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WorkSafe to revisit pool after teeth, hand injured on hydroslide
10 Feb 2026It comes after a boy smashed his front teeth less than a week after a man's finger was ripped off on the slide.
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Who will pay for Wellington's sewage disaster?
10 Feb 2026It could be months before the plant returns to full operation. Audio
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Shaking the marae grounds at Waitangi
In Black Comet, the acclaimed musician draws on a career that spans pub gigs, orchestral collaborations and cultural moments at Waitangi.
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Person falls from Christchurch's central library
10 Feb 2026The person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition.
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'Cascade of errors': Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance
10 Feb 2026A series of mistakes meant Johnathon Taituma, 43, was dead by the time help arrived.
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Is 'redshirting' best for your child?
10 Feb 2026Why some parents say delaying the start of school - and what the evidence says.
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Couple finally gets landslide payout three years after claim
10 Feb 2026Even so, they came close to losing out entirely when engineers hired by the Earthquake Commission, backed its orginal call that it was not landslide damage.
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Taranaki locals get to grips with Swiss wrestling
The Olympics feature Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and Japan is famous for sumo - but in South Taranaki it is schwingen that rules supreme.
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Predator Free South Westland nears eradication goal
10 Feb 2026As an ambitious mainland predator eradication project reaches completion, what will it take to keep pests at bay long-term?
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More than 700 Education Ministry staff to try win back lost pay
The staff had 10 percent of their pay deducted after a partial strike last year.
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Kaipara open to breakaway council with Auckland's north Rodney
9 Feb 2026The council is backing North Rodney Action Group's proposal to form a unitary authority by merging the area governed by Kaipara District Council (KDC) with the northern two‑thirds of the former Rodney…
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Contractor 'mortified' as fault welds found on Auckland rail network
10 Feb 2026Western and Southern line trains are running as normal after a fault threatened the morning's services.
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Couple fight to keep more than $200k cash they found in ceiling
9 Feb 2026The couple's lawyer argued that withholding the cash, found in 2021, would discourage others from reporting similar finds to police.
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'Daddy was hurting Mummy': Children witness man punch heavily pregnant partner
The man had been arguing with the woman when she asked him to leave their Taranaki home.
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Judge denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event
9 Feb 2026Judge Ema Aitken is appearing before a Judicial Conduct Panel in Auckland, accused of disrupting a function at Auckland's Northern Club in 2024.
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Senior officer faces court martial over alleged kiss on cheek
9 Feb 2026The incident is said to have happened during a navy operation in Fiji in 2023.
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Father faces charges after 3yo injured in dirt bike crash
The crash has highlighted the danger of dirt bikes being used on city streets - and an alarming trend of riders taking young children for high-speed joyrides, almost always without helmets.
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'I was irrational': Christchurch terrorist blames prison conditions for his guilty plea
The 35-year-old is seeking leave to appeal his convictions and life sentence for the massacres at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in 2019. Audio
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'Obviously aimed at young people': Concerns over spike in 'nangs' use
9 Feb 2026A significant jump in the recreational use of nitrous oxide has sparked concern, with claims big canisters of the gas are being marketed directly to children. Audio
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'Much-loved' grandmother found dead at worksite
9 Feb 2026A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a woman's body at a worksite in Hawke's Bay last week.
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Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place
A convoy is operating three times a day in both directions; that is Gisborne bound and Ōpōtiki bound. Audio
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Scene guards to stay overnight after Christchurch stabbing
9 Feb 2026Police were called to a property on Fitzgerald Avenue at around 12:20pm on Monday, where a man was found in a critical condition, with injuries consistent with being stabbed.
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Mayor says govt 'unqualified' to lead Auckland's economic recovery
9 Feb 2026The comments came as Wayne Brown again renewed calls for a bed levy tax, despite the government's opposition to the move. Audio
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