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Legal moves to swim, fish and drink safely
22 May 2025A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways
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Future of Wellington's Begonia House, cycleways to be decided
22 May 2025Councillors will also vote on how much money to put towards Khandallah Pool and the city's notorious water infrastructure.
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Serious crash closed Bay of Plenty road
22 May 2025There are thought to be serious injuries in the two-vehicle crash.
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Police find man who fled arrest in Gisborne
22 May 2025"He was cold but otherwise unharmed," police say.
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Piha lifeguards save 26-year-old in dramatic rescue
22 May 2025Sam Johns was about to tuck into a morning coffee before the rescue.
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Foodbanks hungry for desperately-needed funding in Budget
22 May 2025Organisations say they're seeing increasing need, and clients facing longer-term effects of hunger and malnutrition.
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Dunedin man appeals life sentence for killing mother with dumbbell
22 May 2025Jordan Taylor killed his mother Anita in 2023, on his 18th birthday.
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Union calls for tougher laws after stevedore falls from cargo ship
21 May 2025Port Nelson was fined $110,000 over the incident in January 2023 when a guard rail on a ship snapped.
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First stand-alone liquor store to open in Lake Hāwea
21 May 2025Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved consent, but some community members aren't happy about not being consulted.
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Handcuffed man escapes after arrest
21 May 2025Gisborne police are searching for a man who fled from a rural property, with concerns for his welfare.
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Kāinga Ora to cut 620 roles in restructure
21 May 2025The roles are predominately from its back-office and corporate functions.
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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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