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Teacher aide Faith Traill makes a costume every year for Cassius Naera. Video / Courtney Naera
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Grocery suppliers push up prices and a deadly weekend on the water | NZ Herald News Update
Suppliers to supermarkets have pushed up prices on thousands of products, and a deadly weekend on the water puts safety concerns in the spotlight. Video / NZ Herald
'Significant challenge': Calls to address equity in gastric cancer care for Māori, Pasifika
New guidelines and screening needed to improve health equity in gastric cancer prevention.
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Opinion: 'Ghost guns' to gangs' – 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform
OPINION: Both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right.
'I don’t care if you don’t like my music': Darude on Sandstorm's enduring legacy
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'King of the world': Former POW, NZ's oldest man celebrates 108th birthday
The 108-year-old attributes his longevity to never smoking or drinking.
Paul Henry's daughter on traumatic twin birth and parenting journey
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Lotto Powerball: One lucky winner scoops $23m prize
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Coromandel shooting: Name suppression for man charged with murder, attempted murder
Man appears in court after fatal shooting in remote rural location.
'Sent to his death': Slain cop's mother seeks watchdog probe after son's murder
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Struck-off NZ lawyer allegedly providing legal services in Oz
Disgraced Auckland lawyer Mehal Kejriwal was struck off for swindling clients in 2017.
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Chinese spiritual group Falun Dafa participated in Santa parades around the North Island.
Kiwi woman killed in US robbery: Fresh details emerge as three men due to stand trial
Husband told police he tried to 'warn the driver' before they ran his wife over.
'Shaken': Search for witnesses after school swimming centre carpark incident
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Wynyard Crossing Bridge has reopened
The Wynyard Crossing Bridge in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour is working for the first time since March. Video / Alyse Wright
Why 49 roles are being cut at the Māori-Crown relations office
Te Arawhiti shifts focus, saves 44 roles by transferring them to Te Puni Kōkiri.
Controversial US commentator allowed into NZ by minister
Her visa was initially denied due to her exclusion from Australia.
Terrorism charge laid against 'Kiwi jihadi' still believed to be in a Syrian prison
Mark John Taylor is believed to be in a prison in northern Syria.
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A total of 19 punters have struck the jackpot in 2024 and been crowned multimillionaires.
Iwi Chairs appeal to King Charles over Treaty of Waitangi concerns
Forum warns King Charles: 'Ensure the Government respects its honourable partner role.'
Cultural issues at Fire and Emergency NZ and replacement ferries due in 2029 | NZ Herald News Update
Cultural issues within Fire and Emergency NZ have been addressed and the Government has announced its plan for replacement ferries to begin service in 2029. Video / NZ Herald
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Rotorua Lakes Council gets festive
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BNZ CEO admits denying sex toy brand an account was wrong call
'We didn’t get it right and we need to fix it.'
Canterbury wildfires flare back up, public warned to avoid areas
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Red carpet premiere for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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Vonz Kaukau and his rēwana bread
A Mongrel Mob member has gone from living in his car to running a flourishing rēwana bread business. Video / RNZ
New ferry announcement and Winston Peters bans greyhound racing | NZ Herald News Update
The Government's new ferry deal announcement is expected today and Winston Peters announces greyhound racing industry will wind down over the next 20 months. Video / NZ Herald
'The supermodels of the dog world': What it's like to own a greyhound
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