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Henderson residents Tania Matthews and her husband say they were duped out of $1700 by two men who said they would water blast and paint their roof but left it patchy. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Fake tradesmen: Couple latest victims in run of roof scams

19 Jan, 2019 7:33am
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'I am really angry at myself for falling for it.'

Nicole Williams, 20, had to travel 20,000km to Wirral in England to have eye proton beam radiotherapy. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi woman travels 20,000km to save her eye

19 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Nicole Williams was stunned when doctors told her the mole on her eye was cancerous.

Bach 78 at Islington Bay on Rangitoto Island is available to rent. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Bid to extend public access to Rangitoto baches

17 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Conservation group wants to restore two baches and use building for wedding functions.

A kiwi is captured stopping for a drink on Stewart Island. Photo / Stewart Island Kiwi

NEW ZEALAND

Rare footage: Ever wondered how kiwi drink?

16 Jan, 2019 8:12pm
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Rare footage shows a Stewart Island kiwi stopping for a drink in a pond.

The 26-year-old man accused of murdering Grace Millane will appear at the High Court in Auckland today. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Grace Millane murder accused in court today

16 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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The British backpacker was found dead a week after her 22nd birthday.

A couple of hardy holidaymakers take to Buffalo Beach at Whitianga on the Coromandel earlier this month. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

The heavens will open: Torrential rain, flood warnings for east coast

16 Jan, 2019 5:48am
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Parts of the east coast could see 120mm of rain in a 24-hour period.

Passengers on American Airlines flight 82 that had to be diverted to Honolulu after a passenger fell ill. Photo / Paul Ross

BUSINESS

Horror flight: Passenger severely ill on Auckland-LA plane

15 Jan, 2019 11:20pm
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Doctors and nurses worked for hours on the passenger to "keep him alive".

NEW ZEALAND

'Inquisitive' orca family treats sightseers

14 Jan, 2019 12:22pm
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One of the orca calves was seen "spy-hopping out of the water".

Police at the crash scene on Blenheim Rd in Riccarton, Christchurch. Photo / Broadcast Media

NEW ZEALAND

'Ball of fire': Three teens die in stolen car after police abandon pursuit

14 Jan, 2019 11:30am
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"[I] looked out the window and saw the flames, couldn't see much but a ball of fire."

A cool front making its way up the country will provide some relief to those suffering from the run of hot weather. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

The end of muggy nights: Cool front brings relief from heat

14 Jan, 2019 5:43am
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Tonight Auckland is dropping to 14C from an average of 18-19C the past few weeks.

The crumpled remains of the blue Audi after a fatal head-on collision with a bus on Gowing Drive. Photo / Hayden Woodward

NEW ZEALAND

'He was gone': First responder to horrific Meadowbank fatal tried desperately to save victim

13 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Witness describes van attempt to save car driver who ploughed into bus in city suburb.

The driver of the car involved in the bus crash in Meadowbank died at the scene. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Fatal bus crash in Auckland city: Mum injured as she shielded baby

12 Jan, 2019 3:08pm
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A mother received serious bruising to her arms protecting a young child in a bus crash.

Warmer seas might be nice for that summer dip, but they could have grave consequences for our marine ecosystem. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Catastrophic' impacts for marine life as sea temperatures rise

11 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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'As the ocean continues to warm the ecological changes could be catastrophic.'

NEW ZEALAND

'When, not if': Preparing for the 'megathrust' quake

10 Jan, 2019 10:20am
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An emergency response plan will be based on a magnitude 8.9 quake and tsunami scenario.

NEW ZEALAND

2018 was NZ's second hottest year on record - Niwa

8 Jan, 2019 2:26pm
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A warm ocean, subtropical airflow and greenhouse gases were all drivers of one hot year.

The SPCA has called for a ban on the use of 1080 in pest control. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

SPCA call for ban on 1080 challenged

8 Jan, 2019 12:38pm
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Forest & Bird says their position will lead to "cruel deaths and extinctions".

