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Water restored in Dargaville after massive three-day outage
3 Jun 2025Dargaville suffered after a massive outage caused by four separate pipeline ruptures last week.
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Man charged after police find military-style shotgun in vehicle
3 Jun 2025The 34-year-old man is due in court.
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'I started running': Gas smell, explosion before body found by burnt out car
3 Jun 2025A witness at Muriwai says there was an overpowering smell of fuel in the area moments before a blast.
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What happened to Ashton?
The untold story of a vulnerable four-year-old's violent death - and why police didn't charge anyone with killing him. Audio
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Farmer convicted, fined $40,000 for allowing effluent into river
Judge Dickey says she finds the share milker to have been highly careless.
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Firm strips doors off wildlife centre aviary over $245,000 unpaid bill
3 Jun 2025BK Engineering says it took out loans to stay afloat after its work at Pūkaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre. Audio
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'My mother, she is alone': Emotional wait after immigration ballot glitch
3 Jun 2025Migrants want to see the end of the lottery system, which they say is unfair, inhumane and unstructured - and a queue introduced instead.
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Seven sneaky ways to save power
An energy efficiency expert breaks down what you should be doing, and just how much you could save by doing them. Audio
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Media fight gag order on details about Jevon McSkimming probe
3 Jun 2025A court is hearing arguments about whether the nature of the allegedly objectionable material found on former deputy police commissioner's can be reported
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Suzy Cato says her King's Birthday honour 'sounds very grown up'
3 Jun 2025"It sounds very grown up and really not like me, but hey, I'm going to take it, thank you very much."
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Rogue ram attack leaves one person seriously injured
3 Jun 2025Police were called to a rural property in Manawatū, north of Feilding, following the attack.
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Wellington metro cancellations
Buses have been replacing trains because of a points fault affecting signal lights.
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Aurora: Dazzling light displays return
South Islanders are reporting sightings of the Aurora Australis in Southland and Otago.
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Woman seriously injured in cliff fall at Auckland beach
3 Jun 2025The woman fell at Musick Point, a popular reserve at the tip of a peninsula near Bucklands Beach.
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Depression and anxiety increase dementia risk by 30-40 percent, study finds
3 Jun 2025Researchers say anxiety and depression are on the rise, while dementia rates are projected to double by 2050.
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Motorcyclists protest against Wellington's new parking fees
The council have put in fees of $1 per hour for Motorbikes to park in car parks, with a daily cap of $6. Audio
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Younger NZ women diagnosed with womb cancer
3 Jun 2025Researchers say the high rates of obesity and diabetes are contributing to the rise in womb cancer, which previously struck women after menopause. Audio
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Inquest into the death of LynnMall knife attacker to begin
3 Jun 2025An inquest into the death of the man shot dead by police after stabbing shoppers at an Auckland supermarket in 2021 is to begin.
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New Zealand’s air quality improving, but winter smoke still an issue
3 Jun 2025The overall improvement in air quality was thanks to individuals making good decisions about how they heated their homes or travelled around their cities.
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Fourth person charged over Gulf Harbour homicide appears in court
23 May 2025The fourth person charged over the death of Chinese woman Shulai Wang - whose body was found in the waters of Gulf Harbour more than a year ago - has appeared at the North Shore District Court on…
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Wellington students win big at world's oldest and largest science fair
No New Zealand students have competed in the International Science and Engineering Fair for more than a decade.
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'Cry for help': Man's confession exposes dark addiction
A man's attempt at taking his own life opened a Pandora's Box on his addiction to child exploitation material.
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Hundreds hīkoi to honour toddler killed in Northland
3 Jun 2025Kaikohe sought to remember Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene whose death has rocked the small town.
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Justice, food and a CatWalk: King's Birthday Honours in Wairarapa and Wellington
2 Jun 2025A new dame and knight in Wairarapa have met their titles with surprise and humour.
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