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Traffic management called as queues for chicken store cause chaos
29 Jan 2025Lower Hutt's new Popeyes shop is proving to be so popular waiting customers are spilling onto the road.
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'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park
29 Jan 2025A battle has broken out between the two stadium visions vying for Auckland's future. Ahead of a crucial decision due in March, Chris Schulz enters the fray. Video
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Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico - just not for everyone
29 Jan 2025While it is undoubtedly important to the US, this part of the Atlantic Ocean washes against other countries, too. So, can the president really rename it?
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Farmer pleads not guilty to charge of failing to fix illegal earthworks
29 Jan 2025Colin Boyd - handed a $95,000 fine for redirecting a stream on his property - has pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to fix the damage.
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White Fern Amelia Kerr named as ICC's best female player
28 Jan 2025Kerr does not believe she has reached her peak yet.
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Kiribati pushes back amid Peters visit cancellation fallout
The country's president was unable to meet New Zealand's Foreign Minister because of "a pre-planned and significant historical event", a cabinet minister says, after a third failed bid to talk.
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Luxon hints National will campaign on asset sales next election
28 Jan 2025The prime minister has ruled out selling off state houses, but said he is open to having a wider conversation with voters, while Labour says it's a "typical right-wing government playbook" move.
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Thoroughbred horse breaks record with $2.4m sale
28 Jan 2025The highest priced filly ever sold in New Zealand has become the talk of the annual Karaka yearling sales.
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New bus lane camera clocks up $220k in fines in a month
28 Jan 2025Nearly 1500 tickets were issued for driving in the lane but locals say it's 'kind of confusing'.
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It just got slightly easier to retire
28 Jan 2025However, a couple will need an extra $1.1m for a comfortable city retirement, while in the provinces it will cost $446,000, a new report says.
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Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story
A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization.
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Was the Mangawhai storm a tornado? Here's what science tells us
28 Jan 2025Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.
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Scars still linger two years on from devastating Auckland Anniversary storm
28 Jan 2025Damaged homes still dot the streets in one suburb, marked for demolition after being inundated in January 2023.
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Automotive workshop toilet tiff resolved
28 Jan 2025Spud Motors in Masterton was incorrectly told it needed more loos after the council refused to grant building consent for just one unisex toilet of the premises.
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Fonterra caught up in misinfo about supplement
There's been a social media backlash to companies using the supplement overseas, with many pouring their milk down the drain on camera.
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Why your phone does not make for the best alarm clock
27 Jan 2025Phones have replaced many things: computers, calculators, cameras and maps, but returning to an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of your phone might help you get up and go in the morning.
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Scars still linger two years on from devastating Auckland Anniversary storm
27 Jan 2025Damaged homes still dot the streets in one suburb, marked for demolition after being inundated in January 2023.
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'It hit me, how much of a privilege it is to be Māori'
27 Jan 2025First person - After being separated from her roots as a child, Tracey Perkins and her fiancé are raising their tamariki to know who they are and where they come from.
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What four economists make of the government's new growth plan
27 Jan 2025The PM's scene-setting speech this year has focused on growth, but four economists' say his plans are mixed at best.
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'So thankful she made it out alive': Residents take in tornado damage
27 Jan 2025The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, power lines and trees.
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The best Chinese vegetarian dishes, according to chefs
27 Jan 2025A lot of Chinese cooking features meat - but you shouldn't overlook delicious meals like tomato egg and vegetarian dumplings, chefs say.
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Interest rates are dropping, but will we get a mortgage war?
Borrowers hoping for further relief could be disappointed - at least for now. Here's why.
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Reward and retribution: What week one of Trump 2.0 taught us
27 Jan 2025The deep divisions over the man who has taken back the White House were on stark display in the US capital this week
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Land Girl: Centenarian's lessons from a lifetime of farming
27 Jan 2025Jill McKenzie has packed an awful lot of living into her 101 years.
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