Graeme Atkins, East Coast Department Of Conservation ranger, pictured at home near Ruatoria in the bush he has planted around his house. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Meet the guardian of New Zealand's rarest plants

1 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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'Not a lot of my mates were into plants, I had to keep it in the wardrobe.'

Whanganui surfer Felix Newton died after crashing his ute into Whanganui River in the early hours of Christmas Day 2018. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Whanganui crash victim remembered as surfer with 'infectious smile'

28 Dec, 2018 6:15am
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"He was a grommet who had infectious smile and loved surfing and his local."

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was a guest judge in the Fashion in the Fields at Ellerslie Racecourse for the Boxing Day Races. Photo / Emma Hopgood

NEW ZEALAND

Sunshine brings the race day flocks and frocks out

26 Dec, 2018 6:26pm
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About 12,000 people flocked to the Boxing Day Races at Ellerslie Racecourse.

The Scottish couple were rescued after their boat broke down in big seas. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

'Rescue of the year': Christmas tragedy averted

25 Dec, 2018 7:34am
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A Scottish couple's boat broke down in four-metre seas off the Gisborne coast.

Fans reported buying fake tickets off Viagogo to the Bruno Mars concert back in February. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Date set for Viagogo showdown

21 Dec, 2018 2:07pm
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The Commerce Commission has received nearly 600 complaints about Viagogo since mid-2016.

Venus Williams will be a major drawcard for the ASB Classic 2019 in Auckland and organisers are warning fans away from Viagogo so they don't get hit with fake tickets. Photo / Nick Reed

SPORT

ASB Classic warning fans away from Viagogo

20 Dec, 2018 7:14pm
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There have been over 600 complaints about Viagogo in the past five years.

If you're planning on a beach day in Auckland on Christmas you might need to pack an umbrella. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Wet Christmas for the upper North Island

20 Dec, 2018 12:27pm
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You might need to hold off on the BBQ for a couple of days.

Chloe Walker, 5, Wolf Walker, 1, and mum Eliza Walker chat to Santa while Christmas shopping at St Lukes Mall. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Sleigh tills ring: Christmas retailers brace for busy period

20 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Christmas is the busiest shopping period of year.

Cyclist Michael Cannon was in a cycle lane when he was hit by a person riding a Lime scooter, he was knocked out and received serious injury to his arm and hand. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Cyclist knocked unconscious after collision with e-scooter

19 Dec, 2018 5:55pm
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Cyclist was knocked out for 15 minutes after collision.

Nathan Kraatskow, inset left, died when a learner driver, Rouxle Le Roux, inset right, hit him at an Albany intersection, pictured, on May 18 this year. Photos / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Too afraid to sleep': Lawyer defends hit-and-run teen after death threats

18 Dec, 2018 1:39pm
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Lawyer says speculation that her client is from a "privileged" background is wrong.

The light aircraft is covered with a tarpaulin as emergency services attend the scene. Photo / Belinda Feek

NEW ZEALAND

'Pretty grim scene': Two bodies removed from plane wreckage

17 Dec, 2018 3:33pm
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Raglan resident describes the aftermath of the crash as "a pretty grim scene".

Former lawyer Olivia Wensley said if the Law Society was serious it would have taken disciplinary action against those involved in the Russell McVeagh scandal. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Female lawyers 'sexually objectified', new rules needed: Report

17 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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Action to be taken on sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession.

Forest & Bird want to see a three-year ban on catching crayfish in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty areas. Photo / Raewyn Peart

Calls for crayfish fishing ban for Auckland, Bay of Plenty as population 'collapses'

16 Dec, 2018 2:27pm
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Forest & Bird wants to see a three-year ban to allow the population to recover.

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust has won a Supreme Court case meaning commcercial concessions granted for Rangitoto and Motutapu will need to be reassessed. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland iwi wins court case over Rangitoto rights stoush

14 Dec, 2018 3:18pm
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The Supreme Court ruled DoC had not given effect to Treaty of Waitangi principles.

