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Live: British band wants Winston Peters to stop using their song
Chumbawamba have reportedly issued the deputy PM a cease-and-desist notice after he used their song 'Tubthumping' before his state of the nation speech.
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Department of Conservation to hike Great Walk prices
24 minutes agoIt comes after DOC already put its accommodation prices up last year. Audio
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Call for schools soft drink ban renewed
9 minutes agoThe New Zealand Dental Association wants the government to enforce water-only policies on schoolgrounds.
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Thousands sign letter supporting students after Seymour haka
3:25 pm todayAn open letter of solidarity to the students of Freyberg High School has been signed by thousands of people across the country.
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Auckland woman records one of NZ's highest-ever breath-alcohol tests
A roadside test revealed a breath-alcohol level of 2178 micrograms, almost nine times the legal limit.
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'They saw me as a cheat and a liar' - rowing coach
12:30 pm todayA leaked letter reveals the dramatic tension over a high school rowing rules dispute.
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White-tail spider bite puts man in hospital, left unable to walk
2:24 pm todayA real estate agent is warning people not to be a "hero" after he put off seeking medical attention for a spider bite and ended up in hospital unable to walk.
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DJ Fred Again rumoured for show in New Zealand
35 minutes agoPeople are reportedly buying tickets to Wellington in anticipation of the rumoured announcement.
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Threatening calls made to Te Papa following December protest
27 minutes agoNewly released documents reveal the threats after a display panel showing the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi was spray painted.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Northland
2 minutes agoA pedestrian died after being hit by a truck near Te Kōpuru, in Northland, on Tuesday afternoon.
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Food market to take over Nelson site deemed unviable for affordable housing
Nelson City Council is leasing a central city site previously tagged for housing development to a market gardener.
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Wastewater reveals which towns are drinking most
10:02 am todayA close look at wastewater has revealed which towns drink most, and turned up one mysterious, particularly boozy night.
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'Spud King' Allan Pye dies, aged 83
11:07 am todayThe self-made multi-millionaire grew a vast potato farming empire on both sides of the Tasman.
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Taking the plunge with the tall man in a van
Former pro basketballer Stuart McEwen wants to change his life - and he wants you to join him.
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'She's part of the family': Push to save cat from eviction
11:22 am todayGym goers have started a campaign to save their "silent cheerleader" who is threatened with eviction on the back of just one complaint, they say. Audio
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'I've been beaten, the house has been robbed': Doubts Kāinga Ora changes will help
Kāinga Ora tenants abused by their neighbours aren't confident a new government crackdown will make a difference.
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Rotorua councillors clash over library drag queen event
9:34 am todayOne councillor said his social media "lit up like a Christmas tree" with protests while another said the people should "call out" "horrible comments" about the event.
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Wellington councils consider priority bus lanes near main roads along waterfront
1:00 pm todayWellington city and regional councils are considering a plan to build bus priority lanes along main roads near the waterfront.
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Kiwi brothers arrested in Thailand face lengthy court process
10:06 am todayTwo men accused of attacking a policeman are unlikely to be sent home any time soon, a lawyer says.
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Wayne Brown had no power to halt Auckland transport projects
7:29 am todayThe mayor had no authority to tell Auckland Transport to immediately stop projects funded by the regional fuel tax, documents reveal.
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Why red seaweed has blanketed beaches
9:01 am todayMasses of red "hair-like" seaweed has covered beaches on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast.
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Unstable land under train line could be 'catastrophic'
6:41 am todayLand under the Wairarapa line could have major consequences, documents released under the Official Information Act reveal.
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Man charged with murder of gang boss
8:38 am todaySteven Taiatini was killed when he was hit by a ute on Saint John Street in Ōpōtiki.
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25 arrested, 11,000 cannabis plants found in police raids
7:52 am todayPolice have arrested 25 people and seized 29 guns in a major operation aimed at gangs.
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Moving company won't return accidental $50k payment
Habitat Hotels told the High Court at Auckland that it was concerned the company had simply dissipated the remaining funds.
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'Come down, you will enjoy it': Polyfest a stage for 8000 students
18 Mar 2024A councillor is calling on people to support the world's biggest secondary school Pacific and Māori performance festival.
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Role of schools in disasters 'seems to have been ignored' - report
18 Mar 2024A report by the teachers union has shown more support, funding and emergency supplies are needed for schools to respond to future storms.
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Gloriavale offender jailed for 'deliberate, premeditated and devised' abuse
18 Mar 2024Victims of a sexual predator in the Gloriavale Christian community who has now been jailed have described him as an opportunist who used the vulnerability of his victims to exploit them.
Top News stories
- Media minister Melissa Lee says interviews would have been 'boring'
- Live politics updates: Kāinga Ora crackdown, changes to plug-in charges
- Department of Conservation to hike Great Walk prices
- Call for schools soft drink ban renewed after government implements cellphone ban
- Freyberg High School's David Seymour haka: Thousands sign letter supporting students