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Why childcare costs could be set to rise

· February 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Some parents returning to work are facing childcare bills of $15,000 or $20,000 a year, and the industry is warning bills could rise. Stephanie Pow,...

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Three properties red-stickered in flood-hit Banks Peninsula

· February 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at Little River Cafe. Cameron Gordon/Supplied Three properties have been red-stickered on Canterbury’s flood-hit Banks Peninsula after torrential rain last week. The local state of...

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Appeal for information following reported assault, Greymouth

· February 23, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to West Coast Area Investigations Manager, Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Brent Lyford:  Police are appealing for information following an unprovoked assault at an address in...

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Chorus posts modest half-year profit

· February 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Chorus’s chief executive said the company had coped with tougher economic times and restrained consumer spending, as it looked to become an all-fibre operation. RNZ Telecommunications...