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Takanini tragedy: Car seen speeding before crash that killed three
Three people died after their car crashed into BurgerFuel Takanini on Sunday.
HDC finds Health NZ failed to recognise woman’s heart attack before she left Tauranga ED
An HDC report has found delayed recognition of a life-threatening cardiac event.
Auckland Airport strike: Emergency staff threaten action over pay and training
The airport's emergency staff have threatened two 24-hour strikes.
Broadcaster Stephen McIvor on life after Sky and hustling for his next gig
Stephen McIvor on life after Sky and hustling for his next job at 61.
Six companies linked to drug lord’s parents put into liquidation over unpaid tax
The liquidations come after a decade-long legal battle over alleged tax evasion.
Weather: Thunderstorms and downpours set to continue but clear weather on the way
Hours of heavy rain have increased the risk of surface and flash flooding.
Corrections and DoC partnership leads to rare native plant growth near Taihape
The nursery resembles a commercial one, with up to 15 prisoners working at any one time.
Tighter vaping regulations needed – Editorial
OPINION: It is shameful that some adults have no problem supplying vapes to minors.
Military-style bootcamp: No reoffending from second cohort of young offenders
None of the young people in the second pilot programme went on to reoffend.
Apology over cult conference and church convention clash
Venue management failed to tell anti-cult conference organisers that an evangelical church was holding a convention in the building at the same time.
Kāpiti Coast Airport to announce closure, RNZ understands
Representatives of the owners, NZ PropCo, are said to be meeting with tenants of the airport based at Paraparaumu.
Inside the Wellington Town Hall after 13 years shut
Music leaders hope the reopened town hall will bring music into central Wellington and keep young musicians in the city.
Punjabi community mourns three young people killed in Takinini BurgerFuel crash
The trio died after the car they were in lost control at a roundabout on Great South Road, came off the road and tore through the restaurant.
Warning of possible floods amid severe thunderstorm alerts for North Island
Severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours could hit much of the North Island, with an orange rain warning for parts of Bay of Plenty.
New Zealand gets another 'Fossil of the Day' award at COP31 climate conference
It's the fifth time in six years New Zealand has received one of the awards given to countries seen to be backsliding on climate action.
Ngāi Tūhoe mourns treasured son Tā Pou Temara
The celebrated academic, author, historian and teacher returned to Mataatua marae yesterday, to his hapū Te Urewera.
Canterbury University staff holding back grades over pay talks
The union says it has been at the bargaining table since May but had not received an adequate offer.
Timaru teenager facing cannabis charges after $54k found in shoebox
The money was found in a car that was pulled over on Theodosia Street in Timaru overnight.
Teen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria
15-year-old Napier boy Kaea Karauria was killed in May last year.
