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Court showdown the final stage of a months-long battle to get the data.
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'Inappropriate, not something I wanted to hear': Jacqui Dean on Bridges' comments
Dean said Bridges' comments have played on her mind.
Schools in the capital shun council facilities due to uncertainty over staff vaccination status
Schools have pulled out of recreational facilities and swimming pools throughout the city.
Rapid Covid tests to go on sale to public, more support for home isolation
Ministers Little, Sepuloni and Verrall have made a suite of announcements today.
'Extensive' Christchurch offender back behind bars after new raft of offending
Man's pages-long criminal history lists hundreds of convictions.
Small business sector bounces back in October
Kiwi small business sector bounces back in October, survey reveals.
'Mass-consumerism makes an unfair world' says Trade Aid boss
$270 million in estimated turnover expected on tomorrow's Black Friday sales.
'Will not tolerate harassment': Jacqui Dean laid complaints against Bridges
Bridges has been demoted and 'relieved of his portfolio responsibilities.'
Regional council 'won't tolerate' being blamed over delayed Transmission Gully opening
There's no guarantee the road will open by Christmas.
KiwiRail strike action set to disrupt holiday plans, commuter services
KiwiRail workers have voted to go on strike during the lead-up to Christmas.
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Book My Vaccine to make comeback in booster campaign
More than 40,000 fewer bookings are being made each day compared to August.
Onerahi P lab busted and $15k of cash seized in Whangārei police operation
Three addresses in Onerahi, Raumanga, and the Avenues were searched on Wednesday.
Locked up for life: UK moves to mandatory sentences for cop killers, slain officers mum calls for NZ to follow
Constable Matthew Hunt's mother begs lawmakers to lock cop killers up for life.
Man charged with manslaughter three years after death of Dunedin woman
Anna Riddell died of a suspected drug overdose in 2018. Today, an arrest was made.
Garry Grimmer sentenced - again - for North Canterbury tyre pile arson
The man responsible for a raging tyre fire north of Chch has been sentenced
Billion-dollar payoff: Value of NZ's place in Southern Link trade route
Southern Link places New Zealand in the middle of a global value chain for the first time.
Ōtangarei faces testing time ahead after positive Covid case, local leader says
A local leader says the community is bracing for a potential cluster from the case.
Let's Get Wellington Moving has spent more on its new website than on construction
National MP says the "endless" consultation is like being stuck in a washing machine.
A Capital Letter: Why Wellington's mayoral race has started early
Wellington's worst kept secret is officially out.
'Dizzying': House values could jump 50 per cent in Wellington
New Zealand's RVs are set to be updated next week for the first time since 2018.
Cheap as chips: NZ's best-value takeaways revealed
Consumer has revealed the best place in NZ to buy chips. Northlanders, you're in luck.
DNA breakthrough gives police new hope of solving 1980 murder of 6yo
Police find crucial evidence in Alicia O'Reilly homicide thought to have been destroyed.
Need a wetsuit? Kathmandu warns of short supply due to supply chain
But Kathmandu says it is well prepared for Black Friday and Christmas trading periods.
Every reason why the Chathams should be on your 2022 hit list
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'They know who they are': Porirua mayor urges person responsible for early morning assault to turn themselves in
Police are seeking witnesses after a woman was punched in the face in her home.
Police investigating after two Wellington buses crash within a week of each other
A union spokesperson declined to comment until all investigations were finished.
Two injured in early morning crash, Wellington commuters warned of traffic delays
The crash site has been cleared but the traffic remains.
'To lose just one person will be a huge loss': Fire brigades could be short of crew
A fire chief fears the mandate will extinguish lifelong commitments to the service.
'We need to open': Hospitality hits out at reopening date
Delay is cruel and disappointing, hospitality group says.
Retail NZ estimates $270m Black Friday spend-up
Retail NZ estimates a $270m turnover on Black Friday.