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Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide

It means coastal communities between Pōtaka near Hicks Bay and Tikitiki remain cut off.

Nine-year-old Hamilton girl becomes youngest person to pass NCEA Level 3 exam

Her family moved from China to Hamilton last year and she is in Year 4.

Violence towards Northland ambulance crews putting patients at risk

In 18 months in Northland, one veteran paramedic faced five violent callouts.

'Every parent's worst nightmare': High-risk daycare child snatcher to be freed in weeks

Tekuru has served one year of a two-year sentence and must be freed soon.

'A real honour': Adrian Rurawhe reflects on life in politics

Rurawhe became just the second Māori Speaker of the House when he took the role in 2022.

The lonely fall of an 'icon': The blame & bitterness of Sir Tim Shadbolt's final years

Accused of having ‘blood on their hands’, insiders lift the lid on the mayor's last term.

Editorial: Uncomfortable reading for the RBNZ, Luxon and everyday Kiwis

OPINION: New Zealanders will be a little more cautious after an elevated inflation rate.

'Taken all my money': Owners pursued for millions as NZ’s biggest leaky building bill gets bigger

'We are on the edge of survival', says one owner behind on repayments.

'Spoil rotten': Wellington sugar daddy's 'concerning behaviour' reported to police

The man has spent months handing out notes offering $200-300 for 'friendship'.

Letters: Mark Mitchell has shown once again he is a leader for a crisis

OPINION: Wellington political careerists should stay out of Auckland affairs.

Buildings red-stickered, many places still closed in Bay after deluge

Highways, walking tracks, campgrounds: What's still closed in the battered Bay of Plenty.

Mount Maunganui search enters second night as families face anguished wait for outcome

Multiple families are in tears amid the heavy-duty search equipment.

Finance Minister praises Māori Queen’s economic vision

Politicians followed tradition and gathered at Rātana today.

Watch: ‘A lamental cry’ - Iwi say father holding vigil at Mt Maunganui slip has lost two children

"I met one parent, he was from Italy. He knows two of his children are still in there."