Articles by NZ Newswire
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Audio
Steven Joyce reflects on politics, dildo-gate in valedictory speech
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 6:53pmSteven Joyce, known as "the minister for everything" while National was in power, has bowed out of parliament. Joyce has...
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National
Transport Ministry fraudster denied parole
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 12:04pmA woman who defrauded the government of three-quarters of a million dollars while working in a senior role at the Ministry...
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National
Protest against Lyttelton Port lock out
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 11:26amLyttelton Port workers are heading to Christchurch City Council on Thursday to protest what their union says is the port...
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News
Kiwi teenager attempted to assassinate the Queen
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 8:31amSecurity Intelligence Service documents confirm a Dunedin teenager tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II in the early 1980s,...
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Christchurch
Deceased Canterbury crash victim named
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 12:17pmA young United Kingdom citizen living in New Zealand has been named as the man who died in a crash in rural Canterbury. Jack...
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Entertainment
Govt seeks to revise film industry's 'Hobbit Law'
Monday, 29 January 2018, 1:55pmThe government has set up the working group that will look at ways to restore workers' rights in the film industry and says...
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National
NZ passports ranked among world's most powerful
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 12:16pmNew Zealand's passport has been ranked the world's equal-seventh most powerful, allowing visa-free access to 171 countries. The...
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National
Severe weather warning for middle of country
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 10:40amA severe weather warning has been issued for Nelson and central and southern parts of the North Island. Humid conditions...
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Emergency
Five teenage girls lucky to all survive crash
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 8:25amFive teenage girls are injured after a car smashed into an underpass in Waikato. The accident occurred on Friday at 9.30pm...
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National
Rodeo protesters out in force for third year in a row
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 7:36amAnimal rights activists are promising to be outside the Mid Northern Rodeo at Whangarei for the third year in a row. They've...
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National
Most popular baby names of 2017 released
Monday, 8 January 2018, 1:47pmCharlotte has climbed the ranks to be named the most popular baby name in New Zealand for 2017 - alongside the favourite...
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National
Convoy begins over battered Thames Road
Monday, 8 January 2018, 7:37amThe New Zealand Transport Agency is set to send the first full-length escorted public convoy across the storm-damaged section...
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National
Kiwi rock wren back from brink of extinction
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 2:21pmA critically endangered New Zealand alpine bird's numbers are back on the rise thanks to large scale poisoning of its rat...
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National
Appeals over starved mother dismissed
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 2:39pmAn Auckland trio who let an elderly woman starve to death while laying in her own urine and faeces have had appeals against...
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World
Respected NZ journalist falls to death in Turkey
Friday, 1 December 2017, 1:16pmA New Zealand journalist has reportedly fallen to her death in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Yasmine Ryan, 34, fell from...
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National
Shortage of contraceptive pill hits country
Friday, 1 December 2017, 12:37pmThere are concerns about a lack of contraceptive options over the silly season as pharmacies across the country report a...
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National
Myrtle rust moves south to Wellington region
Friday, 1 December 2017, 11:06amA plant disease only previously found in the upper North Island has made its way south and been discovered in a Hutt Valley...
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National
Refugees explain challenges of life in NZ
Friday, 1 December 2017, 10:09amA woman who was asked to explain the difference between Islam and terrorism to her primary school class says it is one example...
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Crime
Serco guard avoids jail over taking bribes
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:56amA Serco guard bribed by inmates to bring contraband into Auckland's Mount Eden prison has been sentenced to home detention. The...
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Politics
Robertson tells Ministers to review spending programmes
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:08amMinisters have been told to review government programmes as Finance Minister Grant Robertson works through his budget priorities. He...
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National
Police report: Mentally ill more likely to be tasered
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 2:08pmA police report has shown those in mental distress are more likely to have a taser discharged at them and more likely to...
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National
Cultural background affects rugby style: Study
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 10:10amThe cultural identity of individual players influences a rugby team's style of play, according to researchers who analysed...
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World
Kiwi rugby player suspended in Scotland for cocaine
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 10:05amThe Edinburgh rugby club has suspended New Zealander John Hardie for three months over alleged cocaine use. The club says...
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National
Gluten free products affected amid buckwheat flour recall
Friday, 24 November 2017, 8:04pmSome products in New Zealand advertised as gluten-free have gluten in them because the buckwheat flour from one importer...
