Firearm registry: Some Bay of Plenty gun owners finding new online system difficult to navigate

Gun owners have five years to register their weapons and significant arms parts. Photo / Andrew Warner A 72-year-old gun owner...
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Whakaari risk couldn’t be eliminated, expert says: ‘I would have recommended that tours could not proceed’

An aerial view of Whakaari/White Island after it erupted on December 9, 2019. Photo / George Novak A risk management expert...
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Swathes of areas north of Auckland without power: Cuts in Warkworth, Tāwharanui, Matakana

Swathes of north Auckland are without power this evening, with a power cut reported around Warkworth, Tāwharanui, Matakana and Puhoi among...
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Five youths arrested after aggravated robbery in Pōkeno

Police were called to a commercial premises on Market St at 6.15 this evening. Photo / NZME Five youths have been...
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Rugby World Cup 2023: Samoan-Kiwi musician behind Manu Samoa’s official tournament song

Samoan-Kiwi singer Lani Alo is the voice behind Manu Samoa’s official Rugby World Cup anthem. Image / Parker Films Talented Samoan-Kiwi...
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Northland police investigating after man breaks into Paihia police station

The Paihia Police Station on Williams Rd. Photo / NZME Far North police are reviewing their systems after a man used...
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Day 24740 of My Life

This is my daily post for day 24740 of my life.
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Lauren Dickason trial: Crown questions defence expert’s take ‘psychosis’, reveals letter from accused to husband about alleged murders

WARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. The trial for a woman who smothered her young daughters to death but...
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Māori Health Authority Te Aka Whai Ora given refresh before election

Ben Dalton, Kim Ngarimu and Helmut Modlik are three new appointments on Te Aka Whai Ora. Photo / WaateaNews.com The board...
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Remuera church fire ‘possibly suspicious’

It took five crews to extinguish the fire at the church in Remuera. Photo / Bevan Conley. A fire at a...
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