Teacher Krista Scelly with her two children Max, 16 months, and Moss, 5, at the Small Kauri Early Childhood Centre in Māngere Bridge after Thursday's burglary. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Community rallies behind preschool after playground theft

14 Dec, 2018 12:06pm
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Supportive messages, morning tea and even donation offers are flooding in.

Like this house? Trinity Network will pay you $20,000 to buy it. Photo / Trinity Network

NEW ZEALAND

Real estate firm offers you $20k to buy Auckland home

14 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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But the Real Estate Authority is warning potential buyers to still do their homework

Thieves ripped the slide out of the ground at Small Kauri Early Childhood Education Centre in Māngere Bridge last night. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Our little hearts are breaking': Preschool shocked at theft

13 Dec, 2018 12:27pm
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"We really just want whoever took the equipment to find their good nature and return it."

Air New Zealand engineers have voted to strike for three days from December 21. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Kiwis worried over threatened Air NZ strike before Xmas

13 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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"Thanks for potentially ruining our Christmas."

A recent surge in threats against DoC has centred around its use of 1080 poison to rid conservation land of the rats, stoats and possums decimating our native bird species. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

1080 madness: DoC ranger slept with gun under his bed

11 Dec, 2018 7:59am
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A DoC ranger slept with a gun for weeks after getting death threats from 1080 activists.

Missing British backpacker Grace Millane was six weeks into a year-long overseas trip of a lifetime. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Father of missing backpacker arrives

7 Dec, 2018 11:48am
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Grace Millane's mystery disappearance has the world watching.

Grace Millane arrived here about two weeks ago and had been in constant contact with her family. Photos / via Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Father of missing British tourist Grace Millane flying out to NZ

6 Dec, 2018 2:14pm
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"We all feel a bit helpless from over here. That's why my father is flying out there."

Grace Millane has not been in contact with her family in the United Kingdom for several days. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Missing British tourist was near motorway, says witness

6 Dec, 2018 8:20am
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Grace Millane had been in regular contact with her family before her disappearance.

George Bernard Holland died on August 6 last year when he crashed his ute into an oncoming truck on a one-way bridge in Marlborough. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Coroner calls for drinking age to be raised following death

5 Dec, 2018 10:18am
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"It is incumbent on the state to further restrict access to alcohol."

An adult male shore plover nesting on Motutapu island in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Dave Houston

NEW ZEALAND

Critically endangered birds hatch on Auckland island

5 Dec, 2018 9:05am
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There are just 245 adult shore plover remaining.

The moment a lightning bolt strikes a house in Manly on Whangaparaoa. Image / Krista Dedden

NEW ZEALAND

Wild weather: Workers' horror as woman collapses after lightning strike

4 Dec, 2018 9:55am
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Auckland is being hammered by a massive thunder and lightning storm.

Skye Deutschbein and her husband Nathan, who was killed by an avalanche near Mt Cook on Thursday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Mountaineer killed in avalanche was family's 'captain awesome'

30 Nov, 2018 8:04pm
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Wife of climber killed in avalanche on Mount Cook posts moving tribute.

He Korowai Trust chief executive Ricky Houghton said a Māori bank would be the

NEW ZEALAND

Iwi bank idea mooted to put more Māori in homes

29 Nov, 2018 3:36pm
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The bank would also help develop underutilised Māori land and keep profits in New Zealand.

The Aratiatia Rapids on the Waikato River near Taupō. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Māori claim seeks to protect water for all New Zealanders

28 Nov, 2018 3:22pm
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"Those who use it for private commercial benefit should pay for it."

The NZ Transport Agency had proposed to build a shared path along the coast near Mangamaunu, which had been damaged in the 2016 earthquake. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Cycleway canned to protect world-famous surf break

27 Nov, 2018 11:20am
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Mangamaunu is one of 17 protected surf breaks around the country.

