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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:35:48 GMT
Wellington Water to hold independent inquiry into fluoridation failure
Wellington Water has admitted that fluoride has not been going into one of the region’s water treatment plant since May last year and into another plant since last November.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:18:17 GMT
New Zealand beaten by South Africa in women's cricket World Cup in Hamilton
New Zealand lost a last-over thriller to South Africa and will now have to beat England to stay in semifinal contention.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:00:56 GMT
Reports of possible mass whale stranding at Farewell Spit
Whale rescuers say they are working to confirm reports of a whale stranding in Golden Bay.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:52:44 GMT
Strawberries on a summer day
Southland chef Ethan Flack shares a favourite summer receipe using fresh produce found in the south.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:45:12 GMT
Wellington City Council bails out Sky Stadium with $1.5m Covid grant
Wellington City Council has approved a debt-funded $1.5 million grant to prop up Sky Stadium which has been hard-hit by Covid.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:38:51 GMT
Dog: Channing Tatum's moving, engaging, surprising canine drama
REVIEW: This is a pretty well-done example of a film that strives to be and do more than it really had to. This has heart – and some bones to chew on.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:19:21 GMT
Two people seriously injured after falling from roof, balcony at St Patrick's Day parties
A second Dunedin partygoer has been seriously injured after falling from a balcony, just hours after a 19-year-old man plummeted from a two-storey roof.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:08:45 GMT
Chris Wood to join All Whites earlier than expected for World Cup qualifiers
The All Whites have received a major boost on the eve of the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:08:06 GMT
Audi is finally giving us what we really want - an electric wagon
Audi has shown off its latest concept, taking the form of an all-electric station wagon.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:05:26 GMT
Covid-19: Fletcher makes isolating workers use sick leave instead of taking Govt support
The building giant says it has not applied for the Government's Omicron support packages and it is moving to a strategy of "living with Covid".

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:01:44 GMT
'You never know what's in your water': Two thirds of rural bore samples above cancer risk level for nitrates
A Canterbury family has spent almost $13,000 trying to have safe drinking water, but frequent tests show their nitrate levels are still higher than they'd like.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Five European favourites and their diminishing Covid restrictions
Thanks to vaccinations and treatments, a balance has been found between lockdowns and livelihoods.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Four-year-old petition comes back to life following 'confusion' over New Plymouth's updated Dog Control Bylaw
A petition started four years ago, to save Back Beach from a potential dog ban, has a new lease on life.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:42:54 GMT
Patient in hospital after milk tanker crashes in South Taranaki
The tanker hit a power pole on South Rd, Pihama, State Highway 45,

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:33:46 GMT
One family's intergenerational fight to escape abuse in state care and return home
Torn from the safety and love of their parents, the eight Harris siblings spent the rest of their childhood running, trying to escape the abuse inflicted on them in state care.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:32:01 GMT
Climate funding for business boot camp labelled 'green washing'
Wellington councillor Tamatha Paul has questioned a $50,000 grant to the Chamber of Commerce, after its criticism of sustainable transport projects.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:27:07 GMT
Appeal court agrees police must pay costs for 'litany of significant failures'
Manawatū man David Lyttle waited more than six years for a murder charge to be dismissed.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:04:45 GMT
This country is the best in the world at Wordle - but it's not New Zealand
Why did we do so badly in this list? It's a puzzle.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:02:01 GMT
Desperate Kiwi Ukranians say lack of urgency on special visas could cost lives
Alina Sellars spends most waking moments planning how she will help her parents get out of the “hellish” conditions they are living in.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Most parties celebrate the new history curriculum, but ACT criticises it as divisive
The curriculum’s launch caused huge excitement among the pupils at the Auckland primary school Ardern visited to announce it, but it attracted a more mixed reaction back at Parliament.



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