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Myths you probably believe about your fur friend
An animal behaviourist answers some of the top must know curly questions. Audio
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The art of saying hello to everybody: Aotearoa's friendliest artist
1:22 pm todayIn her debut book Hello to Everybody, Wellington illustrator Sallie Culy depicts the smiling faces of the people in her life.
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Police investigating unexplained death in Wellington
1:01 pm todayEmergency services were called to a Newtown address around 7.15pm on Saturday night.
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State highways reopen, as many wake up to coldest morning of year
12:37 pm todayTwo sections of state highway in the Mackenzie Country that were closed overnight because of risk from snow and ice, have now reopened.
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'Extreme danger': Man who drove wrong way on motorway three times appeals convictions
1:01 pm todayKaranga's afternoon of mayhem occurred in October 2017 but he was back before the courts last week, after a series of events that have kept him in prison for most of the time since then.
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Firefighters contain blaze at Auckland car sales yard
7:12 am todayTwo firetrucks and a fire investigator remain at the scene.
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Clinical director retires from Christchurch Hospital after 42 years
8:06 am todayJohn O'Donnell said the health system was going through its third major shake-up.
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Queenstown's Amisfield ranked among world top 100 restaurants
Queenstown's Amisfield Restaurant is the first ever from New Zealand to make it onto a prestigious "World's Best Restaurants" list. Audio
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State highways to close again due to snow and ice
7 Jun 2025State Highway 8 between Twizel and Fairlie and State Highway 80 between Lake Pukaki and Aoraki/Mt Cook will again be closed to motorists.
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Expanded Lower Hutt medical centre to cater for 'daylight hours'
7 Jun 2025The new clinic will be housed at the former Te Awakairangi Birthing Centre from July.
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Karakia and waiata open long-awaited Manawatū-Hawke's Bay highway
7 Jun 2025The Ahu a Turanga Highway will not be open for traffic until next week but a few locals had the chance to drive over the southern Ruahine Ranges on Saturday.
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'Fragile' networks: Call for action to prevent repeat of warship internet outages
Experts say the government must do more to prevent a repeat of an Australian navy ship knocking out services to parts of the country.
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Luxury resort trial ends as ex-manager defends actions in court
Belle Mumby is accused of theft, deception and forgery.
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NZ using US Army wargame simulation software
7 Jun 2025The US Army unit behind the Decisive Action Training Environment said it helped army forces "out-think and outmanoeuvre adversaries".
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Search goes on for man missing for 5 months
7 Jun 2025Police are appealing for information regarding Travis Langford, who went missing in Waikato in January.
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Man falls three storeys from Auckland CBD car park, survives
7 Jun 2025A witness told RNZ he can still hear the sound of the man hitting the pavement.
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Fire on historic ship likely caused by electrical fault
7 Jun 2025That led the investigation team to conclude an electrical fault was the most likely cause of the fire.
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Tenant quits lease after apartment hits almost 44C, bond refunded
The tenant said it was difficult to sleep and it wasn't safe storing a co-tenant's medication inside the apartment.
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SH1 through Desert Road briefly closed after fatal crash
7 Jun 2025A person has died in a crash on the Desert Road in the central North Island.
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Australian navy ship accidentally blocks internet and radio in NZ
It happened earlier this week during a visit intended to celebrate the sister city relationship between Canberra and Wellington.
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The House: A sentencing hearing in Parliament
Parliament and the courts are different branches of our democracy. On Thursday, during the debate on MP punishments, it felt like they overlapped.
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'Kick in the guts': Govt knocks back most of city's housing plans
Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger says the plans have been a huge undertaking and the result doesn't feel like the best outcome.
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Wellington mayoral hopeful Ray Chung promises to slash council jobs
6 Jun 2025Chung wants to custs costs - starting with council employees, despite an admission he does not know what "a lot of these people do". Audio
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'Sad day in Parliament': Peters on Te Pāti Māori suspension debate
6 Jun 2025Te Pāti Māori co-leaders and one of its MPs are beginning suspensions from Parliament after performing a haka without prior permission. Audio
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Prominent medical bodies call for release of delayed gender affirming healthcare guidelines
A small section on advice for prescribing puberty blockers has caused the delay.
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Kiwi bach mystery novel snares global publishing rights
An idyllic summer holiday on the Kāpiti coast inspired Wellington writer Jennifer Trevelyan's debut novel.
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Building apprentices go head to head in Hamilton skills challenge
7 Jun 2025Jack Mathis planned on becoming a dairy farmer, but has changed his career pathway.
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'Human error' behind massive internet outage
7 Jun 2025More than 100,000 customers in Wellington and nearby areas lost fibre for more than an hour on Friday morning.
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- Common myths and curly questions about our fur friends answered
- The art of saying hello to everybody: Aotearoa's friendliest artist
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- Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue
