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Editorial: Local brain drain coming as Govt focuses on foreigners
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Letters: The folly of foreign investment
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Police set up emergency cordons in Palmerston North suburb
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Fatal two-vehicle crash in Canterbury's Hurunui
A person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Mouse Point Rd, Hurunui, police reported.
‘I felt the gun in the back of my head’: Gang members accused of armed robbery in garage
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‘They deserve to be hammered’: Former All Black on Ineos' failure to pay
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Auckland Transport puts off controversial overnight CBD parking charges for another year
The overnight charge will now be introduced in March 2026.
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Trust Tairāwhiti to host public presentation on city centre revitalisation
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‘Can’t courier $1m of drugs’: Police under scrutiny over testing of 11kg meth find
A defence lawyer says all of the drug haul should have been driven to ESR in a police car.
NZ falls to fourth in global least-corrupt rankings, worst placement ever
New Zealand now has its worst ranking of all time on the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Intern says she was afraid to speak up after lawyer’s Xmas party antics
The senior partner allegedly made lewd comments and inappropriately touched other staff.
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Watch: Hundreds of dead eels discovered at Auckland’s Ōrākei Basin
Water testing is being carried out.
Judith Collins warns public sector leaders: Don’t speak gobbledegook, go easy on the flow charts
'Keep your superior language skills for those who will appreciate them.'
Kiwi musician accused of abusing ex alleges she was ‘highly volatile’
'She would lose her temper quite easily.'
'Special place in my heart': Labour MP moves to Gisborne
She plans to engage with locals, including meeting the Gisborne mayor.
'Need more civil disagreement': Luxon, Seymour attempt to hose down any suggestion of rift
David Seymour has apologised for one of his antics.
Police hunt under way after Armourguard robbed for ‘unconfirmed amount of cash’
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David Seymour says his relationship with the PM is "very strong"
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Marlborough iwi’s challenge to beach vehicle bylaw dismissed
The bylaw bans vehicles on beaches from the Awatere River to Waima/Ure River.
‘Sport in a Changing Climate’: Gisborne symposium will feature national research
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Two women killed in Canterbury crash were here on working holidays
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.
Seymour could face police charges for Land Rover stunt
Gerry Brownlee said it was up to police to decide if charges are laid against Seymour.