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Victim's dad fears murderer could kill again if released
In 2008, Clayton Weatherston stabbed Sophie Elliott to death so viciously the knife broke. Now he's up for parole for the first time.
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Panicked travellers fear getting caught out by new UK passport rules
about 1 hour agoTravel agents say they are fielding many queries, with some passengers thinking about avoiding travel to the UK altogether.
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Getting away with history
5:12 am todayThe real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars - but the stories of the people who were…
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Tanning and anti-aging procedures: Gen Z loves both
5:12 am todayThe number one precaution against anti-aging is staying out of the sun. That's a problem for Gen Z, who, like older generations, love to tan.
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Westport residents turn to brokers, specialists, as insurers get cold feet
A first-home buyer in the flood-prone West Coast town says she and her partner could not even convince the vendor's current insurer to offer them a policy.
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Teaching Council to examine actions of 'everyone involved' over sex abuse claims against priest
4:59 am todayMore than 20 years after departing St Bede's College, Fr Rowan Donoghue was unmasked as sexually abusing boys in his care.
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Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says
34 minutes agoThe most recent IT outage to hospitals in the upper North Island happened over a 12-hour period between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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Has NZ fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster?
Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
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Emergency communications system overhaul delayed
4:59 am todayThe Public Safety Network project was an answer to first responders being let down by communications technology in previous disasters.
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Families remain isolated two weeks after 'mindboggling' rainfall
39 minutes agoLandslides have closed part of State Highway 2 - the main route between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne and helicopters have been taking supplies to the cut-off residents.
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A very emotional week': Hundreds gather to remember landslide victims
4:59 am todayFor seven long days there has been a sense of heaviness across Mount Maunganui, and it was hoped the vigil could lift a little of that weight.
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Thousands descend on Dunedin in anticipation of Masters Games
More than 3500 competitors will face off in a range of sports - from traditional athletics to ballroom dancing and the popular jigsaw puzzle racing.
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Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson up for parole again
Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, who went missing after a New Year's Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Families rely on donations to fund back-to-school costs
29 Jan 2026Pencils, pens, textbooks and a full uniform might seem like the basics for any school student, but many families are struggling. Audio
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How to build your child’s confidence as they start school
5:12 am todayPractise using bags and lunchboxes and get in the groove of the new morning routine.
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'Super kind and loveable': Family pay tribute to Mount victim
29 Jan 2026Swedish Måns Loke Bernhardsson was travelling around New Zealand with friends.
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Mystery of the disappearing invasive seaweed
29 Jan 2026Carpets of caulerpa, described as the world's worst marine pest, have mysteriously disappeared on a massive scale in Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Audio
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'NZ stands with you': Vigil held for Tauranga landslide victims
29 Jan 2026Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was joined by more than 1000 people at a community vigil on Thursday night at Coronation Park in Tauranga.
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Huge demand for free pop-up dental clinic
29 Jan 2026The Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa has been without a full-time dentist for the last five years. Audio
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Bromley plant stench draws 530 odour reports in four days
29 Jan 2026A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
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More than 100 people help clean up Wellington's waterfront
29 Jan 2026On average each year, the clean up usually collects around 1500 litres of rubbish Audio
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Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast
29 Jan 2026Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said it was working alongside Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou and the defence force to deliver emergency supplies to isolated communities.
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Man charged with murder after woman's death on New Year's Day
29 Jan 2026He was initially charged with assaulting a person in a family relationship.
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Burst water pipe sends silt into Wellington's Oriental Bay
29 Jan 2026A burst water pipe has sent silt and discoloured water into Wellington's Oriental Bay on Thursday afternoon.
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Pair killed in helicopter crash were pest control contractors
29 Jan 2026The pilot and passenger, whose bodies have been recovered, were working on Transmission Gully.
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Teen arrested, accused of assaulting bus driver
29 Jan 2026The bus driver was taken to hospital in a moderate condition.
