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'Nice and close to the fish': King Salmon's new $8m site
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'Nice and close to the fish': King Salmon's new $8m site

Chief executive Carl Carrington says the new site would create 70-100 jobs.

10 Sep 10:02 PM
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Santana Minerals agreed to pay $25m for Ardgour Station in early July.

10 Sep 10:00 PM
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'Shots fired, shots fired': Inside tense Phillips standoff with police
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'Shots fired, shots fired': Inside tense Phillips standoff with police

The communications capturing the dramatic police shootout on a dark rural road.

10 Sep 09:41 PM
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Bluff Highway closed, serious injuries after two-vehicle crash near Invercargill

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10 Sep 09:37 PM
Operation Curly: Inside the four-year hunt for Tom Phillips and his children
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Operation Curly: Inside the four-year hunt for Tom Phillips and his children

10 Sep 09:30 PM
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10 Sep 09:24 PM
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Documentary maker: 'We have never asked to shoot anything with the children'

10 Sep 09:20 PM
Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed
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Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed

10 Sep 09:18 PM
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Jayden Broome, 19, slipped and fell while climbing on a roof to take a photo with friends.

10 Sep 09:02 PM
Revealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at school
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Revealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at school

There is a range of new subjects on offer.

10 Sep 09:00 PM
Media gag order on Tom Phillips case to be argued in court today
New Zealand

Media gag order on Tom Phillips case to be argued in court today

The injunction was sought by lawyer Linda Clark for Tom Phillips' mother Julia.

10 Sep 08:37 PM
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Senior Journalist Simon Wilson and Sherson Willis Director Trish Sherson on the Herald NOW panel

Senior Journalist Simon Wilson and Sherson Willis Director Trish Sherson join Ryan Bridge on the Herald NOW panel.

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10 Sep 08:35 PM
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Gen Z saving more — but anxious about money decisions
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Gen Z saving more — but anxious about money decisions

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Secondary teachers set to decide on latest pay offer
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Secondary teachers set to decide on latest pay offer

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Dame Julie Christie provides a statement on the Tom Phillips documentary
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Dame Julie Christie provides a statement on the Tom Phillips documentary

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Tom Phillips’ son held rifle as armed police negotiators approached bush hideout
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All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson names side to face Springboks

Changes are on the way for the second test in Wellington.

10 Sep 09:30 PM
Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed
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Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed

He founded Bay Dreams and One Love and is promoting a Snoop Dogg show this month.

10 Sep 09:18 PM
British diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’
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British diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’

10 Sep 05:00 PM
Revealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at school
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Revealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at school

10 Sep 09:00 PM
Gen Z saving more — but anxious about money decisions
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Gen Z saving more — but anxious about money decisions

18–25 year olds are engaged and saving, but most lack financial confidence. The FSC's Kirk Hope on what this means for the future.

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10 Sep 08:19 PM
Secondary teachers set to decide on latest pay offer
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Secondary teachers set to decide on latest pay offer

Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche joins Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW to discuss he latest offer to secondary teachers.

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10 Sep 08:04 PM
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at event at event in Utah
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Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at event at event in Utah

Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at event at event in Utah.

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10 Sep 07:34 PM
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04 Aug 04:59 PM
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04 Aug 04:59 PM
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How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four
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How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four

Auckland provides 10 of the 26 players named in the New Zealand Schools squad.

10 Sep 10:01 PM
Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure
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Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure

NZ Football is weighing 12- or 14-team formats with promotion and relegation.

10 Sep 09:58 PM
All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson names side to face Springboks
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All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson names side to face Springboks

Changes are on the way for the second test in Wellington.

10 Sep 09:30 PM
Media gag order on Tom Phillips case to be argued in court today
New Zealand

Media gag order on Tom Phillips case to be argued in court today

The injunction was sought by lawyer Linda Clark for Tom Phillips' mother Julia.

10 Sep 08:37 PM

Christchurch news

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How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four
School Rugby

How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four

Auckland provides 10 of the 26 players named in the New Zealand Schools squad.

10 Sep 10:01 PM
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British diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’
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British diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’

High Commissioner Iona Thomas is speaking in Christchurch today.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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Society Insider: All Black Will Jordan’s double celebration; Sir John Kirwan's sweet new business
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Society Insider: All Black Will Jordan’s double celebration; Sir John Kirwan's sweet new business

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10 Sep 05:00 PM

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How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four
School Rugby

How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four

Auckland provides 10 of the 26 players named in the New Zealand Schools squad.

10 Sep 10:01 PM
Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure
Sport

Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure

NZ Football is weighing 12- or 14-team formats with promotion and relegation.

10 Sep 09:58 PM
All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson names side to face Springboks
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All Blacks

All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson names side to face Springboks

Changes are on the way for the second test in Wellington.

10 Sep 09:30 PM
Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed
New Zealand

Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed

He founded Bay Dreams and One Love and is promoting a Snoop Dogg show this month.

10 Sep 09:18 PM

Regional news

Whangārei faces first new local election voting system change in a generation
Northern Advocate

Whangārei faces first new local election voting system change in a generation

The district has used the First Past the Post system in elections since 2001.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
Why power plans promising savings may cost you more
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Why power plans promising savings may cost you more

Flick Electric and Frank Energy have both exited the retail market this year.

10 Sep 10:03 PM
Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed
Rotorua Daily Post

Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed

He founded Bay Dreams and One Love and is promoting a Snoop Dogg show this month.

10 Sep 09:18 PM
Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed
Bay of Plenty Times

Women urge promoter boycott after sex crimes case revealed

He founded Bay Dreams and One Love and is promoting a Snoop Dogg show this month.

10 Sep 09:18 PM
Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure
Hawkes Bay Today

Plenty at stake amid New Zealand Football's National League restructure

NZ Football is weighing 12- or 14-team formats with promotion and relegation.

10 Sep 09:58 PM
Mayoral hopefuls face questions at candidates evening
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Mayoral hopefuls face questions at candidates evening

Three of the four candidates attended the event.

10 Sep 05:00 PM

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Teen steps up: Gisborne fire brigade’s young volunteer answers the call
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Teen steps up: Gisborne fire brigade’s young volunteer answers the call

Gisborne relies on volunteers, with the nearest career stations hours away.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
Morning quiz: Who discovered the mathematical system of logarithms?
New Zealand

Morning quiz: Who discovered the mathematical system of logarithms?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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Child armed with rifle as police entered Phillips bush hideout
New Zealand

Child armed with rifle as police entered Phillips bush hideout

Police sources say 10-year-old Maverick Phillips held a rifle at the campsite.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
Ex-SAS commando on how Tom Phillips evaded police for four years in bush
New Zealand

Ex-SAS commando on how Tom Phillips evaded police for four years in bush

The experts share what Tom Phillips' biggest asset was while living in wilderness.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
Asbestos contamination confirmed at Massey Uni vet school worksite
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Asbestos contamination confirmed at Massey Uni vet school worksite

Contaminated fire doors in a new campus building were drilled into.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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Education civil war? Why principals are split on plans to scrap NCEA
New Zealand

Education civil war? Why principals are split on plans to scrap NCEA

A coalition of 64 principals from largely wealthy schools is backing plans to scrap NCEA.

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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Keeping time alive: Waipawa couple’s clock shop keeps history ticking

10 Sep 06:00 PM
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Letters: Phillips saga a reminder of the brave work of our police force

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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British diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’

10 Sep 05:00 PM
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Teen steps up: Gisborne fire brigade’s young volunteer answers the call

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