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healthOct 21, 2026
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Hawke's Bay vet nurse challenges politicians to live on her income for a month
Kayla Knibb says she's sick of "politicians arguing" while families struggled to get by.
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- WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Family, police appeal to public for help finding PhD student Sam Newton-Jones whose car was found at Piha's Mercer Bay…
The family of Sam Newton-Jones say he is a much-loved son, husband and father and his disappearance is deeply concerning.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Cancerous chemical at centre of callout revealed
FENZ says 200 litres of a carcinogenic industrial degreaser were spilled at a Christchurch chemical company last week, but the company says there was no spill and one of its workers tripped and fell.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Fire crews called to central Auckland blaze
Emergency services are at the fire on Greys Ave.
RNZ 
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Santner: 'Bhuvi will love these conditions in New Zealand'
The New Zealand captain was also wary of the threat of India's top order, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, ahead of the T20I series-opener in Christchurch
ESPNcricinfo- WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Body found after man in kayak went into the sea at Waihi Beach
The man was last seen Tuesday evening.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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‘Moon Man’ weather forecaster Ken Ring dies after short illness
Ken Ring, the controversial long-range forecaster known for using lunar cycles to predict weather and earthquakes, has died after a short illness.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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More dentists to be trained in NZ after funding boost
Funded places for domestic dental students at the University of Otago will increase from 60 to 72 per year, the tertiary education minister has confirmed.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Truck and motorbike crash on SH1 Auckland
Two lanes of the Southern Motorway near Ellerslie are blocked.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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All Blacks injury stocktake: How big is the toll ahead of the northern tour?
Shannon Frizell is the latest All Black facing an injury cloud. Ahead of the northern tour, RNZ takes stock of a year of attrition.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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High Court overturns Government’s puberty blocker restrictions
The High Court has struck down restrictions on new puberty blocker prescriptions, finding them discriminatory and unlawfully made.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Ducklings down a drainpipe rescued by contractors in Central Otago
A witness says she saw a group of men with their heads down the drain pulling out ducklings one-by-one.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Two lanes blocked after truck and motorbike crash on Auckland motorway
Two northbound lanes of Auckland’s Southern Motorway are blocked after a truck and motorbike crashed near Ellerslie.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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The missing garden shed and a skip full of rubbish - tenant ordered to pay $16k
Items missing from the rental property included a TV, furniture, appliances and kitchenware, along with the garden shed.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Teens charged after knife and crowbar allegedly used in store burglary
Two teenagers have been charged after a Northland store was allegedly burgled by a group armed with a knife and crowbar.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Christchurch school to deliver own lunch programme after mouldy meal saga
Haeata Community Campus has been granted an exemption under the healthy school lunches programme after campaigning to ditch the centralised catering model.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Family, police appeal to public for help finding PhD student Sam Newton whose car was found at Piha's Mercer Bay loop…
The family of Sam Newton say he is a much-loved son, husband and father and his disappearance is deeply concerning.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Canterbury bolstered by trio of All Blacks for NPC final
The red and blacks’ tilt for back-to-back NPC titles has had a shot in the arm.
Stuff - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Jobs cuts confirmed for Archives NZ and National Library
The restructure will cut more than 11 percent of the workforce.
RNZ - WorldworldOct 21, 2026
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Deported ‘high-risk’ 501 raped, tried to kill, and then set stranger’s bed alight
The victim escaped her burning bed after pretending to be dead and sought help from neighbours.
Stuff