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Motels used as taxpayer-funded emergency housing don't have resource consent

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Stirling sports Upper Hutt targeted once again in late night robbery

'Feel like I’m a prisoner': Owner sleeping in store after third burglary attempt in a year

Stirling sports Upper Hutt targeted in January with almost $10,000 in stock stolen

Auckland Museum asbestos removal project

Stirling sports Upper Hutt targeted once again in late night robbery

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He took drama classes because his mates were. Now this Kiwi actor is starring in a hit Disney series

From Twickenham flashpoint to ‘hit job’ claims: The untold story and new details of Scott Robertson's All Blacks exit

Inside the quiet war at Christchurch’s border: How Customs fights rising drug threats

Young melanoma survivor's warning for young people who 'glorify tan lines'

'Hundreds of cousins' not enough to keep violent 501 deportee in Australia

Fire and Emergency NZ warns of public risk as 18 calls received during strike

One dead after boat capsizes in 'choppy and windy' water off popular Thames beach

From $17m seed to $25b giant: Carmel Fisher’s bold vision changed investing

Fonterra's Peter McBride named top chairperson for second time

‘Extraordinary impact’: A2 Milk CFO wins top Deloitte finance award

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

He took drama classes because his mates were. Now this Kiwi actor is starring in a hit Disney series

'Feel like I’m a prisoner': Owner sleeping in store after third burglary attempt in a year

'Washed out and dull': Why Sky’s 4K sport is falling short

'He did a 180': Fugitive boatie arrested after fleeing police in ‘old’ red boat

From Twickenham flashpoint to ‘hit job’ claims: The untold story and new details of Scott Robertson's All Blacks exit

Inside the quiet war at Christchurch’s border: How Customs fights rising drug threats

Why the Christchurch mosque terrorist is back in court over his life sentence

He took drama classes because his mates were. Now this Kiwi actor is starring in a hit Disney series

From Twickenham flashpoint to ‘hit job’ claims: The untold story and new details of Scott Robertson's All Blacks exit

From Mainland to milk powder: Inside Fonterra's high-protein push

Staffing row over Auckland's facility for criminals needing psychiatric care

‘Exceeded expectations’: Northland tennis fans get behind first Davis Cup tie

One dead after boat capsizes in 'choppy and windy' water off popular Thames beach

Motels used as taxpayer-funded emergency housing don't have resource consent

Young melanoma survivor's warning for young people who 'glorify tan lines'

Nangs crisis emerges in regional NZ: ‘It’s epidemic now – they’re everywhere’

'Buckle in': Average property prices on rise

Waitangi 2026: Australia signs first ever treaty with indigenous people - how Māori helped

Afternoon quiz: What is the real name of Uma Thurman's 'The Bride' in 'Kill Bill'?

Inside the quiet war at Christchurch’s border: How Customs fights rising drug threats

Police launch investigation after boy, 5, found dead at Napier beach after large search

From reels to phone calls: How Gisborne councillors engage with constituents

‘Bugger’: Pilot reacts after vintage plane skids into airport tyre barrier

Inside the quiet war at Christchurch’s border: How Customs fights rising drug threats

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Police launch investigation after boy, 5, found dead at Napier beach after large search

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