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Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:51:00 GMT
The Nightingale: The harrowing, sometimes brutal, compelling horror hits Netflix
REVIEW: Jennifer Kent's unflinching tale is a truly disturbing nightmarish meditation on the evil that men do.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:50:45 GMT
Two dead after shooting in West Auckland, man in custody
Two people were found dead at a house in Glendene after nearby residents heard screams on Friday afternoon.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:45:58 GMT
Newtown cycleway stoush settled out of court, new consultation process to begin next month
The project will get its six weeks of consultation after all – but since consultation on the other cycleways had begun in the meantime, it won't be until next month.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:20:30 GMT
Health minister’s leadership ‘sadly lacking’ - former Coast DHB deputy
Health Minister Andrew Little has “his head in the sand” over the rest home nursing crisis, says the last deputy chairperson of the now defunct West Coast DHB.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:07:28 GMT
Fonterra's McBride says changes to capital structure will 'level the playing field'
Fonterra wants to level the playing field with its rivals, to ensure it can attract enough milk supply in the future.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Apple and kiwifruit growers tell thousands on jobseeker support during harvest: 'we want workers'
More than 4000 people in Hawke's Bay and over 3000 in Bay of Plenty accessed Jobseeker Support Work Ready during the peak harvest season.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Just two weeks' supply of 'important' anti-anxiety medication left in NZ
There is only a fortnight's worth of 1mg lorazepam tablets in New Zealand, and no more coming until mid-August.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:42:19 GMT
Niwa to help deep-sea mining company planning to mine Pacific Ocean
Niwa will help a deep-sea mining company reduce possible damage caused by its planned mining of the Pacific Ocean sea floor.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:36:51 GMT
'Bring a bit of chaos': Andy Farrell braced for All Blacks backlash but says Ireland can be better too
Ireland expects All Blacks to be a different animal but aims to disrupt Foster's game plan in bid for history-making series win.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:21:30 GMT
'Always get back up' boy tells teen recovering from same rare disease
Boy who recovered after being diagnosed with rare auto-immune disease aged 9, shares message of hope with fellow "rugby-mad" teen in recovery.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
World's most overrated tourist towns: 10 places that disappoint
Some places you dream of going to are actually completely unlovable. Here are 10 tourist towns that don't live up to the hype.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Century-old villa displaced by development finds new home just 11m away
A 114-year-old villa is the latest character home in Lower Hutt to be displaced by development, but it’s barely going anywhere – just 11 metres away.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Mother's desperate search for home in Timaru after fleeing war-torn Ukraine
They fled war-torn Ukraine with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Now a mother and her two children are desperate to find a new home in New Zealand, to settle down.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Tsunami of cyber scams emerge after Stuff fraud story
A couple building their dream home got an email from the builder saying his account had changed. They paid a six-figure sum, then found out his computer had been hacked.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Three options for the Government to avoid petrol crisis on August 15
ANALYSIS: Here are the three options the Government has to avoid panic-buying when the fuel tax cut ends on August 15.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Palmerston North police station burglar steals from another police station
The man who stole guns, drugs and ammo from one police station while officers were at an Anzac Day dawn service has hit another station.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Refugee football programme kicks off in central Auckland
Children of refugees often miss out on recreational activities – a new programme hopes to change this.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:46:01 GMT
'Not just dirty miners': 100-year plan to mine sand for minerals on the West Coast
Westland Mineral Sands says it has a vested interest in looking after the environment so it can expand and “keep doing what we are doing”.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:44:34 GMT
Hayley Holt and partner welcome baby Raven James
"Mummy and Daddy love you to the stars and back," the TVNZ presenter wrote in an Instagram post about their baby boy.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:30:00 GMT
Midwife quits practice to organise parent education
Bumps to Babies parent education service leader walked away from midwifery stress.



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