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Family’s chance for a fresh start thanks to new social housing
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tuiletufuga family. Amy Williams / RNZ A father of four says words cannot describe the relief he felt having a stable roof for his family...
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Man left a paraplegic after Nelson hit-and-run wants to meet driver 30 years on
Source: Radio New Zealand Farid Ahmed was hit by a car 30 years ago. (File photo) AFP Almost three decades ago, Farid Ahmed was hit by a car while he...
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How Reuters captured the photo of former prince Andrew leaving custody
Source: Radio New Zealand The photo, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble, went viral when it was published. Screenshot / BBC Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover,...
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Builder who bought former Wellington mayoral desk happy to give it back
Source: Radio New Zealand The desk was bought at a tip shop. Raymond Morgan A builder who bought Wellington’s most embarrassing historical desk says he would be happy to gift...
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Major delays as crash blocks lane on SH2 in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand X/NZTA A crash on State Highway 2 between Wellington city and Petone is causing delays for motorists. The Transport Agency said the northbound lane is blocked...
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Three men arrested after several hurt in gang-related robbery in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Three men have been arrested after four people were injured during a gang-related robbery at a home in Christchurch. Emergency services were...
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Liam Lawson completes Formula 1 preparation with top 10 finish
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. ERIC ALONSO / AFP New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has completed his official testing ahead of the new Formula 1...
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A state of emergency, again and again and again
Source: Radio New Zealand A ute submerged at Robert Prescott’s home on Phillips Road in Ōtorohanga on February 14. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Once-in-a-hundred-year storms are coming thick and fast, and the...
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Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season
Source: Radio New Zealand Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks. Supplied Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will...
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18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds
Source: Radio New Zealand A friend found 18-year-old Kishan Patel with his car on top of him. 123rf A coroner says the accidental death of a teenager while repairing his...
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UKRAINE: Children anxious, fearful after 4000 hours of air raid alarms in four years of war
Source: Save the Children Children in Ukraine have endured an average of about 4,000 hours of air raid alarms – equivalent to over 5.5 months of constant alerts – since the...
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Local News – Have your say on the future of Spicer Landfill – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council Consents to operate Spicer Landfill are set to expire in 2030 so the way we dispose of rubbish in Porirua has to change. Consultation on four options...
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Controversial high-rise development approved in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand An artist’s impression of the seven-storey apartment building, Mayfair, that is proposed for Wellington’s Mt Victoria. Supplied / One to One Hundred Ltd A controversial high-rise...
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Parking fines more than double in Hamilton after changes
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Parking changes in Hamilton city have come with a hefty price tag for drivers, with infringements more than doubling. The total value...
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Police disrupt organised crime run through business, Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged three people following an operation targeting organised crime in Dunedin. On Thursday 12 February, Police conducted a search warrant at a...
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Review: No Other Choice is impossible to predict
Source: Radio New Zealand You aren’t in much danger of walking out of No Other Choice wondering what it was about. But director Park Chan-wook’s idiosyncratic, dark-comedy thriller is a masterclass...
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Crayfishers in cut-off Wairarapa hope bridge reopens soon
Source: Radio New Zealand The bridge over Hurupi Stream on Cape Palliser Road. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone It’s not “panic, panic” yet, but Ngawi crayfishers are keeping their fingers crossed...
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Person seriously hurt in Northland crash
Source: Radio New Zealand SH1 was closed between Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road and Mangawhai Road for a time. RNZ / Tim Brown One person has been transported to hospital in a...
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Home invader caught in stolen vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Senior Sergeant Craig Bates, Acting Waikato West Response Manager: Waikato West Police have arrested a brazen burglar who broke into a...
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People seriously hurt in Northland crash
Source: Radio New Zealand SH1 is closed between Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road and Mangawhai Road. RNZ / Tim Brown Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 1,...
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State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZTA State Highway 35 is set to reopen, once more connecting Tairāwhiti to the eastern Bay of Plenty. It has been three weeks since...
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Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?
Source: Radio New Zealand Property experts say there are a few things that can happen to influence a property’s value – some within the owner’s control and some not. RNZ...
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Live: Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Police have swarmed a Christchurch street after a reported home invasion...
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Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Police have swarmed a Christchurch street after a reported home invasion...
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A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after branch hits roof during storm
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington family has been forced out of their home after a large branch flattened their roof in this week’s vicious storm. William Ray, an RNZ...
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A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after huge branch hits roof during storm
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington family has been forced out of their home after a large branch flattened their roof in this week’s vicious storm. William Ray, an RNZ...
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Firearms seized in ongoing investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police have recovered a cache of weaponry as part of an ongoing investigation into a family harm event. Counties Manukau West Police responded to Māngere address...