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Sinking health system inspires doctors' Hīkoi for Health Reform from Kaitāia

21 Apr 12:00 AM

Hīkoi for Health Reform taking protesting doctors from Kaitāia to Parliament.

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New Zealand

Shelter hopes prompted by deaths in homeless community

21 Apr 12:00 AM

It's a problem that 'isn't going away'. Napier group looking for a house - and answers.

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New Zealand

'Solution needed': SH1 opens at Brynderwyns but long-term fix still needed

20 Apr 10:17 PM

Cyclone Tam caused a slip on SH1 near the Brynderwyns, prompting calls for permanent fix.

On The Up: Pita Tipene’s visionary leadership earns top Māori business award
New Zealand

On The Up: Pita Tipene’s visionary leadership earns top Māori business award

20 Apr 09:45 PM

Tipene now hopes to lead Ngāti Hine through settlement, enabling the iwi to thrive.

Severe thunderstorm watch for inland Hawke's Bay
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Severe thunderstorm watch for inland Hawke's Bay

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Rain rates expected between 25 to 40mm an hour, with hail and lightning.

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A big day for Hawke’s Bay’s ‘Mr Wool’

20 Apr 06:00 PM

Hawke's Bay wool industry leaders applaud new wool deal for Government buildings.

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New Zealand

On The Up: Kiwis accepted into Oxford, Harvard, Princeton and more

20 Apr 05:02 PM

Three Bay of Plenty locals have been accepted into the world's most prestigious schools.

'We’re a cautious country': What's stopping NZ's food innovation?
Opinion

'We’re a cautious country': What's stopping NZ's food innovation?

20 Apr 05:00 PM

Opinion: NZ has everything it needs to be a global food powerhouse. So what's the hold-up?

Easter feasting has nothing on this farmer's appetite
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Easter feasting has nothing on this farmer's appetite

20 Apr 05:00 PM

By one o’clock, what a man needs is viscera, innards, guts, offal.

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On The Up: Gizzy Kai Rescue and Tairāwhiti Environment Centre teaching food waste reduction

20 Apr 05:00 PM

The initiative builds on the work that the organisation has done for nearly seven years.

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Opinion: The investor's guide to surviving a sell-off

20 Apr 04:00 PM

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'Too much of a risk' - Agents to fire landlords who ignore Healthy Homes deadline
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'Too much of a risk' - Agents to fire landlords who ignore Healthy Homes deadline

20 Apr 07:15 AM

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One person dead after falling into river near Wairere Falls
New Zealand

One person dead after falling into river near Wairere Falls

20 Apr 06:50 AM

Police, search and rescue staff located the man’s body late this afternoon.

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One person dead in farm vehicle accident near Taupō

20 Apr 05:20 AM

A person has died in an incident involving a farm vehicle near Taupō on April 19.

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'The show must go on': Jazz fans embrace wet weather festival

20 Apr 03:43 AM

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'Hidden harm': Wood smoke's impact on Rotorua's health
New Zealand

'Hidden harm': Wood smoke's impact on Rotorua's health

20 Apr 03:19 AM

Wood smoke contains fine particles that can harm human health.

Three generations restore classic 1972 Mini
New Zealand

Three generations restore classic 1972 Mini

20 Apr 12:03 AM

Paige Sutton, 21, learned to drive the Mini after helping restore it during lockdown.

Check your tickets! Tauranga, Rotorua Lotto players win $16k
New Zealand

Check your tickets! Tauranga, Rotorua Lotto players win $16k

19 Apr 11:34 PM

Plus, where the winning tickets were sold.

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'It’s like stepping into a calling': Six police graduates deployed to BoP

19 Apr 10:52 PM

'We are the ones who stand in the way of injustice.'

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Auckland back under severe thunderstorm watch; homes without power for four days

19 Apr 08:50 PM

Vector says some power outages remain due to 'significant damage'.

'This is great': Hapū wins fight to protect sacred land and trees
New Zealand

'This is great': Hapū wins fight to protect sacred land and trees

19 Apr 07:00 PM

The controversial 93-home development at Onoke Heights, Te Kamo, is now at a dead end.

Residents protest at rates on cyclone-affected lands
New Zealand

Residents protest at rates on cyclone-affected lands

19 Apr 06:00 PM

Wairoa residents see property values halved, yet face higher rates.

Kapa haka 'unlocks' relationships, connects Aotearoa with the world
New Zealand

Kapa haka 'unlocks' relationships, connects Aotearoa with the world

19 Apr 05:00 PM

Kapa haka in Rotorua has allowed performers to travel the world.

'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' markets
New Zealand

'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' markets

19 Apr 05:00 PM

A Coast & Country story about a Ford pick-up.

Leading refrigeration and aircon business reveals new Tauranga centralised hub
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Leading refrigeration and aircon business reveals new Tauranga centralised hub

19 Apr 05:00 PM

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19 Apr 05:00 PM

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On The Up: The conservation heroes keeping our iconic native species alive
New Zealand

On The Up: The conservation heroes keeping our iconic native species alive

19 Apr 05:00 PM

Some of Aotearoa’s threatened wildlife is coming back from the brink.

No room? No worries. Top veges to plant in your tiny garden
New Zealand

No room? No worries. Top veges to plant in your tiny garden

19 Apr 05:00 PM

OPINION: Make the most of your limited patch with high-return vegetables.

'Enormous potential': Three opportunities for NZ food innovation
Opinion

'Enormous potential': Three opportunities for NZ food innovation

19 Apr 05:00 PM

Opinion: 'We have enormous potential. Where is our thought process on that as a country?'

Experiments in aerial topdressing in 1949
New Zealand

Experiments in aerial topdressing in 1949

19 Apr 04:59 PM

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Three Lotto players share $1 million Easter windfall
New Zealand

Three Lotto players share $1 million Easter windfall

19 Apr 09:21 AM

Three Lotto players won $333,333 each in Saturday's draw.

Chiefs put Highlanders to sword after dominant second half
Super Rugby

Chiefs put Highlanders to sword after dominant second half

19 Apr 09:18 AM

The Chiefs have run rampant in Hamilton, scoring five unanswered second-half tries.

Man missing after falling into river near Wairere Falls, Waikato
New Zealand

Man missing after falling into river near Wairere Falls, Waikato

19 Apr 05:26 AM

Fire and Emergency NZ and LandSAR are assisting police in the search.

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