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Trade Minister Todd McClay reacts to Trump's tariff announcement
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Mayors make a splash for Local Water Done Well
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Graham Norton makes surprise appearance at Auckland supermarket
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Hamilton schools locked down as police responded to firearms sighting
Three Hamilton schools in the Silverdale area were locked down until about 5.20pm.
Terrifying near misses on New Zealand roads
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MetService Severe Weather Update: April 2
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PM Luxon on detainment of the 11-year-old girl in Hamilton
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Te Pāti Māori respond to privileges committee decision
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Auckland CEO Angelene Judge speaks about exposing her former friend's 'horrific' crimes
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Judith Collins wants ‘performance management’ for public service chief executives
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NZ Herald Live: Health New Zealand release inquiry findings
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Health and safety law reforms viewed as a win for hunters and experts assess "healthcare crisis" at Nelson Hospital. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
Kea Kids News: Kids are fixing the environment with… bombs?
Reporter Moss is at Lone Kauri School, where kids are making seed bombs that will explode with restorative native trees in a devastating Cyclone Gabrielle slip. Video / Kea Kids
Government hopes health and safety changes will put landowners’ minds at ease
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Two new Cook Strait ferries planned and Hipkins calls out Winston Peters | NZ Herald News Update
Two new Cook Strait ferries planned by the end of 2029 and Chris Hipkins criticises Winston Peters over his attitude to diversity. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
Kea Kids News: World Down Syndrome Day will knock your socks off!
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Madison Chamberlain's family speak outside the Waitākere District Court after the sentencing of Jesse Hodge. Video / Dean Purcell
PM calls social media comments from Green MP “inappropriate”
The Prime Minister has called social media comments from Green MP Benjamin Doyle “inappropriate”.
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