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Auckland resident can't pay for carers to park on street overnight
15 May 2024Inner city Auckland resident Melanie Webber is upset AT is introducing overnight parking charges.
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200 operations missed, hundreds of appointments cancelled as doctors strike
Much more disruption is expected this week as half the country's doctors - about 2500 - walk off the job from 16 to 18 May.
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5000 crimes at New World, Pak n' Save and Four Squares in three months
15 May 2024Theft makes up the majority of offences, but the company says there has been a big jump in cases of violence, assault and harassment. Audio
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Court clears NZTA to acquire land for Mt Messenger bypass
14 May 2024The owner of a farm - parts of which a court has ruled can be acquired for the bypass - says he has no regrets about fighting the project.
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New Zealand's largest flume tank opens in Nelson
15 May 2024The tank is being used to test prototypes of mobile marine farms in a bid to help the sector adapt to climate change.
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Canterbury students say halls not serving enough food
14 May 2024Some first year University of Canterbury students are so famished they are resorting to purchasing takeaways after meals, despite paying annual residence hall fees of about $20,000.
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Ohakea base back as back-up airport, with limitations
14 May 2024For the past few years, Ohakea did not have enough trained fire and rescue staff to be on hand 24/7 should a jet need to land.
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The Block NZ gets the chop, houses sit empty
The Block NZ's 2024 series has been axed, with between 100 and 200 production staff out of jobs - but the houses will still be sold.
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Charter schools: Are they better than public schools?
14 May 2024What exactly are charter schools and what makes them different to regular public schools? Here's what you need to know.
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9yo among 'ringleaders' behind West Auckland attacks, community patroller says
15 May 2024Among the several 'ringleaders' are others in their early teens, according to the volunteer.
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Te Papa assessing whether to allow anti-trans conference
14 May 2024Wellington's mayor says she's deeply concerned the rhetoric being discussed at the event will be harmful to the trans and queer community.
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Notifying ambulance of fatal fire delayed due to system outage
14 May 2024Firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes, but could not get in touch with ambulance staff through their usual internal system.
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Waka Kotahi pays PWC to merge systems, then again to pull them apart
15 May 2024The Transport Agency wanted to see if it could combine two vehicle-spotting technologies. It couldn't.
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Wait for new passports hits 10 weeks - plus postage
14 May 2024An upgrade to the passport system has caused a larger queue and slower processing time than expected.
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Woman found safe after disappearing from rehab residence
14 May 2024She lived at the rehabilitation home after suffering a traumatic head injury in a car crash last year, police say.
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E coli and high nitrate levels found in some Canterbury groundwater survey shows
14 May 2024More than half of the wells monitored in the Canterbury Regional Council's annual groundwater survey have shown nitrate levels are still likely increasing.
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SH1 Brynderwyns reopening pushed back to end of June
14 May 2024It had been due to reopen on 13 May but another seven weeks have been added to an already nine-week closure.
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Heavy rain expected for most of North Island
14 May 2024Severe weather watches are in place for large parts of the country.
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US man attempted to export $50m of meth to NZ
14 May 2024There was 263kg of pure meth discovered in vacuum-sealed bags found in a false-bottomed crate.
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Police hunt for man with gun, school lockdown lifted
14 May 2024Armed police are trying to find a man involved in a firearms incident in Addington, Christchurch.
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'Beautiful soul': Best friends killed in Auckland house fire
14 May 2024Whānau of the men killed in an Auckland house fire say the pair were best friends "joined at the hip".
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Community 'disgusted' after being evicted from former commune
14 May 2024It's supposed to be a haven of healing and spiritual awakening but residents say they've been hurt and deceived.
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'It could happen tomorrow' - Huge quake dangers from our biggest fault
14 May 2024The scale of catastrophe Aotearoa would face after an earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault has been laid bare.
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Wellington's Ray Chung announces second bid at mayoralty
14 May 2024The city's economic, social and cultural state is the worst it's ever been, Ray Chung says.
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