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Aotearoa Music Awards 2024: Where to watch and who will perform?
One of the biggest nights in New Zealand music is fast approaching - the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards will be held on 30 May at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre.
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15 scooters, bikes, pram plunged into pond
17 May 2024In the depths were a cash register and a skate park bin: "I wouldn't be surprised to see someone had chucked a partridge and a pear tree in there too."
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Christchurch City Holdings directors resign after call for review
17 May 2024Despite the "best of intentions and considerable effort", the relationship between the board and the council has broken down, outgoing chair says.
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Fred again.. passport saga could have been handled better - review
17 May 2024An urgent passport renewal for a Wellington DJ was processed normally, but there were privacy concerns.
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NZTA to reduce Te Huia train funding
17 May 2024Supporters are claiming the outcome as a victory, but a Waikato councillor would not be drawn on whether it could ensure the survival of the service.
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Threatening call that forced schools into lockdown was a hoax, police say
Two young people are being spoken to about the matter and there are "no ongoing safety concerns".
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Trans-inclusive colours to go up in Wellington on day of controversial event
17 May 2024Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre will be lit up in the trans-inclusive flag colours as a show of support for the rainbow community.
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Teen stole car from hospital car park, sped down wrong side of SH1, police say
The 17-year-old is accused of nearly crashing into a number of other cars as he fled police.
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Man sought after vehicle with baby inside stolen
17 May 2024The baby was found uninjured on a grass verge near a street corner.
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Taranaki Regional Council hikes rates 16.3 percent
17 May 2024The overall rates rise for year two of the plan was 13.23 percent and was 10.19 percent in the third year.
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Sex worker admits killing father-of-two in car park
17 May 2024Whitney Iraia-Burgess slashed Daniel Otess, 57, multiple times before fleeing with his $100.
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Why is everyone sick right now? And will it get worse?
17 May 2024Cold and flu cases are up, and Covid season is still coming.
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Hillpark fatal house fire not suspicious, police say
17 May 2024The house fire in Auckland which killed two people is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
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Mercedes thief guilty of reckless driving that caused death of Blenheim man
17 May 2024The decision by Judge Jo Rielly comes after a five-day trial that examined the minutes leading up to Allister Christie's death after a high-speed car chase in March 2022.
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Finding joy in the rubble of Chernobyl
18 May 2024The meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant is the stuff of legend. But Raúl Ortega Ayala isn't as interested in the disaster as he is in what's left behind. Audio
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NZers stuck in Nouméa feel 'abandoned' by their own country
17 May 2024With the airport closed and no staff at the consulate, New Zealanders are feeling like they've "just been left alone".
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Nouméa airport's reopening date not a guarantee Air NZ will fly
Even when airport reopens, Air NZ says it will only operate when it is safe for staff and customers to get there. Audio
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Rule change to protect powerlines from being hit by trees
18 May 2024Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants a 'clear to the sky' zone to prevent vegetation hanging over lines.
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Charter schools, special police and a tricky problem
17 May 2024The Week in Politics: ACT brings back a signature policy, while NZ First mulls how to fulfil a promise.
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'I can do much better': Genter promises to improve conduct
17 May 2024"In future I should walk away," Green MP Julie Anne Genter says after complaints over an exchange in Parliament and from two members of the public. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal 'a parallel government'
17 May 2024David Seymour has renewed attacks on the what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.
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The charter school costs that weren't counted in Seymour's $153m plan
Charter schools will likely get higher per-student funding than most state schools, and evidence of their efficacy is mixed.
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$63.6m for Life Saving and Coastguard in Budget
"New Zealand has a tragically high drowning toll," Transport Minister Simeon Brown said at the announcement.
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Māori population grows to 904,100
16 May 2024About one in six New Zealanders now identifies as Māori, the latest Stats NZ data shows.