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Spot the $49,000 difference: Demand increasing for lab-grown diamonds

29 Oct 05:00 PM

A jeweller's warning: 'They are never going to hold value as much as a natural diamond.'

Brothers in arms: The footballing siblings who live, play and also got red-carded together
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Brothers in arms: The footballing siblings who live, play and also got red-carded together

29 Oct 04:01 PM

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Ghostly guests, stubborn clocks and apparitions: Do you know these 'haunted' spots in Northland?

29 Oct 04:00 PM

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Stolen wheelchair van puts an end to family road trips
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail to lash NZ, thousands of lightning strikes recorded
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29 Oct 06:42 AM

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Building fire near Tauranga Hospital
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Building fire near Tauranga Hospital

29 Oct 05:19 AM

Fire and emergency services were called out to a Cameron Rd structure fire incident.

Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
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Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression

29 Oct 05:05 AM

Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.

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29 Oct 04:07 AM

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29 Oct 03:30 AM

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29 Oct 03:30 AM

A house built in Hamilton in 1929 and moved to Whangamatā in 1930 is set to move again.

'We’re just all really, really broken': Family despair at loss of teen’s memorial sign
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'We’re just all really, really broken': Family despair at loss of teen’s memorial sign

29 Oct 02:49 AM

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Tongan Gisborne student's documentary photography wins She Shed scholarship
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Tongan Gisborne student's documentary photography wins She Shed scholarship

29 Oct 02:14 AM

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World triathlon stars to go a second round in Napier

29 Oct 02:08 AM

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The fishing rods and the church organ: Finding treasure at Napier's community recycling day
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The fishing rods and the church organ: Finding treasure at Napier's community recycling day

29 Oct 01:51 AM

Recycling raises funds for grants, benefiting projects like murals and community gardens.

Songs and stories as Preston's Boogie Circus comes to Evolution Theatre
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Songs and stories as Preston's Boogie Circus comes to Evolution Theatre

29 Oct 01:33 AM

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Hort NZ chief executive Kate Scott on The Country
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29 Oct 12:32 AM

Tickets for the second Supercars event in Taupō are now available.

Car drives through Tauranga store front
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29 Oct 12:16 AM

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Surf season starts smoothly, safety stressed
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28 Oct 11:17 PM

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Lost its way: Northland street with bad reputation revitalised with new fitness facility
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Kāinga Ora spent $300m on housing projects at risk of being cancelled: Can the money be saved?
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Kāinga Ora spent $300m on housing projects at risk of being cancelled: Can the money be saved?

28 Oct 10:41 PM

Two projects have alone cost $73m. If they are cancelled will the taxpayer funds be lost?

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