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📢 Police say the crash was reported to emergency services around 3pm on Tuesday.
One dead, two critical after Wairoa crash
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February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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📢 Voting will open next month in a fresh Papatoetoe local board election after a District Court overturned last year's result due to voting irregularities.

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Papatoetoe election re-run begins under scrutiny
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February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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📢 Explainer - It's closing service counters and cutting delivery days. What does the future of mail look like?
What's happening to the future of NZ Post services in New Zealand?
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February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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📢 People who planned to fly to North America and Asia in the coming days will be most impacted by the stop-work action.
What does the Air New Zealand flight attendant strike mean for travellers?
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February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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📢 New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has joined an elite club of Olympians - those who will be bringing home broken medals.

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'It whacked my snowboard': Olympian Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's medal breaks
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February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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📢 Construction has been mired in delays, partly caused by a massive fire in 2019.
Auckland's international convention centre finally opens
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February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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📢 It comes as the government confirmed the group will wind down four months early.
Morning Report: Paul Goldsmith defends pulling the plug on retail crime group
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February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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📢 A major power cut at a boutique hotel has thrown families and businesses into darkness on Wellington's Cuba Street.
Cause of days-long Cuba Street power cut unclear
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February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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📢 Twenty jobs are set to go at offices in some regional towns - with one guard saying the risk of danger is real and the decision reduces a spare pair of eyes.
Decision to reduce security guards at Work and Income offices suggests Ashburton tragedy forgotten - union
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February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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📢 NZ Post customers say the company should offer refunds and be more upfront about increased demand and slower timeframes for international mail.

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UK citizens want refunds, more clarity from NZ Post over passport pandemonium
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February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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📢 The 37-test flanker opened up about his All Black omission, future plans and praise for All Black coaching hopeful Jamie Joseph.

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‘I’ll keep that to myself’: Dalton Papali’i on Razor feedback
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February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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📢 Ukraine's under-16 rugby coach says the Russia invasion has had an horrific impact on players.

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Rugby providing hope in war-torn Ukraine
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February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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📢 Bracewell is ruled out with an injury expected to need about three weeks recovery.

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Black Caps spinner Michael Bracewell ruled out of World Cup
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February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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📢 $10 million in abestos removal costs, paired with a loss in revenue from a months-long closure has put Auckland War Memorial Museum in a precarious financial position.

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Mayor backs Auckland Museum's request for government funding - but it has no plans to help
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February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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📢 Rewiring Aotearoa chief executive Mike Casey says the country should burn the coal it has in reserve, rather than building a billion-dollar liquefied natural gas terminal in Taranaki.
Better to burn Huntly's 'giant mountain of coal' than import, renewable energy advocate says
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February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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📢 The playing of the bells at Pukeahu may have to be outsourced on Anzac Day.
National war memorial bell-playing job axed, likely to be outsourced to Australia
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February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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📢 It's now worth about NZ$115,631 compared to a peak of more than NZ$212,000.
Bitcoin's value halves: Should you buy it?
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February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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📢 The Kiwi city could become a victim of Sail GP's success, with harbour cities around the world bidding for hosting chances.
Auckland is SailGP's marquee event but no guarantees for future
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February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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📢 Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year, after a 12 percent increase in 2025.
Consumer issues power price warning
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February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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📢 Rachel Brant was hoping 2026 would be a big year for her speed dating business, but a decision by Stripe to cut her off has left her scrambling for an alternative.
Speed dating firm scrambling after being dumped by payment provider
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February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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📢 Formula 1 in 2026 will feature some of the biggest technical changes in the history of the sport.
F1: Everything you need to know before the 77th season
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February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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📢 Overall violent crime has decreased but charges for family harm increased by 3.9 percent, a report by the Salvation Army has found.

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Family violence reaches highest levels since 2018 - Salvation Army report
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February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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📢 Allegations against Friar Rowan Donoghue, who was recently convicted of historical abuse, were first made by an anonymous complainant in the mid-2000s.
St Bede's College told of priest's sexual offending nearly 20 years ago
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February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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📢 The five-year-old boy suffered months of abuse at the hands of his carer, Michaela Barriball, including being beaten and burned, before he was murdered in 2021.
'Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': Coroner's findings on Malachi Subecz death
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February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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📢 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 Chiefs
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February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM