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Racing

Mick on Monday: Lisa Allpress faces career setback after freak accident

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Allpress has 1956 NZ wins, with aims to be the first female jockey to reach 2000.

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Mark Lister: Why 2024 proved the need for global investment
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Mark Lister: Why 2024 proved the need for global investment

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OPINION: NZ investors are urged to diversify globally after local returns lagged in 2024.

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Heavy rain watches issued for upper North Island, gales to batter Auckland and Northland

19 Jan 06:48 AM

'Thunderstorms and localised downpours are possible, especially from Monday evening.'

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Search under way for missing jetskier on Lake Taupō, witness heard screams

19 Jan 06:15 AM

A man was seen searching with a drone for the missing jetskier.

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What does a hot, dry summer mean for kiwi?

19 Jan 03:00 AM

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Hawke's Bay driver wins New Zealand Stock Car Championship
New Zealand

Hawke's Bay driver wins New Zealand Stock Car Championship

19 Jan 12:58 AM

Caleb Ireland, 22, was the only Hawke's Bay qualifier, but beat 219 others to the win.

Taxi driver fields Lotto calls
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Taxi driver fields Lotto calls

19 Jan 12:52 AM

A taxi driver has been receiving Lotto inquiries to his 0800 number.

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New Zealand

How a 12-year-old Kiwi took home a medal at a world sailing regatta

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18 Jan 08:31 PM

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How surfer Ollie Dobbin bought three Ōhope businesses before the age of 24

18 Jan 07:04 PM

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‘Queen did the dishes in my house’ - $10m island estate that hosted royalty hits market

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Lake Rotoiti’s classic boat parade a ‘special sight’

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Young A&P entrants in for clucking good time

18 Jan 04:04 PM

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Vege tips: Horseradish packs a punch on your plate

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New Zealand

Ōkahu Bay cannon theft: Suspect says antique would be 'nice ornament' as police files revealed

18 Jan 04:00 PM

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'No reason for panic': The plague rats of 1900

18 Jan 04:00 PM

"Discovery should impel people throughout New Zealand to persist in sanitary precautions."

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New Zealand

'Slight error with accelerator' results in police car crashing into fence

18 Jan 06:37 AM

An alleged dangerous driver hits lamppost, police respond and crash patrol car at scene.

US man hooks possible record 250kg tuna near Great Barrier on his third-ever fishing trip
New Zealand

US man hooks possible record 250kg tuna near Great Barrier on his third-ever fishing trip

18 Jan 12:53 AM

The beginner angler fought a marathon 8.5-hour battle and also missed Christmas lunch.

"It's like rugby on wheels": Bay athletes selected for Team NZ Roller Derby World Cup
New Zealand

"It's like rugby on wheels": Bay athletes selected for Team NZ Roller Derby World Cup

17 Jan 11:10 PM

Athletes from Tauranga, Rotorua, and Whakatāne have been named in Team NZ Roller Derby.

The 'heartland for Māori culture and enterprise' to celebrate Māori business
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The 'heartland for Māori culture and enterprise' to celebrate Māori business

17 Jan 11:00 PM

Applications and nominations for the 2025 awards are open until February 14.

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Tauranga-based e-motorcycle maker Ubco tipped into receivership, ex-boss fires shots
Business

Tauranga-based e-motorcycle maker Ubco tipped into receivership, ex-boss fires shots

17 Jan 10:51 PM

All staff terminated as bad year for tech continues.

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New Zealand|crime

‘Quite unusual’: Woman’s extravagant lengths to get free rent

17 Jan 09:00 PM

After being arrested, Christine Scott carried out more offending.

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New Zealand

'We dug up graves': Kiwi lawyer on the cases that will always stay with him

17 Jan 09:00 PM

Satchie Govender: 'They were having a barbecue while she was digging her own grave'.

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New Zealand|crime

Five arrests over $1m damage, theft in the Kinleith Forests

17 Jan 08:14 PM

Several gates across the forests had been cut open to allow alleged offenders access.

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New Zealand

‘It’s everywhere’: Influencers push back at $20,000 offer to promote online gambling

17 Jan 06:41 PM

'We are counteracting that and saying to our people there is another way.'

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Bit of a Mission: Why international artists aren’t coming to the Bay in 2025
New Zealand

Bit of a Mission: Why international artists aren’t coming to the Bay in 2025

17 Jan 05:00 PM

A lull in Mission and stadium concerts in Hawke's Bay is likely to continue through 2025.

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Tales from the back road: Charms and ruts of the 'scenic' route from Hawke's Bay to Wairarapa
New Zealand

Tales from the back road: Charms and ruts of the 'scenic' route from Hawke's Bay to Wairarapa

17 Jan 05:00 PM

Simon Burt decided to take the road less travelled. He found a book to write.

Overseas surfer selling former police station hidden in the middle of the bush
Property

Overseas surfer selling former police station hidden in the middle of the bush

17 Jan 05:00 PM

Cop shop was turned into a three-bedroom home after being shifted from Kaitaia to Houhora.

'Give it a nudge': Shearer sets sights on solo world record
New Zealand

'Give it a nudge': Shearer sets sights on solo world record

17 Jan 04:01 PM

The current record is 872, set by Stu Connor in Cornwall in 2021.

Why a Northland walkway reopening is fuelling debate on public access
New Zealand

Why a Northland walkway reopening is fuelling debate on public access

17 Jan 04:00 PM

The Waikaraka Walkway at Mt Tiger has been opened by an Overseas Investment Office ruling.

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Steve Braunias: A death at Christmas
New Zealand

Steve Braunias: A death at Christmas

17 Jan 04:00 PM

What it's like to lose a family member at the happiest time of the year.

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New Zealand

'She had all of her life to live': Parents fight for 'justice' after 15yo dies in crash

17 Jan 04:00 PM

'He’s destroyed our lives.'

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