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Child fatally struck by car in rural town named
5 Feb 2026Ten-year-old Alexander Bennett was walking on Leeston Road near Springston when he was hit about 3.30pm on Wednesday, police said.
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What counts as an official school day?
5 Feb 2026The ministry says schools now have to add extra days to the end of the school year to make up for welcoming new students a day or two before other students return to class. Audio
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Elderly women living alone conned out of thousands
5 Feb 2026Police say a 37-year-old woman targeted the women deliberately, entering their homes under false pretences and taking their bank cards to withdraw cash.
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Man turns up at hospital with gunshot wound
5 Feb 2026An investigation has been launched after a man was shot in the Auckland suburb of Māngere overnight.
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Green hydrogen energy project construction starts this month
Five years after almost $20 million of funding was announced for a green hydrogen facility in South Taranaki construction is set to begin this month.
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Damage to Moa Point wastewater plant 'as bad as we feared' - Wellington Water
5 Feb 2026Wellington Water's chief executive says the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant is not in good shape, with 70 percent of it flooded and 80 percent of its equipment damaged. Audio
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Swells dislodge wrecked catamaran from rocks in Akaroa Harbour
5 Feb 2026The Black Cat Cruises boat ran aground in the Akaroa Marine Reserve in Banks Peninsula on Sunday.
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Body found at Napier beach
6 Feb 2026It took five hours after initial reports before police and the Coastguard recovered the body from the water.
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Three people hurt after crash in Waikato
Cambridge Road near Racecourse Road heading towards State Highway 1 was closed.
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Is pushing on with a ruptured ACL a good idea?
American skier Lindsey Vonn will try and race despite a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, but an expert warns this isn't an idea anyone should replicate.
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Second meteor sighting reported within a week
Social media users have reported seeing a bright flash light up the sky in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Popular footbridge saved but seismic work off the table
5 Feb 2026There's been a years-long fight over the City to Sea bridge that connects Wellington's waterfront to the central city.
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School community mourning student hit and killed by car
5 Feb 2026Springston School Te Kura o Makonui board says its thoughts are with the child's family, as staff and students are supported.
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'Hero' saves family of four from drowning
5 Feb 2026A family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a "hero".
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Police hold serious concerns for missing woman
5 Feb 2026The 42-year-old has gone missing while travelling around the central North Island in a house bus.
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'Unlikely' Mount landslide area will remain campsite - mayor
5 Feb 2026Mahé Drysdale said any decisions on the future of the land surrounding the landslide will require conversations with iwi, communities, and people closely affected by the tragedy.
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Part of landslide road cordon set to be lifted
5 Feb 2026Adams Avenue between Maunganui Road and Marine Parade will be open to both vehicles and pedestrians.
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Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB
5 Feb 2026Police say the seal pup wandered "a bit too far from home" but was safely escorted back to the sea.
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'Catastrophic failure': Mayor describes plant's leak as environmental disaster
5 Feb 2026An average of around 70 million litres of untreated wastewater has been pouring into Wellington's South Coast each day since Wednesday morning. Audio
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Could you finish a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle in 40 minutes?
5 Feb 2026Jigsaw puzzle racing was a new addition at the last Masters Games in Dunedin and it sold out within a day when it returned this year. Audio
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Unemployment rises to highest level in a decade
4 Feb 2026Worse than expected, the unemployment rate rose to its highest level since 2015. Audio
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Another town's residents say insurer has shut down new policies
Several South Island towns were already on a list of areas AA won't issue new policies for. Audio
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Tiny township's 'impressive' low petrol prices
More usually linked to surfing and a legendary pub, Mangawhai has now become the country's petrol price hot-spot. Audio
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'Nothing prepares you for it': Mayor's 'confronting' days after deadly landslide
5 Feb 2026Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale has described the days following the Mauao landslide tragedy as "the hardest week of my life".
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