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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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Do you really need a water filter?
21 May 2025We go behind the scenes at a treatment plant to find out what's really happening to our tap water.
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Scientists make 'extraordinary' discovery about humpback whales in NZ waters
21 May 2025Humpback calves have been spotted as far south as Kaikōura. Audio
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Over 1500 Ministry of Education staff to strike over pay freeze
21 May 2025The Ministry is proposing a two-year freeze on pay bands, PSA national secretary says.
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Spontaneous kindling fire sparks warning
21 May 2025Kindling stored near a log burner in Wellington spontaneously combusted overnight.
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Schools expecting more support for disabled students from Budget
21 May 2025Meanwhile, early childhood centres are hoping for a subsidy increase and universities are preparing for funding cuts. Audio
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Technology 'creep' concerns over congestion charging cameras
21 May 2025A congestion charging scheme could let police and spy agencies access the footage recorded by automated number plate recognition, critics warn.
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'Peeping Tom' jailed after taking more than 10,000 intimate photos of women
20 May 2025The judge said Moana Tekawa's offending constituted a gross invasion of privacy, and was degrading and demeaning.
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