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One person remains in critical condition.
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House prices double over past decade in some regions
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Lower speed limits on state highways frustrate locals
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Conservation cadets poised for environment work
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Revealed: What sweeteners desperate tenants are offering landlords
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Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school
Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
NZ's Best Beach: Northland's Maitai Bay and Bay of Plenty's Ōhope
NZ's best beach finalists: Today, Maitai Bay in Northland and Ōhope in the Bay of Plenty.
NZ's Best Beach: Northland's Maitai Bay and Bay of Plenty's Ōhope
NZ's best beach finalists: Today, Maitai Bay in Northland and Ōhope in the Bay of Plenty.
Rain, rain go away: Wet weather hitting today - and it's going to get rougher
Sunday is set to be wet and even wild in some places, and the rain may stay much of week
Bay MP: People upset at fire siren should 'get some earplugs'
Fire sirens the 'price we need to pay' for being protected, says MP.
Sun for Auckland today; rain may dampen Prada Cup tomorrow
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'Sharks sighted, exercise caution': Warning for Auckland beaches
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Local Focus: Why are there so many drownings?
Tell each other to stay safe and not push the limits. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Shark attack victim farewelled with special memento from beach where she lost her life
A special handcrafted shell wreath framed the coffin of the teenage shark victim.
Mental health support not enough after eruption, shooting, says therapist
The disasters revealed a health system unable to deal with mass casualty events, she said.
'What the hell is wrong with this town': Refuge reports horrific abuse
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Single complaint prompts silencing of emergency fire siren
Use of emergency fire siren to be canned at night after single complaint.
Accommodation providers fearful of February drop-off
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Omanawa Falls 'never been open to public'. Yet people keep coming
Omanawa Falls has never been open to the public, the council says.
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Fatal shark attack: Beach reopens to swimmers, but rāhui remains for some
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