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Telecommunications companies to come up with coverage maps
New Zealand is littered with cellphone coverage black holes, with one so large it covers a whole town. Audio
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The Week in Politics: More roads and maybe fewer tourists
6:30 pm todayAnalysis - The government's $32.9 billion transport spend-up, a big hike in the tourist levy, and the prime minister's ferry-free visit to South Korea.
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Mosako - the sweet Japanese dog cared for by Air NZ crew
6:55 pm todayAs Mosako spends her final days on an air bed watching telly, Michelle Little reflects on what she taught her Kiwi friends. Audio
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Hope new Kuini will be voice for rangatahi
33 minutes ago"As a rangatahi she'll be able to connect with our other rangatahi across the motu." Audio
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'We're not going to back down': Protest to changes for disability service
6:30 pm todayThe government is restructuring Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People.
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Tagging troubles: The city where graffiti reports tripled in a year
7:24 pm todayGraffiti more than tripled in Rotorua in the year to 30 June - costing ratepayers more than $100,000.
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Scooter-rider's altercation with parents, kids at skate park
5:16 pm todayPolice were called after the run-in at a Tauranga skate park.
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Porirua Women's Refuge diverted funding to new charity
19 minutes agoThe board of Whare Manaaki Porirua Women's Refuge took legal advice after the request to transfer "a significant sum of money" to the Porirua Women & Family Centre.
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Residency for couple years after adviser forgot to apply for visa
5:09 pm todayBrazilians Newton Santos and Nubia Chiarelli had been fighting to get their case reviewed since 2021.
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Should a five-year-old be able to count to 10 and accurately describe shapes?
3:30 pm todayThis is what you need to know about the draft English and maths curriculums out for consultation.
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Death of 9-month-old baby not suspicious - police
less than a minute agoThe death will be referred to the coroner.
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What happened to Steven Cranston? Brother questions circumstances around death
2:53 pm todayMeanwhile, residents are concerned with the way police responded after multiple calls to let them know someone was walking in the middle of the road.
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Another three shops in central Wellington close
A note in the store window of Pandoro Wellington said it had become too tough to keep its three bakeries open.
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Dunedin City Council calling for under review hospital project to proceed
Health New Zealand commissioner Lester Levy has said it is one of many projects under review.
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Police warn of 'suspicious' approaches in Christchurch
7:21 pm todayChristchurch Police have been made aware of a male making suspicious approaches to school girls and other young people.
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Man convicted of violently abusing his dog
The SPCA said in August 2022 the offender was seen kicking and throwing his brown and white male bull terrier named Klanga.
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Police contacted after person assaulted at youth justice facility - Minister
4:04 pm todayThe incident involved "a small number of staff and young people and resulted in one minor injury", Karen Chhour says.
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10 homicide inquiries launched in just over a month
All were in the North Island and involve people killed since 1 August - half were in Auckland.
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West Coast child porn case sentencing delayed
Sentencing for a man who admitted having more than two million child pornography files was adjourned until December.
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Missing tourist may be in the South Island
2:50 pm todayElizabeth Wielga, 67, checked out of her accommodation in Tongariro on 30 August but did not check in for her flight out of Auckland that day.
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Four shot in 'neighbourhood dispute'
A man was killed and three wounded in Auckland's Grey Lynn, in what police say was a fight between two groups that started as broken windows and escalated.
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'Dramatic' increase in babies born with syphilis
Specialists are warning cases with go higher unless the sexual health workforce is boosted. Audio
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Polkinghorne trial: Defence pathologist would conclude death a suicide
If someone had been strangled by another person, Dr Stephen Cordner said more often than not, there would be additional injuries to the body which indicated an assault.
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Wellington Water announces new CEO
3:27 pm todayWellington Water has announced Pat Dougherty as its chief executive after Tonia Haskell resigned last month.
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Manahau barge successfully refloated after stranding
5:06 pm todayIt was towed off shore by a tug, with assistance from a helicopter just after midday.
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Watch: UFC star Israel Adesanya challenged to fight on K Rd, alleges racial abuse
1:14 pm todayUFC megastar Israel Adesanya has made a complaint to police after claiming he was racially abused in a heated exchange with a member of the public in central Auckland on Wednesday.
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Part of Milford Sound underwater observatory sinks
1:30 pm todayThe tourist attraction in Harrison Cove was damaged in a storm at the weekend.
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Woman found dead on beach was victim of 'foul play'
11:16 am todayJoanna Mai Sione-Lauaki was reported missing in August, and later found dead near Dargaville.
Top News stories
- Telecommunications companies to come up with coverage maps
- The Week in Politics: More roads and maybe fewer tourists
- Mosako - the sweet Japanese dog cared for by Air NZ crew
- Hope new Kuini will be voice for rangatahi
- 'We're not going to back down': 300 protest changes to disability services in New Plymouth
