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Baby Ru's mum says she didn't kill her son, claims she saw what happened
9 May 2024The toddler suffered blunt force trauma when he was taken to hospital in an unresponsive state, just days before his second birthday.
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Dogs kill four little blue penguins in capital in a month
9 May 2024An advocate is calling for more signage for dog owners to avoid any more "devastating" attacks.
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HIV case numbers rise for the year, still 30 percent down from 2016-2020
9 May 2024But researchers are welcoming an overall downward trend.
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Truck rolls into man at suburban roadworks site
9 May 2024A man has been critically injured after being hit by a truck in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on Wednesday night.
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Baby Ru death: Police confirm three people still 'of interest'
9 May 2024The three people who were in the house at the time the child received a blunt force trauma to his head were his mother, a woman called Rosie Morunga and her partner Dylan.
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Bill for junior doctors covering shortages doubles in a year
9 May 2024Big roster gaps have forced Health NZ to virtually double the rate it paid per shift.
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Tekapo's temperature drops to -7.1C overnight
9 May 2024Many regions have had a chilly start to the day with temperatures, dipping into the negatives in Invercargill and Queenstown.
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School lunch revamp: 'The biggest waiting list since 2018'
Up to 10,000 more hungry children under five will become eligible for free lunches under the government's revised lunches in schools programme.
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Passport delays: Man with serious injury stuck overseas, athlete unable to compete
9 May 2024Stories of a man with a serious injury stuck overseas and a teenage athlete who could not compete internationally have emerged due to passport delays.
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University offers new scholarship for public servants made redund
9 May 2024As the number of job cuts to the public service skyrockets, Victoria University is offering a new scholarship for those made redundant. Audio
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Shane Jones sets sights on killer kina - 'An industrial grade problem'
9 May 2024"They kill all the kelp, they kill all the seaweed, and they turn the marine environment into a virtual desert," the Fisheries Minister says.
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Exiled Myanmar political figure visits Parliament
9 May 2024A member of Myanmar's government-in-exile says he is pleased at efforts New Zealand has made so far to oppose the country's military junta, but that more could be done.
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'It's practical, it's sensible': Compulsory work seminars for job-seekers announced
9 May 2024Beneficiaries looking for a job will have to attend a work seminar within two weeks of starting to receive welfare under new requirements.
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Cabinet mulls creation of mega spy agency
9 May 2024The agency, first floated after the Christchurch mosque attacks, is under "active consideration".
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The OECD's big concern about New Zealand's emissions
9 May 2024Fears that New Zealand is relying too heavily on low-cost forests to absorb its carbon dioxide emissions have been reignited by a report from the OECD.
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Wellington zoning changes backed by minister, but not all are happy with decisions
8 May 2024The capital will get more housing including six-storey buildings and minimum front and side yard requirements in high-density residential zones.
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Free school lunches: Government budgets $3 per meal
A new interim delivery model will kick in next year to allow time for a full redesign of the scheme before any more money is dedicated.
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Tūī numbers take off in Canterbury over past 10 years
9 May 2024Tūī numbers in Canterbury have grown exponentially over the past decade, compared to anywhere else in the country.
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Litigation log-jams the courts
The Detail - Disputes between companies that may in the past have been resolved out of court are heading straight to the justice system, a top litigation lawyer says.
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Key North Island link highway passes construction milestone
8 May 2024Major earthworks are finished and the pavement will soon be laid on a vital transport link between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.
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School lunches: Principals disheartened by menu changes, lack of funding for staff
Principals say sandwiches and muesli bars are insufficient and they don't have staffing capacity to organise the lunches themselves. Audio
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Emily Perkins: 'We need to prioritise arts in the school system'
9 May 2024Author Emily Perkins says 'radical wildness and imagination' are more necessary now than ever, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.
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Baby food pouches don't lead to overeating, study finds
A new study has debunked fears parents may have around new methods of feeding babies.
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Why Stats NZ is planning to overhaul the Census
8 May 2024Stats NZ wants to use more already existing "real-time" data - like benefits and tax records. Audio
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