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Storm-hit community clears up low-priority slips
Residents are wondering whether there are better ways to empower them to clear up after storms.
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Photographer caught breaching Mt Maunganui cordon
30 Jan 2026Cordons have been in place around the campground where six people were killed.
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Residents return after gas leak forces evacuations
30 Jan 2026A digger hit a gas line in the suburb of Wharewaka.
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Firefighters battle second Whanganui scrub blaze in a week
30 Jan 2026Crews are on the scene at South Mole checking for any hotspots.
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Mt Maunganui surf club red-stickered after landslide
30 Jan 2026It means the building will not be able to be entered until it has been made safe, the council said.
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Inside Andrew Coster's resignation
30 Jan 2026The former police commissioner told staff he was "sorry" to be leaving the Social Investment Agency in the wake of the report.
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First product to help people quit vaping approved in New Zealand
30 Jan 2026The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has welcomed the move as "an important step in the fight against New Zealand's vaping epidemic".
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Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa
30 Jan 2026If you've ever fancied a go at editing one of the world's largest-ever sources of knowledge, you've got a chance this weekend. Audio
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Sophie Elliott's dad fears her murderer could kill again if released
Clayton Weatherston stabbed the 22-year-old to death so viciously the knife broke. He's up for parole for the first time.
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'Lucky you!' Council taunts owner of dumped spa pool
30 Jan 2026Palmerston North City Council is seeking the owner of a spa pool found "smack bang" in the middle of the road.
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Wife was talking and laughing with husband when a tree hit and killed him
30 Jan 2026The family of a hop grower killed during a storm say his life's work remains rooted in the land.
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Christchurch's 'toxic' smell worse than ever
30 Jan 2026Offensive odours have plagued Bromley and neighbouring suburbs.
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'A very emotional week': Hundreds gather to remember landslide victims
30 Jan 2026For seven long days there has been a sense of heaviness across Mount Maunganui, and it was hoped the vigil could lift a little of that weight.
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Tanning and anti-ageing: Why Gen Z loves both
30 Jan 2026The best precaution against aging is staying out of the sun. That's a problem for Gen Z.
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Families remain isolated two weeks after 'mindboggling' rainfall
30 Jan 2026Landslides have closed part of State Highway 2 - the main route between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne and helicopters have been taking supplies to the cut-off residents.
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The real treasure of New Zealand's 2500 sunken ships
30 Jan 2026The real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars.
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Part of SH35 to reopen after significant damage
The road was badly damaged by heavy rain last week.
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Collectors fear police aren't taking Pokémon card thefts seriously
Soaring collectible value has turned Pokémon and other gaming cards into targets for theft and fraud. Audio
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Panicked travellers fear getting caught out by new UK passport rules
Travel agents say they are fielding many queries, with some passengers thinking about avoiding travel to the UK altogether.
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Teaching Council to examine actions of 'everyone involved' over sex abuse claims against priest
30 Jan 2026More than 20 years after departing St Bede's College, Fr Rowan Donoghue was unmasked as sexually abusing boys in his care.
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Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson up for parole again
Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, who went missing after a New Year's Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds.
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New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows
30 Jan 2026A low uptake of New Zealanders with motor neurone disease are using the only publicly funded treatment available for the disease, a new study shows.
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Jigsaw puzzle racing and cornhole light up Masters Games
More than 3500 competitors will face off in a range of sports - from traditional athletics to ballroom dancing and the popular jigsaw puzzle racing.
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Councillor skips planning session at marae over te reo and faith concerns
29 Jan 2026Steve Gibson said there were several reasons for his discomfort.
