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Firefighters checking possible chlorine gas leak in Mount Maunganui
Crews from Tauranga City, Mount Maunganui and Greerton were called to Totara Street around 11.30am on Sunday.
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Christchurch commuter rail trial gets green light
11:40 am todayHalf of the money would come from the Government’s Regional Development Fund, with the remaining amount to be funded by local councils, who still need to sign…
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Fireworks imports slump as calls grow for sales ban
6:40 am todayFireworks imports totalled just $1.2m in the year to September 2026, down nearly 60 percent in just a year.
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'Stick to your routine': Injury warning from ACC before Auckland marathon
31 October 2026The advice is not meant to discourage people from running but to avoid physical setbacks, ACC said.
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Mackenzie toilet charges to kick in ahead of Waitangi weekend
31 October 2026The charging system would require users to register an account and pay a $1.50 fee per entry by using an app, website or digital key.
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Pooing in bushes, laundry in the lake: Wānaka residents call for freedom camping ban
One resident said the behaviour has become a serious health and safety issue. Audio
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Meth dealer's 10-year sentence blow to drug trade: police
31 October 2026Reuben Flutey, 34, received a 10-year, five-month sentence in the Wellington District Court last week on charges including importing and supplying methamphetamine and participating in organised crime.
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Council warns property buyers to avoid 'expensive middlemen' pushing LIM reports
30 October 2026Customers can get the same official information directly from the council for a fraction of the cost, Whanganui District Council says.
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Governor-General pays tribute to Sir David Gascoigne
30 October 2026Sir David, a respected lawyer and former judicial conduct commissioner, died at his home on Monday, aged 86 years old.
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Police identify man found dead at North Auckland beach
Police are continuing their enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
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'Do I belong here?': Kiwi Indians respond to spike in hostility
30 October 2026Watch: RNZ video special 'When Home Feels Hostile' goes inside the communities hit by a spike in violent threats, political attacks and hateful comments.
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They’re ’illegal and potentially harmful’: So why are so many Kiwis injecting peptides?
30 October 2026Many are illegal, untested and potentially dangerous, yet a growing number of New Zealanders are accessing unapproved peptides through social media. Audio
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Why your car’s Warrant of Fitness is about to change
30 October 2026Explainer - There are big changes on the way for vehicle inspections. Audio
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Police seek help to identify man found dead at Auckland beach
29 October 2026"Someone in the community will know who this man is."
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Residents unable to stop telco towers being built near their properties
The firm responsible for the Torbay towers says its planned network expansion includes hundreds of additional sites over the next eight years. Audio
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Surge in peptide use prompts Health NZ to give out free needle kits
29 October 2026A huge spike has led Health NZ to supply free kits, allegedly including gym users and parents seeking peptides for their children. Audio
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’We will not regulate the length of someone’s shorts or the size of their sports bra’
28 October 2026A Wānaka gym has hit back at a review complaining about womens’ clothing. Audio
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’We’re like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less’ - Watties staff go on strike
28 October 2026One of Hawke's Bay's Watties factories has been disrupted by nearly 100 staff walking off the job in protest about pay.
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High Court rules against dog walkers over Auckland park changes
The group of dog walkers are now looking at taking the case to the Court of Appeal. Audio
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'A balm for my soul': New Zealand's favourite piece of piano music
27 October 2026Beethoven was the top composer, receiving the most votes overall, and securing nine pieces in the top 50 list.
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Special report: How Indian Kiwis still face racism at home
27 October 2026For over a century, Indian Kiwis have called New Zealand home. So why today do they still face calls to 'go back to where they came from'?
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'Talking hateful things': Indian Kiwis face racism at home
For over a century, Indian Kiwis have called New Zealand home. So why today do they still face calls to 'go back to where they came from'?
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Employment lawyer to lead review of Hepworth's City Mission stay
26 October 2026Further details of a independent review into the care Braydon Hepworth received at the Christchurch City Mission have been revealed.
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Fire in Auckland Kainga Ora property deemed suspicious - FENZ
26 October 2026Three fire trucks fought the blaze, which was well involved by the time crews arrived.
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Tiaki Wai customers facing direct-debit delays on Wellington water bills
26 October 2026The new agency has taken over from Wellington Water, but its new billing system has encountered teething problems.
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’Everything’s pretty charred’: Police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church
26 October 2026Members of the church's community have expressed their shock and sadness at the extent of the damage.
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One dead after car collides with tree in Christchurch
26 October 2026Police say the sole occupant of the vehicle was found dead at the scene.
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’Late and dishevelled’ lawyer admits she was drunk when she turned up for court
25 October 2026A judge intervened after the experienced lawyer turned up to court "late, somewhat dishevelled and unsteady on her feet".
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