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Mosque shooter 'wanted to be called a terrorist', ex lawyer says
10 Feb 2026The white supremacist who massacred 51 people at two Christchurch mosques was pleased to be charged with terrorism, a court has heard.
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Who will pay for Wellington's sewage disaster?
10 Feb 2026It could be months before the plant returns to full operation.
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What the historic St James will look like once rebuilt
As the venue edges towards its 100th birthday - when it's due to open - architects are peeling back layers to take it back in time.
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Watch: Sadowski-Synnott's medal-winning big air run
10 Feb 2026"I've never been so nervous," the snowboarder says after claiming New Zealand's first medal of the Winter Games.
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Is a new, $1 billion gas terminal 'vital' or 'bonkers'?
10 Feb 2026The government wants taxpayers to fund a natural gas import terminal, but says lower power prices will come as a result.
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'Cascade of errors': Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance
10 Feb 2026A series of mistakes meant Johnathon Taituma, 43, was dead by the time help arrived.
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Government changes put the brakes on the EV boom
10 Feb 2026We look at what went wrong and what needs to happen after the great e-slowdown.
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Alarm raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes dirtbike
10 Feb 2026The crash has highlighted the danger of bikes being used on city streets - and an trend of riders taking young children for joyrides.
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Couple fight to keep more than $200,000 they found in their ceiling
10 Feb 2026The couple's lawyer argued that withholding the cash, found in 2021, would discourage others from reporting similar finds to police.
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Kiwi company fights to get illegal orchards torn down in China
10 Feb 2026The Supreme Court ruled in favour of New Zealand horticulture company T&G.
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Falling Bitcoin drags KiwiSaver fund to bottom of the table
Morningstar has released its latest KiwiSaver survey, which shows that over the year, the best performer was Kernel's S&P Global Clean Energy Fund, up 59.9 percent.
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Bad Bunny brings out Lady Gaga in Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny has once again made history as the first Super Bowl halftime show headliner to sing only in Spanish.
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Delayed diagnosis, wrong hip operation leaves 3yo with pain and trauma
9 Feb 2026The parents of a three-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and the wrong operation.
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Planning when you don't know the rules
9 Feb 2026Auckland Council's planning has been thrown for a loop after what looks like yet another government-imposed rule change over housing.
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How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop
9 Feb 2026Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.
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Toilet equity: Fighting for the right to pee
9 Feb 2026There are known reasons why this apparent toilet inequity occurs - and experts say - known solutions.
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Review: Bradley Cooper's 'Is This Thing On?' is a lukewarm bath
9 Feb 2026Is This Thing On? is a divorce drama with no real stakes, and a comedy about stand-up comics with not that many jokes.
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What’s the best way to remove a splinter?
9 Feb 2026They may not be a matter of life and death, but knowing how to remove a splinter correctly can relieve someone from ongoing pain or subsequent complications.
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Waitangi Day 2026 in pictures: the waka, kapa haka and crowds
6 Feb 2026About 35,000 people came out for Waitangi Day commemorations at Waitangi, including about 700 paddlers.
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'Girl queen and a bit of skin': The thrifted and homemade outfits of Laneway
5 Feb 2026Some wore cowboy hats and sparkly clothes that paid tribute to headliner Chappell Roan, but almost all had borrowed, thrifted or made their outfits.
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New 'Māori gothic' film Mārama draws on horror of colonialisation
Mārama tells the story of a young Māori woman lured to Victorian England under false pretenses, and her fight to keep her identity.
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Two studies link child ADHD diagnoses to poor school performance, unhappiness
5 Feb 2026Some clinicians are concerned by these results, while some people say a diagnosis brought validation and life-changing help.
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'We are all connected': Indigenous, Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi
5 Feb 2026Waitangi Day commemorations have become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific.
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A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China
5 Feb 2026With the Year of the Horse in view, an unexpected face has emerged in China as a symbol of fortune.
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