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High-risk sex offender abused boy, 4, while in emergency housing
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'Valuable opportunity': Students praise compassion-building workshops at school
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Bus driver charged with manslaughter after bus stop attack
The 34-year-old bus driver has been stood down.
A 59-year-old charged after bus crash injures five Auckland students
Charge follows incident where a bus hit a tree in South Auckland.
On The Up: Crimson Education co-founder to teach entrepreneurship at University of Auckland
The course focuses on entrepreneurship and high-growth ventures.
Hundreds of grieving students perform haka for victim of house fire
Navaeh Ngamoki-Porter, 14, was rescued from the burning building, but later died.
Arsonist blames meth and psychedelics after $4m Auckland lodge destroyed in blaze
She predicted to a friend she would burn the place down, then she followed through.
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'Crossing the line is the ultimate achievement - finishing is winning.'
National opposes Napier's boundary change in East Coast submission
Submissions suggest shifting East Coast boundary to align with Gisborne District Council.
Ex-top cop's 'super injunction' lifts but media can't report details of allegations
Former deputy police commissioner fighting to stop publication of new allegations.
$450m crypto theft: Assets seized in FBI-led raid on Wellington-based man
Assets include cash, cryptocurrency and high-value goods.
Businessman faked firms to claim $1.8m Covid subsidies, funding luxury lifestyle
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'A superstar in the making': The First XV star carving up in Moascar Cup
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Spark confirms outsourcing deal, reveals number of NZ jobs lost
The restructure comes on top of a contract to outsource roles to Infosys.
Liam Dann: ‘Perfect storm’ for flat whites - what surging food prices mean for the economy
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Gentrack’s softer-than-expected result hits share price
Limited full-year guidance falls slightly short of analysts' expectations.
Children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves
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Phil Gifford: Moana Pasifika's stunning win reshapes Super Rugby landscape
OPINION: Superman wears a Moana jersey and his secret identity is Ardie Savea.
Watch: Rush hour delays after motorbike crash south of Auckland Harbour Bridge
Traffic heading into city was reduced to two lanes and motorists asked to delay travel.
Motorbike crash south of Auckland Harbour Bridge
A motorbike has collided with a car 600m from the Fanshaw St off-ramp. Video / Michael Morrah
Northcote's Vietnamese-built Elevation apartments near completion
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Watch: PM tightlipped on borrowing blueprint to fund expenditure days out from Budget
Christopher Luxon unveiled $164m for new 24/7 urgent care clinics.
McLaughlin 'sad' after crashing during Indy 500 practice
The Kiwi driver crashed during a practice session ahead of qualifying.
Opinion: Ardie Savea's bold move to Moana redefines rugby career
Critics feared joining Moana would jeopardise Savea's All Blacks future.
Former Fisher manager David McLeish takes on banks with new savings fund
Former Fisher Funds fund manager David McLeish launches Wedge
Budget to reveal high watermark for $132b government debt
Economists expect Thursday's Budget to mark peak government debt levels.