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MetService Severe Weather Update: 19 - 22 January

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Back to school: How parents are cutting uniform costs

Government considering ban on rock pool harvesting in Auckland

Why authorities hammered these 10 tradies and cancelled their building licences

From Skyhawks to Mauao: Pilot’s epic birthday swim crowns 50 years flying

Luxon signals possible Cabinet reshuffle as politicians retire, election date out 'very shortly'

Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases

Three charged after violent, unprovoked assault on young people at party

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

Tower’s digital revamp drives most improved Deloitte award win

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Deloitte Top 200: How values shaped Clarus’ inclusive culture

Back to school: How parents are cutting uniform costs

Three charged after violent, unprovoked assault on young people at party

Why authorities hammered these 10 tradies and cancelled their building licences

Airport finds practice bomb in luggage, calls Defence Force but doesn't evacuate

Why authorities hammered these 10 tradies and cancelled their building licences

Home detention vs prison: How much we really spend to keep offenders locked in

Auckland FC beat South Island United in OFC Professional League opener

Government considering ban on rock pool harvesting in Auckland

Fresh severe weather alerts for rain-soaked North Island as ‘moist tropical wedge of air’ lingers

These are the 10 best family beaches in NZ, but which will you vote as number one?

Back to school: How parents are cutting uniform costs

Fresh severe weather alerts for rain-soaked North Island as ‘moist tropical wedge of air’ lingers

These are the 10 best family beaches in NZ, but which will you vote as number one?

Man dies in geothermal area in Rotorua in ‘water-related incident’

From Skyhawks to Mauao: Pilot’s epic birthday swim crowns 50 years flying

Livestock truck overturns, closes stretch of SH2 near Wairoa

'A great success': Thousands revel in Whanganui Vintage Weekend

Airport finds practice bomb in luggage, calls Defence Force but doesn't evacuate

Price of meth in NZ dropped to new low in 2025, cocaine market growing according to new research

What to expect from PM's state of the nation today - and unveiling of election date

Letters: The All Blacks have been spoilt by success over an epoch

Kiwi 'warrior' loses leg in Ukraine but stays at frontline for five days

Subtropical low to bring heavy rain and severe gales to upper North Island

Price of meth in NZ dropped to new low in 2025, cocaine market growing according to new research

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Letters: The All Blacks have been spoilt by success over an epoch

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