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Woman arrested after Grey Lynn rock throwing spree
27 Jan 2025"We just really want this to stop," residents earlier said.
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Mount Hutt skifield blanketed in mid-summer snow
27 Jan 2025Operators woke this morning to see about 5cm of snow on the their webcams.
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Charter schools already overloaded with student applications
One school had room for just 30 students, but received more than 120 children looking for spots. Audio
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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. Audio
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1500 more builds in flood zones despite disaster
Law changes are coming - but more than one in 10 homes consented over a year in Auckland sat on a flood plain. Audio
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Homes that floated during flood still awaiting fate
27 Jan 2025Questions are being raised about blocks in the foundations of four state houses damaged in the Auckland Anniversary floods. Audio
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Falling tree crushes caravan with person inside
27 Jan 2025Firefighters used a digger to free the person, who was critically injured in the incident. Audio
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The summer I... discovered New Zealand
27 Jan 2025A trip to visit relatives back in 1988 set the future path for Bek Thomas to make the move here.
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Cooks Classic a golden chance to meet Kiwi high jump legend Hamish Kerr
A stellar lineup at the Cooks Classic meet has been made all the more shiny by the presence of some Olympians. Audio
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'Blown away by what I saw' - Homes in the dark after devastating tornado
27 Jan 2025Mangawhai has been compared to a war zone, with houses destroyed, roofs torn off, debris scattered across roads and power poles ripped out.
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As it happened: Mangawhai residents face devastating damage after storm
27 Jan 2025"It was horrific. My wife woke up screaming": Mangawhai has been compared to a war zone, with houses destroyed, roofs torn off, debris scattered across roads and power poles ripped out.
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Boats set to hit the water for Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
27 Jan 2025Thousands of spectators are expected to congregate at New Zealand's oldest sporting event.
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Person injured in crash north of Wellington
27 Jan 2025Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on State Highway 59.
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Music festivals: Costs on the rise, but punters spoiled for choice
27 Jan 2025Music lovers are spoiled for choice when it comes to summer festivals across the motu, but rising production and artist costs - along with dwindling ticket sales - are proving challenging for…
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How decades of effort brought kōkako song back to the forests
26 Jan 2025Twenty-five years ago the fate of kōkako looked bleak, but concerted efforts have turned the tide. Audio
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Dog attack victim's mother fights for changes
25 Jan 2025A mum is calling for change after her child's lip was torn open when a menacing dog bit her on the face at a Hastings property.
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Rotorua police arrest 13 in crack-down on stolen shopping trolleys
Police say they recovered 45 trolleys, gave verbal warnings to seven people and charged six others with historical offences including theft, assault and bail breaches.
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The Veils' Finn Andrews: 'I'm an aspirational poet - it's a terrible thing to be'
26 Jan 2025Musician Finn Andrews talks about the difference between songwriting and poetry, overcoming impostor syndrome and using ChatGPT for song blurbs. Video, Audio
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Tragic tally: Four fatal road accidents over weekend
Across the country there have been four fatal road accidents this weekend, and two deaths from accidents earlier in the week.
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'I will never see him again': A mother's grief after son killed in hit and run
26 Jan 2025Damon Clark died while visiting a waterfall in the Brynderwyn Hills. The man who hit him has now been sentenced.
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'Lacerations and broken bones' - Daughter's lucky escape after Mangawhai tornado
26 Jan 2025There was supposed to be an open home at 81-year-old Alan Johnson's house on Sunday, but it had been torn to shreds during the storm that hit Mangawhai overnight.
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The Mangawhai tornado: In pictures
Residents are pulling together to tidy up after the devastation, but power lines have been torn down and cars have been crushed by trees.
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Ohakune businesses thriving after Desert Road closure
SH1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru - including the Desert Road - closed on 13 January.
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Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Canterbury lifted
26 Jan 2025MetService had lifted a severe thunderstorm warning for Hurunui and Waimakariri in Canterbury.
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