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'All I could see was this wall of water': Grandmother's harrowing escape
Philippa Wright says she, her grandson and husband Steve are "extremely lucky" to have survived a storm that laid waste to their township.
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NBA season over for injured Steven Adams
1:05 pm todayThe New Zealand basketballer will miss the rest of the Houston Rockets' season after surgery.
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'My brother': Family found body of man swept away by river
10:06 am todayThere was three days of dedicated searching by authorities, but eventually it was Tekanimaeu Arobati's family that found him.
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Babyboomers and middle-aged Kiwis struggle with UK's new border rules
11:13 am todayUK migrants have discovered they need to get British passports to go on holiday to Britain, or to visit elderly parents and grandparents, from the end of next…
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Insurer halts new policies for town due to flood risk
11:18 am todayThe decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
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Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics' leading players
6:49 am todayAnalysis: Perhaps now we'll get a Judith Collins' memoir that actually 'Pulls No Punches'.
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Pilot, passenger killed in helicopter crash
7:05 am todayA man working near where the helicopter came down in the Paekākāriki Hill area said the wreckage was "unrecognisable".
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Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground watercraft
6:49 am todayMany of the questions directed at FENZ focused on the organisation's banning of all powered watercraft during water emergencies.
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How a college priest was revealed as a sexual abuser
28 Jan 2026Suppression has been lifted, allowing a former friar - who admitted indecent assault and sexual violation relating to four boys - to be named.
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Italians furious as ICE agents deployed at Winter Olympics
28 Jan 2026Outrage is growing in Italy and the government is being called on to intervene.
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Police did not attend Mt Maunganui campground after call
28 Jan 2026The call about a disorder incident referenced a potential landslip about three hours before a deadly landslide.
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What voters think about Labour's options after election
28 Jan 2026Leader Chris Hipkins has so far refused to say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future government.
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Teacher who dragged crying preschooler by the wrist struck off, hit with $20k bill
28 Jan 2026The child was upset and distressed and complained, 'Kaaren hurt me'.
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Baby stillborn after mother's concerns not properly acted on
28 Jan 2026Health NZ Waitematā has been slammed for its failings which have caused "irreparable harm" to a family after their baby died at 38 weeks gestation.
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KiwiSaver withdrawals surge in 2025
Providers say there's no sign of the rate slowing.
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Don't build in landslide zones, Tauranga officials told 20 years ago
27 Jan 2026Engineers told the council buildings should not usually be allowed in "runout" zones.
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NZ First climbs into third place in latest poll
27 Jan 2026The latest RNZ-Reid Research results, if replicated on polling day, would return the coalition to power with a narrow majority.
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RNZ-Reid Research poll: View all results and charts
27 Jan 2026Just looking for the numbers from our latest poll? Check out RNZ's interactive charts.
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PM decries racist rhetoric after Mt Maunganui slip
27 Jan 2026The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
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What are New Zealand's spookiest abandoned ghost towns?
26 Jan 2026Spooky cemeteries, abandoned factories, ruined pubs and derelict workers' cottages all have stories to tell of Aotearoa's once-thriving communities.
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'Unpleasant environment': Half of retail crime group resigns
27 Jan 2026Questions have been raised about the group's value for money and the behaviour of its chair Sunny Kaushal.
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What Obama's speechwriter says about Trump
Barack Obama's former speechwriter and host of the podcast Pod Save America Jon Favreau talks to Midday Report's Guyon Espiner.
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Peters questions NZ's funding for 'bloated' WHO
The New Zealand First leader says the World Health Organization has forgotten its original mandate.
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'Australian pies… they give it a good try'
26 Jan 2026Bakery recommendations bring us together, says comedian and pie afficionado TimProvise.
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Bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit
26 Jan 2026Auckland Council said the horse meat used wasn't cleared for human consumption.
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150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues
26 Jan 2026One contractor says they now have a two-year local wait list.
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When can my kids start going for a run with me?
Children should always start running in small bursts and progress slowly over time, as doing too much too soon might lead to injury, an expert says.
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Recovery halted at Mount Maunganui landslide: What we know
26 Jan 2026All recovery work has come to a stop after geotechnical experts spotted a crack in the hillside, bringing risks of further landslides.
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