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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:24:35 +1300
Man jailed for more than five years for collecting child exploitation material
Investigators found more than 60,000 objectionable publications across nine internet accounts.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:59:37 +1300
Mayor Wayne Brown's rate rise not popular with former deputy chief of staff
Josh Van Veen was Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff just two months ago, but is now publicly criticising his former boss over the proposed rise in rates.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:48:53 +1300
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
The Total Mobility scheme provides discounted taxis and public transport fares for those with long-term impairments.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:41:59 +1300
Attacks on guide dogs leave animals too anxious to work
A North Shore woman says her guide dog has tried moving her into the road to make space for a dog, "which is obviously unsafe for both of us".

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:45:31 +1300
Auckland's fortnightly rubbish collection trial kicked to curb
Of submissions made on the trial, 78 percent opposed it.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:13:23 +1300
Big music festivals struggle as cost of living bites
Some smaller events are hoping they can pick up punters let down by the big music festivals.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:01:02 +1300
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference?

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:17:18 +1300
Potential extreme fire risk for Northland as high winds and low humidity looms
Northland's top firefighter said the region's unusual weather conditions could be heightened by a front travelling up the country on Wednesday.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:44:21 +1300
Two injured after crash near Mount Victoria tunnel
One SH1 lane is closed.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:29:08 +1300
New election ordered for Papatoetoe after allegations of fraud
In November, 79 voting papers were found to have been cast without the rightful voter's knowledge.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:11:54 +1300
Missing fisherman swept off rocks near Cape Rēinga presumed drowned
Man Bock Lee, 65, was fishing from rocks with friends near Cape Rēinga three weeks ago when he was swept away.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:52:02 +1300
Want a rollercoaster in your garden?
An Auckland dad has listed a homemade designer playhouse for sale on TradeMe, complete with sandpit, slide, climbing ramp and 20-metre roller coaster.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:45:35 +1300
Public warned to stay away from man sought over double murder
Police have been looking for Mitchell Cole following the discovery of two bodies in Ruatiti on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:25:55 +1300
Industrial fire burning in Wiri in south Auckland
Fire crews worked on the building from aerial trucks because the fire fuelled by polystyrene made it too dangerous to enter.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:15:32 +1300
Man charged with killing fellow prisoner
Johnathan Trubuhovich died 10 days after he was seriously assaulted in Mt Eden Prison.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:05:06 +1300
Engineers warn that changes to electrical safety rules create new hazard
The country's main engineering industry group has joined warnings that changes to electrical safety rules create a new hazard.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:58:05 +1300
First day of roadside drug testing in Wellington gets positive feedback, police say
The testing got underway in Wellington on Monday, and will be rolled out to the rest of the country next year.

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