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Take down notice - 22 May 2025
22 May 2025On 22 May 2025, RNZ retracted this story 'Rocket Lab-launched satellites to help Ukraine in war against Russia', following its publication on 20 May 2025, after receiving additional information.
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The big changes, winners and losers of the Budget, at a glance
22 May 2025From changes to Kiwisaver and benefits, to a business tax break and savings from pay equity changes, here's the key parts of Budget 2025.
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Student assaulted by another at Canterbury school
21 May 2025Police were called to Oxford Area School after reports a student had been attacked by another student.
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Millipede advisory group to figure out how to control infestation
21 May 2025One solution is a tiny parasitic worm that kills the Portuguese millipede from the inside out.
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One dead after car crashes into ditch by Northland highway
21 May 2025One person is dead after a crash on State Highway 12 in Northland.
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Man who attempted to murder YouTuber Harnek Singh loses bid to reduce sentence
In 2023 Sarvjeet Sidhu and two others stabbed Singh about 40 times.
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Funds to maintain school buildings stuck in 2010
Secondary school principals are unhappy the amount of money schools get to upgrade or replace their buildings has not changed in 15 years. Audio
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is action-packed, and quite ridiculous
As Tom Cruise's muscular action franchise reaches its ostensible conclusion - although let's face it: if this one does well, they'll totally come back - it's worth taking stock of the journey taken to…
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Trio plead guilty over torture of man after he slapped gang member's girlfriend's bum
21 May 2025A man suffered multiple injuries - including burns to his face and chest, wounds to his legs after he was kidnapped and assaulted.
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Student midwife attack: 'These after-hours assaults continue to happen'
21 May 2025The attack outside Christchurch Hospital's birthing unit has highlighted concerns raised for more than a decade, the NZNO says.
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Swimmer saved by off-duty lifeguards at Piha Beach
21 May 2025A 26-year-old man was pulled from the water flown to hospital on Wednesday morning.
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'Excellent outcome': Police seize illegal firearm in Manurewa
21 May 2025Police arrested two people and removed a firearm following a search in south Auckland.
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Victim Support steps aside as suicide bereavement service
21 May 2025The agency will return its focus to victims of crime, with a new provider appointed to support those impacted by suicide.
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Concern over risk of more pollutants in Lake Taupō
21 May 2025The Water Services Authority says proposed national standards will save money and introduce consistency, but they're not as strict as some of those now in place for Lake Taupō.
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One dead after crash on SH1 in Timaru
21 May 2025Part of the road is expected to remain closed until later this afternoon.
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Woman sentenced over taxi driver stabbing
21 May 2025Rangimaria Sellars had earlier pleaded guilty to the stabbing, which critically injured the driver.
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The iconic (and often quirky) sculptures of New Zealand
21 May 2025Whether a gumboot, carrot, cow or L&P bottle, these kitschy constructions serve as landmarks and a nod to what makes a town tick.
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ADHD drugs shortage has Kiwis sweating over employment
21 May 2025A new survey shows around a third of diagnosed New Zealanders worry they might lose their jobs if they can't get the medication they need. Audio
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Family want answers from men who left a hitchhiker to die
21 May 2025Hemi Rapaea died nearly a decade ago, after the car he was hitching a ride in to Hastings crashed on State Highway 2 and flipped upside down.
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Warning ratepayers could face hefty bill to save Waitangi's waterfront
21 May 2025Part of it is disappearing into the sea - a problem that could have been avoided with a few hours' work, a resident says.
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Health staff told not to chat more than 5 minutes a day
21 May 2025Staff were told about the rule, complaints to a union show, but Health NZ Southern says it doesn't have a 'no talking' policy. Audio
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Residents irate over abrupt installation of new road layout
21 May 2025A council's changes are causing an uproar in a sought-after suburb, but one parent says opponents are throwing "a tantrum".
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'Helping hand': How scientists are boosting kākāpō numbers
21 May 2025Kākāpō numbers have bounced back from just 51 birds in the 1990s, to 242 today. Audio
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New pacemaker being tested in New Zealand
21 May 2025The device is designed to copy the heart's natural rhythm. Audio
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