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How much of the Budget will go to Nelson Hospital redevelopment?
23 May 2025Two buildings will be refurbished while a whole new building will be built.
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Police believe 'critical, relevant' information withheld in homicide probe
Abdulhassan Nabizadah was found injured on a Miramar street corner in March and died in hospital.
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Fourth person charged in Gulf Harbour homicide case
22 May 2025A fourth person has been charged more than a year after a woman was found dead, stuffed in a black rubbish bag, in Gulf Harbour north of Auckland.
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Wellington community assets saved in marathon council session
22 May 2025Khandallah swimming pool and the Begonia House will be saved, while the cycle lane budget is cut.
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More than 50 student flats inspected in a week
MBIE checked rentals in Dunedin to ensure landlords weren't offering damp, rundown homes.
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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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Environment Southland backs council merger idea
22 May 2025Southland's regional council has backed an investigation that could result in local authorities merging.
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Northland man charged with murder after body found at Parakao
The death was initially classified as "unexplained", but was ungraded to homicide.
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Auckland museum loses $19k a day as it's forced to stay closed
22 May 2025It has been almost two weeks since asbestos was discovered at the museum.
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Police launch probe into 3yo's unexplained death
The death of a young girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday is being investigated by police.
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Housing waitlist: Woman told no emergency homes available at all
Hine Taylor has been couch surfing for five months, wishing and waiting on social housing. Audio
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One dead in Bay of Plenty crash, Dansey Rd closed
22 May 2025One person has died following a crash in Ngongotahā Valley in Bay of Plenty on Thursday morning.
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Wastewater spill into Lake Wakatipu
22 May 2025Queenstown Lakes District Council is investigating what it calls a regrettable wastewater spill into Lake Wakatipu.
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Northland death prompts homicide probe
A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man's body at Horeke, north of Kaikohe.
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Behind the scenes of the spade-toothed whale dissection
22 May 2025It made international headlines last year. What does a scientific dissection of the world's rarest whale involve?
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Police investigate after child critically injured at Pukekohe school
22 May 2025The Ministry of Education's traumatic incident team is supporting a school south of Auckland after a child was critically injured last week.
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The teens saying no to social media (and yes to brick phones)
22 May 2025Almost all New Zealand teenagers use social media. RNZ spoke to four who don't.
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Tauranga City Council considers cutting over 100 roles to save costs
22 May 2025The city's deputy mayor Jen Scoular says probably about half of those roles are currently vacant. Audio
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Selwyn Huts residents make impassioned plea for future of settlement
22 May 2025The council voted last year to enforce a managed retreat by 2039, pausing the process months later to allow for more consultation.
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Govt's social housing model not delivering for Wellington residents, Rongotai MP says
22 May 2025One Strathmore resident says she's lost three lounge suites and three mattresses to black mould in the five years she's lived in her Kāinga Ora flat. Audio
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Close call after distracted trainee wrongly gives all clear to work
22 May 2025The rail contractors managed to avoid being struck by an oncoming train in Christchurch.
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'Underperforming' areas cut to pay for 'seismic shift' in education
23 May 2025The 2025 Budget puts the handbrake on annual growth in education spending, as past splurges on school buildings run out in the next few years.
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More money for journalists, less for RNZ
23 May 2025The government is putting more money into hiring local journalists, but cutting Radio New Zealand's budget.
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