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Labour questions National donors on fast-track list
22 Apr 2024At least two businesses invited to apply for the new consents process have donated to National. Audio
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Woolworths rolls out body cameras in all stores
22 Apr 2024The chain has seen a 75 percent increase in physical assaults in three years. Audio
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One of the world's most invasive weeds discovered on Waikato farms
18 Apr 2024Velvetleaf can grow up to 2.5 metres tall, it has large, heart-shaped leaves with pointy tips and velvety hairs, and small, buttery yellow flowers.
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New Zealand A&P show cancelled for the year
Organisers of the show in Christchurch say it's not financially viable.
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Toll for Ashburton’s second bridge not being ruled out
24 Apr 2024The Transport Minister is not ruling out introducing a toll on a second Ashburton bridge - either on the new bridge or existing State Highway 1 crossing - to help pay for its construction.
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Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
14 Apr 2024This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country's journalists. So what's next?
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Brain injury discovered in late Blues halfback
14 Mar 2024Billy Guyton, the former halfback who died last year, had a brain injury likely connected with repeated head knocks, scientists have found.
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Heavy rain warns, wind forecast ahead of Anzac Day
23 Apr 2024Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington dawn ceremonies should be dry but wind and rain expected for Anzac Day, especially in the south.
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Residents shocked after woman's body found in Wellington Harbour
22 Apr 2024People who live near Māhina Bay are "shocked" that a woman's body was found in the water - and say it is an area where everyone knows everyone.
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Woman not properly informed of risks before major gynaecological surgery
22 Apr 2024The doctor usually went through a patient's procedure in detail, including possible complications and risks. But no such discussion happened with this patient.
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Junior doctors to walk off the job for 24 hours in May
22 Apr 2024Bargaining stalled when Te Whatu Ora proposed what would effectively be pay cuts for some positions and GP trainees, the union says.
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'I don't feel valued': Police officers face months-long wait in pay dispute
22 Apr 2024It will be months before a newly-appointed independent arbitrator will rule on pay for police, the Police Association says.
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'Nerve wracking': Travellers stressed by passport processing delays
22 Apr 2024Travellers have been forced to pay hundreds more for emergency passports or change their international flights as they wait for their passport to be processed.
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Rainbow crossing painted over: Six accused of Gisborne incidents plead not guilty
22 Apr 2024The defendants will reappear for separate case review hearings at the end of May.
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El Niño is on the way out
22 Apr 2024El Niño, which has delivered a lack of rain in the east and cooler weather lately, is on the way out, NIWA says. Audio
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Anzac Day: What's open, what's not and when you have to pay a surcharge
22 Apr 2024On Anzac Day, most shops need to stay shut for the first half of the day till 1pm.
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Nearly 140 roles proposed to go at Customs and DIA
22 Apr 2024Nearly 140 roles are proposed to go at Customs and at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), a larger number than PSA announced this afternoon.
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$100m bill to fix leaky hospital buildings revealed
22 Apr 2024The leaks at the south Auckland hospital buildings are costing more than double the initial estimate to fix.
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Health NZ denies it's ordered a hiring freeze
The agency says it is still recruiting to fill shortages after writing about a ban on double shifts and closing some vacant roles. Audio
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Former port boss in unprecedented trial over worker's death
22 Apr 2024Tony Gibson has gone on trial in a first-of-its-kind prosecution.
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Council and Health NZ tight-lipped on Wairarapa Hospital settlement
22 Apr 2024The two entities refused to disclose the settlement amount that ended a lengthy legal dispute over Wairarapa's defective hospital.
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'Lack of respect' shown for elderly man who fell in rest home and later died
Staff at Victoria Place Rest Home in Tokoroa failed to provide adequate respite care for the man, a watchdog has found, ordering them to apologise to his whānau.
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'Determined to get justice': No charges six months on from toddler's death
22 Apr 2024Police say they're still looking at three people over the death of Baby Ru.
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Brakes may have failed before truck crashed in Dunedin's Octagon
22 Apr 2024The vehicle narrowly missed the historic Robbie Burns statue, and spilled wood chips across the road.
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