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How to bounce back after losing your job
9 Jan 2025A human behavioural specialist explains what is the best way to respond. Audio
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Why does iced coffee cost more?
Is it a coffee conspiracy or do the iced versions of our favourite drinks really cost more to produce?
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
20 Dec 2024Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the urban-rural divide and provides employment opportunities for…
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'I just froze' - Man reeling after armed robbers ransack his flat
11 Jan 2025Binh Hoang says the group stormed the house, threatened his housemates with weapons and broke down his bedroom door during the "terrifying" home invasion.
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Whangārei wildfire: investigators looking into how it started
11 Jan 2025Fire investigators have established exactly where a serious wildfire started near Whangārei - now they are working on how it got started.
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Man charged with murder after body of Auckland woman found
11 Jan 2025Officers were called to the Holly Street property shortly after 1.30am.
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Two dead in Canterbury crash
11 Jan 2025Two people have died in a crash in Clarkville, police said.
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Tall Ships Regatta returns to the Bay of Islands
11 Jan 2025Organisers were busy signing up a rush of last-minute entrants on Saturday morning.
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Security to increase at Middlemore Hospital after attack on nurse
11 Jan 2025National chief clinical officer Richard Sullivan told RNZ "no level of violence is acceptable".
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What's the guidance around mowing your lawn?
11 Jan 2025Ever been woken by the whirring of your neighbour's lawnmower? Here's what you need to know about the etiquette and guidance for mowing lawns.
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Police investigating body found in Nelson
11 Jan 2025The man's body was found during an unrelated visit to an address in Stoke.
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Surf Livesaving warning swimmers to be alert for sharks
11 Jan 2025It comes after multiple reports of shark sightings on the North Island's east coast.
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Police continue to investigate shooting over alleged sale gone wrong
11 Jan 2025The police are continuing to investigate after a person was shot in the leg in Kowhai Park in Feilding last weekend.
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No plan for Southland town's homeless
11 Jan 2025Efforts to target the issue with a new approach have come up empty-handed, a community board chair says.
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Notorious rapist Roger Kahui declined parole, refuses to do prison programmes
Roger Kahui was sentenced to preventive detention in 2007 after a jury found him guilty of 26 charges of rape, kidnap, sexual violence and indecent assault.
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Why community volunteers will be essential for how NZ handles the arrival of bird flu
10 Jan 2025A bird flu outbreak poses a significant risk to wildlife in New Zealand but the country's conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line.
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Patient who attempted to strangle nurse unprovoked before attack - report
A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted strangulation.
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Prisoner seriously injured by fire in cell at Spring Hill Corrections
10 Jan 2025A prisoner was taken to hospital in a serious condition due to smoke inhalation from the fire.
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Whangārei scrub fire contained - firefighters stood down for the night
10 Jan 2025Whangārei firefighters are confident they will be able to contain a large scrub fire burning on the outskirts of the city by the end of Friday. Fire and Emergency New...
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Motorcyclist dies days after Palmerston North crash
10 Jan 2025The crash on 6 January at the intersection of Victoria Ave and Manapouri Crescent involved a car and a motorcyle.
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State landlord issues 10 times more warnings to unruly tenants
10 Jan 2025Housing Minister Chris Bishop says more notices and shorter complaint wait times show its crackdown on Kāinga Ora tenants is working.
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Warning of algal bloom in Doubtful Sound
10 Jan 2025Algal bloom can damage ecosystems and be harmful if touched or consumed.
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Kiwi describes 'surreal' and 'apocalyptic' scenes at LA fires
10 Jan 2025A Kiwi journalist says he has witnessed "apocalyptic" scenes as the city is ravaged by fires. Audio
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Review: A terrifically well-crafted thriller
10 Jan 2025When 130 cardinals gather in Rome to elect a new pope, intrigue and politics isn't very far behind, writes Dan Slevin.
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