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NZ's planet-heating gases hit lowest level since '90s
18 Apr 2024The country has now cut its planet-heating gases for three years in a row.
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Albany axe attacker named, to be detained in psychiatric care after acquittal
18 Apr 2024Fanrong Meng stopped taking medication for schizophrenia before immigrating to New Zealand, citing the cost.
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Giltrap Group founder Sir Collin Giltrap dies, aged 84
18 Apr 2024Sir Collin founded the influential Giltrap Group focusing on luxury cars and was knighted for services to motorsport
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Men charged after raid turns up more than 300 cannabis plants
Northland police have busted a large-scale indoor cannabis growing operation in central Whangārei.
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Top flight cricket could be pulling up stumps at iconic park
It was once described by cricketing bible Wisden as among the six best venues in the world - but its days may be numbered.
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Owners of quake prone buildings given four extra years for fixes
18 Apr 2024A review into the regulations was also being brought forward. Audio
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Residents of 16-floor apartment building ordered to evacuate
18 Apr 2024"Significant" fire safety concerns and cockroach infestations have plagued the Auckland CBD highrise.
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Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
18 Apr 2024Stan Walker and Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott lead the nominations.
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Skilled volunteers turned away in aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle
18 Apr 2024Research into people's experiences in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle has shown the importance of communication and community.
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Residents living in boats, vans amid housing crisis
17 Apr 2024Tauranga is "not coping" with its biggest issue, its commission chairperson Anne Tolley says. Audio
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'Treated like an animal': Prisoners kept inside 24 hours some days
18 Apr 2024Lionel Rusia was one of 190 prisoners who were only allowed an hour outside every second day. Audio
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Teachers worry about curriculum, NCEA changes amid staff cuts
18 Apr 2024More than 500 jobs are likely to be cut at the Education Ministry with concerns about how the curriculum and NCEA changes will now be managed. Audio
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NZQA caps number of students allowed to sit online exams at once
18 Apr 2024The Qualifications Authority is capping the daily number of students who can sit crucial online NCEA tests next month. Audio
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Climate change could reduce global average incomes by 19 percent - study
18 Apr 2024It shows New Zealand's income will be 2-10 percent lower, but one expert says this modelling is not suitable to conclude much about the costs of climate change at a local level.
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NZ's only retired Orion aeroplane goes on display at Air Force Museum
18 Apr 2024Aviation enthusiasts will get the first chance to see the Royal New Zealand Air Force's only retired Orion aeroplane when it's displayed at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch this week.
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Great Barrier Island needs more space to achieve zero waste goal
18 Apr 2024Great Barrier Island is making progress on its zero waste goal, after its landfill reached capacity faster than expected, so all waste has to be shipped off the island.
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Transmission Gully review ongoing two years after it opened
17 Apr 2024A post-construction review into the build's outcomes and value for money was meant to be finished two years ago.
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Orana Wildlife Park facing 'financial demise' if funding not secured
17 Apr 2024The zoo wants $1.5 million in annual long-term funding from the city council, saying it will cost Christchurch ratepayers just 68 cents a month.
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Why are concert tickets so expensive?
Going to a gig? You had better start saving, with tickets to most international acts priced sky-high. Jogai Bhatt looks at why it costs so much.
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Children's Commissioner concerned monitoring work will go with job cuts
17 Apr 2024Claire Achmad is also concerned to hear about proposed significant job losses in the child protection system. Audio
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Students head to Dallas for world robotics championships
17 Apr 2024A group of students from Aotearoa will next week be heading to the United States for the world robotics championships. Video, Audio
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Jump in reports of hate crimes against trans people
But police say this number likely does not show the true picture of hate directed at trans and gender diverse communities.
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Ex-gym coach sentenced to 16 years in jail for sexual offences
17 Apr 2024In his sentencing, Judge Garry Barkle said Pask's offending was "utterly destructive" to the victims and their families.
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'Despair' among prisoners observed after inspection
17 Apr 2024The discovery of vulnerable prisoners being locked inside their cells for up to two days at time, for as long as nine months, has alarmed lawyers. Audio
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