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One dead after two motorbikes crash
8 Jan 2026The intersection of Gaisford and Oringi roads in Kumeroa is blocked and diversions are in place.
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Heat alerts issued as temperatures set to soar
8 Jan 2026Councils are warning locals to get ready as a heatwave looks to blanket parts of the country. Audio
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Burst pipes leaves more than 100 Wellington homes without water
8 Jan 2026The pipe burst on Kingston Heights Road meant water would be off until about 5.30pm, Wellington Water says.
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'Real risk': FENZ warns of extreme fire danger as temperatures set to swelter
8 Jan 2026No open air fires can be lit in Canterbury over the weekend with temperatures rising into the 30s and strong northwesterlies predicted.
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Long range forecast is mostly more heat, more wet
Earth Sciences New Zealand is expecting the rest of summer to remain warm and wet for many regions.
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'Yeah boy': Meet Pleakley, the talking tūī
8 Jan 2026While it's not unheard of for tūī to mimic car alarms and the like, birds that talk are relatively rare. Audio
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2025's hottest spots revealed in another near-record year
It was another near-record year, but some places got more heat than others.
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Person seriously hurt after being trapped under vehicle
8 Jan 2026Emergency services responded after a car ran over a pedestrian in Auckland's Westmere.
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Gun pointed at man before assault, theft
Police are investigating following the aggravated robbery in the early hours of Boxing Day.
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Patient data being uploaded two years after contract ends
Rachel was shocked to find her recent medical records were still being added to Manage My Health.
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More New Zealanders facing visa troubles in US
Dozens of Kiwis sought help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after encountering border or visa issues.
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Hawke's Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide
8 Jan 2026Puke Aute papakāinga south of Hastings has 10 new houses built on Māori ancestral land as well as vege gardens, lambs, chickens and pigs.
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'Pretty weak': Concerns over lack of privacy breaches punishments after health data hack
Lawyers are calling for a review into what punishments companies can face for breaching privacy in the wake of the massive Manage My Health cyber hack. Audio
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Tips for beating the heat, from town that hit 51C this week
How Australia's "hottest town" survives a summer heatwave.
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The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand
Renting in the Central Otago Lakes District region is now more expensive than Auckland, though renters elsewhere are seeing relief.
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How bank staff convinced their bosses to let them wear shorts
8 Jan 2026With hot days coming, here's a look at how "sweltering" staff got to wear shorts in 1969.
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New home for rare skinks takes shape on Napier’s Marine Parade
8 Jan 2026Experts are relocating the skinks to make way for a $37.4 million stormwater infrastructure project between Maraenui and Te Awa.
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Golf club creates positive legacy from destructive mistake
8 Jan 2026The club has planted 120 native trees and shrubs, turning a mistake in 2023 into an opportunity to enhance the area for future generations.
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Water supplies coming to town amid 'smell and taste issues'
8 Jan 2026A lower North Island town with smelly, muddy-tasting tap water will have supplies trucked in from a neighbouring town from next week.
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A walk through a forest that's closed to the public
8 Jan 2026Wainuiomata Regional Park forest is home to centuries-old trees, along with kiwi, but is under threat.
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Warning to swimmers as risk of toxic algae intensifies
8 Jan 2026Temperatures are set to rise, creating perfect conditions in Hawke's Bay for toxic algae to bloom.
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The Seaview stench is making a comeback
8 Jan 2026The awful aroma from a wastewater treatment plant has long plagued residents of the Lower Hutt suburb.
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Specialist canyon teams join search for missing tramper
8 Jan 2026Graham Garnett, 66, failed to return from a hike in the Kahurangi National Park.
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Inquiry being considered into jetboat crash near Queenstown
8 Jan 2026Two people suffered moderate injuries in the crash.
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