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    Six hospitalised after drinking campground water

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    Six hospitalised after drinking water at Canterbury campground

    Contamination of a private drinking water supply at a North Canterbury campground put six people in hospital and made at least 10 others ill.

    'Humble, dedicated, passionate': MPs pay tribute to Jim Bolger

    Former NZ prime minister Jim Bolger. Photo: RNZ

    'Humble, dedicated, passionate': MPs pay tribute to Jim Bolger

    Parliament has paid tribute to Jim Bolger with speeches, song and earnest reflection after the former prime minister died yesterday.

    Management roles could be axed at Te Papa

    Te Papa staff are being asked for feedback on the first of two proposals. File photo: RNZ

    Management roles could be axed at Te Papa

    Almost half of Te Papa's management roles are proposed to be axed under a "significant" restructure.

    Karla Cardno's killer again denied parole

    Paul Joseph Dally. File photo

    Karla Cardno's killer Paul Dally again denied parole

    The man who who kidnapped, raped and murdered Karla Cardno in Lower Hutt in 1989 has again been denied parole.

    Firefighters' strike: What should you do in an emergency?

    Photo: RNZ

    Firefighters' strike: What should you do in an emergency?

    Fire officials are warning that response times to fires could take longer than usual tomorrow as career firefighters across the country go on strike.

    Armed police patrol near school after woman found dead

    Photo: RNZ

    Armed police patrol near school after woman found dead

    Armed police are on patrol near a school and a homicide probe has been launched after a woman was found dead in a North Island home.

    'Zombie' spiders being killed by parasitic worms

    Lincoln University PhD student Usha Mendis is researching parasitic nematodes that target spiders...

    'Zombie' spiders being killed by parasitic worms

    Imagine worms growing inside you, morphing your body and forcing you towards water. That is the grim fate of some endemic spiders around Canterbury.

    'Extraordinary': Cop fought man in burning garage while boots were ablaze

    Sergeant Richard Bracey and Constable Friederike Faber were honoured at the annual Police...

    'Extraordinary': Cop fought man in burning garage while boots were ablaze

    A police officer who fought to restrain a man in a burning garage while his boots were ablaze is one of a pair who been given awards for their actions that night.

    Police probe continues into six-vehicle SH1 crash

    Police probe continues into six-vehicle Canterbury highway crash

    Police say the circumstances of a six-vehicle nose-to-tail crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury last week remain under investigation.

    Mother's shock at IRD taking $1000 a week from account

    Photo: RNZ

    Mother's shock at IRD taking $1000 a week from account

    How much is it reasonable for Inland Revenue to take from an account to recover debt?

    Murder trial hears emotional 111 call

    Murder trial hears emotional 111 call

    A woman burst into tears as a 111 operator told her to move towards David Bridgwater’s body and put him on his back as he lay dying on a Christchurch street.

    Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

    Jim Bolger at his home in 2016. Photo: RNZ

    Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

    A pragmatist who disliked being called a pragmatist, Jim Bolger led NZ through a tumultuous '90s and the first MMP government.

    'Like a bomb': Small town woken by mystery explosions

    Mystery surrounds what could be causing the noise waking many residents of Cambridge. Photo:...

    'Like a bomb': Small town woken by mystery explosions

    Residents in a Waikato town are having their sleep disturbed by midnight explosions.

    Simeon Brown says doctors' strike crosses 'ethical line'

    Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

    Simeon Brown says doctors' strike crosses 'ethical line'

    Health Minister Simeon Brown has come out firing at the senior doctors' annual conference, accusing them of "crossing an ethical line" with industrial action that was hurting patients.

    Call to make cervical screening free for all

    Campaigners and whānau call for the National Cervical Screening Programme to be free for all....

    Call to make cervical screening free for all

    The National Centre for Women's Health Research is calling for the government to make cervical screening free for all.

    'Like a bomb': Residents alarmed by mystery sound

    Photo: RNZ

    'Like a bomb': Residents alarmed by mystery sound

    Residents in a small Waikato town are having their sleep disturbed by midnight explosions.

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    Lotto 2525

    Results from last night's Lotto draw

    Critically ill baby on board ambulance blocked by slips

    Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge on Tuesday. Photo: Supplied / Bree Joyce

    Critically ill baby on board ambulance blocked by slips

    An ambulance carrying a critically unwell baby got stuck in floodwaters in Awakino in the North Island on Monday night, police say.

    Father and son killed in suspicious house fire named

    The scene of the fatal fire earlier this month. Photo: RNZ

    Father and son killed in suspicious house fire named

    The names of a father and son killed in a suspicious house fire in Auckland have been released by police.

    Greens warn Brownlee over becoming 'fashion police'

    Speaker Gerry Brownlee. File photo: Getty

    Greens warn Brownlee over becoming 'fashion police'

    The Green Party is warning Speaker Gerry Brownlee he should take care to avoid becoming Parliament's fashion police.
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