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Hackers pull down stolen medical data
Some of the 400,000 documents stolen in an attack on Manage My Health were earlier posted online.
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Remembering the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
10:43 am todayHundreds are expected to descend on a Northland pā this weekend to remember one of the most famous battles fought in Aotearoa.
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New wilderness cycle trails hit a brick wall
11:55 am todayA long-forgotten policy that's suddenly been reactivated is creating a headache for riders trying to make new trails.
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'Grab what you can:' The global rush for second passports
11:00 am todayIn a world of increasing red tape, who wouldn't want to skip the long lines?
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Manage My Health CEO says company 'dropped the ball'
6:36 am todayThe chief executive of beleaguered patient portal says he is open to standing down if required.
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EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores
6:54 am todayThe video game retailer is proposing to close its New Zealand business, according to a letter sent to employees.
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Coleslaw goes to the dogs
6:48 am todayA supermarket label claimed that the coleslaw contained lamb lung, crude protein, crude fat and crude fibre.
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Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping
6 Jan 2026Spearfishers came across the dead fish floating in the water off Great Barrier Island.
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Coleslaw goes to the dogs
6:38 am todayA supermarket label claimed that the coleslaw contained lamb lung, crude protein, crude fat and crude fibre.
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One Battle After Another wins big in year's first major awards
6 Jan 2026After two years of destabilisation due to industry strikes, the US road to the Oscars is back in full swing with the Critics Choice Awards ceremony.
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Top spots to take a dip around Aotearoa
6 Jan 2026Nicola McCloy has put the work into discovering New Zealand's best places to swim. She shares a handful of her favourite spots, from secluded sandy bays to urban lakes and saltwater pools.
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Residents fed up with sewage overflows
6 Jan 2026Sewage was a "regular sight" and the council is responding too slowly to the flood of faeces, they say.
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The hidden river that shapes central Wellington
6 Jan 2026Most locals may not know the Kumutoto stream is flowing beneath their feet.
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Stolen health data ransom deadline arrives
6 Jan 2026Hackers are demanding to be paid after stealing 400,000 medical files from Manage My Health, the country's largest patient portal.
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'Completely false': Trump's claims about stolen oil rejected
6 Jan 2026US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela stole United States oil assets. Experts say the truth is much more complex than that.
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Woman had 22kg of meth in checked luggage
6 Jan 2026The woman was arrested at Auckland International Airport on Sunday.
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Sushi chain pays $5.6m for one bluefin tuna
A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen for a bluefin tuna, the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.
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What does Trump mean when he says the US will 'run' Venezuela?
5 Jan 2026US officials have described a multifold effort using American military and economic leverage to influence the remnants of Maduro's regime left inside Venezuela.
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Living with the invisible disability, aphasia
5 Jan 202630,000 people across the country suffer from a condition you may have never heard of.
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Patients at risk of theft and extortion after hack
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand".
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US attack on Venezuela clearly illegal: Helen Clark
The former PM says there is a case for Nicolás Maduro to appear before a criminal court, but the attack wasn't legal.
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The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband
5 Jan 2026In 1922 Marjorie Bain set sail to the motherland and became the first woman to represent New Zealand at Wimbledon.
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Meet the Puzzleman of New Zealand
5 Jan 2026Louis Toorenburg was just a toddler when someone gave him a puzzle, starting a lifelong obsession.
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'It can't be worse, right?': What's next for the economy
5 Jan 2026The past year was a tough grind for many, but forecasters see hope on the horizon.
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Woman not seen by doctor after 11 hours in emergency department
5 Jan 2026"I was in pain," she says, after being left afraid, upset and frustrated by a lengthy wait at Wellington Hospital.
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Inside the US operation to capture Venezuela's president
5 Jan 2026Huddled in a room at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump watched as highly trained soldiers rushed into Nicolás Maduro's home.
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Patients at risk of theft and extortion after hack
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand".
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Major search launched for missing tramper near lake
5 Jan 2026Connor Purvis has not returned form his tramp up Mt Huxley and down through the Huxley River South Branch.
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