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National
Man dies after falling in council tree pit
Monday, 22 April 2019, 12:28PMA grieving Auckland woman is seeking legal advice after her elderly partner suffered fatal injuries when he fell into an...
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Politics
Pornography not an 'overwhelming problem' for NZ's young - PM
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 4:45PMUPDATED 6.15PM The Prime Minister doesn't see pornography as being a significant problem for our young. Auckland Grammar has...
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Emergency
Body found in area Auckland woman went missing
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 9:41AMUPDATED 9.44am: A body has been found in Woodhill Forest, where the search for missing Auckland woman Carissa Avison was...
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Business
Student loan debt 'balloons' with average student owing $21,000 - Labour
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 4:29PMStudent loan debt has "ballooned" under National, Labour says, with the average student now $21,000 in the red. The comments...
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Education
$40,000 for 'free' state education
Friday, 20 January 2017, 6:46AMParents of a child born this year can expect to pay almost $40,000 for their education, after big rise in costs over the...
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National
Students 'freaking out' over error in maths exam, NZQA apologises
Friday, 25 November 2016, 8:39AMUPDATED 6:33PM A botch-up in a level 3 maths exam left thousands of students "stumped", and many "freaking out". The New...
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Politics
Seclusion rooms used in eight special schools
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 5:58PMEight special schools have been identified as having seclusion rooms, the Minister of Education has revealed. It comes in...
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World
Samoan newspaper prompts fury with front page photo
Sunday, 19 June 2016, 5:44PMOutrage has erupted in Samoa after a national newspaper published a photograph on its front page of a dead trans woman. The...
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National
Samuel Gibson suffers devastating head injury during half-marathon
Sunday, 15 May 2016, 4:41PMAn adventurer with a rare brittle bone disease has suffered a “devastating head injury” while taking part in a half marathon...
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National
Jobs cut at Waikato University
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 2:36PMUPDATED 5.23pm: More than 20 staff are to lose their jobs from Waikato University. The redundancies will affect the Faculty...
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National
Lovers found guilty of Davender Singh's murder
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 2:54PMLovers found guilty of murder
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National
Police release CCTV footage of missing boy
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 6:50AMPolice release CCTV footage of missing boy
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World
Major nations need to 'get over themselves' - Minister
Saturday, 1 August 2015, 11:59AMAn inability to guarantee justice for the families of those killed in downed flight MH17 is "infuriating" Foreign Minister...
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Crime
Woman under fire over egg importing attempt
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 12:16PMA chicken enthusiast put the poultry and native bird population at risk by attempting to illegally import live eggs. New...
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Rural
Another drop in global dairy prices
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 6:29AMUPDATED 10.30am: Another disappointing global dairy auction overnight. Prices have fallen 4.3 percent, the sixth successive...
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Auckland
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Auckland
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 3:33PMHeavy rain and thunderstorms hit Auckland