Unintended consequences? Public ownership register 'errs on side of transparency'
Minister defends over-riding official advice in pushing for publicly searchable register.
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Former ADHB employee accused of taking bribe for medical supplies
The ex-worker also allegedly disclosed confidential information to an IT firm.
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Ex-husband lay in wait for wife's new partner with hammer and knife, Crown alleges
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Father-of-three worried about weather before fatal trip
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Twenty days in Mariupol documenting a city's agony
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Live: At least 8 dead as bombs destroy Kyiv shopping mall in biggest attack on capital
Shopping centre and art school shelled in surrounded southeastern Ukraine city.
Edin Whitehead: From the science of seabirds to bestsellers
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'Some bloody idiot': Fury after protected seagulls poisoned
Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre manager Robert Webb upset over poisoned seagulls
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Live: 'An Ardernity' - PM under fire over big mandates, vax pass announcement delay
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Online share market trading competition heats up in NZ
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Boat tragedy: Search to resume tomorrow; still one person 'unaccounted for'
The fishing charter boat sank at 11pm last night.
Fishing tragedy: Skipper's call to land an hour before losing signal
A protection order has been placed on all debris of the charter boat Enchanter.
Father-of-five deported to NZ: 'I always said I would never disown my kids like my dad did with me'
NZ-born man pleaded with authorities to let him stay in Australia.
Simon Wilson: Seven big things I'd really like to see in the Budget
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'Not a decision we take lightly': PM announces military aid for Ukraine
PM says first time NZ has given military aid via a third party.
NZ cycling champ investigated by US anti-doping agency
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Ex-Conservatives leader Colin Craig needed chaperone due to affair suspicions, ex-ally testifies
Colin Craig is seeking damages from former party board member John Stringer.
Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis
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Watch: Max Key moves bungalow to make way for relocated second home
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Modular thinking at Hobsonville Point: Building houses 20% cheaper, months faster
The places are 20 per cent cheaper than current construction costs.
Petrol price war? Costco NZ opens for memberships, readies service station
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Derek Cheng: Why vaccine mandates aren't needed - and vaccine passes should be gone within weeks
Scrapping mandates won't reverse the high level of coverage they helped put in place.