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Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:50:00 GMT
Netflix's Russian Doll, Neon's First Lady among great shows to stream this Anzac Weekend
Natasha Lyonne's former time-prisoner becomes a time-traveller, while a trio of top actors play the powerful women behind three US Presidents.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:45:00 GMT
Live: Chiefs vs Waratahs - Super Rugby Pacific
Trans-Tasman Super Round in Melbourne gets under way between two sides with identical 5-3 records.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:10:57 GMT
Multiple people dead in two-vehicle crash in Invercargill
Nearby residents say the central city crash between a heavy vehicle and a car sounded like an explosion, with police confirming "a number" of deaths.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:01:06 GMT
New Zealand's only living World War I 'veteran' still going strong
Torty the tortoise has seen her fair share of Anzac Days since being smuggled out of a European battlezone more than 100 years ago.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Sole woman racer at Superstock Teams Champs 'fair game' - and loving it
As the engines fire up for the Superstock Teams Championship, one racer is hoping to stand out from the boys.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:44:13 GMT
Wellington Water faces 'extremely challenging' two years until reforms kick in
The under-fire agency faces a “massive risk” of losing staff to a new entity overseeing water assets, potentially hampering its own delivery plans.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:32:01 GMT
Jacinda Ardern reunited with Japanese homestay sister after 32 years apart
Jacinda Ardern capped off her trip to Japan by reuniting with a former homestay sister she hasn't seen in decades.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:30:56 GMT
Search for missing fisherman Jason Kauta suspended
A fishing rod and a chilly bin lid belonging to Jason Kauta have been washed up.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:22:26 GMT
Larger jet needed to move cargo from Invercargill to Auckland
For the first time Air NZ flew an A321 jet into Invercargill on Friday.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:07:08 GMT
Person dead after getting trapped under a loader in Canterbury
The person died after getting stuck under a loader at a residential property in Tai Tapu.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:49:07 GMT
Covid-19: Southern 'probably past peak'
Southland and Otago have 'probably' reached their Omicron peaks, but how long Covid-19 will still be in the community depends on Southerners, Southern DHB Covid lead Dr Hywel Lloyd says.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:33:35 GMT
Auckland traffic and weather forecast for April 22, 2022
The motorways are mostly clear as the last Aucklanders leave the city for Anzac weekend.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:31:35 GMT
Trashed playcentre relying on fundraiser to recover
Playground equipment, toys, and a garden built by children are some causalities of “senseless vandalism” at a rural playcentre.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:26:30 GMT
No Anzac Day services on Auckland's North Shore due to Omicron uncertainty
North Shore residents will be upset over the lack of local Anzac Day commemorations, a local board chairperson says.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:25:53 GMT
Coach stood down for dissent at netball game
A seasoned club netball umpire says she was treated disgracefully by a coach during a game in Invercargill, and volunteer officials deserve better.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:25:33 GMT
New building planned for Christchurch's Cathedral Square
More than a decade after the old Regent Theatre was demolished, the Carter Group wants to build a four-storey office and retail building in its place.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:17:47 GMT
Bitter wind in Timaru for 100th Poppy Day appeal
This year’s appeal marks 100 years since the first Poppy Appeal was held, which was cancelled in 2020 and hampered in 2021, due to Covid-19.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:15:53 GMT
$10m contract to remove rotting material from wastewater treatment plant
A contractor will be appointed to move the rotting material from the source of the stench and move it to Kate Valley Landfill in Canterbury.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:14:54 GMT
Electric ferries coming to Auckland, with Govt expected to commit $27m funding
Auckland’s first two electric ferries could be in the water in 2024, with confirmed funding for the project expected within days.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:12:21 GMT
Man jailed for sexually violating woman as she slept
Woman says she was 'destroyed' when a man she considered a friend sexually violated her as she slept.



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