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Auckland rugby player dies after brain injury during game
29 Apr 2024The father of three was airlifted to hospital, but died the next day.
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Parents of teen who stabbed Sydney bishop speak publicly for first time
29 Apr 2024Parents of the 16-year-old charged in relation to an attack of a Sydney bishop painted a picture of a vulnerable child with serious anger management issues and mental health issues.
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Inquest begins for toddler found dead in Gore wastewater ponds
The coroner says the boy's death is unimaginable and he hopes the inquest will find answers.
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Te Huia supporters concerned funding for service will not continue
29 Apr 2024Advocacy groups say the train service is "developing well", but the transport minister says it's one of NZ's most heavily subsidised public transport services.
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'Absurd and totally unacceptable': Man has to wait a year for surgery
"I was stunned at the state of things," a Canterbury man who has been bumped down the list says.
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'I was in awe of him': Sir Vincent O'Sullivan remembered
29 Apr 2024Friend Dame Fiona Kidman called the prolific writer and poet the wittiest and most generous man anyone could ever meet. Audio
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Chaos, panic and confusion during mall armed robbery
29 Apr 2024A 27-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the robbery. Audio
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Families earning $150,000 struggling to afford rent-to-own
29 Apr 2024Some families earning $150,000 still can't get into rent-to-own homes due to soaring personal debt, says Habitat for Humanity.
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Suitcase murders: Trial adjourned, trial date to be set
29 Apr 2024The trial for a woman accused of murdering her two children and hiding their remains in suitcases will not go ahead this week.
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Woman accused of killing 79-year-old also charged with fraud
29 Apr 2024Helen Gregory was found dead in her Wellington home, with a teacher accused of her murder.
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Woman arrested over hit and run death of Papatoetoe teen
29 Apr 2024Kaea Conan Matua was killed on 8 March.
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Pharmac's budget boosted to $6.3b over next four years
29 Apr 2024The government has announced what it says is the largest Pharmac budget in its history.
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Kāinga Ora ordered to pay $6k after tenants 'terrorised' neighbour
29 Apr 2024One of the tenants pooed outside her door and another allegedly threw a woman off a balcony.
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Man dies in 'suspicious' Whangārei house fire
29 Apr 2024The man was pulled from the building, but died of his injuries.
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Sect tried to deal with sexual abuse in-house
29 Apr 2024A New Zealand woman who as a child was abused by a member of a secretive sect under investigation says its leaders spent years trying to get the man to admit guilt. Audio
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The tiny spiders that might be as smart as mammals
29 Apr 2024Portia jumping spiders may have an IQ similar to mammals, a researcher says. Audio
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Three seriously hurt in crash at Hastings roundabout
29 Apr 2024The road was blocked and motorists advised to take an alternate route.
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Rotorua Hospital doctors raise alarm over children's ward delays
29 Apr 2024The children's ward at Rotorua Hospital will be missing a third of its beds as winter hits because Te Whatu Ora halted an upgrade partway through to review costs.
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GIrl, 16, rescued after suffering medical event in Whirinaki Forest Park
29 Apr 2024Rescuing the unwell teen from the bush was just one of many operations a local rescue helicopter team conducted last week.
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Hot meals back for families on children's cancer ward after mix-up
29 Apr 2024Christchurch Hospital has apologised after families said it was removing meals for parents and caregivers on its children's cancer ward.
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Police overhaul delayed amid government cost cutting
29 Apr 2024The systems essential to frontline crime fighting are in bad shape and need a bigger overhaul than expected, papers show.
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In pictures: Hundreds rally to save historic wharf
29 Apr 2024Locals are opposing Hutt City Council's plan to demolish the quake-damaged Petone Wharf. Audio
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Inquest begins after toddler found dead in the town's wastewater ponds
A coronial inquest into the death of a Gore toddler found in the town's wastewater treatment ponds is set to start in the Invercargill District Court .
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Quad bike deaths present worrying trend, says farms safety group
28 Apr 2024Quad bike deaths could be on track to being the highest since 2015 if they continue at their current rate, says a health and safety organisation.
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