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'I'm so glad I could grab my baby': Family escape house inferno

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'This was a harrowing experience': Assistant on fatal caving trip said staff did the best they could

Only two adults took 17 Whangārei Boys’ High students into Abbey Caves.

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'I’m sorry': Media awards cut Voyager sponsorship after CEO’s ‘unacceptable’ repost

The News Publishers’ Association acted after a repost by the firm's CEO Seeby Woodhouse.

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Youths arrested after stolen car used in Dunedin petrol drive-offs

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Police investigate attack on young trio walking along street after passing tradies allegedly hurl abuse

06 May 04:00 AM

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Three-vehicle crash blocks SH1 north of Wellington

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Local govt shake-up: Mayors welcome deadline to design simpler council model

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'This was a harrowing experience': Assistant on fatal caving trip said staff did the best they could

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New $6.8m Mitre 10 trade centre green-lit for Tauriko

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NZ universities hit in world cyber security breach

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'Fighting a lot of thoughts': Kiwi's journey from rugby to AFL and back again

Youths arrested after stolen car used in Dunedin petrol drive-offs

Police investigate attack on young trio walking along street after passing tradies allegedly hurl abuse

Three-vehicle crash blocks SH1 north of Wellington

Local govt shake-up: Mayors welcome deadline to design simpler council model

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Super Rugby: How to fix the struggling competition

‘Food prices haven’t started to rise yet’: New podcast The Economy of Everything

Hurricanes blow as All Blacks halfback sidelined for up to a month with injury

New $6.8m Mitre 10 trade centre green-lit for Tauriko

'Extremely tight timeframe': Mayor reacts to reform ultimatum

New $6.8m Mitre 10 trade centre green-lit for Tauriko

Forestry firms fined $200k after truck driver dies on unsafe Coromandel road

Wayne Brown: A five-point plan to fix Auckland and grow the economy

Port of Auckland unveils mega cruise ship terminal and 24/7 freight push

Viv Beck: Midtown’s $10b transformation takes shape around NZICC

Gary Blick: Five council decisions driving Auckland’s economy

Super Rugby: How to fix the struggling competition

‘That’s all you need is more sex’: Woman alleges she was raped during controlling marriage

Hurricanes blow as All Blacks halfback sidelined for up to a month with injury

NZ universities hit in world cyber security breach

Super Rugby: How to fix the struggling competition

Hurricanes blow as All Blacks halfback sidelined for up to a month with injury

'Fighting a lot of thoughts': Kiwi's journey from rugby to AFL and back again

Super Rugby: How to fix the struggling competition

‘Food prices haven’t started to rise yet’: New podcast The Economy of Everything

Why over a third of ex-prisoners end up back behind bars within two years

Hurricanes blow as All Blacks halfback sidelined for up to a month with injury

'This was a harrowing experience': Assistant on fatal caving trip said staff did the best they could

Chateau Tongariro bid deadline passes - local and overseas players in the mix

'I'm so glad I could grab my baby': Family escape house inferno

New $6.8m Mitre 10 trade centre green-lit for Tauriko

Local govt shake-up: Mayors welcome deadline to design simpler council model

Chateau Tongariro bid deadline passes - local and overseas players in the mix

NZ Football honoured at Diversity Awards with two top prizes

The Country: Christopher Luxon on Singapore fuel‑for‑food deal

Giddy up! Crusaders horses spotted at Christchurch's new stadium

Stocks of diesel, petrol and jet fuel drop, satisfies trigger for alert level move

'They won't last long': Former All Black involved in illegal home-kill pig operation

'Like an earthquake': Truck driver fears for loads on rough bridge

Auckland couple sentenced after knife smuggling sting

'I'd clear them out tonight': Shane Jones on the homeless, fuel crisis and spat with Sam Neill

Broadcasting Standards Authority being axed, minister says regulator 'doesn't make sense'

Century-old Gaiety Theatre building gets makeover in Napier

'Massive bang': Marine flare found at popular Auckland North Shore beach detonated by Defence Force

Final Flemington Mud Run set to mark end of a muddy era

On The Up: Taking the foil out of foils - the Bay's award-winning haircare invention

'Authentic' leadership 'anchored in purpose': Dairy Woman of the Year named

Limited-run Amarok V6 Style ute offers premium practicality

Plan a Trip to Hawai‘i’s O‘ahu and Explore Its Stunning Outer Islands

Private credit market is booming

An expertly guided Yangtze journey through the heart of China.