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High costs blamed for canning of events

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High costs blamed for canning of events

The cost of living, bureaucracy and changing tastes are the biggest culprits for a spate of sporting and entertainment event cancellations this and next year, event organisers say.

Watch: Car crashes down highway bank

Watch: Car crashes down Canterbury highway bank

Two motorists were lucky to walk away from a dramatic crash down a bank on State Highway 73 in Canterbury.

Four youths still on roof of justice facility

Four youths still on roof of justice facility

Four young people remain on the roof of a South Auckland youth justice facility after a group climbed up on Monday evening.

Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to rough seas

Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to rough seas

Several Cook Strait ferry sailings have been cancelled on New Year's Eve due to large swells and rough weather.

NZ 'on track' for lowest road toll in decade

NZ 'on track' for lowest road toll in decade

The AA says 2024 is looking like a historic year for road safety.

Call for mandatory child protection training for teachers

Advocates say compulsory child protection training for teachers would help reduce New Zealand's ...

Call for mandatory child protection training for teachers

Teachers are in prime position to notice signs of child abuse or have a child confide in them, but it is not mandatory for them to know how to respond or report it.

Couple 'lost everything' in house fire

Connor Littlejohn set up a Givealittle page to get his "parents back on their feet" after their...

Couple 'lost everything' in Christmas Day house fire

A fundraising page has been started for a Canterbury couple who lost their home in a devastating fire on Christmas Day.

Veteran TV3 news journalist Bob McNeil dies

Veteran TV3 news journalist Bob McNeil dies

Veteran Kiwi TV journalist Bob McNeil has died.

Tenant to pay landlord $50k after boyfriend smoked meth

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

Tenant to pay landlord $50k after boyfriend smoked meth

A woman who says she was unaware her boyfriend was using methamphetamine in her apartment - and was assaulted by him when she found out and confronted him - has been told she must pay more than $50,000 to her former landlord.

Immigration border staff to strike on New Year's Eve

Immigration border staff to strike on New Year's Eve

Immigration border staff will begin strike action on New Year's Eve during the busy summer travel period, following the government's refusal to offer a pay rise.

Drug testing and wet tents as Rhythm and Vines kicks off

The Rhythm and Vines festival. File photo: Kaelin Wade

Drug testing and wet tents as Rhythm and Vines kicks off

The Drug Foundation says people are lining up to have their substances tested on the first day of Rhythm and Vines.

Nurse stabbed during patient callout

Nurse stabbed during patient callout

A nurse has been hospitalised with stab wounds after attending a callout to a property in Rotorua.

Man dies after falling from roof of car

It is believed a man has died in Napier after falling off a mattress on top of a station wagon.

McDonald's worker gets arm stuck in rubbish compactor

A McDonald's worker has been hospitalised after getting their arm stuck in a rubbish compactor.

Number of lithium-ion battery fires double in four years

Number of lithium-ion battery fires double in four years

Fire and Emergency are warning people to be mindful of the products they purchase over the summer period with lithium batteries after the number of fires has doubled in four years.

SH1 reopens after fatal central North Island crash

Two people were killed in a crash on State Highway 1 at Mangaweka Sunday. Photo: Supplied

SH1 reopens after fatal central North Island crash

Two people, one a child, have died in a two-vehicle crash north of Mangaweka in the central North Island today, bringing the holiday road toll to nine.

Shark that cleared Chch beach unlikely to linger

Lifeguards and a surfer reported seeing a fin in the water at New Brighton Beach just before noon...

Shark that cleared Chch beach unlikely to linger

Lifeguards at a popular Christchurch beach are not expecting a shark that saw the water cleared on Saturday afternoon to have lingered.

Northland crash brings holiday road toll to seven

Superintendent Steve Greally, National Road Policing Manager, said the road toll thus far was ...

Northland crash brings holiday road toll to seven

One person has died in a two-vehicle crash in the Far North, police say, bringing the holiday road toll to seven.

Sewage discharge causes stink ahead of Rhythm and Vines

Slash on Waikanae Beach. Photo: Supplied / Murry Cave via RNZ

Sewage discharge causes stink ahead of Rhythm and Vines

Thousands of people descending on Gisborne for the Rhythm and Vines festival have been warned to steer clear of waterways and beaches due to health risks.

Father of Nia's killers on trial for abuse of toddler

William Curtis, the father of the two brothers who murdered Nia Glassie, will stand trial this week for abuse of the Rotorua toddler.

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