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New Zealand

‘Hidden and quiet’: The libraries raising eyebrows for their internet search histories

22 Feb 04:00 PM

Hastings District libraries reveals the top 10 sites searched-for and blocked.

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22 Feb 03:00 AM

Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.

‘Very little bearing on what happens later’: Chiefs taking flying start in stride
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22 Feb 02:30 AM

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Promoting welfare through cricket
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22 Feb 01:45 AM

Cricket is being used as a wary to promote good welfare in Te Puke.

Doubts remain over Napier Health Centre overnight service
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Doubts remain over Napier Health Centre overnight service

22 Feb 12:04 AM

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Police search for missing man after car found near Tongariro

21 Feb 11:51 PM

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‘Persistent difficulties’: Education Ministry shutting down Cobham School
New Zealand

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21 Feb 11:10 PM

Cobham primary school will close on June 27 after over 60 years in operation.

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21 Feb 11:00 PM

Headliners include bass Eddie Muliaumaseali’I and mezzo soprano Sarah Sweeting.

Man killed near Huntly in roadside stabbing
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21 Feb 10:55 PM

The man died at the scene after reports that he was stabbed in public.

‘Everything they do will come with a Kahungunu flair’
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21 Feb 10:35 PM

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'Same costly mistake': Driver's warning after $150 bus-lane fine
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21 Feb 09:00 PM

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21 Feb 05:00 PM

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21 Feb 05:00 PM

The library closure aims to keep Napier's rates increase below 7.9%.

Boon boom pow: Community to celebrate street art milestones
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21 Feb 05:00 PM

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Court again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery
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21 Feb 05:00 PM

The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.

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21 Feb 05:00 PM

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21 Feb 04:00 PM

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21 Feb 04:00 PM

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'It's pretty fast': The rural sport of speed-fencing
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'It's pretty fast': The rural sport of speed-fencing

21 Feb 04:00 PM

Tim Garrick keeps fit for the speed-fencing competition stage by working the hill country.

Late, burnt and leaking: School rejects burnt lunches, opts for pizza instead
New Zealand

Late, burnt and leaking: School rejects burnt lunches, opts for pizza instead

21 Feb 04:00 PM

Whangārei Intermediate had to send back burnt and leaking school lunches.

Wānaka cancer patient raises $400k to get cutting-edge treatment in China
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Wānaka cancer patient raises $400k to get cutting-edge treatment in China

21 Feb 04:00 PM

Emma Holden, 36, will soon travel to Shanghai, China for cutting-edge cancer treatment.

‘Can we afford this?’: Patients shocked by $1000 after-hours medical fees
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‘Can we afford this?’: Patients shocked by $1000 after-hours medical fees

21 Feb 04:00 PM

Fees as high as $1000 have been quoted for after-hours appointments.

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21 Feb 04:00 PM

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Big entry numbers for this year’s Golden Shears
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Big entry numbers for this year’s Golden Shears

21 Feb 04:00 PM

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21 Feb 03:30 PM

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Rampant Chiefs race away from Crusaders
Super Rugby

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21 Feb 08:25 AM

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‘It’s pretty bad, I hate it’: Hundreds of school lunches going uneaten
Education

‘It’s pretty bad, I hate it’: Hundreds of school lunches going uneaten

21 Feb 07:06 AM

Complaints and concerns about the Government's revamped school lunch programme continue.

Three arrests following Te Puke tangi
New Zealand

Three arrests following Te Puke tangi

21 Feb 05:30 AM

A dozen infringement notices were also served after the tangi.

Toy library thanks community for new carpet
New Zealand

Toy library thanks community for new carpet

21 Feb 05:28 AM

The Katikati Toy Library has a new lease on life - ready for 2025.

‘Profoundly disturbing’: Men who paid for sex with 13-year-old sentenced
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‘Profoundly disturbing’: Men who paid for sex with 13-year-old sentenced

21 Feb 05:19 AM

Three men were sentenced in Rotorua on Friday to home detention.

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