
Woman, 66, dies after being pulled out of the water in Cook Islands
The New Zealand woman was on holiday when tragedy struck while she was snorkelling.
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The report found 68% of food-insecure households only started struggling in the past year.
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Funding for outpatient pharmaceuticals in NZ is among the lowest in the developed world.
The Jonah Lomu Foundation will support Kiwi youths who have lost a parent.
The free, two-night festival runs at Māngere Arts Centre this weekend.
Three men died in the crash and a survivor suffered lifechanging injuries.
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Racagi had worked on recent drug raids in Lami, though police see no link yet.
The programme gives prisoners a recognised football coaching certificate.
Gerry Brownlee ruled the NZ First leader's personalised question was unacceptable.
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An elderly member of the public is the first dengue-related death in the Cook Islands.
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Two schools in one zone around Ōtara are both under Government-appointed managers in 2026.
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Sia Figiel, poet and novelist, lived between Samoa and Auckland and had travelled widely.
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Fewer than a third of students passed NCEA level 1 or gained university entry.
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Rev Wayne Toleafoa has spent a lifetime serving Pasifika communities.
Scott Dixon, Lorraine Moller and Martin Guptill are among those recognised.
A knighthood, ONZMs and KSMs - nine from Hawke's Bay are on the list.
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