Despite the wild weather Bethells Beach was a popular option on Sunday. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

More wet weather to follow weekend of downpours

26 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Auckland was hammered with 72 thunderstorms yesterday afternoon.

A fatal crash on State highway One near of Waiomio. Photo / John Stone

NEW ZEALAND

Another brutal weekend on NZ roads

26 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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We are on track for our most deadly year on the roads in over a decade.

Sonam Shelar had been missing since Saturday morning. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sonam Shelar's two phones found in water at Island Bay

23 Nov, 2018 9:30am
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Police are to release further details about the investigation this morning.

The scene on the rugged Wairarapa coast where the body of Sonam Shelar was discovered. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Surfers found missing pregnant woman's body at remote beach

22 Nov, 2018 1:55pm
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Police would not be commenting on the cause of death until after a post mortem.

NEW ZEALAND

Divers to hunt for clues to pregnant woman's death

22 Nov, 2018 11:55am
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Police would not be commenting on the cause of death until after a post mortem.

Taka Higashino road along the Sky Tower's Sky Walk this morning. Photo / Brett Phibbs

SPORT

Daredevil rides around 192m-high Sky Tower's SkyWalk

21 Nov, 2018 8:15am
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Japanese motocross rider Taka Higashino is the first person to have driven the Sky Walk.

Eva McGauley was a fierce advocate for women's and survivors' rights. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Inspirational teen Eva McGauley loses cancer battle

19 Nov, 2018 9:03am
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"She was such a beautiful young woman, who did so much for so many, taken far too soon."

The road was closed near Okere Falls after one person died and another was seriously injured in a crash yesterday morning. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

'Absolutely devastating': Horror weekend on NZ roads

19 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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This year we are heading for a record on the roads, and it's not a good one.

NEW ZEALAND

Regional observance days to mark New Zealand Wars?

13 Nov, 2018 6:07pm
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Observance days could also include a national Suffragette Day.

Bridge collapse at Goat Creek on State Highway 73. Photo / Jess Dempsey

NEW ZEALAND

Schoolboys trapped by flood waters make it out safely

9 Nov, 2018 11:44am
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The 25 year 9 students were trapped in Mt Aspiring National Park.

Rejoice Steadfast has died after being swept away in a swollen West Coast river. Photo / TVNZ

NEW ZEALAND

'Absolute tragedy': Gloriavale mum of 11 swept away in front of family

9 Nov, 2018 8:43am
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Rejoice Steadfast was watching the swollen river with her family when a bank collapsed.

A black backed gull was one of the dead birds found on a North Shore bay. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Dozens of dead birds found at Auckland bays

8 Nov, 2018 10:01am
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The Department of Conservation is investigating the deaths.

The Volkswagen Golf struck a tree at high speed, killing two passengers and injuring three. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

200kmh chase: Police driving 'dangerous, unjustified' in fatal pursuit

8 Nov, 2018 10:00am
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"To try and explain my pain is impossible. No-one should have to lose a child like this."

The fire believed to have started from fireworks raging through the fence bordering a Kaiapoi family home. Photo / Jessica Murray

NEW ZEALAND

Fire nearly destroys home while family sleeps inside

7 Nov, 2018 10:28am
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Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the blaze.

NEW ZEALAND

Lawyer says Kiwi father's UK visa issue 'worst' she's seen

6 Nov, 2018 8:57am
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Home Office is now investigating why the passport was delayed.

NZDF Maōri Cultural Group welcome the Le Quesnoy Centenary Official Party. Photo / NZDF

NEW ZEALAND

Thousands turn out for Le Quesnoy ceremony

5 Nov, 2018 4:16pm
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A visit to the French town is sure to become part of the Kiwi OE.

A southern bottlenose whale stranded at Port Waikato this morning. Photo / Project Jonah

NEW ZEALAND

Rare whale stranded at Port Waikato dies

2 Nov, 2018 7:22pm
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Despite best efforts the whale could not be saved.