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No loo, full fare: Wellington commuters given 'travel johns' during 3-hour train stoppage
A snapped cable left a Wellington train stuck for hours, with passengers paying fares despite the loo-less ordeal. Audio
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'Like tent city': Living on the streets in Auckland
5:17 pm todayPeople living on the street in Auckland's city centre tell Checkpoint it has been a "gruelling" Winter. Audio
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Rangatahi learn carpentry skills while building whare for iwi
about 1 hour agoA group of South Taranaki rangatahi are reconnecting with their culture in a first-of-its kind collaboration with the Western Institute of Technology. Audio
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Health Minister confident Dunedin Hospital rebuild is back on track
4:35 pm todayCPB Contractors will lead the $1.6b project, with measures to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
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Does ASMR really help with anxiety?
3:41 pm todayExperiencing an involuntary physiological response to a sound helps some people feel a sense of "psychological stability".
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'We loved Hake': Lake Alice torture victim farewelled
3:22 pm todayHake Halo's drawings first exposed the torture of children at the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s.
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Passengers given 'toilet supplies' while trapped 3 hours on train
1:57 pm todayCommuters say some were starting to "pee in plastic bags" after a downed electric cable halted Wellington trains.
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Woman charged with lighting fire that destroyed abandoned hospital
3:31 pm todayThe old Seaview Hospital and former Kotuku Hostel were consumed by a massive fire in August.
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Delays on Auckland's SH1 after cars and truck collide
about 1 hour agoIt could be a long drive home for commuters on Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon.
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Police staffer carried out 'massive fraud' before being hired
10:08 am todayThey pleaded guilty to eight charges over fraud against a "large retail chain".
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Families missing early dementia signs as projections soar
11:41 am todayAn estimated 83,000 New Zealanders are believed to be currently living with dementia, although experts say the true number is likely to be higher.
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The decades-long restoration of the last steam ferry
11:07 am todayFor the past 24 years, the Toroa has been sitting on the side of motorway. Audio
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Trio appears in court charged with teen's murder
11:37 am todayTwo of the three teens pleaded not guilty, while counsel for the other said a plea would be entered at a later hearing.
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Residents outraged as gentailer looks to dip further into lake
8:01 am todayBut the power company is asking people to think of its proposal as an "insurance policy". Audio
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What do the best designed books look like?
A bold orange and green book celebrating women in art has taken out the PANZ Book Design Award.
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Kate Sheppard's kitchen: An old recipe sheds new light on the feminist pioneer's life
9:10 am todayAn old recipe sheds new light on the feminist pioneer's life.
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Transmission Gully led to fewer road deaths, faster travel - report
10:00 am todayInfometrics looked at the economic and social benefits of recently built highways Transmission Gully and the Kāpiti Expressways.
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New Auckland housing plan too rushed, councillor says
12:50 pm todayChristine Fletcher says councillors weren't on board with the original three-storey building proposal, but there's not much support among locals for an alternative high-rise proposal either. Audio
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'It's just cruel': More pet turtles being found in waterways
8:03 am todayThe Mainland's only dedicated turtle rescue service says it's already at capacity, having taken in more than 100 strays in the last eight years. Audio
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Cheers, boos, and a sprinkling of 'holy water' at election event
8:08 am todayAro Valley's 'meet the candidates' local body elections event has been known for not being conventional. Audio
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Fire breaks out at Auckland Zoo
9:02 am todayHowever, the zoo says no animals or people were injured and it'll be business as usual today.
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Denied right to learn Braille: the RNZFB apology
8:28 am todayLow vision and blind survivors of abuse under state care have shared stories of neglect, physical and psychological abuse and barriers to education, at the formal apology by Royal New Zealand…
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Mushrooms may not be magic treatment for depression
5:01 am todayEarlier this year, Medsafe gave a New Zealand psychiatrist permission to give it to people with depression when other treatments didn't work.
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National Iwi Chairs Forum and unions announce day of solidarity
3:28 pm todayThe day, Rā Whakamana, is aimed to "reaffirm the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua and protect the rights and wellbeing of all workers".
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Senior doctors shrug off Health NZ's bid to force settlement
The union says a forced settlement will only make doctors "more angry" ahead of the planned 48-hour strike. Audio
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Woolworths charged over rat infestation at Dunedin supermarket
The company is accused of failing to properly deal with the rats.
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More Māori nurses are needed, NZ Nurses Organisation says
4:34 pm todayThe New Zealand Nurses Organisation said the number of nurses working for iwi and Māori providers would need to rise to keep up with the projected Māori population growth.
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Councillors vote to save Whanganui's Virginia Lake aviary
10:29 am todayT he decision - confirmed at a full council meeting on Tuesday - ends more than a year of uncertainty.
Top News stories
- Passengers stranded for hours on Wellington train handed 'travel johns'
- Chris Hipkins stops short of calling for Nicola Willis' resignation
- 'Like tent city' - People living on Auckland CBD's streets describe what life is like
- Seven people arrested over stabbing deaths of Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek in Cobblebank
- 'Show-stopping', 'confessional space', stripping down - Lorde's world tour kicks off
