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    The cast of Cirque du Soleil perform Corteo perform at Spark Arena. Photo: Getty Images

    Cirque du Soleil performer taken to hospital after fall at Auckland show

    The audience at an Auckland performance of Cirque du Soleil this afternoon fell silent when a performer fell several several metres to the ground.

    Exam asked students to write about boy forced to drop pants

    The exam booklet asked the students to "analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s)...

    Exam asked students to write about boy forced to drop pants

    NCEA level 2 English exams asked students to write about a boy with long hair being bullied and asked to pull down his pants to prove his gender.

    'Fed up' health workers vote to strike again

    Allied Health workers will go on strike on 28th November. Photo: RNZ

    'Fed up' health workers vote to strike again

    Thousands of Allied Health workers have voted to strike, saying mediation this week failed to deliver safer staffing levels and address cost-of-living pressures.

    Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims

    Sally-Kae French was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court.

    Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims

    A woman motivated by “malice and spite” carried out a lengthy vendetta against a former friend, spawning fake documents to win tribunal hearings.

    Trampers airlifted from massive vegetation fire

    Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on the Tongariro crossing. Photo: RNZ /...

    Trampers airlifted from massive vegetation fire

    A large fire in the Central Plateau has trapped trampers and caused the closure of a nearby highway, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) says.

    Fans shocked as star cancels Auckland show

    Jelly Roll cancelled his Auckland show just bours before it was due to start. File photo: Getty...

    Fans shocked as star cancels Auckland show

    Popular country hip hop artist Jelly Roll has angered fans by calling off his Auckland show hours before he was set to appear.

    Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori

    Lee Tamahori (right) and Temuera Morrison on the set of Mahana Photo: Supplied

    Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori

    Actor Temuera Morrison has paid tribute to his close friend and director, Lee Tamahori, who has died aged 75.

    Fireworks fired into lawnmower shop 'could have been catastrophic'

    Fireworks were shot into a lawnmower shop at 9.30am on Friday Photo: Screenshot

    Fireworks fired into lawnmower shop 'could have been catastrophic'

    Two people have been arrested, after fireworks were fired into an Auckland lawnmower shop, injuring at least two people.

    Woman arrested over Wellington shooting incident

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    Woman arrested over Wellington shooting incident

    Police have arrested a woman in connection with a shooting incident in the Wellington suburb of Brooklyn last Sunday.

    Measles campaign: 'People are heeding the message'

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    Measles campaign: 'People are heeding the message'

    The health minister says the National Immunisation Week campaign has been a success, with more than 10,000 MMR vaccinations given.

    'Unacceptable': Hipkins calls for more robust police vetting

    Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ

    'Unacceptable': Hipkins calls for more robust police vetting

    The Labour leader says it is "unacceptable" that former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's behaviour was not picked up in vetting for the role.

    Public art piece stolen soon after being installed

    The sculpture was installed on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied / Heather Milne/ SCAPE

    Christchurch public art piece stolen soon after being installed

    A public artwork has been stolen in Christchurch less than 24 hours after being installed.

    'Once Were Warriors' director Lee Tamahori dies

    'Once Were Warriors' director Lee Tamahori dies

    Lee Tamahori, one of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making, has died aged 75.

    Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract

    Associate education minister David Seymour at the launch of the revamped school lunch programme...

    Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract

    The heavily criticised Compass Group is not among the 10 suppliers that have been contracted to deliver school lunches in primary schools next year.

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    The Germans are coming — for training

    An Airbus A400M Atlas will be among five German Air Force aircraft based at RNZAF Base Woodbourne...

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    The Germans are coming — for training

    German Air Force planes flying over southern skies is certainly not the norm, so residents are being urged not to panic.

    Witness says car crossed line into school bus

    The crash happened on Te Ngae Rd in Rotorua. PHOTO: RNZ

    Witness says car crossed line into school bus

    "The front was entirely caved in," says a driver who narrowly avoided the crash between a car and a school bus that killed a person and injured 31.

    Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report

    An example of the military style uniform the youths in the pilot were required to wear. Photo: RNZ

    Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report

    The final evaluation for the government's military-style boot camps has found it is too small to provide any meaningful data and its implementation was rushed.

    Flasher with troubling Dunedin history told victim he was 'nudist'

    Vaughan Neil Miller is back in prison after another bout of offending in which he twice exposed...

    Flasher with troubling Dunedin history told victim he was 'nudist'

    A man with a habit of exposing himself to middle-aged women wondered why his latest victim was upset when he was “simply a nudist”.

    Abuse compo: Ministry accused of delaying terminal woman's claim

    Abuse compo: Ministry accused of delaying terminal woman's claim

    Wellington lawyer Sonja Cooper acted for the abused woman dying of cancer and says the system is "abhorrent".

    The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million

    Mt Algidus Station. Photo: Sotheby's / supplied

    The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million

    One of the country's most storied high-country stations is on the market, for those with $50 million or more to spare.
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