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TVNZ signals further shrinkage in new cost-cutting measures
Analysis - Mediawatch looks at the background to the state broadcaster reducing scope and scale and asks if the scrapped media merger was a missed opportunity.
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Flood-hit South Dunedin homeowners consider their future
7 Oct 2024Along a section of Bradshaw Street in South Dunedin, yellow stickers are slapped on front windows - homes unsafe to occupy after floodwater gushed through them…
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Green light for more than 8000 new homes around Wellington
7 Oct 2024The government's Fast-track Approvals Bill could see a much-needed boost to the capital's housing supply, but some of the projects are not without controversy.
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From gumboots to heels: The rise of a Māori pageant mum
7 Oct 2024When Vannessa Savage-Taranaki isn't eeling, diving, or running after her tamariki, she's bringing te ao Māori to the international pageant stage.
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Pair charged with murder of man thought to have been run over with own car
7 Oct 2024Police have charged two people with murder after a man was found dead in the middle of an East Auckland road at the weekend.
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Opponents fume over a 'zombie project' brought back to life
Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years, and it's just been included on the fast-track projects list.
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Patients shocked Lake Alice psychologist still providing services for ACC
7 Oct 2024Lake Alice survivors are dismayed a psychologist they knew from the notorious psychiatric facility is still providing services for ACC. Audio
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Buyout blueprint on the way - Mitchell
7 Oct 2024It will allow homeowners hit by extreme weather know where they stand, emergency management minister says. Audio
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Manawanui crew and passengers coming home
7 Oct 2024They're arriving back in Auckland tonight aboard an air force C-130 Hercules.
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TVNZ plans to end its 1News website in February
That's just one item on a list of proposed changes it presented to staff today as it aims to find $30 million in savings.
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Manawanui sinking: What ship hulls do to reefs
7 Oct 2024Local conservationists want the wreck removed to preserve the delicate ecosystem in the area. Audio
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Tom Phillips: 'Credible sighting' of fugitive father and kids
Police are still investigating a tip-off about the sighting near Marokopa on Thursday of Phillips and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember.
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The parents refusing to give children smartphones
7 Oct 2024"The evidence is very clear that it's not great for children, and we need to do something about it," says a parent who has created a support group attempting to keep cellphones away from kids. Audio
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Covid-19: 1174 new cases, five further deaths
The number of reported new cases of Covid-19 fell slightly in the week to Sunday, as free access to rapid antigen tests (RATs) was ended.
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Fire investigators work to establish cause of Far North blaze
7 Oct 2024Fire investigators are still working to establish the cause of a blaze that scorched almost 180 hectares in the Far North.
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Second person dies after Kirwee crash last week
7 Oct 2024A second person has died after a crash in Kirwee, west of Christchurch, last week.
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Mill Road construction could start within two years - councillor
7 Oct 2024An Auckland councillor says the fast-tracking of an alternative route to SH1 could mean construction starting within two years.
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Fallen tree blocks major road in Auckland
Police responded on Monday to reports of the tree blocking Manukau Road, between the intersections of Symonds Street and Lombardy Green.
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Fears Manawanui sinking could hit turtles and tourism
Residents in Samoa are concerned about what potential environmental damage from the disaster might mean for tourism and fishing businesses. Audio
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'Essentially been allocated nothing': Road funding snub frustrates mayor
7 Oct 2024"Rotorua seems to keep missing out," Tania Tapsell mayor says.
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Father of child who allegedly shot hunter charged with manslaughter
7 Oct 2024John Atkins was out hunting with friends when he was fatally shot by a member of another party.
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Arrest made after early-morning Wellington assault
7 Oct 2024A man has been arrested after another was critically injured in central Wellington at the weekend.
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Town's residents form patrol in response to lack of police
Concerns about crime and locals meting out vigilante justice have prompted Dargaville residents to set up a community patrol group.
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Repeat flood victims call on council for help
7 Oct 2024"I consciously couldn't sell it to somebody, knowing that it's going to flood," St Kilda resident Ria Stout says. "How could you? ... It's flooded twice." Audio
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Ticketed in 47 seconds: Even mobility passes not enough
7 Oct 2024Drop offs are meant to be allowed, but locals say even mobility pass-holding residents are getting pinged for stopping a few minutes.
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Person killed in Hawke's Bay crash
7 Oct 2024A person has died after a single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Waipawa in Central Hawke's Bay.
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Boil water warnings, care urged with sandbags after Dunedin floods
7 Oct 2024Water restrictions remain in place and 20 local roads are still closed after the torrential rainfall. Audio
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Meet the Kiwis who don't like food
7 Oct 2024Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder or ARFID is an eating disorder that revolves around an aversion to food and eating. Video
Top News stories
- TVNZ signals further shrinkage in new cost-cutting measures
- South Dunedin residents face months of clean-ups and homelessness after floods
- Fast-track approvals: Wellington housing developments Silverstream Forest and Plimmerton Farm given green light
- Trading Red Bands for six-inch heels: Steep rise of a Māori pageant mum
- Scientist snares Ig Noble gong for work debunking 'Blue Zones'
