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📢 Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea fell to his death in May of 2019 while training to dismount from a Blackhawk helicopter onto the edge of a building.
Inquest into death of Nicholas Kahotea, soldier who fell from helicopter during training
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February 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📢 Golf New Zealand believes this week's Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific championship has the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the game here.
Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world
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February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
📢 Decades ago Ray Ahipene-Mercer fought to stop the dumping of raw sewage into Wellington's sea. Now it's happening again.
Raw sewage still pouring into Welly waters raises questions, and anger
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
📢 The rector says he would be "appalled" if there was inaction and any failure to respond appropriately.
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St Bede's College investigates knowledge of allegations of sexual offending by priest
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
📢 The rector says he would be "appalled" if there was inaction and any failure to respond appropriately.
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📢 A new survey has found half of small business owners have thought about throwing in the towel.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
📢 A new survey has found half of small business owners have thought about throwing in the towel.
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📢 The economic outlook is looking increasingly positive with rising confidence, solid exports and low short-term interest rates, according to a major bank's first quarter economic overview.
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NZ looks to be on firmer footing in 2026, Westpac economist says
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
📢 The economic outlook is looking increasingly positive with rising confidence, solid exports and low short-term interest rates, according to a major bank's first quarter economic overview.
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📢 In a flurry of open dispute, NZ Cricket lost its chief executive. But still, none of the disagreements have been resolved.
A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?
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February 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
📢 Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden says it's a "minor technical amendment" that has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's decision on a major Uber appeal.
Government tweaks law so contractors can't challenge employment status retrospectively
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February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📢 Three-year-old Tilly was found by her then-five-year-old sister, hanging in the cords in the family's lounge in Hāwera on 1 January 2023.
How many children have to die for safety regulations for corded window blinds, mother asks
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February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📢 The airline says staff are working "around the clock" to minimise disruption as its cabin crews strike on Thursday and Friday.
Air NZ strike a 'last resort' as cabin crew struggle to pay rent, union says
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February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📢 Watch: Super Rugby Pacific is back this weekend, so we're having a look at how all the NZ teams are tracking.
Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders
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February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
📢 The Central Otago District Council said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it's not known how long it's been in the water.
Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area
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February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland
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February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
📢 Recent severe storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on the East Cape, according to satellite imagery.
New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape
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February 11, 2026 at 7:42 AM
📢 Annual monitoring since 2017 has shown growing variety, numbers and size of fish - with a seven-fold increase in snapper leading the resurgence.
Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban
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February 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
📢 One person was killed and two others were critically injured in the crash involving a car and a school bus yesterday.
'Everyone is grieving' - fatal Wairoa crash devastates community
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February 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
📢 Unions which raised concerns about Nelson Hospital say it does not explain why "dummy clinics" were set up to manage patients.
Audit finds no evidence of some wait lists being misrepresented at Nelson Hospital
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February 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
📢 Hard to Find Books in Auckland was struggling to find a new location after the Catholic Church decided to sell the former convent where the shop had traded for eight years.
Auckland secondhand bookshop owner saves store from closure finding new location
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February 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
📢 A review found the council appeared to have the culture of an advocacy body rather than of a regulatory or membership body.
Teaching Council too focused on 'being liked by the profession' - review
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February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Finn Diesel, Trixie or Trevor? - name sought for Gore's iconic giant trout
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February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📢 Coroner Janet Anderson report found everything possible went wrong for the 5-year-old in the last six months of his life.
Children's Minister too busy to front on Malachi Subecz report
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February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📢 A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting a NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of NZ First.
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Video of Michael Reed KC being asked to leave NZ First event played at probe into Judge Ema Aitken
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February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📢 A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting a NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of NZ First.
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Moa Point: Regional mayors have their say on what happens next and who will pay
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February 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Otago University urges students to 'stay off roofs' after campus accident
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February 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Customers upset as NZ designer stops making plus-sized clothes
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February 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM