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Rain causes torrent of Waikato crashes

1000 days ago - NZ City
When it rains it pours in Waikato as police deal with 13 car crashes caused by wet weather in three hours.
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McCaw ruled out of Crusaders next match

1001 days ago - NZ City
Richie McCaw has been ruled out of the Crusaders' Super Rugby match against competition leaders the Hurricanes after he was concussed against the...
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Kiwi woman survives Everest avalanche

1001 days ago - NZ City
A west Auckland women who was trekking on Mt Everest has recounted the moment a powerful earthquake struck Nepal and triggered an avalanche above her.
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Poached geckos return home to NZ

1010 days ago - NZ City
Two jewelled geckos from New Zealand have returned hom from Germany after they were poached from Otago.
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End fossil fuel subsidies, NZ urges

1011 days ago - NZ City
New Zealand is part of a group of eight countries urging a phase-out of subsidies to fossil fuels ahead of a climate change conference.
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Tower to buy back $34m more of its stock

1012 days ago - NZ City
Tower says it expects to have settled 95 per cent of Canterbury earthquake claims by the end of the year.
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Levin house damaged by suspicious fire

1014 days ago - NZ City
Polcie and fire investigators believe a blaze which damaged a Levin house Tuesday was deliberately lit.
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Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled

1014 days ago - NZ City
The Interislander has cancelled two ferry sailings on Wednesday because swells in the Cook Strait have been as big as five metres.
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Big trouble over little fish

1015 days ago - NZ City
A sack of small snapper has landed an Auckland fisherwoman in big trouble with the Ministry for Primary Industries.
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Winter blast continues to hit country

1015 days ago - NZ City
Pull out your thermals. Winter has arrived with a blast, delivering wind, rain, hail and low temperatures to most of the country.
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Greenpeace activists leave rig

1016 days ago - NZ City
The Greenpeace protesters, including a New Zealander, on a Shell oil rig being transported in the Pacific have come down.
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Get ready for winter conditions

1016 days ago - NZ City
A southerly front may bring snow to parts of the South Island, MetService says.
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Govt to help save nature sanctuary

1017 days ago - NZ City
The government is helping a consortium to buy a nature sanctuary set up by late sailing champion Tony Bouzaid.
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Fish in Chch still affected by quakes

1020 days ago - NZ City
A study predicts it may take decades for Christchurch waterways to recover from the effects of the earthquakes which struck Canterbury in 2010 and...
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Greenpeace activists still on rig

1021 days ago - NZ City
A group of six activists protesting on a rig travelling to the Artic have spend their first night in cold conditions.
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Fruit fly gone but not forgotten

1021 days ago - NZ City
Residents of the upmarket Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn have been warned the fruit fly eradication programme could be in force until the end of the...
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Kiwi among activists on Shell oil rig

1022 days ago - NZ City
Six Greenpeace activists have boarded a Shell oil rig northwest of Hawaii to highlight the company's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic.
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Easter Bunny Hunt on again

1025 days ago - NZ City
Hunters will converge on Pioneer Park in Alexandra for a count at the conclusion of the Great Easter Bunny Hunt.
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Dane Coles sidelined for at least a month

1027 days ago - NZ City
A shoulder injury will force Hurricanes and All Blacks hooker Dance Coles to spend a month on the sideline.
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Kauri disease closes Auckland park

1029 days ago - NZ City
A park on Auckland's North Shore will be closed to the public for fear it could help spread the devastating disease of kauri dieback.
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Fire destroys part of Northland marae

1030 days ago - NZ City
A Fire Service iwi liaison officer Wayne Martin says a blaze at a marae north of Whangarei has destroyed its dining hall area.
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Fire restrictions lifted in Selwyn

1030 days ago - NZ City
Rain has allowed the lifting of fire restrictions in rural Selwyn where there were several serious fires this summer.
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Anti-drilling protesters march in Auckland

1031 days ago - NZ City
Opponents of deep sea oil drilling are gathering in Auckland ahead of a major petroleum conference.
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