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Man arrested following police stand-off in Auckland
19 Jun 2025All cordons in the area have been lifted.
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Police Association president criticises leaking of investigation info
Chris Cahill addressed leaks in relation to Jevon McSkimming's investigation in his latest column in the Police News magazine.
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Ministry spends thousands hunting leaks to RNZ
The Education Ministry is spending about $20,000 on its hunt for the sources of multiple leaks to RNZ.
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Pre-Matariki chaos descends on Auckland roads
Police have made an arrest after a stand-off in Mt Roskill, but road closures continue to cause headaches.
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'We wanted to fill a gap that we felt': Young duo finds niche in film industry
Two young wāhine have kicked-off their new production company, showing young people it is possible.
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Second person accused of interfering in teen's murder investigation
19 Jun 2025Police allege the 21-year-old instructed someone to destroy evidence.
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Three students hit by car outside Nelson school
19 Jun 2025One student is in Christchurch Hospital with serious injuries.
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Wait for cancer drugs could become longer for public patients
19 Jun 2025Doctors warn patients in the public health system could end up waiting longer if those with insurance are prioritised.
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Coroner takes aim at Runit as man dies after rugby league tackle
19 Jun 2025The Coroner has released his findings into the death of Pāpāmoa man Tere Livingstone in 2023.
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'Beyond appalling': Murdered woman's daughter wants probe into mental health care
19 Jun 2025Faye Phelps who was 83 was murdered by elderly mental health patient Elliot Cameron 50 years after he killed his brother.
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The Census has been switched off: What happens now?
19 Jun 2025In the midst of 'a population storm', the most powerful tool available to respond has been switched off. What happens now? Audio
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Victim of Rotorua hit-and-run dies, police continue hunt for motorcyclist
19 Jun 2025The 24-year-old pedestrian has died in hospital.
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Family believe one person knows more about Mikey's death
19 Jun 2025Michael Tamatea's whānau believe one woman knows more than she is letting on.
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Wagging, fights common at troubled school, commissioner appointed
A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland's Dargaville High School after a damning assessment by the Education Review Office.
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Family of woman murdered by mental health patient feel 'forgotten'
19 Jun 2025A man whose wife was murdered by a forensic mental health patient three years ago has not heard from authorities for more than a year and says his family feels "forgotten".
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Funding boost for Auckland's rare long-tailed bats
19 Jun 2025Funding from Auckland Council will help look after the native long-tailed bat, one of New Zealand's rarest and most vulnerable creatures.
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Call for more medical access to commonly used illicit drugs
19 Jun 2025Psychedelic drug use has more than doubled in New Zealand, a new report shows. Audio
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Father, daughter steal $190k in ATM heist, $159k still missing
18 Jun 2025The pair's sentencing was delayed to give them time to recall where the missing money is.
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Fatally injured woman found in Christchurch not missing person Elisabeth Nicholls
19 Jun 2025The woman was found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park and died on the way to hospital. Audio
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'It's very therapeutic for the people' - first full knee replacement surgery in Far North town
19 Jun 2025A woman who has had the first full knee replacement surgery in the Far North town of Kaitaia says being able to have the operation in her own community - supported by whanau - was a "therapeutic" and…
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100,000 new homes built after planning rule book came into force
The number of homes constructed rose from 10,200 in 2018 to a record 18,100 in 2023.
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Psychiatrist hopes 'magic mushroom' treatment will be more widely available
19 Jun 2025Dr Cameron Lacey, the first psychiatrist granted approval to prescribe the Class A drug psilocybin, said it took energy and perseverance to get to the approval stage. Audio
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Arrests after vehicle fails to stop for police
19 Jun 2025A person is in hospital in Auckland and two others were arrested.
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Taxpayer to foot the bill for cancer drugs for private patients
The decision to let private patients have publicly-funded cancer drugs could make wait times worse, Labour says. Audio
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