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The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.
Auckland landlords get $29k compensation after finding rental used as meth lab
The discovery was only made after police raided the house.
Kiwi mum shocked at $1000 school uniform bill
Woman says she was horrified when handed the bill for her son's uniform this year.
Crash blocks major Auckland road; motorcyclist critically injured
Police said a motorcyclist is fighting for their life after the accident.
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Three Fates recently released its 2024 chenin blanc, a familial collaboration.
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Authority rules in her favour saying kai is an 'ordinary and integral' part of a tangi.
Push to reinstate 100km/h limit for notorious SH2 stretch
Public submissions sought to raise the SH2 speed limit to 100km/h.
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‘Everyone was scared of my soldier girlfriend’: Fearful woman granted NZ asylum
Bisexual woman can't leave NZ for fear of arranged marriages and gun-toting girlfriend.
FBI enlists NZ police to investigate sexual abuse in secretive sect
The underground religious group is commonly known as the Two by Twos.
Motorcyclists exploring ‘untouched landscapes of the mighty East Cape’
Participants ranged from Timaru to Auckland, with many residents involved.
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Mix old and new with a stay at Adelaide Marriott Hotel
Stay in the city centre in walking distance of Adelaide's attractions.
The council thinks a piece of Napier Hill has been abandoned by the property owner, so it wants to sell it off
It's covered in shrubs, with no rates paid for years - now council's made a rare move.
‘It’s real bad’: Northland’s shocking rate of vehicle testing failures
More than a quarter of the country's vehicles fail their fitness checks on testing
Cameras caught them incorrectly stopped while waiting for a park. It cost them $100
The council's decision to enforce the fine is called 'silly and stupid'.
A farm lost over cannabis plants: Could this be NZ's last case with the Privy Council?
Shaun Allen went to jail and had the farm he’d owned for just six months confiscated.
Morning quiz: What Australian soap have all three Hemsworth brothers appeared in?
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Revealed: NZ’s elite soldiers were required to ‘look after’ 501s in MIQ
"They did not join to do MIQ, but they did it."
‘I do it for the joy of it’: Meet the 89-year-old woman powerlifting into her 90s
“People even tell me that I shouldn’t be doing it at my age - which is nonsense.”
Cat crackdown could be on the way for Mid Canterbury
Ashburton District Council asked to investigate introducing a cat management programme.
Claire Trevett: Luxon pays steep price for Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill
Luxon gave Seymour an inch - he has now suffered for miles.
‘I am not an oligarch’: Russian millionaire on coming to NZ
Alexandre Germanovich sits down with Kurt Bayer after a decade of being miscast.
Woman loses $375K in Martin Henderson romance scam
An American woman was devastated after finding out that her 2-year relationship with a person claiming to be Kiwi actor Martin Henderson was fake. Video / Sylvie Whinray
‘I opened my heart’: Woman moves to NZ, loses $375k in Martin Henderson romance scam
Woman speaks of losing $375K to scammer she thought was Martin Henderson
Big numbers caught in cardiac surgery delays, Health NZ responds
'All hospital areas have patients waiting beyond expectation,' says Health NZ.
'Like Meremere raceway': Boy racers terrorise residents
'Someone’s going to get really hurt.'
Letters: Ghettoisation of state houses
OPINION: There has been another blow to the Kiwi ideal of an egalitarian society.
Simon Wilson: The kōhanga generation comes to Waitangi
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‘It’s a superpower’: Māori values propel RNZAF leader to historic role in Australia
It is the first time a Kiwi has held such a high-ranking role in the RAAF.
Wine-making student wins scholarship
A former Te Puke High student will take his love of wine to university next month.
‘No need for NZ in the room’: Cook Islands PM hits back over deal with China
Mark Brown says NZ wants too much oversight of a new joint action plan.
Thunderstorms hit Taupō
Video shows surface flooding affecting roads after Taupō hit by thunderstorms. Video / Sara Staniland