Aotearoa's once-thriving communities.
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'Unpleasant environment': Half of retail crime group resigns
27 Jan 2026Questions have been raised about the group's value for money and the behaviour of its chair Sunny Kaushal.
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What Obama's speechwriter says about Trump
Barack Obama's former speechwriter and host of the podcast Pod Save America Jon Favreau talks to Midday Report's Guyon Espiner.
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Peters questions NZ's funding for 'bloated' WHO
The New Zealand First leader says the World Health Organization has forgotten its original mandate.
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'Australian pies… they give it a good try'
26 Jan 2026Bakery recommendations bring us together, says comedian and pie afficionado TimProvise.
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Bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit
26 Jan 2026Auckland Council said the horse meat used wasn't cleared for human consumption.
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