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Police found her body 46km downstream from Taumarunui on Sunday.

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Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

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Julia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mum

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Hundreds ordered to resit driving tests after VTNZ officers allegedly took money to pass applicants

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Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

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Body found in search for missing Tauranga man

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Julia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mum

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Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

06 Oct 07:46 PM

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Police release new details on 'senseless' Wellington homicide unsolved seven months on

06 Oct 07:42 PM

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Hundreds ordered to resit driving tests after VTNZ officers allegedly took money to pass applicants

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Man charged after policewoman shot in South Auckland standoff

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'Faulty Towers' - further trouble at Onehunga's Beachcroft Residences

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Fire crews stretched thin as Northland volunteer shortage worsens

Kaikohe station has 18 members but needs at least 28 to stay fully crewed.

06 Oct 05:20 PM

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‘Every action helps’: Family's plea to find Tokoroa teacher missing a week

Family and friends of Jayleb Che Dean, 36, continue the search.

06 Oct 04:00 PM

Rotorua Daily Post

Three die in 'devastating' crashes into lake on same corner. Authorities demand action

Two vehicles plunged into Lake Rotomā from SH30 within nine months in 2020 and 2021.

06 Oct 05:29 PM

Bay of Plenty Times

Body found in search for missing Tauranga man

Police said the death has been referred to the Coroner for investigation.

06 Oct 07:01 PM

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Tourism legend George Hickton dies, age 78

Hickton had been chair of Hawke's Bay's regional tourism organisation since 2010.

06 Oct 08:05 PM

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Body in Whanganui River confirmed as missing woman

Police found her body 46km downstream from Taumarunui on Sunday.

06 Oct 09:47 PM

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Julia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mum

Tourism legend George Hickton dies, age 78

Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

Wellington’s top headlines with reporter Melissa Nightingale

Police release new details on 'senseless' Wellington homicide unsolved seven months on

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Herald NOW Panel: Dileepa Fonseka and Sarah Sparks

Wellington’s top headlines with reporter Melissa Nightingale

Aerospace summit: Paul Spain on the future space tech in NZ

Travel Tuesday: How your face will become your passport to Europe

Former RB governor Adrian Orr back in business and Canadian fund buying Clarus gas networks

Kiwi as pest control: Why the rare bird is being considered

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Julia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mum

Hundreds ordered to resit driving tests after VTNZ officers allegedly took money to pass applicants

Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

Body found in search for missing Tauranga man

Aerospace summit: Paul Spain on the future space tech in NZ

Travel Tuesday: How your face will become your passport to Europe

Former RB governor Adrian Orr back in business and Canadian fund buying Clarus gas networks

Dairy giants upbeat despite tariffs and global volatility

Boardrooms split on staff outlook as AI reshapes workforce

Business leaders back using KiwiSaver and Super Fund for infrastructure

Mood of the Boardroom: Executives call for long-term energy plan

Julia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mum

Auckland Harbour Bridge reopens after temporary closure, hundreds of lightning strikes hit north

Police release new details on 'senseless' Wellington homicide unsolved seven months on

'Disturbing': Doctors slam Govt's plan to buy vapes for smokers

'Throwing the baby out': Teachers warn of ‘one-size-fits-all’ school reforms

'Abuse and harassment': Hundreds of local election races being won by default

Heavy rain, gusts up to 120km/h set to hit as wild front sweeps north

Foran set for Kiwis swansong as Pacific Championships squad named

Hundreds ordered to resit driving tests after VTNZ officers allegedly took money to pass applicants

Man charged after policewoman shot in South Auckland standoff

'Faulty Towers' - further trouble at Onehunga's Beachcroft Residences

Fire crews stretched thin as Northland volunteer shortage worsens

‘Every action helps’: Family's plea to find Tokoroa teacher missing a week

Three die in 'devastating' crashes into lake on same corner. Authorities demand action

Body found in search for missing Tauranga man

Tourism legend George Hickton dies, age 78

Body in Whanganui River confirmed as missing woman

'Throwing the baby out': Teachers warn of ‘one-size-fits-all’ school reforms

'Abuse and harassment': Hundreds of local election races being won by default

'Disturbing': Doctors slam Govt's plan to buy vapes for smokers

Letters: When do popular media sources fall outside the mainstream?

Dr Greg Severinsen: New Zealand asleep at wheel on environmental policy

Two Vogel's cereal batches recalled due to fear of metal pieces

IAG New Zealand fined a record $19.5 million, after admitting fair dealing breaches

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Israel deports 171 activists and TikTok defends policy

Watch: Winston Peters' on Herald NOW after his Auckland home vandalised

Three die in 'devastating' crashes into lake on same corner. Authorities demand action

Wi-Fi to induction stoves: Radioactive letters to Rutherford help illuminate his true legacy

Inside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle

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